 Southampton yakawana hupenyu muchikamu chechipiri chebhora reChirungu hwakaoma, sezvo vakaramba vari pakati pezasi petafura mukati memwaka wese wakatambwa pamberi uye nekukurumidza mushure meHondo Yenyika Yechipiri, vasati vadzoserwa kuChitatu Chikamu muna 1953. Yakasimudzirwa zvakare semakwikwi zvakare muna 1960, Southampton yakaita zvakanaka mumakore gumi anotevera, ichisvika muhafu yekupedzisira muLigi Cup ichangobva kuumbwa muna 1961 uye kuwana kukwidziridzwa kuChikamu Chekutanga muna 1966 semutambi wechikamu. Kirabhu yakagamuchira kuravira kwayo kwekutanga kwenhabvu yekondinendi mumwaka wa1969-70 pavakakwikwidza muInter-Cities Fairs Cup, kunyangwe vakabviswa muchikamu chekutanga. Pasinei nokutambura kudzokera kuDivision Two muna 1974, Southampton yakawana kukunda kushamisika mu1976 FA Cup Finalvachirwa neManchester United kuti vakunde mukombe kekutanga uye chete munhoroondo yekirabhu. Kubudirira uku kwakapedzwa mwaka miviri gare gare apo kirabhu yakadzorera nzvimbo yayo yeFirst Division. 