The 1996/97 season saw Steve Joel, Peter Davenport (caretaking) and Ronnie Moore
in charge and a disappointing 11th place finish, the bright spot once again being
the goal scoring of Andy Whittaker who grabbed another 19 league goals. A disappointing
FA Trophy defeat at Colwyn Bay (0-2) in front of a gate of 928 containing hundreds
of travelling Sandgrounders put Moore under pressure but he saw the season out
before leaving to manage his former club, Rotherham.
Source:
The Complete Non-League History of Southport Football Club 1978 - 2008, by Trust in Yellow (Legends Publishing, 2008). ISBN 978-1-906796-01-3
| |
1996/97 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
PTS |
| 1 |
Macclesfield
|
42 |
27 |
9 |
6 |
80 |
30 |
90 |
| 2 |
Kidderminster
H |
42 |
26 |
7 |
9 |
84 |
42 |
85 |
| 3 |
Stevenage
Boro |
42 |
24 |
10 |
8 |
87 |
53 |
82 |
| 4 |
Morecambe
|
42 |
19 |
9 |
14 |
69 |
56 |
66 |
| 5 |
Woking
|
42 |
18 |
10 |
14 |
71 |
63 |
64 |
| 6 |
Northwich
Vics |
42 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
61 |
54 |
63 |
| 7 |
Farnborough
|
42 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
58 |
53 |
61 |
| 8 |
Hednesford
|
42 |
16 |
12 |
14 |
52 |
50 |
60 |
| 9 |
Telford
United |
42 |
16 |
10 |
16 |
46 |
56 |
58 |
| 10 |
Gateshead
|
42 |
15 |
11 |
16 |
59 |
63 |
56 |
| 11 |
Southport
|
42 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
51 |
61 |
55 |
| 12 |
Rushden
& Diamonds |
42 |
14 |
11 |
17 |
61 |
63 |
53 |
| 13 |
Stalybridge
|
42 |
14 |
10 |
18 |
53 |
58 |
52 |
| 14 |
Kettering
|
42 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
53 |
62 |
51 |
| 15 |
Hayes
|
42 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
54 |
55 |
50 |
| 16 |
Slough
|
42 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
62 |
65 |
50 |
| 17 |
Dover
Ath |
42 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
57 |
68 |
50 |
| 18 |
Welling
Utd |
42 |
13 |
9 |
20 |
50 |
60 |
48 |
| 19 |
Halifax
|
42 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
55 |
74 |
48 |
| 20 |
Bath
City |
42 |
12 |
11 |
19 |
53 |
80 |
47 |
| 21 |
Bromsgrove
Rovers |
42 |
12 |
5 |
25 |
41 |
67 |
41 |
| 22 |
Altrincham
|
42 |
9 |
12 |
21 |
49 |
73 |
39 |
Lancashire Senior Cup Group A
P W D L F A BP Pts
Preston North End 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Southport 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1
