First off, Hooray for Chaplow! So I have been thinking about the badge we have, thins is what wikipedia says about it's history: Originally, the club used the same crest as the one used by the city itself. However during the 1970s a competition was run for fans to design a new one. The winning design was used for around 20 years, before being modified slightly by Southampton design agency The Graphics Workshop in the 1990s for copyright reasons. From top-to-bottom, the halo is a reference to the nickname "Saints", the ball to the nature of the club, the scarf to the fans and the team colours. The tree represents the nearby New Forest and the water Southampton's connections with the rivers, seas and oceans. Below that is a white rose â the symbol of the city which is also present on the city crest. In the mid-1990s the ball was changed from a vintage style ball (such as those used in the 1960s) to the current ball with black and white panels, for copyright reasons. On 13 May 2010, the official crest for the 125th year anniversary was released: "The black outline and halo feature will now appear in gold, whilst the all important years 1885 and 2010 are scripted either side of the shield, with the figure 125 replacing the ball". The badge was used on Southampton's shirts for the 2010â11 season. We have had the same badge, roughly for 30 odd years, baring a few changes here and there. Would anyone else be pleased to see a re-vamp of the badge in the next season or so? I personally would like to see a modernised version of the badge, keeping many of the original design - the football, the halo and the Hampshire rose, but would like to see a new design as personally I am not a big fan of the badge at all.
please log in to view this image 1977 kit ......cant see it very well but i like the circle going around joining the black part with our name on it!
I would of been partial to the idea but you've sorta shot yourself in the foot because now I Know that everything on there represents something about southampton or saints I feel quite proud and like it a lot
i love everything about the badge apart from the modern football. I love the old football version. who has the copyright on 'old style balls'? And can we buy the copyright? If so I propose that rather than buy a new player we don't need the Don spend some wonga on getting our badge back to how it was p.s. the polo I am wearing on the pic in the left was bought from the club shop at the dell in 1996 and has the old football on the badge. Still wearing it Andy
