A lifelong supporter of Southport Football Club, John Church did more than anyone to keep the football flag flying at Haig Avenue during his long tenure of the Chaimanship. A successful Scarisbrick produce merchant, he was co-opted to the board in November 1957 and served the club faithfully in that
Personalities
Articles about non-playing and non-managing personalities from the club’s history.
Jack Tait
Jack Clough
Edgar Raynor
Jimmy Seddon
Southport’s trainer during their great revival between 1936 and 1939, he had begun his professional career With Bolton Wanderers in 1912 and actually made his début for Bolton Reserves against Southport Central at Ash Lane. He had previously played for Hamilton Central in the West Lancashire League. With the
Jimmy Fraser
Reuben Hilton
George Fox Moore
“Sam” Banner
Thomas George Shipley
T. G. Shipley became Secretary of Southport Central in 1897. He had been the founder of Southport Royal in 1894 and in 1895 he had helped found the Southport and District League. He stayed with Central for eleven years as secretary before retiring to run an off-license on 5 Bury
Edwin Clayton
Liverpool Evening Express - Saturday 07 January 1939 A native of Ormskirk, he came to live in Southport in 1893 and immediately showed great interest in a number of sporting activities. He was assistant treasurer of the miniature rifle range and chief organiser of Derby Road Cricket Club, which he captained
Bert Pelham
Bertram Pelham was the Secretary of New Brighton when they joined the Football League in 1923; in August 1927 he was appointed their Secretary-Manager and he held this position until assuming the same role at Southport in April 1931. Almost immediately Southport won the Liverpool Senior Cup for the first
My 25 years as a fan
25 years I've been watching Southport Football Club.... It sounds a long time. It sounds even longer when I think that I started supporting the club about 6 or 7 years before most of the lads I'm now coaching were born! My first football experience was when I was 3 years old. My
Gordon Hunt
GORDON HUNT -AN APPRECIATION Southport Football Club's period of membership of the Football League spanned 57 years; for one man to have worked for a football club-anq frequently a struggling club at that-over no fewer than 53 of those years is quite exceptional; but few men are as dedicated and loyal