Southampton — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Matt Le Tissier's club. The Saints' mercurial playmaker was so loyal to Southampton that he repeatedly turned down bigger clubs. Graeme Souness was manager in 1996–97; the club were 16th in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation.

The Saints

Nickname

English Premier League

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The Dell

Stadium · 15,000 capacity

Graeme Souness

Manager

68.2

Squad avg · 27 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Dave Beasant Skills Move Speed 41 Agility 78 Acceleration 64 Stamina 53 Strength 62 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 16 Passing 61 Heading 27 Control 62 Dribbling 20 Tack Tackling Determination 37 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 73 GK Throw 81 GK Handling 82 Other Cool 81 Awareness 75 Flair 20 Throw-in 15 Leadership 84 Consistency 81 Determination 54 Greed 36 Position ratings GK 77 RB 50 LB 50 CD 46 RWB 42 LWB 42 SW 48 DM 54 RM 50 LM 50 AM 50 RW 44 LW 44 FR 43 FOR 36 SS 39	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	37	77
2	RB	Jason Dodd Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 57 Acceleration 69 Stamina 68 Strength 76 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 33 Passing 50 Heading 55 Control 55 Dribbling 53 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 35 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 63 Awareness 67 Flair 30 Throw-in 57 Leadership 40 Consistency 71 Determination 77 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 44 RB 67 LB 67 CD 66 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 63 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 55 RW 54 LW 54 FR 54 FOR 47 SS 47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	67
3	LB	Francis Benali Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 55 Acceleration 70 Stamina 66 Strength 79 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 36 Passing 49 Heading 63 Control 58 Dribbling 54 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 61 Awareness 68 Flair 31 Throw-in 58 Leadership 38 Consistency 69 Determination 82 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 64 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 55 RW 54 LW 54 FR 55 FOR 50 SS 49	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	67
4	LM	Jim Magilton Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 58 Acceleration 67 Stamina 75 Strength 64 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 63 Passing 70 Heading 61 Control 73 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 51 Tackling Skill 56 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 60 Awareness 76 Flair 70 Throw-in 42 Leadership 34 Consistency 65 Determination 65 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 45 RB 60 LB 60 CD 58 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 65 DM 65 RM 66 LM 66 AM 66 RW 67 LW 67 FR 68 FOR 65 SS 66	🇮🇪 Irish	27	66
5	DM	Barry Venison Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 44 Acceleration 49 Stamina 60 Strength 77 Fitness 61 Skill Shooting 53 Passing 65 Heading 66 Control 62 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 59 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 67 Awareness 78 Flair 46 Throw-in 46 Leadership 78 Consistency 70 Determination 77 Greed 28 Position ratings GK 39 RB 65 LB 65 CD 63 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 61 DM 65 RM 60 LM 60 AM 60 RW 56 LW 56 FR 56 FOR 55 SS 56	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	65
6	CD	Ken Monkou Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 54 Acceleration 56 Stamina 63 Strength 86 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 28 Passing 41 Heading 68 Control 59 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 60 Awareness 74 Flair 16 Throw-in 39 Leadership 39 Consistency 79 Determination 83 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 44 RB 69 LB 69 CD 68 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 60 DM 59 RM 51 LM 51 AM 48 RW 43 LW 43 FR 46 FOR 44 SS 42	🇳🇱 Dutch	31	68
7	FR	Matt Le Tissier Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 65 Acceleration 57 Stamina 66 Strength 81 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 81 Passing 90 Heading 76 Control 80 Dribbling 81 Tack Tackling Determination 31 Tackling Skill 44 GK GK Kick 30 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 76 Awareness 90 Flair 93 Throw-in 40 Leadership 53 Consistency 41 Determination 52 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 48 RB 58 LB 58 CD 55 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 69 DM 73 RM 75 LM 75 AM 77 RW 79 LW 79 FR 79 FOR 77 SS 80	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	79
9	FOR	Michael Evans Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 58 Acceleration 76 Stamina 58 Strength 61 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 48 Heading 61 Control 62 Dribbling 66 Tack Tackling Determination 32 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 59 Awareness 42 Flair 67 Throw-in 44 Leadership 44 Consistency 30 Determination 57 Greed 51 Position ratings GK 39 RB 39 LB 39 CD 39 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 48 DM 42 RM 50 LM 50 AM 52 RW 59 LW 59 FR 61 FOR 65 SS 63	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	65
10	DM	Neil Maddison Skills Move Speed 62 Agility 48 Acceleration 49 Stamina 68 Strength 76 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 52 Passing 63 Heading 65 Control 59 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 67 Awareness 70 Flair 30 Throw-in 49 Leadership 38 Consistency 59 Determination 65 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 39 RB 68 LB 68 CD 67 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 63 DM 66 RM 61 LM 61 AM 60 RW 55 LW 55 FR 54 FOR 54 SS 54	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	66
13	GK	Neil Moss Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 77 Acceleration 66 Stamina 62 Strength 60 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 13 Passing 67 Heading 39 Control 62 Dribbling 18 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 20 GK GK Kick 74 GK Throw 72 GK Handling 77 Other Cool 80 Awareness 80 Flair 23 Throw-in 29 Leadership 52 Consistency 74 Determination 45 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 75 RB 43 LB 43 CD 37 RWB 39 LWB 39 SW 46 DM 53 RM 50 LM 50 AM 52 RW 47 LW 47 FR 46 FOR 38 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	75
14	RB	Simon Charlton Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 54 Acceleration 72 Stamina 67 Strength 74 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 31 Heading 54 Control 56 Dribbling 50 Tack Tackling Determination 67 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 62 Awareness 59 Flair 36 Throw-in 54 Leadership 47 Consistency 71 Determination 70 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 68 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 61 DM 53 RM 50 LM 50 AM 47 RW 48 LW 48 FR 51 FOR 46 SS 44	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	67
15	CD	Alan Neilson Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 63 Acceleration 63 Stamina 74 Strength 80 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 34 Heading 77 Control 62 Dribbling 41 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 61 Awareness 55 Flair 28 Throw-in 43 Leadership 52 Consistency 44 Determination 53 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 40 RB 68 LB 68 CD 71 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 59 DM 55 RM 50 LM 50 AM 47 RW 45 LW 45 FR 48 FOR 47 SS 44	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	23	71
16	CD	David Hughes Skills Move Speed 59 Agility 51 Acceleration 52 Stamina 62 Strength 78 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 32 Heading 71 Control 54 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 11 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 7 Other Cool 61 Awareness 66 Flair 23 Throw-in 46 Leadership 34 Consistency 67 Determination 75 Greed 36 Position ratings GK 36 RB 64 LB 64 CD 64 RWB 48 LWB 48 SW 54 DM 52 RM 44 LM 44 AM 42 RW 39 LW 39 FR 42 FOR 41 SS 39	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	64
17	DM	Paul Tisdale Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 49 Acceleration 44 Stamina 66 Strength 75 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 45 Passing 53 Heading 56 Control 54 Dribbling 47 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 63 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 59 Awareness 72 Flair 39 Throw-in 47 Leadership 30 Consistency 50 Determination 60 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 39 RB 62 LB 62 CD 61 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 59 DM 60 RM 55 LM 55 AM 54 RW 51 LW 51 FR 52 FOR 50 SS 49	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	60
18	AM	Matthew Oakley Skills Move Speed 61 Agility 47 Acceleration 68 Stamina 78 Strength 67 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 68 Passing 72 Heading 49 Control 63 Dribbling 63 Tack Tackling Determination 37 Tackling Skill 47 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 63 Awareness 78 Flair 62 Throw-in 44 Leadership 46 Consistency 63 Determination 49 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 42 RB 54 LB 54 CD 51 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 62 DM 63 RM 64 LM 64 AM 65 RW 65 LW 65 FR 65 FOR 64 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	18	65
19	CD	Richard Dryden Skills Move Speed 58 Agility 56 Acceleration 51 Stamina 68 Strength 89 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 41 Heading 69 Control 58 Dribbling 35 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 14 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 24 Other Cool 61 Awareness 66 Flair 18 Throw-in 45 Leadership 57 Consistency 70 Determination 81 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 68 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 57 DM 57 RM 49 LM 49 AM 47 RW 42 LW 42 FR 44 FOR 43 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	68
20	CD	Garry Monk Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 57 Acceleration 63 Stamina 60 Strength 75 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 23 Passing 32 Heading 69 Control 55 Dribbling 23 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 65 GK GK Kick 12 GK Throw 10 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 65 Awareness 59 Flair 23 Throw-in 39 Leadership 43 Consistency 34 Determination 49 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 35 RB 60 LB 60 CD 63 RWB 46 LWB 46 SW 52 DM 50 RM 44 LM 44 AM 42 RW 37 LW 37 FR 40 FOR 41 SS 39	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	31	63
21	RM	Robbie Slater Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 61 Acceleration 71 Stamina 64 Strength 58 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 68 Heading 61 Control 60 Dribbling 61 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 13 GK Handling 30 Other Cool 62 Awareness 72 Flair 72 Throw-in 40 Leadership 31 Consistency 50 Determination 58 Greed 62 Position ratings GK 46 RB 70 LB 70 CD 69 RWB 69 LWB 69 SW 70 DM 70 RM 69 LM 69 AM 69 RW 67 LW 67 FR 66 FOR 66 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	31	69
22	CD	Klaus Lundekvam Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 67 Acceleration 68 Stamina 73 Strength 81 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 42 Heading 73 Control 61 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 60 Awareness 69 Flair 23 Throw-in 43 Leadership 33 Consistency 48 Determination 57 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 43 RB 71 LB 71 CD 73 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 62 DM 61 RM 53 LM 53 AM 51 RW 46 LW 46 FR 48 FOR 46 SS 44	🇩🇰 Danish	25	73
23	GK	Chris Woods Skills Move Speed 43 Agility 78 Acceleration 65 Stamina 53 Strength 60 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 12 Passing 68 Heading 37 Control 62 Dribbling 21 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 24 GK GK Kick 78 GK Throw 78 GK Handling 79 Other Cool 75 Awareness 82 Flair 24 Throw-in 29 Leadership 69 Consistency 62 Determination 64 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 75 RB 44 LB 44 CD 39 RWB 40 LWB 40 SW 47 DM 55 RM 50 LM 50 AM 52 RW 46 LW 46 FR 46 FOR 36 SS 40	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	36	75
24	FOR	Christopher Warren Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 54 Acceleration 66 Stamina 64 Strength 60 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 60 Passing 35 Heading 55 Control 51 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 28 Tackling Skill 29 GK GK Kick 35 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 63 Awareness 69 Flair 71 Throw-in 41 Leadership 45 Consistency 45 Determination 54 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 40 RB 42 LB 42 CD 40 RWB 49 LWB 49 SW 49 DM 42 RM 44 LM 44 AM 45 RW 52 LW 52 FR 58 FOR 60 SS 56	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	60
26	RM	Matthew Robinson Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 67 Acceleration 58 Stamina 64 Strength 69 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 56 Passing 51 Heading 34 Control 70 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 63 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 61 Awareness 67 Flair 43 Throw-in 45 Leadership 42 Consistency 58 Determination 57 Greed 58 Position ratings GK 44 RB 59 LB 59 CD 57 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 62 DM 57 RM 58 LM 58 AM 57 RW 60 LW 60 FR 62 FOR 57 SS 56	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	58
27	CD	Michael Basham Skills Move Speed 57 Agility 50 Acceleration 50 Stamina 64 Strength 75 Fitness 57 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 31 Heading 64 Control 52 Dribbling 37 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 57 Awareness 64 Flair 28 Throw-in 39 Leadership 52 Consistency 61 Determination 53 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 39 RB 65 LB 65 CD 66 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 55 DM 53 RM 45 LM 45 AM 42 RW 40 LW 40 FR 43 FOR 40 SS 38	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	66
29	RM	Eyal Berkovic Skills Move Speed 81 Agility 60 Acceleration 70 Stamina 76 Strength 61 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 80 Heading 54 Control 72 Dribbling 83 Tack Tackling Determination 33 Tackling Skill 34 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 66 Awareness 68 Flair 81 Throw-in 44 Leadership 39 Consistency 57 Determination 56 Greed 61 Position ratings GK 45 RB 48 LB 48 CD 45 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 63 DM 62 RM 69 LM 69 AM 72 RW 77 LW 77 FR 77 FOR 72 SS 74	🇮🇱 Israelian	19	69
30	FOR	Egil Ostenstadt Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 65 Acceleration 63 Stamina 71 Strength 77 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 77 Passing 62 Heading 73 Control 74 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 33 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 67 Awareness 82 Flair 64 Throw-in 48 Leadership 35 Consistency 56 Determination 56 Greed 58 Position ratings GK 45 RB 50 LB 50 CD 47 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 61 DM 58 RM 60 LM 60 AM 62 RW 66 LW 66 FR 70 FOR 72 SS 71	🇳🇴 Norwegian	27	72
32	CD	Ulrich van Gobbel Skills Move Speed 79 Agility 63 Acceleration 75 Stamina 81 Strength 90 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 36 Passing 44 Heading 84 Control 56 Dribbling 31 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 75 Awareness 65 Flair 28 Throw-in 47 Leadership 45 Consistency 66 Determination 80 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 46 RB 71 LB 71 CD 73 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 62 DM 61 RM 55 LM 55 AM 53 RW 48 LW 48 FR 49 FOR 52 SS 49	🇳🇱 Dutch	25	73
33	GK	Maik Taylor Skills Move Speed 50 Agility 78 Acceleration 55 Stamina 70 Strength 78 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 20 Passing 53 Heading 45 Control 55 Dribbling 29 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 35 GK GK Kick 75 GK Throw 76 GK Handling 80 Other Cool 68 Awareness 70 Flair 70 Throw-in 36 Leadership 44 Consistency 58 Determination 60 Greed 54 Position ratings GK 73 RB 45 LB 45 CD 42 RWB 44 LWB 44 SW 46 DM 50 RM 48 LM 48 AM 49 RW 47 LW 47 FR 49 FOR 42 SS 44	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	73