2020 was a tough year for everyone, but for football clubs, and societies like ourselves this has been made more difficult through the pandemic by not having fans able to attend games. We spoke to the club and asked how we could do our bit to support the ongoing work of
Website Updates
Research Update – December 2020
Research Update – November 2020
Research during the past month has continued to focus on players who represented the club during the first and second world war. We have identified a further WW1 casualty in Arthur Stringfellow thanks to a reference unearthed in the Lancashire Evening Post in September 1918. Arthur too is buried/commemorated in France and
Research Update October 2020
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. League 1962-63 - 12/04/63 H Lincoln (Existence confirmed!) 1979-80 - 02/05/80 A Worksop 1981-82 - 28/11/81 A Morecambe (probable None Issue) & 17/2/82 H Witton Albion (Missing Insert only) 1982-83 - 19/2/83 A Grantham
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
