The results and line-ups for the whole World War Two period are now complete and match reports have also been added where they were missing. It has been a goal since the start of lockdown to be able to complete this part of our history and I'm delighted that I
Website Updates
Research Update September 2020
Research Update July 2020
"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
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
Player Search
Cup Competition Missing Data
FA Cup 10/10/1896 R1Q H BLACKBURN PARK ROAD W 4 - 2 Goals: R. Mellor, Heywood, C. Hallows & a scrimmage (reported in Preston Herald) 21/11/1896 R3Q A 3600 STALYBRIDGE ROVERS L 1 - 3 Goal:R. MellorJ. Gee,T. Smith,,T. Sellars,J. Tattersall,,J. Kirwan,,L. Halsall,,R. Mellor,C. Hallows,R. Astley 20/10/1900 R2Q A HUDSONS W 2 -
League Missing Data
Missing/Incomplete Line-Ups 1912-13 17/02/1913 A STOCKPORT COUNTY RESERVES L 0 - 1 T. Saunders, J. Yarwood, A. Stringfellow, B. Semple 25/02/1913 A GLOSSOP RESERVES D 1 - 1 A. StringfellowW. Hodge, A. Stringfellow, R. Turnell 22/03/1913 A ROCHDALE L 0 – 8T. Saunders, J. Yarwood, A. Stringfellow, T. Wright 1913-14 01/04/1914 A BRADFORD CITY RESERVES L 0
War-Period Missing Data
Missing/Incomplete Line-Ups First World War 1914-15 28/12/1914 H BRADFORD CITY RESERVES L 0 – 1 J. Hodgkiss, G. Hurst, H. Warner, W. Rigby, S. Spruce 02/01/1915 A LIVERPOOL RESERVES L 0 – 3 J. Hodgkiss, J. Pilling, F. Whatmough, B. Caulfield, B. Semple, N. Howard, ?. Evans 16/02/1915 A HUDDERSFIELD TOWN RESERVES L 0 – 2 J. Hodgkiss,
Programmes Wanted
If you have any of the following programmes for sale, or are able to confirm that no programme was issued, please get in touch. danhayes1881@gmail.com. 1959-60 27/10/59 A Blackburn Rovers Lancashire Senior Cup 1st Round24/11/59 H Blackburn Rovers Lancashire Senior Cup 1st Round Replay01/12/59 H Blackburn Rovers Lancashire Senior Cup 1st Round
Have you ever held a role at the club? You may be able to help!
With the addition to the board of three new directors this season things are really starting to look up off the field. Whilst we were not in any financial difficulty prior to their arrival I wanted to take a look back at previous boardroom changes at the club and the
Mystery Players
Over the years Southport have named a number of players in either their starting line-up or amongst the substitutes who I do not have full name for. Trawling through programmes has shed no light either. If you can shed any light on who these mystery men were, it will help
Going back to basics
Match by Match Line-Ups
Match by Match Line-Ups
Southport Central
I'm starting to add as much information to the site as possible regarding our pre-football league days. Over the past month I've added all of the league tables and season summaries from 1881 to 1921, and I'm also adding details of a number of known players. Some of the things you