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1997/1998

Division:Football Conference


Could anyone ever imagine Southport playing at Wembley? Supporters who remembered the dark days in the Football League and the early Non League years saw it as a dream but occasionally dreams do come true and the town went to Wembley. We have a whole chapter devoted to “The Wembley Experience” but suffice to say this was the highlight of the season.
League form was however patchy and it was only in the last few league games that we got enough points to ensure we maintained our place in the Conference. Paul Futcher was the “gaffer, the leader, the star” as the song goes and ensured he was afforded Southport FC legend status. His performance in the FA Trophy Semi-Final at Slough was what many think to this day the best performance ever by a player in a Southport shirt, he was awesome.

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
1997/98 P W D L F A PTS
1
Halifax
42 25 12 5 74 43 87
2
Cheltenham
42 23 9 10 63 43 78
3
Woking
42 22 8 12 72 46 74
4
Rushden & Diamonds
42 23 5 14 79 57 74
5
Morecambe
42 21 10 11 77 64 73
6
Hereford
42 18 13 11 56 49 67
7
Hednesford
42 18 12 12 59 50 66
8
Slough
42 18 10 14 58 49 64
9
Northwich Vics
42 15 15 12 63 59 60
10
Welling Utd
42 17 9 16 64 62 60
11
Yeovil
42 17 8 17 73 63 59
12
Hayes
42 16 10 16 62 52 58
13
Dover Ath
42 15 10 17 60 70 55
14
Kettering
42 13 13 16 53 60 52
15
Stevenage Boro
42 13 12 17 59 63 51
16
Southport
42 13 11 18 56 58 50
17
Kidderminster H
42 11 14 17 56 63 47
18
Farnborough
42 12 8 22 56 70 44
19
Leek Town
42 10 14 18 52 67 44
20
Telford United
42 10 12 20 53 76 42
21
Gateshead
42 8 11 23 51 87 35
22
Stalybridge
42 7 8 27 48 93 29
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A number of Profiles on this site are referenced and reproduced with Permission from

  • The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9
  • The Complete Non-League History of Southport Football Club 1978 - 2008, by Trust in Yellow (Legends Publishing, 2008). ISBN 978-1-906796-01-3

Particular thanks to Geoff Wilde, Michael Braham and Rob Urwin.
If you can provide any further information or spot anything incorrect please contact me



In all statistics the club are referred to as Southport or Southport Football Club, however were known as Southport Central between June 1888 & July 1918 and Southport Vulcan between July 1918 & July 1919.

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