Colin Alty
Real Name: Colin AltyBorn: 23/10/1944 (Birkdale Southport)
Arguably Southport’s most versatile performer, this local product was a member of the 1959 Southport Schoolboys side which won the Lancashire Schools Cup. He was Willie Cunningham’s first signing, having been with Preston North End since leaving school without making their League side. During his 6 years at Haig Avenue he represented the Club in every position except goalkeeper, a role he once fulfilled with Preston North End ‘A’. In 1965-66 Billy Bingham moved him to centre-forward to take the weight off Alan Spence and he scored many vital goals especially in the club’s renowned F.A. Cup run. His dying seconds winner at Ipswich is well documented elsewhere. His best season at Haig Avenue was the promotion year of 1966-67 when he missed just one match and, switching to centre-half in mid-season, was the first winner of the ‘Player of the Year’ award. His brother Alan was a popular goalkeeper in the early N.P.L. days. Since retiring from football Colin has become a most accomplished squash player and still resides in Banks.
Career: Preston North End, amr 10 May 1960, pro 31 Oct. 1961; Southport, 2 July 1964; Morecambe, Aug. 1970; Skelmersdale United, 1973
Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9
The player made an appearance in the following games:
Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round |
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09/08/1969 | Southport | Bristol Rovers | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
27/08/1969 | Fulham | Southport | 3 - 2 | 1 | Football League | D3 |
30/08/1969 | Bradford City | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
06/09/1969 | Southport | Plymouth Argyle | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
09/09/1969 | Southport Reserves | Shrewsbury Town Reserves | 5 - 0 | 1 | Northern Floodlit League | |
13/09/1969 | Shrewsbury Town | Southport | 1 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
16/09/1969 | Southport | Luton Town | 0 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
20/09/1969 | Southport | Stockport County | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
25/09/1969 | Wigan Athletic | Southport | 2 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 |
27/09/1969 | Doncaster Rovers | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
01/10/1969 | Gillingham | Southport | 2 - 4 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
04/10/1969 | Southport | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
08/10/1969 | Southport | Walsall | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
11/10/1969 | Bury | Southport | 4 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
22/11/1969 | Southport | Reading | 6 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
29/11/1969 | Tranmere Rovers | Southport | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
06/12/1969 | Halifax Town | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
13/12/1969 | Southport | Shrewsbury Town | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
26/12/1969 | Barrow | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
10/01/1970 | Stockport County | Southport | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
17/01/1970 | Southport | Doncaster Rovers | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
28/01/1970 | Chester Reserves | Southport Reserves | 4 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
10/02/1970 | Southport Reserves | Crewe Alexandra Reserves | 1 - 1 | 1 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
10/03/1970 | Rotherham United | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
01/04/1970 | Mansfield Town | Southport | 5 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
03/04/1970 | Southport | Fulham | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
07/04/1970 | Southport | Halifax Town | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
14/04/1970 | Luton Town | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
17/04/1970 | Southport | Gillingham | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
20/04/1970 | Orient | Southport | 3 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
22/04/1970 | Reading | Southport | 8 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |