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Research Update August 2020

by Daniel Hayes -
Team Photo 1931/32

Our research has continued through August, albeit interrupted by much needed holidays. You will have seen a number of match and team photos start to appear on the site recently. So far they have come mainly from the 1930s but to say there is a lot more to come is the

VJ Day 2020

by Daniel Hayes -

To commemorate the end of WW2 , 75 years ago. Sefton Libraries have been working on a project to remember those who lost their lives during the conflict. Library staff are preparing Last Post letters, which will be posted out on VJ75 day, to the last known addresses of almost

Research Update July 2020

by Daniel Hayes -

"Second Class" Cups What constitutes a First Class and Second Class fixture has been a topic of conversation amongst the research "group" for a long time. Geoff was always clear that the First Class designation applied to League, FA Cup, FA Trophy and League Cup only. All other fixtures would therefore

Research Update

by Daniel Hayes -

Our research into the history of Southport Football Club stems from our aim to to help supporters new and old to recognise the contribution each and every player, manager, coach or official has made to the club, town and community. The Southport newspaper archives (Journal, Visiter, Guardian) have not yet been

Remembering the Fallen Sandgrounders

by Daniel Hayes -

World War 1 Benjamin Rickerby Rank, Service No, Regiment: Rifleman,25/1111, 3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade Last Known Address: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand Died: 15/09/1916 Burial Place: Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Somme, France Biography: Benjamin is one of 1,200 officers and men of the New Zealand Division

1881 and all that

by Daniel Hayes -

Amongst the many changes that have taken place at the club in the 18 months since the departure of Charlie Clapham (which will eventually be properly documented), the renaming of the "Grandstand Bar", under the Main Stand at the club's Haig Avenue ground, to the "1881 Lounge" has been warmly

Why was 1966 so special for Southport FC?

by Daniel Hayes -

The following Article was published in the Southport Visiter in Feb 2016. It is credited to "Trust In Yellow" and was used in the build up to the successful reunion event held at the club's Grandstand Bar on 12th February. Season 1965-66 is regarded as one of the greatest in Southport’s

Chairman Charles Clapham MBE Resigns from Club Board

by Daniel Hayes -

A Statement published this morning on the Club's official website www.southportfc.net has confirmed the resignation of Chairman Charles Clapham and Vice chairman Sam Shrouder with immediate effect. The full statement is as follows: At yesterday’s Board Meeting the first item on the agenda was the future position of the Club going forward.It

Southport FC Exhibition at the Atkinson

by Daniel Hayes -

Trust in Yellow is delighted to announce that there will be an exhibition about Southport FC at The Atkinson from the end of this month (March 2017). The exhibition will feature the entire history of the club but will have a particular focus on the 1966/67 promotion season under Billy Bingham,

It’s just champion for Lancashire

by Daniel Hayes -

​The following article was published in the Daily Mirror in May 1973 SOCCER’S record books are studded with the towering successes of Lancashire clubs. But, with due respect to the League and Cup giants of the past, there’s never been anything to compare with this season’s four-fold title triumph of Liverpool,

Going to the match

by Sean McPartlin -

(Written on 3.2.16) Fifty years! Even if you read it quickly it sounds like a lifetime – and it is. And yet, my recall of a Saturday fifty years ago yesterday are as vivid now as if they were last season – and it never ceases to amaze me how formative are our

What happened to Southport Vulcan?

by Michael Braham -

It's now quite widely known that for a short period Southport played under the guise of"Southport Vulcan" but many people still ask the question of what happened to the Vulcan name and why it was dropped. The following information was first published over a series of  match day programmes in the

Picking Winners for a Cinderella Club

by Daniel Hayes -

The following article was written by then Southport manager JJ Commins and published in the Topical Times on August 31st 1935. It's amazing how little times have changed. MANAGING the average Third Division club (especially in the Northern Section) is like a puppy dog chasing its tail. It's a struggle to

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