Southport

Club History

Who are Southport?

Southport have a MUCH prouder Football League heritage than us. That is gospel. In fact, Port’s time in the league lasted almost six decades. Hell, they even have a Division Four title to their name – for those of you born after 1992, that’s the step of the ladder we’re at now. And, if you like the coinkydinks, Port’s finest run (arguably, for the sake of whiners) was a three-year stretch in the old Div Three at the end of the 1960s. That’d be the same as, ooh, we don’t know, spending three years in League One.

Familiar, huh?

But, let’s get back to business. We aren’t here to give you the potted history of Southport Football Club. The first time we met, as you may expect, was in the GM Vauxhall Conference. February 1995, to be exact. We lost. And it set the scene for a pretty up-and-down record against the Merseysiders. To date, Southport have beat us more times than we’ve beat them – though we promise a caveat is on the way. Our visit in November 2002 stands out, mainly because our goal tally on that day equalled our red card count. NAWTY!

How to get to Southport

By Car

By Road

Take the M1 northbound, followed by the M6. It doesn’t matter how you choose to get onto the M6. You can take the M6 Toll past Birmingham or the A50 to Stoke. It’s your call. Once on the M6, however, continue north to junction 26; taking you onto the M58.

At Junction 3, exit onto the A570 passing Skelmersdale and Ormskirk. Once you enter the Kew district of the town, take the third exit at a roundabout and take Scarisbrick New Road for a short while. On the right will be the ground.

By Rail

By Rail

Station: SOUTHPORT
Services to: LIVERPOOL SOUTH PARKWAY (for CREWE)

The ground is about a mile away from the main station. Leave the station onto Chapel Street, which runs along the back of the station. Turn left into Tulketh Street and follow around past a car park, and it should bring you out onto the A570 Eastbank Street.

Turn left onto Eastbank Street and keep walking along this road as you will eventually reach the ground.

If you get off the train at Meols Cop station, turn left into Hawthorne Grove and then left again into Bishpam Road. As the railway passes under a four-way junction, turn left yet again so you are heading down Norwood Road. As you pass Peel Street and Crowland Road to your left, Haig Avenue should almost immediately be on the right.

Parking

Parking

The club has no car park for fans. So, it’s likely you’ll need to find on-street parking in the surrounding areas. There are some restrictions in force, however.