OFFICAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SOUTHPORT FC • ISSUE 13 • £2.50 v GLOUCESTER CITY SATURDAY 7/12/2019 • KICK OFF 3.00PM NOTESMANAGERS SOUTHPORT We welcome Gloucester City to. If it’s South Shields it will mean FOOTBALL CLUB to The Pure Stadium this two long trips to the North East in afternoon. Thank you for the space of seven days as we are The Pure Stadium, Haig Avenue, coming to the game. due at Blyth on December 21st. Southport, PR8 6JZ A special welcome to James At Kidderminster last Saturday Tel: 01704-533422 Rowe who has only just been we went out and did the job and I Fax: 01704-533455 appointed in to the role at never felt like we were going to Website: www.southportfc.net Gloucester City, best of luck with lose. Charlie made two Twitter: @southport_fc the job, after today of course. outstanding saves which earned It goes without saying we were him a place in the Non League Directors: Ian Kyle, Liam Watson & all disappointed after the last Papers Team Of The Day but he Steven Porter didn’t have a lot more to do in home game when we went down 2-1 to King’s Lynn who went top of honesty. President: Sam Shrouder the table after the win. The much Devarn’s scoring streak In accordance with paragraph 2.13 of rules of The continues and he must be a red National League, the Club makes the following heralded first Lynn goal was statement: outstanding but as the manager hot contender for Player Of The Southport Football Club is a Company, limited by you do have to ask how you let a Month after a sparkling shares, registered in England and Wales with team have 21 passes without November. With Morg’s picking up registered number 01486711. the Vanarama National League The following individuals hold a significant interest getting a challenge in. We had the in Southport Football Club (defined as being more great start as well POTM for October it wouldn’t than 10% of the voting rights): Ian Kyle surprise me to see with Devarn’s solo Manager: Liam Watson 3rd minute goal. Devarn in contention for Assistant Manager: Jon McCarthy After a wobble at Colne when we November. He will Secretary: James Tedford 01704-533422 however be [email protected] went 2-0 down, we overturned the missing today as Head Of Commercial: Steve Brown 07809 deficit in great he became the first 489 370 [email protected] player to pick up style with three Community Development: Darren top drawer goals five yellow’s this Wildman [email protected] season and it’s always nice Events Manager: Claire Kyle to be on the right I’ve let George [email protected] Newell go out on end of an added Physio: Dan Gabrielson time decider which loan to Marine to try and give him Club Chaplain: Paul Taylor also averted the chance of extra time and any some game time Kit: Hamish Morton after his injury and get him back to penalty dramas. Groundsman: Paul Brookes The support at Colne was great, full fitness and I’m also hoping Reagan will be back up and Programme Editor & Sales: Rob Urwin a massive thank you to everyone contact [email protected] who travelled. It was a difficult running in the near future as get 077900-41514 pitch to play on as you all saw close to the busy Christmas period of games. Programme Design: Simon Cooper from the slope and it was really Excel Print Ltd heavy but we came through and This is our last scheduled home game before Christmas so have a Website: Rob Urwin we can look forward to next Saturday in the first round with a great Christmas Day and get ready Press Officer: Alan Jones to be back here for the big derby trip to either Stourbridge or South Media Assistants: Amos Wynn & James Houghton Shields who were due to replay on with Chester on Boxing Day. Technical Services: Les Rooney Tuesday evening but given the forecast for sub zero temperatures Liam Club Shop Manager: Christine Classon Managers notes sponsored by and the fact that Shields game at Club Shop Matchday: Christine Classon, home to Morpeth last Saturday Kerry Hartwell & Michael Hopkins was postponed due to a frozen Matchday Announcer: Nicola Cave pitch we may still be waiting to find out where we have we travel Photography Julia Urwin #ONEPORT03 WITH STEVE PORTER BOARDROOM BRIEF Good afternoon and welcome to what returned from the Aggborough Stadium. There has probably is a very cold Pure Stadium. been a lot of changes in the past few weeks, on and Hopefully, the lads will soon warm us all up off the pitch. It is always difficult to go to a club playing some good, exciting football! (not just Kidderminster) who have just released Firstly, on behalf of Southport F.C. and myself, their manager. It always seems to me, that a team welcome to all the Gloucester City fans, players, must try and work harder to impress whoever staff and Directors. might be the new Manager. I think we coped very I hope your long journey was a pleasant one and well with the situation. It wasn’t a brilliant game by I also hope you have a safe journey home. any means but the chance we had, we took it. It is testament to our Mr President, Sam Devarn was in the right place at the right time as he Shrouder and his lovely wife Linda, that the journey seems to be a lot recently and may it continue. We to Gloucester is all too familiar!! will know who we will be playing in the FA Trophy Sam and Linda live in Cheltenham (although when these notes area printed. Whether it’s Sam was born locally) so every home game is a bit Stourbridge or South Shields, it will be a very tough of an ordeal. Obviously, our away trip to Gloucester away game and a real test for us. However, these City will be a pleasant trip for them and a very short are the teams we must beat if we want that special one. Sorry – just had an update from them – they day at Wembley again. won’t be back from their annual visit to St. Helena. Just before I finish, can I give Claire Kyle and the Sam is an absolute pleasure to have around the girls a mention for making the club look very club. He works hard, welcoming everybody he Christmassy. The trees and decorations look comes in contact with on Match Days. He also does brilliant (still think they went up to early though a very professional job doing the Q & A’s in the Claire). Bah Humbug! corporate lounge, sponsored by United Carpets & Talking of Christmas, why not call into the club Beds. Before each game, we have a past Southport shop and see all the perfect gifts we have for sale. F. C. legend attending and Sam conducts a great Christine has got a lot of products which can be interview for all the guests. personalised with names or messages printed on That leads me on to mention the Hall Of Fame them. I have already ordered mine for my night recently held in the 1881 lounge. The turnout grandkids. Christine is at the club most days of the was excellent, and the event was very well week (every week). If you’re passing, please call in organised. Regrettably I was not able to be there as or look on the website for the official opening I was on my annual scouting mission in far off times. Christine works so hard down at the club lands!! I must admit, I might as well have been doing many other roles so don’t leave it until the there as our Nicola kept me up to date with videos last minute to place your order. Get in early to avoid and facetime chats with the likes of a very giddy disappointment. “Simmo”. I did have to turn the volume down for So that just leaves me to say to you all, have a that conversation! It was wonderful to see Earl wonderful Christmas and a brilliant New Year. Davis and Kev Lee, Michael Powell and all in Come on the port. attendance, so I can give Dan Hayes and all who made it a special night for many, a massive well Steve P done. I will definitely, be at the next one! Our Boardroom Notes Recently, we played Spennymoor away and it are Sponsored By was an honour and a privilege to be asked to lay a Cobra Frames wreath on the pitch by their managing director Tony Wilson. The ceremony performed before the game for Remembrance Day was very special. Thank you to all at Spennymoor for their consideration and hospitality. At the time of writing these notes, we have just 04#ONEPORT Good afternoon and welcome back to the Pure Stadium for today’s fixture against Gloucester City AFC. Today I would like to say a massive thank you Mackay Brothers was started by Bob and Dave to our Match Sponsors, Premier Wealth for Mackay in November 2004. We are a small family sponsoring the game. Adrian Shandley is a business based in Southport. Our showroom is in massive supporter to Southport FC and Eastbank Street and our workshop is in Norwood Road. provides a lot of support through sponsorship We have over 40 years’ experience in the joinery throughout the season so a big thank you to business and have built our business on being the best at what we do.