The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Today sees us looking at the third player in our ‘’Promotion Personalities’ series, the Scot, Alex Parker. A native of Irvine, Ayrshire, Alexander Hershaw Parker began his career with Kello Rovers who

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. In today’s Promotion Personality feature we look at one of the lesser known players from the 1966/67 promotion winning side, Tommy Roberts. Tommy showed tremendous promise as a member of the

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Thanks again to Michael Braham for today’s Promotion Personality feature. Today we look at Dick Marshall, who was born in Burbage, Leicestershire. Dick attended Hinckley Grammar School and played for Hinckley

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full.  Eric Curwen, the subject of this week’s profile, had an outstanding schoolboy football career. A native of Blackpool, he played for the town schoolboys team and also represented Lancashire and England

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full.  Today's personality from the 1966-67 promotion winning side is Garston born Ron Smith. Ron worked on the railway after leaving school and turned out for a local railway team in the

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Although Colin Alty was the only local lad in the promotion winning team of 1966/67, the subject of today’s profile, Ambrose Clarke was a product of Southport Junior Football. On leaving

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Alex Russell must be numbered among the great Southport servants of all eras. His 346 League appearances was only exceeded by Arthur Peat and only Alan Spence and Joe Patrick scored

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Born in Wallasey on 25th July 1944, Fred Molyneux was a kingpin in Southport’s rearguard for more than three seasons. He joined Liverpool as an amateur on leaving school, turning professional

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. "When are you going to feature Eric Redrobe in ‘Promotion Personalities‘" is a question which Southport supporters have been asking me ever since the present series began. There is no doubt

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. The subject of today's profile, Ian Joseph McKinlay, was dubbed "Boy Wonder" as a 17 year-old when pitch-forked into Southport’s First team by Billy Bingham after only a few Lancashire Combination

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. Today we feature the second article in our new *Promotion Personalities* series. One of the full-backs in Billy Bingham‘s promotion winning side in 1966/67 was Kevin Cairns, who we look at

The following article was published during the 1989-90 season in the match day programme and is reproduced here in full. During the course of this season we will be running a regular article under the title of 'Promotion Personalities' that will feature the individual players who secured promotion to Division Three