OFFICAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF SOUTHPORT FC • ISSUE 7 • £2.50 v SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC FC SATURDAY 21/9/2019 • KICK OFF 3.00PM NOTESMANAGERS SOUTHPORT A change of competition I’ve been pleased to add to FOOTBALL CLUB this afternoon as we the squad with the addition welcome John Deacey and of George Newell adding to The Pure Stadium, Haig Avenue, his team from our strike force. George’s Southport, PR8 6JZ international clearance (yes, Scarborough for this FA Tel: 01704-533422 we really do need Fax: 01704-533455 Cup 2nd Qualifying Round international clearance when Website: www.southportfc.net tie. we bring someone in from Twitter: @southport_fc We all know how much the Scotland) came through late FA Cup means to every team on the Friday but I felt he Directors: Ian Kyle, Liam Watson & at our level both financially needed a little bit more time Steven Porter and in terms of the glory it to get match ready before In accordance with paragraph 2.13 of rules of The can bring with a giant killing National League, the Club makes the following throwing him in to a match. statement: in the bag. We got close last We all want the same thing Southport Football Club is a Company, limited by season so let’s go one closer today so your backing shares, registered in England and Wales with this time? Here’s hoping. throughout the game for the registered number 01486711. There is never an easy tie in The following individuals hold a significant interest lads is vitally important, in Southport Football Club (defined as being more the FA Cup as well all know please get behind them for than 10% of the voting rights): Ian Kyle what is at stake so we know 90plus minutes. Manager: Liam Watson we have to be at Our next our best to get Assistant Manager: Jon McCarthy game, subject to the win today. no replay on Secretary: James Tedford 01704-533422 As we do with Tuesday, sees us [email protected] every team we on the road next Head Of Commercial: Steve Brown 07809 play we have Saturday with 489 370 [email protected] done our one of the Community Development: Darren homework in longest trips of Wildman [email protected] the same way the season to on Scarborough. Events Manager: Claire Kyle Boston United. [email protected] I know several We all know of their players Physio: Dan Gabrielson what a journey so even though that is so Sports Analyst: Neil Skidmore we have never anyone going Club Chaplain: - met before I thank you for have a good idea what to Kit: Hamish Morton your support. I’m sure our expect. excellent Matchday Live Groundsman: Paul Brookes The last three league Service will be online on our Programme Editor & Sales: Rob Urwin games have been very website keeping everyone contact [email protected] pleasing with two home wins who isn’t travelling up to 077900-41514 and a creditable draw at York. date. Programme Design: Simon Cooper Last Saturday was hard going Excel Print Ltd against Blyth who came Liam determined not to lose and Website: Rob Urwin put up a good attempt. It was Social Media: Alan Jones great to get Zehn on the Managers notes sponsored by Technical Services: Les Rooney scoresheet for his first goal for the club, he’s a big lad Club Shop Manager: Christine Classon who is an asset at set pieces Club Shop Matchday: Christine Classon, with defences often Kerry Hartwell & Michael Hopkins distracted by big Ryan giving Matchday Announcer: Nicola Cave him the chance to get in. Photography Julia Urwin #ONEPORT03 WITH IAN KYLE BOARDROOM BRIEF Good afternoon and welcome to this whereby what seemed like decent draws on afternoon’s FA Cup second qualifying paper could have been different if we had round game at The Pure Stadium. A converted our chances. I have mentioned particularly warm welcome to all the fans, earlier the quality of Kieran’s goal against staff, players and directors who have made Alty. It says a lot for David Morgan that his the trip over from Scarborough today. goal against York is what we have come to This is my first Boardroom piece since expect. Kettering at the end of August during which Dion has now moved on and we wish him time we have beaten Altrincham and Blyth at the best of luck at Accrington. John Coleman home and drawn away at York. is the ideal person to help with his continuing Evening games are always a little bit development and hopefully big things remain special and the Alty game was no different. It on the horizon for him. The deal taking Dion is always good to see new players settle well to Accrington happened relatively quickly. We and both Raul and Kieran seem were contacted on the to have done just that. Raul Thursday and agreement deserved a goal for all his reached by the Saturday and he effort that evening, whereas signed on the Sunday. Liam has Kieran’s was of course since moved to strengthen our something special, and he is forward line and a big welcome probably still showing people to George Newell. His the clips that went around international clearance came Twitter the next day! in very late in the day last Against Blyth, we knew that Friday and Liam rightly felt in light of their current plight another week of training with they were going to make it very the team would be more difficult for us to break them beneficial than throwing him down and they did just that, into the Blyth game. No doubt although to be fair to them they did look he will get his chance very soon! lively on the break early on. It was very much I know in my last notes I expressed my a game of patience and it was ultimately the gratitude for the ongoing support so far this introduction of Zehn and his header that got season. There will always be a handful of the breakthrough. There will often be games, people who will strive to seek out the particularly in the National League North, negatives particularly on social media but so when we need to grind out a result. Last far this season they have been just that, a season, particularly at the start of the handful, with the majority of support being campaign, we struggled to do so, and it is right behind the team. We do remain something that Liam particularly focused on extremely grateful for this. The support away during pre-season. Now we need to push on. at York was brilliant again and I hope everyone York away was a good way to measure could sense the “feel good factor” around the where we are at so far this season. They had a ground for the last two home games. Whilst couple of injuries going into the game but we appreciate that this will always depend they remain unbeaten. We undoubtedly came upon the performances on the pitch, it away from that game disappointed with a certainly helps! draw. There have been a few games like that this season, notably Gateshead and Curzon, Ian 04#ONEPORT AROUND THE CLUB NEW ADDITION MASCOTS George Newell Our mascot’s last Saturday, Alfie Amphlett and George Hudson. The 22-year-old, who began his career in the youth set-up at Everton, joins the Port. George, born in Formby and the son of former Blackburn Rovers striker Mike Newell, has also had time with AFC Fylde and Albion Rovers. Manager Liam Watson said: “George is a hard- working striker with an eye for goal. He’s got a lot of ability and is at a really good age, so he’s an exciting signing for us. WELCOME BACK “George will bring a lot to the team and it’s even better that he is a local lad. I’m very pleased to have him on board and he’ll complement what we already have in the squad.” Newell was at Everton from the age of 12, moving through the ranks before spending two years at Bolton, where he progressed from the U21 side into the first-team squad. He spent the first half of the 2016/17 season on loan at AFC Fylde before moving to Motherwell at the start of the following campaign. He spent two years north of the border, playing an important role in Albion’s Great to see Steve West (on the left) back at good form at the end of last season. the ground last Saturday following major Welcome to the club, George! heart surgery. #ONEPORT05 COMMUNITY NEWS We are excited to be in the planning stages of Inductees our first annual Hall of Fame ceremony which There will be 10 inductees in the Hall of Fame class will be held on 16th November 2019 at the 1881 of 2019, who will be announced individually over the Lounge, Southport FC. coming weeks in the lead-up to the event. The first three announcements have already been made: It will be a ticket-only event with members of the Former Players Association entitled to a complimentary ticket upon application. Hall of Fame Induction Criteria Criteria for Induction into the Southport FC FPA Hall of Fame • Inductees will have made an outstanding contribution to the development, and/or success, and/or history of the football club and/or its community. • Inductees will have made that contribution as a player, manager, coach, official, employee, director, supporter or volunteer.