The 1997–98 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 97th season of competitive football, their 28th in the top flight of English football, and their sixth in the FA Premier League. It was the first sea
Two games into the season, centre-back Ulrich van Gobbel moved to Dutch side Feyenoord.
Jim Magilton left the Saints after three seasons in September, sold for £1.6 million to Sheffield Wednesday.
Maik Taylor was sold to Fulham in November after less than a year at the club.
Kevin Davies joined the club just before the end of the 1996–97 season, debuting in the opening game of 1997–98.
Matthew Paul Le Tissier is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Le Tissier spent his entire professional club career with Southampton, before turning to non-League football in
Le Tissier in 2010