Prior to the start of the campaign the ground was redrained and levelled at the Scarisbrick New Road end where there had been a noticeable dip. The old scratching
shed, which had been blown down by gales the previous February, was replaced by the stand on the popular side. Three hundred ‘ons of material was used to lay
the foundations of the structure and all the work was completed by a voluntary band of helpers. The finance was raised by Special Committee consisting of directors
and members of the Subscribers’ and Supporters’ Clubs under the charmanship of director Mr. Ray Hall.

In the League, the ‘Port finished in twelfth position. The feature was a fine unbeaten run of eight games which followed immediately on a 6-0 defeat at Chesterfield on Boxing Day and lasted until the visit of Wrexham at the end of February.

Harry Beadles, whose 18 goals in the League made his total 61 in £2 League games, found a scoring partner in Albert Valentine, who netted on his senior debut
against Doncaster hovers on New Year’s Day, and four days later followed up with a ‘hat-trick against South Shields. His 17 goals in twenty League games—nine
came in his first six appearances—soon had the scouts flocking to Haig Avenue and it was no surprise when Cardiff City snapped him up in July. Actually, Valentine
never fulfilled- h.:3 early promise. moving on later to Wigan Borough. Crewe, Chester and Macclesfield Town.

The season was of a transitional nature for Southport, as Secretary-Manager Charles Parker left in January. 1929. to take over at Manchester Central. During his spell in office he had paid particular attention to the financial side and had made every effort to make ends meet by transferring White, Tait and Marshall. More
important, his appointment of a scout in the north-east paid handsome dividends in the following years. He was succeeded in March by J. J. Cummins.

At the end of the season Jimmy Cummins had a general “clear-out,” with the result that right-back Edwin Worrell left for Shirebrook. whilst centre-half
Jack Martin went to Macclesfield, although he did rejoin the club briefly in 1980. Of the forwards, Albert Sissons, signed twelve months earlier hem Leeds United.
departed to Northampton Town, veteran ‘Harry Beadles—top scorer for the third consecutive season—joined Dundalk. centre-forward Robert ‘Taylor,
formerly with Middlesbrough, went to Connah’ss Quay, and Joe Laws transferred to Macclesfield. Laws, who stood exactly five feet, had been the regular outside-left
for two yeas and was nicknamed the “Mighty Atom” by the crowd, with whom he was a great favourite.

After two years of Cup successes, Southport’s luck ran out. Although Annfield Plain were easily accounted for. Stockport County proved too strong at Edgeley Park and won comfortably.

By and large, this was a disappointing year; the club lost almost £2,000, with expenses amounting to £200 per week and average income only £143. Too many of the close season signings had failed to come up to expectations. Clearly Jimmy Cummins had a lot of hard work ahead.

Season Summary reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounder (Southport FC Matchday Programme) Article Series. Southport through the seasons. The League History of Southport FC, Compiled by Michael p. Braham and Geoffrey S. Wilde

Third Division North
				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	5	Bradford City	42	17	2	2	82	18	10	7	4	46	25	2.98	63	Rd 4
2	1	Stockport County	42	19	2	0	77	23	9	4	8	34	35	1.91	62	Rd 3
3	8	Wrexham	42	17	2	2	59	25	4	8	9	32	44	1.32	52	Rd 1
4	16	Wigan Borough	42	16	4	1	55	16	5	5	11	27	33	1.67	51	Rd 3
5	-1	Doncaster Rovers	42	14	3	4	39	20	6	7	8	37	46	1.15	50	Rd 1
6	-4	Lincoln City	42	15	3	3	58	18	6	3	12	33	49	1.36	48	Rd 3
7	-2	Tranmere Rovers	42	15	3	3	55	21	7	0	14	24	56	1.03	47	Rd 2
8	NL	Carlisle United	42	15	3	3	61	27	4	5	12	25	50	1.12	46	Rd 2
9	8	Crewe Alexandra	42	11	6	4	47	23	7	2	12	33	45	1.18	44	Rd 1
10	D 2	South Shields	42	13	5	3	57	24	5	3	13	26	50	1.12	44	Rd 1
11	5	Chesterfield	42	13	2	6	46	28	5	3	13	25	49	0.92	41	Rd 3
12	-4	Southport	42	13	5	3	52	27	3	3	15	23	58	0.88	40	Rd 2
13	-1	Halifax Town	42	11	7	3	42	24	2	6	13	21	38	1.02	39	Rd 1
14	-4	New Brighton	42	11	3	7	40	28	4	6	11	24	43	0.90	39	Rd 1
15	7	Nelson	42	14	1	6	48	28	3	4	14	29	62	0.86	39	DNE
16	-2	Rotherham United	42	12	5	4	44	23	3	4	14	16	54	0.78	39	Rd 1
17	-4	Rochdale	42	12	4	5	55	34	1	6	14	24	62	0.82	36	Rd 1
18	-9	Accrington Stanley	42	11	5	5	42	22	2	3	16	26	60	0.83	34	Rd 3
19	-12	Darlington	42	12	6	3	47	26	1	1	19	17	62	0.73	33	Rd 3
20	-1	Barrow	42	7	6	8	42	37	3	2	16	22	56	0.69	28	Rd 2
21	-6	Hartlepools United	42	9	4	8	35	38	1	2	18	24	74	0.53	26	Rd 1
22	-4	Ashington	42	6	5	10	31	52	2	2	17	14	63	0.39	23	Rd 1
Notes
Hartlepools United re-elected to league. Ashington failed re-election.
York City elected to Third Division North.
Failed election to the Third Division North
Chester, Manchester Central, Mansfield Town, Rhyl, Prescot Cables and Workington. Connahs Quay and Shotton withdrew application.

1928-1929 Lancashire Combination
 
  1. CHORLEY                         38  29   3   6 125  52  61
  2. HORWICH RMI                     38  24   2  12 152  87  50
  3. ROSSENDALE UNITED               38  23   4  11 126  74  50
  4. PRESCOT CABLES                  38  20   8  10  87  49  48
  5. LANCASTER TOWN                  38  20   8  10  91  65  48
  6. CLITHEROE                       38  21   4  13  93  79  46
  7. MANCHESTER CENTRAL              38  21   3  14 106  87  45
  8. SOUTHPORT RESERVES              38  21   2  15  98  63  44
  9. ACCRINGTON STANLEY RESERVES     38  19   5  14  77  72  43
 10. MORECAMBE                       38  20   2  16  89  73  42
 11. DARWEN                          38  17   5  16  84  82  39
 12. BURSCOUGH RANGERS               38  15   9  14  66  78  39
 13. DICK KERR’S                     38  13   8  17  77  82  34
 14. ATHERTON                        38  13   3  22  80 109  29
 15. NELSON RESERVES                 38  12   5  21  55  85  29
 16. BACUP BOROUGH                   38  10   5  23  69 109  25
 17. WIGAN BOROUGH RESERVES          38   9   6  23  69  99  24
 18. BARNOLDSWICK TOWN               38  10   4  24  66 139  24
 19. PRESTON NORTH END ‘A’           38   8   4  26  67 126  20
 20. GREAT HARWOOD                   38   8   4  26  65 132  20