Top 10 Southampton academy graduates of all time 

Southampton FC v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League
Southampton FC v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

8. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

The second-youngest player to make his debut for Southampton
The second-youngest player to make his debut for Southampton

A part of the Southampton Academy from the age of 7, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain rose through the ranks before debuting at the age of 16 in 2010, becoming the second-youngest player to make an appearances for the Saints behind Theo Walcott.

Like Walcott, Chamberlain made an immediate impact at the St Marys'. During his first full season with the Saints, the Ox - as he is called - made 39 appearances and scored 9 times as he helped them earn promotion to the Championship.

A move to Wenger's Arsenal followed the next season after Southampton agreed to a fee of around £12 million for the teenager. With an air of uncertainty around the future of Wenger and Arsenal, 'the Ox' moved to Liverpool in 2018 after 6 seasons and 198 appearances for the London side.

Chamberlain is now an important part of Jurgen Klopp's and looks set to win the Premier League with the Reds, having already won the Champions League last season.


7. Martin Chivers

Chivers and Saul
Chivers and Saul

The Tottenham Hotspur legend incidentally started his career at the South Coast with Southampton. Chivers joined the Saints nursery club CPC Sports after writing to the club for a trial.

The forward spent only a brief time at the Academy before being handed his debut in 1962. Chivers became an integral part of the Saints team quickly after his debut as helped the team into the First Division three years after his first appearance.

Chivers moved to Bill Nicholson's Tottenham Hotspur for a then club-record fee of £125,000 after 6 years at the Dell. The striker scored an impressive 106 goals in 190 appearances for the Saints.

Whilst at Tottenham Chivers made 367 appearances and scored 174 times in an eight-season spell before moving abroad to join the Swiss side Servette in 1974. Chivers was part of Bill Nicholson's side that won the 1971-72 UEFA Cup - the only time Spurs won the competition.

After 21 years as a player, Chivers called it a day in 1983 after a stint with Barnet.

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Edited by Vishal Subramanian
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