Editing Jamie Redknapp (section)

===Southampton===
The 31-year-old joined Southampton's fight against relegation on a free transfer and made his debut on 5 January 2005 in the 3–3 league draw with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] at [[St Mary's Stadium|St Mary's]]. Redknapp's only goal for the club came three days later in the 3–1 [[FA Cup]] 3rd round victory over [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] at [[Sixfields Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4139441.stm |title=Northampton 1–3 Southampton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 January 2005 |access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>

Redknapp was rarely fully fit during his brief spell at the Saints and was not able to prevent them from being relegated to the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] after 27 successive seasons of top flight football.

At the end of the season, on 19 June 2005, the 31-year-old Redknapp decided to retire from the game due to his constant injury problems and on the advice of his medical specialists.