Southampton have played Coventry City 122 times in competitive football, winning 42, drawing 39 and losing 41, first meeting on 13 Jan 1912 and most recently on 14 Mar 2026. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 1912 | 1911–12 | FA Cup | H | Coventry City | 0–2 | ||
| 10 Feb 1923 | 1922–23 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Charlie Brown, Willie McCall | 7,000 |
| 30 Apr 1923 | 1922–23 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 12,000 | |
| 22 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
| 29 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–3 | Jimmy Carr | 12,000 |
| 15 Sep 1924 | 1924–25 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 9,000 | |
| 2 May 1925 | 1924–25 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Arthur Dominy | 5,000 |
| 25 Dec 1936 | 1936–37 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 32,042 | |
| 28 Dec 1936 | 1936–37 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | John Summers | 9,016 |
| 22 Jan 1938 | 1937–38 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 20,000 | |
| 16 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 0–4 | 20,760 | |
| 10 Sep 1938 | 1938–39 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–3 | 20,326 | |
| 14 Jan 1939 | 1938–39 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 0–2 | 11,578 | |
| 21 Sep 1946 | 1946–47 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 20,000 | |
| 5 Feb 1947 | 1946–47 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 5–2 | George Lewis 18, George Lewis 22, Don Roper 67, Jack Bradley 69, Eric Day 89 | 4,289 |
| 18 Oct 1947 | 1947–48 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 3–1 | Ted Bates 26, Alf Ramsey 37, Billy Wrigglesworth 71 | 21,767 |
| 6 Mar 1948 | 1947–48 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Augie Scott 49 | 23,687 |
| 9 Oct 1948 | 1948–49 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 5–2 | Wilf Grant 43, Ted Bates 46, Charlie Wayman 48, Wilf Grant 67, Alf Ramsey 68 | 23,362 |
| 5 Mar 1949 | 1948–49 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Charlie Wayman 13, Bill Ellerington 53 | 21,920 |
| 1 Oct 1949 | 1949–50 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Jack Edwards 36, Eric Day 53 | 22,549 |
| 18 Feb 1950 | 1949–50 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Bobby Veck 77 | 23,412 |
| 18 Nov 1950 | 1950–51 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 5–4 | Jack Edwards 80, Ted Bates, Eric Day, Eddy Brown | 22,438 |
| 7 Apr 1951 | 1950–51 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 2–2 | Jack Edwards 45, George Curtis 69 | 20,156 |
| 24 Nov 1951 | 1951–52 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–3 | ||
| 12 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 2–2 | ||
| 19 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | ||
| 20 Apr 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division South | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | ||
| 25 Dec 1954 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 27 Dec 1954 | 1954–55 | Third Division South | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | ||
| 5 Nov 1955 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | ||
| 17 Mar 1956 | 1955–56 | Third Division South | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | ||
| 20 Aug 1956 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | ||
| 29 Aug 1956 | 1956–57 | Third Division South | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 12 Oct 1957 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 22 Feb 1958 | 1957–58 | Third Division South | H | Coventry City | 7–1 | ||
| 24 Oct 1959 | 1959–60 | Third Division | H | Coventry City | 5–1 | ||
| 14 Nov 1959 | 1959–60 | FA Cup | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 18 Nov 1959 | 1959–60 | FA Cup | H | Coventry City | 5–1 | ||
| 12 Mar 1960 | 1959–60 | Third Division | A | Coventry City | 1–4 | ||
| 26 Sep 1964 | 1964–65 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 4–1 | ||
| 6 Feb 1965 | 1964–65 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 8 Sep 1965 | 1965–66 | Second Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | ||
| 14 Sep 1965 | 1965–66 | Second Division | A | Coventry City | 1–5 | ||
| 5 Sep 1967 | 1967–68 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | ||
| 11 May 1968 | 1967–68 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 2 Nov 1968 | 1968–69 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 11 Jan 1969 | 1968–69 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | ||
| 18 Oct 1969 | 1969–70 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | ||
| 31 Mar 1970 | 1969–70 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–4 | ||
| 22 Aug 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | ||
| 19 Dec 1970 | 1970–71 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | ||
| 18 Sep 1971 | 1971–72 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–1 | ||
| 1 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | ||
| 19 Aug 1972 | 1972–73 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 30 Dec 1972 | 1972–73 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | ||
| 8 Sep 1973 | 1973–74 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | ||
| 29 Dec 1973 | 1973–74 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 16 Dec 1978 | 1978–79 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 4–0 | ||
| 21 Apr 1979 | 1978–79 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–4 | ||
| 13 Oct 1979 | 1979–80 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–3 | ||
| 23 Feb 1980 | 1979–80 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–3 | ||
| 6 Dec 1980 | 1980–81 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | ||
| 25 Apr 1981 | 1980–81 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | ||
| 26 Sep 1981 | 1981–82 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–4 | ||
| 4 May 1982 | 1981–82 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 5–5 | ||
| 28 Aug 1982 | 1982–83 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | ||
| 15 Jan 1983 | 1982–83 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | ||
| 26 Nov 1983 | 1983–84 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–0 | 11,579 | |
| 28 Apr 1984 | 1983–84 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 8–2 | David Armstrong 28, Danny Wallace 36, Steve Moran 57, Danny Wallace 64, Frank Worthington 69, Steve Moran 76, Steve Moran 82, Danny Wallace 85 | 16,746 |
| 15 Dec 1984 | 1984–85 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | Joe Jordan 69 | 10,369 |
| 11 May 1985 | 1984–85 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Kirk Stephens 5, Steve Moran 75 | 15,735 |
| 21 Sep 1985 | 1985–86 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | David Armstrong 71 | 12,674 |
| 22 Feb 1986 | 1985–86 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–3 | Mark Wright 17, Glenn Cockerill 38 | 10,881 |
| 3 Feb 1987 | 1986–87 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Glenn Cockerill 46, Glenn Cockerill 66 | 11,508 |
| 9 May 1987 | 1986–87 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | George Lawrence 38 | 22,619 |
| 20 Oct 1987 | 1987–88 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 3–2 | Kevin Bond 36, Graham Baker 48, Danny Wallace 76 | 14,522 |
| 12 Mar 1988 | 1987–88 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 1–2 | Danny Wallace 28 | 12,914 |
| 26 Dec 1988 | 1988–89 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–2 | Rod Wallace 60, Kevin Moore 90 | 16,008 |
| 27 Mar 1989 | 1988–89 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | Danny Wallace 14 | 11,734 |
| 11 Nov 1989 | 1989–90 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 12,151 | |
| 28 Apr 1990 | 1989–90 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 3–0 | Matt Le Tissier 36, Barry Horne 43, Russell Osman 85 | 16,359 |
| 20 Oct 1990 | 1990–91 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Peter Billing 5, Matt Le Tissier 49 | 10,040 |
| 26 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | FA Cup | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Alan Shearer | 14,013 |
| 29 Jan 1991 | 1990–91 | FA Cup | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Jimmy Case 37, Rod Wallace 78 | 17,001 |
| 20 Apr 1991 | 1990–91 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Rod Wallace 27, Rod Wallace 31 | 15,461 |
| 30 Nov 1991 | 1991–92 | First Division | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 8,585 | |
| 22 Feb 1992 | 1991–92 | First Division | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | 13,719 | |
| 12 Dec 1992 | 1992–93 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 2–2 | Neil Maddison 9, Iain Dowie 61 | 12,306 |
| 3 Apr 1993 | 1992–93 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 0–2 | 10,463 | |
| 16 Oct 1993 | 1993–94 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Simon Charlton 56 | 9,837 |
| 15 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | Matt Le Tissier 44 | 12,397 |
| 24 Sep 1994 | 1994–95 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 3–1 | Iain Dowie 34, Iain Dowie 55, Ronnie Ekelund 81 | 11,798 |
| 4 Mar 1995 | 1994–95 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | 14,505 | |
| 1 Jan 1996 | 1995–96 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Neil Heaney 64 | 16,818 |
| 25 Mar 1996 | 1995–96 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–0 | Jason Dodd 2 | 14,461 |
| 13 Oct 1996 | 1996–97 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Matt Le Tissier 17 | 15,485 |
| 19 Apr 1997 | 1996–97 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 2–2 | Mickey Evans 27, Egil Østenstad 47 | 15,251 |
| 13 Sep 1997 | 1997–98 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 18,659 | |
| 18 Feb 1998 | 1997–98 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–2 | Matt Le Tissier 79 | 15,091 |
| 24 Oct 1998 | 1998–99 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Matt Le Tissier 23, Egil Østenstad 44 | 15,152 |
| 5 Apr 1999 | 1998–99 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 0–1 | 21,404 | |
| 7 Aug 1999 | 1999–00 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–0 | Egil Østenstad 85 | 19,915 |
| 4 Dec 1999 | 1999–00 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | 15,168 | |
| 23 Aug 2000 | 2000–01 | Premier League | H | Coventry City | 1–2 | Jo Tessem 52 | 14,801 |
| 1 Nov 2000 | 2000–01 | League Cup | H | Coventry City | 0–1 | 11,809 | |
| 22 Dec 2000 | 2000–01 | Premier League | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Jo Tessem 51 | 18,090 |
| 29 Aug 2005 | 2005–06 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Ricardo Fuller | 23,000 |
| 4 Mar 2006 | 2005–06 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Grzegorz Rasiak | 21,980 |
| 9 Aug 2006 | 2006–07 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–0 | Gareth Bale, Grzegorz Rasiak | 21,088 |
| 20 Feb 2007 | 2006–07 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–2 | Marek Saganowski | 17,194 |
| 15 Dec 2007 | 2007–08 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | 19,143 |
| 22 Mar 2008 | 2007–08 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 0–0 | 22,014 | |
| 4 Oct 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–4 | Andrew Surman 63 | 15,518 |
| 28 Oct 2008 | 2008–09 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | David McGoldrick 68 | 14,226 |
| 5 Nov 2011 | 2011–12 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 4–2 | Richard Chaplow 34, Adam Lallana 39, Guilherme do Prado 77, Steve De Ridder 85 | 15,621 |
| 7 Jan 2012 | 2011–12 | FA Cup | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | James Ward-Prowse 64, Aaron Martin 82 | 9,000 |
| 28 Apr 2012 | 2011–12 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 4–0 | Billy Sharp 16, José Fonte 19, Jos Hooiveld 59, Adam Lallana 63 | 32,363 |
| 5 Feb 2022 | 2021–22 | FA Cup | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Stuart Armstrong 63, Kyle Walker-Peters 112 | 30,512 |
| 13 Dec 2023 | 2023–24 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 1–1 | Samuel Edozie 67 | 23,996 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | 2023–24 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 2–1 | Ché Adams 18, Ché Adams 38 | 28,564 |
| 20 Dec 2025 | 2025–26 | Championship | H | Coventry City | 1–1 | Nathan Wood 56 | 30,584 |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 2025–26 | Championship | A | Coventry City | 2–1 | Flynn Downes 48, Kuryu Matsuki 85 | 31,281 |
See also: the Coventry City archive and Coventry City v Southampton.
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