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OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SOUTHPORT FC • ISSUE 18 • £2.50 v BRADFORD PARK AVENUE SATURDAY 01/02/2020 • KICK OFF 3.00PM NOTESMANAGERS SOUTHPORT Good afternoon one for the future. FOOTBALL CLUB everyone and a warm It was good to see so many of welcome to everyone our supporters at Evesham last The Pure Stadium, Haig Avenue, Saturday, thank you for your Southport, PR8 6JZ from Bradford especially support. Tel: 01704-533422 Mark Bower who I know Getting two W’s in the results Fax: 01704-533455 very well. column after six L’s looks a lot Website: www.southportfc.net Bradford have found it tough better and as I write we are only Twitter: @southport_fc this season but with a couple of two points off sixth place. We exceptions they are not getting have 15 games to play including Directors: Ian Kyle, Liam Watson & beaten out of sight so we know trips to King’s Lynn and Brackley Steven Porter that once again it will be a so it is as ever here at Southport Football Club going to be an President: Sam Shrouder difficult afternoon with both sides all out to pick up the three exciting end to the season as we In accordance with paragraph 2.13 of rules of The continue to make our bid for the National League, the Club makes the following points. statement: How many times have I said play offs. Southport Football Club is a Company, limited by that a win in any competition is It was a slightly frustrating shares, registered in England and Wales with important and can and so often week in the run up to the registered number 01486711. Gloucester game on the player The following individuals hold a significant interest has lead to a win in the next in Southport Football Club (defined as being more game, So it proved. We went to front. We thought we had a than 10% of the voting rights): Ian Kyle player coming in Pilkington in the Manager: Liam Watson Liverpool Senior then due to Cup and did a unforeseen Assistant Manager: Jon McCarthy thoroughly circumstances it Secretary: James Tedford 01704-533422 professional job didn’t work out. I [email protected] there and am always looking Head Of Commercial: Steve Brown 07809 followed that up to strengthen but I 489 370 [email protected] don’t want to with a hard fought Community Development: Darren 1-0 win at bring anyone in Wildman [email protected] just to make up Gloucester last Events Manager: Claire Kyle Saturday. the numbers and [email protected] they must be I mentioned in Physio: Dan Gabrielson my post match vid ready to go with Alan that the straight in to the Club Chaplain: Paul Taylor big difference is team. Kit: Hamish Morton getting everyone back fit and with I am hoping that by the time Groundsman: Paul Brookes the exception of Marcus I had a you read these notes there will full squad to choose from which have been one addition to the Programme Editor & Sales: Rob Urwin contact [email protected] is always going to help us. Connor squad but as Rob is pressing me 077900-41514 and George were unlucky to miss to meet his print deadlines it’s not over the line as yet so I cant Programme Design: Simon Cooper out after great performances in Excel Print Ltd the previous two games but it confirm anything tonight. As always stick behind the lads Website: Rob Urwin was nice to have options from the bench. I gave Charlie (Albinson) a for 90 minutes and thank you for Press Officer: Alan Jones your support. break. He is a young keeper who is Media Assistants: Amos Wynn & James Houghton learning all the time and will go Liam on to be a great ‘keeper, I am Technical Services: Les Rooney certain of that. Managers notes sponsored by Club Shop Manager: Christine Classon Talking of Connor it was great Club Shop Matchday: Christine Classon, to see him get the hat-trick at Kerry Hartwell & Michael Hopkins Pilkington. He is a great young lad Matchday Announcer: Nicola Cave who is learning all the time and I have high hopes that he will be Photography Julia Urwin #ONEPORT03 WITH STEVE PORTER BOARDROOM BRIEF Good afternoon and welcome to The Pure community theme, I would like to mention that Stadium for today’s game against Bradford Sefton has been given – Borough of Culture 2020, Park Avenue and I take this opportunity to the first time Sefton has been given this title. welcome the traveling fans, players, staff and At the beginning of February, we see stage one Directors from Bradford. of the building work to the toilets within the Well, since my last programme notes it’s ground. As always ladies first and then the gents been a very difficult period!! It all started ok with start after the Spennymoor game. our very long trips to South Shields and Blyth I don’t think it will be of any inconvenience to Spartans respectively. Two good performances anybody, we may politely request you keep your and a well earned winning replay at home legs crossed a bit longer and maybe walk a bit against South Shields. Then came Christmas and further to the next available toilet. the New Year period!! I really don’t think I need I have also received an update for the to say a lot more about those games, we all “Fanzone”. As previously mentioned, the know what the outcome was. structure is assembled and ready for installation Quickly moving on! It was good to get back to and hopefully the ground works will start soon winning ways last week, with our short trip to after Sefton Council hear the application on the Pilkington in the Liverpool Senior Cup. It was 11th February. TIY would like to thank George also great to see two brilliant performances Howard of Howard and McNamara, who kindly from Connor and George, Connor especially with assisted with planning & build applications. his hattrick and I have to mention George’s George is a regular supporter of SFC so it will be assists. nice for George to know, literally he has a footing It was a change for the lads to play on a 3G in the club (sorry)!!! surface, the facility at Pilkington was fantastic. On writing these notes we have just returned The whole place was alive with activity. Whilst from a bitterly cold Evesham, home of our game was being played, they had local youth Gloucester City. It’s great to get back to winning football training sessions and games being ways. It was made difficult for us as they fighting played. to pull away from the bottom three and prior to That brings me swiftly on to if we, Southport our game they had made some experienced as a community had a facility like that. It just so signings. But still, it was a solid performance, happens we are attending a first meeting with now let’s kick on and go on an unbeaten run. Meols Cop School, Sefton Council and ourselves. I was hoping my great mate and SFC legend Plans have been drawn up of a proposed facility. would be here today, last time I saw Dicko (Steve Let’s see how the meeting goes and Darren our Dickinson) he was goal keeping coach at today’s Community Development Officer will be able to opponents!! But no more. Today is also his 47th keep us updated. Birthday. This facility is just what this town needs for Until next time get behind the lads. COME ON the growth of our local future superstars. Mums THE PORT! and Dads would welcome not having to travel to Steve other parts of the county to train on a top facility. As you may have seen Darren’s interview, he has been working very hard with many Our Boardroom Notes community projects. I just think it needs to be are Sponsored By mentioned the hard work that is put in week in, Cobra Frames week out at the club. James our secretary is also involved with everything that goes on so will also be keeping us all up to date on hopefully exciting projects coming to fruition. Keeping with a 04#ONEPORT AROUND THE CLUB JACK DOYLE LEGEND IN THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUNGE Jack Doyle has signed an extended contract that keeps him at Southport until May 2022. This afternoon’s The left-back, who Legend In The Lounge is joined the club last Paul Evans. summer, has impressed Paul made 190 league since arriving at the starts in goal for the It was a happy tenth Pure Stadium. club between February birthday to Cameron 1982 to March 1989. He Hayes at our last game, RUSSELL BENJAMIN also made 104 cup pictured here with appearances and is one manager Liam Watson of only two players to and his signed ball. make over 100 cup starts, the other is MAN OF THE MATCH David Gamble. His 294 total starts puts him in fourth place overall with only Gambo (379), Steve Dickinson(360) and Martin Clark (319) Russ has also extended ahead of him. He is George Newell picked his contract through to sixth in line in the up the MOTM award in May 2021. terms of league games. the Boston game. #ONEPORT05 Good afternoon and welcome to the Pure Stadium for today’s match against Bradford Park Avenue. A big thank you today to our Match Sponsors and Kit Suppliers Kappa. enjoyed supporting the team at home and enjoying some fantastic corporate events.