This page pays tribute to all those players who have remained at the club for considerable periods of time. These stalwarts are greatly responsible for making the club the success it is today. The table gives them in no. of appearance order and includes only
those Southampton players who have played since Saints' inclusion into the football league in 1920.
Players who are currently at the club will be added shortly.
| Name | Tenure at Saints | Total apps /goals | |
| 1 | Terry Paine | 56-74 | 808/185 (713 league) |
| 2 | Mike Channon | 65-77 / 79-82 | 596/223 (511 league) |
| 3 | Nick Holmes | 73-87 | 539/64 (444 league) |
| 4 | Tommy Traynor | 52-66 | 480/8 |
| 5 | Bert Shelley | 19-32 | 448/9 inc 18/1 in southern league |
| 6 | Eric Day | 46-57 | 422/156 |
| 7 | Arthur Dominy | 12-26 | 369 inc.112 in southern league |
| 8 | John Sydenham | 56-70 | 399/39 (243 league) |
| 9 | Stanley Woodhouse | 24-36 | 366/15 |
| 10 | Bill Rawlings | 19-28 | 364/193 inc 33/19 in southern league |
| 11 | Hugh Fisher | 66-77 | 354/11 (302 league) |
| 12 | Steve Williams | 75-85 | 349/48 (278 league) |
| 13 | Tommy Mulgrew | 54-62 | 325/100 |
| 14 | Tommy Allen | 20-28 | 323/0 |
| 15 | Arthur Bradford | 23-36 | 319/7 |
| 16 | Cliff Huxford | 59-66 | 316/4 (278 league) |
| 17 | Danny Wallace | 80-90 | 310/74 |
| 18 | Derek Reeves | 54-63 | 304/168 |
| 19 | David Armstrong | 81-87 | 289/80 |
| 20 | Eric Martin | 66-75 | 288/0 |
| 21 | Ron Davies | 66-73 | 281/153 |
| 22 | Michael Keeping | 24-33 | 281/12 |
| 23 | George O'Brien | 59-66 | 277/178 |
| 24 | Tom Parker | 19-26 | 275/12 inc 40/4 in southern league. |
| 25 | Len Wilkins | 48-58 | 274/3 |
| 26 | David Peach | 73-80 | 271/44 |
| 27 | Chris Nicholl | 77-83 | 268/9 |
| 28 | Denis Hollywood | 62-72 | 267/4 |
| 29 | Jimmy Case | 84-91 | 265/13 |
| 30 | Tony Knapp | 61-67 | 260/2 |
| 31 | Bobby Stokes | 68-77 | 256/54 |
| 32 | Glenn Cockerill | 85- | 256/33 |
| 33 | Bryn Ellio | 41-58 | 251/2 |
| 34 | Bill Ellerington | 46-56 | 239/11 |
| 35 | Peter Shilton | 82-87 | 237/0 |
| 36 | John Hoskins | 52-59 | 235/67 |
| 37 | George Harkus | 23-30 / 31-32 | 235/5 |
| 38 | Alan Ball | 76-83 | 234/18 |
| 39 | Bert Scriven | 30-37 | 233/0 |
| 40 | David Walker | 65-74 | 231/1 |
| 41 | Steve Moran | 79-86 | 225/98 |
| 42 | Jimmy Gabriel | 67-72 | 224/27 |
| 43 | Joe Mallett | 46-53 | 223/3 |
| 44 | Bill Luckett | 27-37 | 219/10 |
| 45 | Malcolm Waldron | 74-83 | 216/11 |
| 46 | Mark Wright | 81-87 | 216/11 |
| 47 | Ted Bates | 37-53 | 216/65 |
| 48 | Arthur Holt | 32-39 | 214/47 |
| 49 | John Page | 52-61 | 209/26 |
| 50 | John Christie | 50-59 | 209/0 |
| 51 | William Adams | 27-36 | 205/3 |
| 52 | Alistair Campbell | 08-09 / 19-26 | 199/15 inc. 19/2 in southern league |
| 53 | Ivan Golac | 78-82 / 83-86 | 196/4 |
| 54 | John McGrath | 67-74 | 195/2 |
| 55 | Jim Steele | 71-77 | 193/2 |
| 56 | Joe Kirkup | 67-74 | 193/4 |
| 57 | Martin Chivers | 62-68 | 189/107 |
| 58 | Johnny Walker | 52-58 | 186/52 |
| 59 | Bill Turner | 19-24 | 186/1 inc 17/0 in southern league |
| 60 | Ron Davies | 57-64 | 185/0 |
| 61 | Ted Hough | 21-31 | 184/0 |
| 62 | Charlie Sillett | 31-38 | 183/10 |
| 63 | George Curtis | 47-51 | 183/12 |