Southampton F.C. has never placed in the First Division.
Southampton Football Club [ saʊθˈæmptən , _ - hæmptən ] is a professional association football club based in Southampton , Hampshire , England , which plays in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . The club has won the FA Cup once , in 1976 , and their highest-ever league finish was second in the First Division in 1983 -- 84 .