in the 1933–34 fa cup, southampton entered the third round with a home fixture against third division south side northampton town. after a 1–1 draw at the dell, the saints lost by a single goal in the replay at the county ground, exiting the tournament without a win for a club record seventh season running. as in the previous year, the club ended the season against local first division rivals portsmouth in a single game for the hampshire benevolent cup and rowland hospital cup, which they lost 4–1 at home. in the semi-final of the third annual hampshire combination cup, they also lost 1–0 to pompey, who had thrashed them 6–0 at the same stage the previous season. southampton played just one additional friendly match during the 1933–34 campaign, beating divisional rivals fulham 2–1 at home in january.