Today we head back to 1951 where Carlisle United were the visitors to Haig Avenue. Whilst Southport did secure the win, the game was more significant for the weather. The Liverpool Echo reported that a "waterlogged ground made conditions difficult at Haig Avenue but Southport went mudlarking in great style". Injuries however
Wilf Birkett
Normal Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 5' 9 1/2
Weight: 11st 2lbs
Born: 26/06/1922 (Haydock)
Died: 24/12/1993 (Haydock)

Player Match Stats
Cambrian Cup, Conference League Cup, English Jubilee Fund, FA Cup , FA Trophy , Football League Cup, Lancashire Floodlit Trophy, Lancashire Junior Cup, Lancashire League Medal Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup, League, Liverpool Challenge Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Northern Premier League Cup, Northern Premier League Shield, PLAY OFFS , President's Cup, President's Inter League, Third Division (North) Cup, Welsh Cup,
Season | Apps | Subs | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1944/1945 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1945/1946 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1946/1947 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
1947/1948 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
1948/1949 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
1949/1950 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
1950/1951 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
1951/1952 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1953/1954 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 211 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances & Goals
Games where player was named on the team sheet
Date | Competition | Venue | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
13/02/1954 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 1 |
06/02/1954 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 2 |
30/01/1954 | League | H | WREXHAM | 4 - 0 |
23/01/1954 | League | H | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
16/01/1954 | League | A | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 1 - 1 |
02/01/1954 | League | H | WORKINGTON | 1 - 1 |
01/01/1954 | League | H | BARNSLEY | 5 - 2 |
28/12/1953 | League | A | BRADFORD PA | 1 - 1 |
25/12/1953 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 1 - 0 |
19/12/1953 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 0 - 1 |
14/12/1953 | FA Cup / 2R | A | PORT VALE | 0 - 2 |
12/12/1953 | FA Cup / 2 | H | PORT VALE | 1 - 1 |
05/12/1953 | League | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 2 - 1 |
28/11/1953 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 5 - 3 |
21/11/1953 | FA Cup / 1 | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 0 |
14/11/1953 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 0 |
07/11/1953 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
31/10/1953 | League | H | CHESTERFIELD | 2 - 1 |
20/10/1953 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | A | ROCHDALE | 2 - 0 |
22/04/1952 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 1 - 2 |
14/04/1952 | League | A | LINCOLN CITY | 0 - 4 |
12/04/1952 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 1 |
11/04/1952 | League | H | LINCOLN CITY | 0 - 3 |
05/04/1952 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 0 - 1 |
29/03/1952 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 0 |
22/03/1952 | League | H | BRADFORD PA | 0 - 0 |
15/03/1952 | League | A | CHESTERFIELD | 0 - 2 |
13/03/1952 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 | A | BARROW | 1 - 3 |
08/03/1952 | League | H | WREXHAM | 2 - 1 |
01/03/1952 | League | A | GRIMSBY TOWN | 1 - 4 |
08/12/1951 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 2 - 1 |
01/12/1951 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 0 - 0 |
27/11/1951 | FA Cup / 1R | H | BANGOR CITY | 3 - 0 |
24/11/1951 | FA Cup / 1 | A | BANGOR CITY | 2 - 2 |
21/04/1951 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 3 - 0 |
17/04/1951 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 1 |
14/04/1951 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 0 - 1 |
10/04/1951 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 0 - 1 |
07/04/1951 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 0 |
04/04/1951 | League | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 1 |
31/03/1951 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 1 - 1 |
26/03/1951 | League | A | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 0 - 0 |
24/03/1951 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 0 - 1 |
23/03/1951 | League | H | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | 2 - 2 |
17/03/1951 | League | A | SHREWSBURY TOWN | 5 - 1 |
10/03/1951 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 1 |
03/03/1951 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 1 - 1 |
24/02/1951 | League | H | LINCOLN CITY | 0 - 2 |
17/02/1951 | League | H | WREXHAM | 3 - 1 |
03/02/1951 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 0 - 4 |
30/01/1951 | League | A | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 1 - 1 |
27/01/1951 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 1 - 0 |
16/01/1951 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 1 - 3 |
11/11/1950 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 1 - 1 |
23/09/1950 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 4 |
16/09/1950 | League | A | BRADFORD PA | 0 - 2 |
12/09/1950 | League | H | BARROW | 4 - 1 |
09/09/1950 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 1 |
07/09/1950 | League | A | BARROW | 1 - 3 |
02/09/1950 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 2 - 0 |
26/08/1950 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 3 |
22/08/1950 | League | A | NEW BRIGHTON | 0 - 1 |
19/08/1950 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 0 |
29/04/1950 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 2 |
08/04/1950 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 0 - 4 |
07/04/1950 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 1 |
01/04/1950 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 2 - 2 |
25/03/1950 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
18/03/1950 | League | H | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
11/03/1950 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 5 - 2 |
04/03/1950 | League | H | LINCOLN CITY | 1 - 1 |
25/02/1950 | League | A | BARROW | 0 - 1 |
18/02/1950 | League | A | NEW BRIGHTON | 0 - 1 |
11/02/1950 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 3 - 3 |
04/02/1950 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 1 - 1 |
28/01/1950 | League | A | LINCOLN CITY | 1 - 1 |
21/01/1950 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 1 |
17/01/1950 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 | H | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1 - 0 |
14/01/1950 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 0 - 3 |
12/01/1950 | FA Cup / 3R | A | HULL CITY | 0 - 5 |
07/01/1950 | FA Cup / 3 | H | HULL CITY | 0 - 0 |
31/12/1949 | League | A | DONCASTER ROVERS | 1 - 5 |
27/12/1949 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 3 - 2 |
26/12/1949 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 2 |
24/12/1949 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 0 |
17/12/1949 | League | A | MANSFIELD TOWN | 2 - 1 |
10/12/1949 | FA Cup / 2 | H | BRADFORD CITY | 2 - 1 |
03/12/1949 | League | H | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 4 - 0 |
01/12/1949 | FA Cup / 1R | A | BARROW | 1 - 0 |
26/11/1949 | FA Cup / 1 | H | BARROW | 1 - 1 |
19/11/1949 | League | H | BARROW | 0 - 1 |
12/11/1949 | League | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 2 - 1 |
05/11/1949 | League | H | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 1 |
29/10/1949 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 0 |
22/10/1949 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 3 - 2 |
19/10/1949 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | A | EVERTON | 3 - 1 |
15/10/1949 | League | A | WREXHAM | 0 - 1 |
08/10/1949 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 0 |
01/10/1949 | League | H | NEW BRIGHTON | 0 - 2 |
29/09/1949 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
24/09/1949 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 2 - 0 |
17/09/1949 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 2 - 1 |
12/09/1949 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 0 - 0 |
10/09/1949 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 2 - 3 |
05/09/1949 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 1 |
03/09/1949 | League | H | DONCASTER ROVERS | 3 - 3 |
31/08/1949 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 1 - 4 |
27/08/1949 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2 - 3 |
22/08/1949 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 1 - 1 |
20/08/1949 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 1 |
07/05/1949 | League | H | WREXHAM | 3 - 0 |
02/05/1949 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 1 - 0 |
30/04/1949 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 0 |
26/04/1949 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 2 - 3 |
23/04/1949 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 2 - 1 |
18/04/1949 | League | H | CHESTER (1885) | 2 - 1 |
16/04/1949 | League | A | DONCASTER ROVERS | 2 - 1 |
15/04/1949 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 2 |
09/04/1949 | League | H | HULL CITY | 0 - 0 |
02/04/1949 | League | A | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 0 - 1 |
26/03/1949 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 3 - 0 |
19/03/1949 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 2 |
15/01/1949 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 0 - 3 |
08/01/1949 | FA Cup / 3 | A | DERBY COUNTY | 1 - 4 |
01/01/1949 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 2 - 4 |
18/12/1948 | FA Cup / 2R | A | YORK CITY | 2 - 0 |
11/12/1948 | FA Cup / 2 | H | YORK CITY | 2 - 2 |
27/11/1948 | FA Cup / 1 | H | HORDEN CW | 2 - 1 |
20/11/1948 | League | H | DONCASTER ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
13/11/1948 | League | A | HULL CITY | 1 - 5 |
06/11/1948 | League | H | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 1 - 3 |
30/10/1948 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 3 |
23/10/1948 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 0 - 1 |
16/10/1948 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 0 - 1 |
09/10/1948 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 1 |
02/10/1948 | League | A | NEW BRIGHTON | 1 - 0 |
28/09/1948 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 | A | BURNLEY | 0 - 3 |
25/09/1948 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 3 - 1 |
18/09/1948 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 1 - 0 |
14/09/1948 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 0 |
11/09/1948 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 1 - 2 |
06/09/1948 | League | A | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 0 - 1 |
04/09/1948 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 2 - 2 |
30/08/1948 | League | A | YORK CITY | 3 - 1 |
28/08/1948 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 2 - 2 |
23/08/1948 | League | H | YORK CITY | 0 - 2 |
21/08/1948 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 0 |
08/05/1948 | Lancashire Senior Cup / Final | H | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1 - 5 |
26/04/1948 | League | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 3 - 0 |
24/04/1948 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 2 |
19/04/1948 | League | H | HARTLEPOOL | 2 - 0 |
17/04/1948 | League | H | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 1 - 2 |
10/04/1948 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 3 - 2 |
05/04/1948 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | EVERTON | 1 - 2 |
03/04/1948 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 2 - 0 |
29/03/1948 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 0 - 0 |
27/03/1948 | League | A | CHESTER (1885) | 0 - 0 |
26/03/1948 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 1 - 1 |
20/03/1948 | League | H | MANSFIELD TOWN | 1 - 1 |
13/03/1948 | League | A | YORK CITY | 3 - 3 |
06/03/1948 | League | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 4 - 0 |
28/02/1948 | League | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 2 |
21/02/1948 | League | A | NEW BRIGHTON | 2 - 2 |
14/02/1948 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 2 - 2 |
07/02/1948 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 0 - 0 |
31/01/1948 | League | H | WREXHAM | 1 - 0 |
24/01/1948 | League | A | GATESHEAD | 2 - 3 |
10/01/1948 | Lancashire Senior Cup / SF | H | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 - 0 |
03/01/1948 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 1 - 2 |
01/01/1948 | League | A | DARLINGTON | 3 - 1 |
26/08/1947 | League | H | LINCOLN CITY | 1 - 1 |
23/08/1947 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 4 |
17/05/1947 | League | A | LINCOLN CITY | 2 - 4 |
10/05/1947 | League | A | DONCASTER ROVERS | 0 - 2 |
05/05/1947 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | SOUTH LIVERPOOL | 1 - 3 |
03/05/1947 | League | A | BARROW | 1 - 2 |
26/04/1947 | League | H | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
19/04/1947 | League | H | DONCASTER ROVERS | 0 - 5 |
12/04/1947 | League | H | ROCHDALE | 0 - 2 |
07/04/1947 | League | A | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 1 - 2 |
05/04/1947 | League | A | NEW BRIGHTON | 0 - 1 |
04/04/1947 | League | H | ROTHERHAM UNITED | 2 - 0 |
29/03/1947 | League | H | HALIFAX TOWN | 6 - 1 |
22/03/1947 | League | A | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 - 1 |
15/03/1947 | League | H | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 0 - 1 |
01/03/1947 | League | H | BRADFORD CITY | 0 - 1 |
22/02/1947 | League | A | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 4 - 2 |
15/02/1947 | League | H | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 4 - 1 |
01/02/1947 | League | H | CREWE ALEXANDRA | 2 - 2 |
25/01/1947 | League | A | HARTLEPOOL | 0 - 3 |
18/01/1947 | League | H | GATESHEAD | 2 - 1 |
14/01/1947 | Liverpool Senior Cup / 1 2L | H | SOUTH LIVERPOOL | 1 - 1 |
11/01/1947 | League | H | NEW BRIGHTON | 2 - 0 |
04/01/1947 | League | A | HULL CITY | 0 - 4 |
28/12/1946 | League | H | DARLINGTON | 2 - 2 |
26/12/1946 | League | A | YORK CITY | 1 - 1 |
25/12/1946 | League | H | YORK CITY | 0 - 3 |
21/12/1946 | League | A | WREXHAM | 1 - 1 |
07/12/1946 | League | A | ROCHDALE | 0 - 0 |
04/12/1946 | Liverpool Senior Cup / 1 1L | A | SOUTH LIVERPOOL | 1 - 1 |
30/11/1946 | FA Cup / 1 | A | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 0 - 2 |
23/11/1946 | League | A | HALIFAX TOWN | 1 - 1 |
16/11/1946 | League | H | CARLISLE UNITED | 0 - 2 |
09/11/1946 | League | A | ACCRINGTON STANLEY | 0 - 1 |
02/11/1946 | League | H | BARROW | 2 - 2 |
03/04/1946 | Liverpool Senior Cup | A | LIVERPOOL | 0 - 2 |
19/09/1945 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 2L | A | MANCHESTER CITY | 0 - 5 |
05/09/1945 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 1 1L | H | MANCHESTER CITY | 3 - 2 |
28/04/1945 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 2L | A | EVERTON | 1 - 1 |
21/04/1945 | Lancashire Senior Cup / 2 1L | H | EVERTON | 0 - 5 |
26/12/1944 | Liverpool Senior Cup / SF 1L | A | TRANMERE ROVERS | 2 - 5 |