Unfortunately for Southampton supporters, the club has simply not been successful enough to mean that they have enjoyed all that many important games against a side like Liverpool. Southampton have never won the top-flight league, for example, whilst the Reds won it 18 times before the Premier League was even invented. That being said, the 1983-1984 First Division win for Liverpool came at Southampton’s expense, with Saints finishing second and just three points behind Joe Fagan’s men. That being said, that was truly the exception that proved the rule, with the South coast club dropping down to fifth the following season.
The fact that Liverpool have been so much more successful than the Saints doesn’t mean that they haven’t been able to give the Merseyside club a bloody nose from time to time. In the August of 1960, for example, Bill Shankly’s men lost 4-1 down on the South coast, whilst two losses in three years were some of the only blots in Liverpool’s copy book during the 1980s. Liverpool may well have won the title in the 2013-2014 season, missing out by two points, with a 1-0 loss at home to Southampton being one of the points that supporters looked at as a moment of genuine regret that could’ve turned the title in their favour.
Meeting in the Cups
Nowadays, the Football Association has scrapped FA Cup replays. That wasn’t always the case, however, and because of them, to some extent at least, the first seven encounters that Liverpool shared with Southampton were in the famous old competition. The first was on the eighth of February 1902, with Saints running out 4-1 victors in the home encounter. The met again four years later when Liverpool won 3-0. There was then a gap of nearly 20 years before a 0-0 draw resulted in a replay, which the Reds won, then another FA Cup tie came a year on with Southampton winning that and knocking Liverpool out.
Remarkably, there were another two FA Cup encounters to be had before the pair faced one another in the league. The first game was a dour 0-0, with Liverpool winning the replay on the 13th of January, 1926. There was then a break of more than 30 years before the clubs met again, this time in the Second Division with that aforementioned 4-1 win for the Saints. After the two league encounters of that season, Liverpool and Southampton met again in a cup competition, this time the League Cup. Saints won that 2-1, proving that they might not have been as successful as the Reds but that they could land a bloody nose from time to time.
Liverpool’s Full Match History Against Southampton
Date | Home | Score | Away | Result | Competition |
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28 Feb 2024 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
28 May 2023 | Southampton | 4-4 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
12 Nov 2022 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
17 May 2022 | Southampton | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
27 Nov 2021 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
08 May 2021 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
04 Jan 2021 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
01 Feb 2020 | Liverpool | 4-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
17 Aug 2019 | Southampton | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
05 Apr 2019 | Southampton | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
22 Sep 2018 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
11 Feb 2018 | Southampton | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
18 Nov 2017 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
07 May 2017 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
25 Jan 2017 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Southampton | L | League Cup |
11 Jan 2017 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
19 Nov 2016 | Southampton | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
20 Mar 2016 | Southampton | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
02 Dec 2015 | Southampton | 1-6 | Liverpool | W | League Cup |
25 Oct 2015 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
22 Feb 2015 | Southampton | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
17 Aug 2014 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
01 Mar 2014 | Southampton | 0-3 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
21 Sep 2013 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Southampton | L | Premier League |
16 Mar 2013 | Southampton | 3-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
01 Dec 2012 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
22 Jan 2005 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
28 Dec 2004 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
14 Mar 2004 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
13 Dec 2003 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Southampton | L | Premier League |
18 Jan 2003 | Southampton | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
06 Nov 2002 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Southampton | W | League Cup |
24 Aug 2002 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
19 Jan 2002 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
09 Jan 2002 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
01 Jan 2001 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
26 Aug 2000 | Southampton | 3-3 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
07 May 2000 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
23 Oct 1999 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
13 Oct 1999 | Southampton | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | League Cup |
16 Jan 1999 | Liverpool | 7-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
16 Aug 1998 | Southampton | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
07 Feb 1998 | Liverpool | 2-3 | Southampton | L | Premier League |
20 Sep 1997 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Premier League |
29 Dec 1996 | Southampton | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
07 Sep 1996 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
02 Dec 1995 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
22 Oct 1995 | Southampton | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
05 Apr 1995 | Liverpool | 3-1 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
31 Aug 1994 | Southampton | 0-2 | Liverpool | W | Premier League |
14 Feb 1994 | Southampton | 4-2 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
30 Oct 1993 | Liverpool | 4-2 | Southampton | W | Premier League |
13 Feb 1993 | Southampton | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | Premier League |
01 Sep 1992 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | Premier League |
29 Feb 1992 | Liverpool | 0-0 | Southampton | D | First Division |
07 Dec 1991 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
01 Apr 1991 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
22 Dec 1990 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Southampton | W | First Division |
31 Mar 1990 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Southampton | W | First Division |
17 Feb 1990 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
21 Oct 1989 | Southampton | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
21 Jan 1989 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
24 Sep 1988 | Southampton | 1-3 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
02 May 1988 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | First Division |
12 Dec 1987 | Southampton | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
28 Feb 1987 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
25 Feb 1987 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | League Cup |
11 Feb 1987 | Southampton | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | League Cup |
20 Sep 1986 | Southampton | 2-1 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
05 Apr 1986 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
15 Mar 1986 | Southampton | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
22 Oct 1985 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | Screen Sports Super Cup |
12 Oct 1985 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
17 Sep 1985 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Southampton | W | Screen Sports Super Cup |
14 May 1985 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
10 Nov 1984 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | First Division |
16 Mar 1984 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
06 Sep 1983 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | First Division |
16 Apr 1983 | Southampton | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
25 Sep 1982 | Liverpool | 5-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
24 Apr 1982 | Southampton | 2-3 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
28 Nov 1981 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Southampton | L | First Division |
28 Feb 1981 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
20 Sep 1980 | Southampton | 2-2 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
12 Jan 1980 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Southampton | D | First Division |
01 Sep 1979 | Southampton | 3-2 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
05 May 1979 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
24 Apr 1979 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
14 Aug 1976 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | FA Charity Shield |
26 Feb 1974 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
13 Oct 1973 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
10 Mar 1973 | Liverpool | 3-2 | Southampton | W | First Division |
14 Oct 1972 | Southampton | 1-1 | Liverpool | D | First Division |
25 Mar 1972 | Southampton | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
05 Oct 1971 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | League Cup |
11 Sep 1971 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
01 May 1971 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
13 Feb 1971 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
26 Sep 1970 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
11 Mar 1970 | Southampton | 0-1 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
25 Oct 1969 | Liverpool | 4-1 | Southampton | W | First Division |
03 Dec 1968 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
14 Aug 1968 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
20 Jan 1968 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | First Division |
16 Sep 1967 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | First Division |
21 Jan 1967 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Southampton | W | First Division |
17 Sep 1966 | Southampton | 1-2 | Liverpool | W | First Division |
21 Apr 1962 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | Second Division |
02 Dec 1961 | Southampton | 2-0 | Liverpool | L | Second Division |
16 Nov 1960 | Liverpool | 1-2 | Southampton | L | League Cup |
31 Aug 1960 | Liverpool | 0-1 | Southampton | L | Second Division |
24 Aug 1960 | Southampton | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | Second Division |
13 Jan 1926 | Liverpool | 1-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
09 Jan 1926 | Southampton | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | FA Cup |
07 Mar 1925 | Southampton | 1-0 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |
27 Feb 1924 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
23 Feb 1924 | Southampton | 0-0 | Liverpool | D | FA Cup |
10 Mar 1906 | Liverpool | 3-0 | Southampton | W | FA Cup |
08 Feb 1902 | Southampton | 4-1 | Liverpool | L | FA Cup |