Southport have only played at Wembley once in their history so the eleven that stepped out underneath the twin towers on that day in May 1998 will forever be remembered. The man I caught up with last week was one of those men. Manchester born Ged Kielty played for the
Tag: Lancashire Junior Cup
The Lancashire County Cup Story
An experiment to play all Lancashire Cup games late in the season was deemed unsuccessful and the early rounds of the competition went back to being played in the first half of the campaign. For Southport this meant that by the end of September 1937 their interest in the competition
The Lancashire County Cup Story
The Lancashire FA’s Senior Challenge Cup is one of the oldest cup competitions in England dating back to 1879, two years before Southport Football Club were formed. Their first participation in the Lancashire Cup wasn’t until 1882 when they opened their account as 4-0 victors over Stacksteads Working Mens club. The
Lancashire Junior Cup Results
Thanks to the kind help of Lancashire FA historian Gordon Small I have now been able to complete the list of Lancashire Junior Cup results dating back to 1888. For the full list of results click here Between 1947 and 1951 Southport did enter their reserves in the competition whilst the first