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The 1996/97 season saw Steve Joel, Peter Davenport (caretaking) and Ronnie Moore in charge and a disappointing 11th place finish, the bright spot once again being the goal scoring of Andy Whittaker who grabbed another 19 league goals. A disappointing FA Trophy defeat at Colwyn Bay (0-2) in front of a gate of 928 containing hundreds of travelling Sandgrounders put Moore under pressure but he saw the season out before leaving to manage his former club, Rotherham.
Source:
The Complete Non-League History of Southport Football Club 1978 – 2008, by Trust in Yellow (Legends Publishing, 2008). ISBN 978-1-906796-01-3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macclesfield | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 30 | 90 |
| 2 | Kidderminster H |
42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 42 | 85 |
| 3 | Stevenage Boro |
42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 53 | 82 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 56 | 66 |
| 5 | Woking | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 64 |
| 6 | Northwich Vics |
42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 63 |
| 7 | Farnborough | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 53 | 61 |
| 8 | Hednesford | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 50 | 60 |
| 9 | Telford United |
42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 58 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 56 |
| 11 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 55 |
| 12 | Rushden & Diamonds |
42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 53 |
| 13 | Stalybridge | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 58 | 52 |
| 14 | Kettering | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 62 | 51 |
| 15 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 50 |
| 16 | Slough | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 65 | 50 |
| 17 | Dover Ath |
42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 68 | 50 |
| 18 | Welling Utd |
42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | 48 |
| 19 | Halifax | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 74 | 48 |
| 20 | Bath City |
42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 80 | 47 |
| 21 | Bromsgrove Rovers |
42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 67 | 41 |
| 22 | Altrincham | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 73 | 39 |
Lancashire Senior Cup Group A
P W D L F A BP Pts
Preston North End 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
Wigan Athletic 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Southport 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 1
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