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| Full name | Southport Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Sandgrounders The Seasiders Yellows |
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| Founded | 1881 (as Southport Central) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Haig Avenue Southport (Capacity 6,008) |
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| Chairman |  Charlie Clapham |
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| Manager | Gary Brabin |
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| League | Conference North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Conference North, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Foundation: 1881-1921
The club was founded in 1881, and played at the Sussex Road Sportsground & Scarisbrick New Road. At the start of the 1905/6 season, the club moved to its present home, Haig Avenue which was then known as Ash Lane. In 1911, the club became founder members of the Central League. In 1918, the club was renamed as Southport Vulcan - having been bought by the Vulcan Motor Company - becoming the first club to take a sponsor's name. Vulcan, based in Southport, England, made cars from 1902 until 1928 and Commercial vehicles until 1953
League history: 1921-1978
In 1921 the club joined The Football League became a founder member of the Third Division North. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from In 1931, Southport became the first club from the Third Division North to reach the sixth round (quarter-finals) of the FA Cup, where they lost 9-1 to Everton. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. A year later the club recorded its record attendance, when 20,010 watched them play Newcastle United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
Having finished in the bottom half of the table at the end of the 1957/8 season, the club dropped into the Fourth Division following the reorganisation of the Third Division North and Third Division South into Third and Fourth Divisions. "Fourth Division" redirects here For usage of the term in the Military, see 4th Division. The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958 The club's first promotion came at the end of the 1966/7 season, when they finished as runners-up in the Fourth Division behind Stockport County under the guidance of Billy Bingham, who later went on to manage the Northern Irish national team. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. They were relegated back to the Fourth Division in 1970, but won promotion again in 1973 when they finished as Fourth Division Champions. Relegation back to the Fourth Division followed the very next season. This heralded a period of decline as crowds dropped - on some occasions into just three figures - and the ground fell into disrepair.
Disaster struck in 1978, when the club were voted out of the Football League following three consecutive 23rd (out of 24) placed finishes, and were replaced by Wigan Athletic. Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The voting couldn't have been tighter, as the clubs drew on the first ballot (when many had expected Rochdale to be voted out), but Wigan's superior canvassing ensured that they won the second ballot. Rochdale Association Football Club is a English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Non-league football: from 1978
The club dropped into the Northern Premier League, where they remained until finishing as Champions in the 1992/3 season, and were promoted to the Football Conference. History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the In 1998 the club had its first (and only) trip to Wembley, when they lost 1-0 to Cheltenham Town in the final of the FA Trophy. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League One, the third tier of English football History It was created by The Football Association in 1969 for Semi-professional teams to complement the existing FA Amateur Cup. 10,000 Southport fans made the trip to London to see the match. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
The club were relegated back to the Northern Premier League at the end of the 2002/3 season. They became founder members of the new Conference North in 2004/5, and were the league's first Champions, earning promotion back to the newly-renamed Conference National. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. In the 2005/6 season, Southport spent much of their time at the bottom of the table, but managed to secure survival with a five-game unbeaten run culminating in a 1-1 away draw with third-placed Grays Athletic on 25th April. Grays Athletic Football Club are a football team from the south east of England, representing the town of Grays, Thurrock, Essex The manager at the time, Liam Watson, stated that this feat was more impressive than their title winning accomplishments the season before.
Change to Full Time: from 2006
In 2006 the club changed to full time, with Liam Watson deciding in January he was moving to Burscough at the end of the season a new manager in Paul Cook was appointed. This led to a massive overhaul of the squad, with many players unwilling or unable to go full time. This proved to be a disastrous turn of events. Cook had to assemble a complete squad with just six of the original squad remaining. After a run of poor results, his contract was terminated on the 3 January 2007. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
The first match after Cook's departure saw Dino Maamria and Steve Whitehall take over as caretaker manager team and they succeeded in leading the team to a 3-1 home win over free-falling Grays, a match which also saw Carl Baker make his 100th appearance in a Southport shirt.
The only other match which saw the Maamria-Whitehall manager team was a 2-1 defeat in the FA Trophy at the hands of Salisbury before Peter Davenport, who had previously had an unbeaten spell as caretaker-manager of the club in 2001, was named as Cook's successor two weeks later.
Davenport's new team, aided with decent signings in the transfer window, started to churn out decent results. This did not last long however, and, due to Southport's ability to concede late goals in most games, the club looked certain to drop down a league, however again doubts were cast as the club won 4 matches on the run, and with 2 matches left were only two points off safety. However these matches were against play off hopefuls York City and Exeter City. York City Football Club is an English football club based in York, North Yorkshire. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined After losing to a Clayton Donaldson penalty against York, the Sandgrounders were relegated the following Tuesday, not even playing a game, after relegation rivals Grays and Halifax both won their games. Clayton Andrew Donaldson (born 7 February 1984 in Bradford, England is an English footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra as a Striker.
The club stayed full time, looking to bounce straight back up from the Blue Square North to the top of non-league football.
Southport signed Neil Prince and Karl Noon from Stalybridge Celtic and Marine respectively. Peter Davenport also brought in goalkeeper Richard Whiteside, midfielder Dave Prout and right back Chris Lever after trials from Oldham. The biggest news in the transfer period for Southport fans however, was the departure of star right winger Carl Baker to Morecambe FC, for a fee believed to be £50,000. Carl Paul Baker (born 26 December 1982 in Whiston, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire.
Southport Football Club announced on Monday April 7, 2008 that manager Peter Davenport and assistant Huw Griffiths left the club with immediate effect. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The club placed on record their appreciation for everything they both contributed to Southport Football Club.
Former player Gary Brabin was initially been given the job till the end of the season and guided the team into the play-offs only to go out on penalties away at Stalybridge Celtic, however only 3 days later the club announced their ambitions early by appointing Gary Brabin full time and thus keeping their full-time playing status for another season at least.
Honours
- Conference North Champions 2004/05
- Northern Premier League Champions 1992/93
- Football League Division Four Champions 1972/73
- Lancashire Senior Cup Winners 1904/05
- Lancashire Junior Cup Winners 1919/20, 1992/93, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2000/01, 2005/2006, 2007/2008
- Liverpool Senior Cup Winners 1930/03, 1931/32, 1943/43, 1962/63, 1974/75, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1998/99
Trust In Yellow
Trust In Yellow is the Supporters Trust of the club. The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place History The Northern Premier League (NPL was founded in 1968, as the northern equivalent of the Southern League, decades after the other two leagues at what The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Lancashire County Football Association Senior Cup (officially known as the Lancashire Football Association Canterbury Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons The Lancashire Football Association Challenge Trophy was first played for in 1885 (when it was known as the Lancashire Junior Cup The Liverpool County Football Association Senior Cup, commonly known as the Liverpool Senior Cup, is a football Knockout tournament involving teams from It was formed on 26 April by a set of supporters who were unhappy with the lack of communication between the club and its fans in an effort to get more involved and have a bigger say in the running of the club. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. T. I. Y. is a member of Supporters Direct, a body funded by Sport England. Sport England is the brand name for the English Sports Council and is a Non-departmental public body under the Department for
The aims of the Trust include, building relationships between the supporters and the fans and to help the club in its efforts to achieve success.
The trust gained its’ name having asked supporters to suggest a suitable title for their organization. Subsequently, TIY, asked match-goers and exiles via the internet, to vote on their preferred name from a shortlist, prior to the game against Canvey Island on February 6th 2006. Over 400 Participants voted Trust in Yellow. The trust logo was also selected by supporters, following on from a competition within the local schools, the logo above was chosen designed by James Dorman of Ainsdale Hope. This represents Trust in Yellows’ desire to work closely with its supporters and the local community.
The trust also hopes to open its’ own office in the close season where members can purchase/renew memberships, book a place on a coach or acquire merchandise and air their views.
Recently the trust approved a proposal by assistant manager Huw Griffiths to fund the purchase of top of the range heart monitors, to assist in improving player's fitness.
At the T. I. Y. Annual General Meeting on the 29th May Jon O'Byrne, resigned from his post as the Trust' chairman.
Current squad
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Notable players and managers
- Billy Ayre - former manager of Blackpool and Cardiff City amongst others
- Billy Bingham - manager of Northern Irish national team and Everton
- Luther Blissett - England international and A.C. Milan player
- Peter Davenport - England international and Manchester United player. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Oliver James is a former Tranmere Rovers youth player who was signed by Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer on the 3 July, 2007. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Matthew James "Matt" Hocking (born January 30 1978 in Boston, England) is an English football defender who currently plays In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Christopher James "Chris" Holland (born 11 September 1975 in Whalley, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Neil Robinson (born November 18, 1979) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Southport William "Billy" Ayre ( May 7, 1952 – April 16, 2002) was an English footballer who played for three different Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. Cardiff City Football Club (Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. For the English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace FC, see Billy Bingham (English footballer. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Luther Loide Blissett (born 1 February 1958 in Falmouth, Jamaica) is a footballer and coach The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Peter Davenport (born March 24 1961 in Birkenhead) is an English former professional footballer and until April 2008 was manager of The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
- Peter Desmond
- Hughie Fisher - winner of an FA Cup winner's medal with Southampton in 1976
- Jimmy Melia - led Brighton & Hove Albion to the 1983 FA Cup Final
- Jimmy Meadows - England international
- Stan Mortensen - England international and FA Cup winner with Blackpool in 1953
- Andy Mutch - England B international
- Matt O'Mahoney
- Alex Parker - Scotland international and League winner with Everton in 1962-63
- Bill Perry - England international and scored the winning goal for Blackpool in the famous 1953 FA Cup Final, "The Matthews Final"
- Cyril Robinson - also part of the Blackpool team in the 1953 FA Cup Final
- Mark Wright - England international and Liverpool player
- Eric Redrobe
References
External links
- Southportfc.tv :: Official Club Website
- Port Chat: A forum for Southport fans
- Full Record of Southport's League Positions
- Excellent Statistics website
- Trust In Yellow, Independent Supporters Trust
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