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A season of changing character saw Southport, instilled with a fine team spirit by trainer-coach George Mutch, fight their way up the table into a challenging position, by Christmas. The turning point came on December 31st with a 5-1 reverse at Doncaster Hovers, after which only one victory was recorded
Tag: 1921-1950
1948/49 Season Summary
After taking thirteen points from their first twelve outings, the defence was severely weakened by Arthur Turner's departure to Crewe Alexandra as Manager-Trainer in October. While Turner was at centre-half blocking the path to goal Southport had some measure of success. They finished next to the foot of the table but
1947/48 Season Summary
In January 1948 Southport looked certainties for a place in the re-election zone; then, along with the returning Alan Ball, Arthur Turner was signed from Birmingham City. He was immediately appointed captain and inspired the side by words and example to such effect that the remaining 17 games produced 21
1946/47 Season Summary
1945/46 Season Summary
The last wartime football season got underway very much how it had been outlined in the May meeting. The Football League held their annual meeting in London on Monday 23rd July with most of the decisions already taken. The lack of fixtures for the Third Division clubs was sorted out.
1944/45 Season Summary
The fifth wartime meeting of the Football League Management Committee was held at Blackpool on the 17th June. Basically the meeting rubber stamped the plan for the previous two seasons being repeated. The Football League North and the Football League North 2nd Championship had grown into massive leagues. Last season
1943/44 Season Summary
The war looked very different at the fourth meeting of the Football League Management Committee. The Allies had taken the whole of North Africa, whilst in the North Atlantic German U-boats were having a hard time losing 43 boats in May 1943. The Germans were in retreat on the eastern
1942/43 Season Summary
The war news had changed from being as bad as ever, to being a different type of news. In December 1941 the Germans had been stopped before Moscow, but by the summer of 1942 they were biting deeper into the Soviet Union again. On the day before the leagues meeting
1941/42 Season Summary
The Football League Management Committee met at the Victoria Station Hotel, Nottingham on 9th June 1941 with no sign of the war coming to an end any time soon. They announced that for the forthcoming season they would ditch the hated goal average system and go back to the usual points
1940/41 Season Summary
Newsprint became scarce and after 1939-40 programmes were reduced to a single sheet. Despite the escalation of the war the local pressmen — and in particular Len Peet ("The Scout' of the Southport Journal) — published a constant stream of football news which was eagerly lapped up by the increasing
1939/40 Season Summary
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 19 August 1939 Life in the summer of 1939 continued largely as normal. The club installed Billy Semple as head trainer in place of Jimmy Seddon while Bob Jones returned as his assistant. Liverpool Daily Post - Monday 24 July 1939 At the Football League's Annual General Meeting it was decided that all
1938/39 Season Summary
1937/38 Season Summary
The improvement of the previous season was maintained. Although finishing in 16th position - two places below that achieved in 1936-37-Southport actually obtained 38 points, one more than twelve months earlier, despite managing only one victory by the end of September. Dave Hill, a dominating centre-half, was signed from Plymouth. He
1936/37 Season Summary
The season of 1936-37 can, in retrospect, be identified as the one in which Southport turned the corner. Gordon Hunt made a positive start as Secretary and by the April had been promoted to Secretary-Manager, the position vacated by Jimmy Commins. His early signings reflected, not untypically, his leaning towards
1935/36 Season Summary
The fact that Southport completed this season at all was an achievement, as support dwindled to its lowest ever level. Once again the 'Port had to go cap-in-hand to the Football League, but they were re-elected easily enough, receiving 47 votes to New Brighton's 38, with unsuccessful applicants Shrewsbury Town