2 - 1 v Peterborough Sports (H) 10/12/2024 Eric Curwen
Full Name: Eric Curwen
Normal Position: Full Back
Born: 16/09/1947 (Blackpool)
Heritage Number: 993
Debut Match*: 18/03/1967 v Newport County (Football League)
Last Match*: 06/05/1969 v Torquay United (Football League)
* Qualifying Games
Eric had an outstanding schoolboy football career, representing his town and county and captaining his country. At Everton, he appeared with David Pearson in the 1964–65 F.A. Youth Cup-winning team. He realised that the signing of Sandy Brown would bar his way to first-team football, so he signed for Southport.Curwen developed into a fast-moving and competent full-back and played in the last 13 matches of the Fourth Division promotion season. He was one of six former Evertonians in the side that came within 10 minutes of forcing a replay with Everton in the 1967–68 F.A. Cup Third Round. After a dozen years in non-League football, he retired from the game to focus on teaching in the Blackpool area, where he still lives.
Season: 1967/1968 [Back to Player Stats]The player made an appearance in the following games:
| Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/08/1967 | Mansfield Town | Southport | 4 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 23/08/1967 | Barrow | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League Cup | 1 |
| 26/08/1967 | Southport | Watford | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 02/09/1967 | Gillingham | Southport | 1 - 4 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 04/09/1967 | Southport | Colchester United | 2 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 09/09/1967 | Scunthorpe United | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 15/09/1967 | Southport | Oldham Athletic | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 23/09/1967 | Bristol Rovers | Southport | 1 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 25/09/1967 | Colchester United | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 29/09/1967 | Southport | Barrow | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 04/10/1967 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Southport | 4 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 07/10/1967 | Southport | Northampton Town | 1 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 14/10/1967 | Orient | Southport | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 20/10/1967 | Southport | Tranmere Rovers | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 23/10/1967 | Southport | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 30/10/1967 | Stockport County | Southport | 4 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 04/11/1967 | Southport | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 11/11/1967 | Shrewsbury Town | Southport | 3 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 02/12/1967 | Southport | Torquay United | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 09/12/1967 | Southport | Lincoln City | 3 - 1 | 0 | FA Cup | 1 |
| 16/12/1967 | Southport | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 23/12/1967 | Watford | Southport | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 26/12/1967 | Southport | Bury | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 30/12/1967 | Bury | Southport | 3 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 06/01/1968 | Southport | Runcorn | 4 - 2 | 0 | FA Cup | 2 |
| 20/01/1968 | Oldham Athletic | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 27/01/1968 | Southport | Everton | 0 - 1 | 0 | FA Cup | 3 |
| 03/02/1968 | Southport | Bristol Rovers | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 10/02/1968 | Barrow | Southport | 3 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 12/02/1968 | Stockport County Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | 1 1L |
| 16/02/1968 | Southport | Oxford United | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 19/02/1968 | Southport | Stockport County | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 24/02/1968 | Northampton Town | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 26/02/1968 | Southport Reserves | Stockport County Reserves | 2 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | 1 2L |
| 01/03/1968 | Southport | Orient | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 09/03/1968 | Peterborough United | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 11/03/1968 | Southport Reserves | Shrewsbury Town Reserves | 1 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| 15/03/1968 | Tranmere Rovers | Southport | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 22/03/1968 | Southport | Stockport County | 4 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 26/03/1968 | Shrewsbury Town Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 2 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| 30/03/1968 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 01/04/1968 | Southport | Peterborough United | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 05/04/1968 | Southport | Shrewsbury Town | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 13/04/1968 | Swindon Town | Southport | 3 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 15/04/1968 | Southport | Walsall | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 16/04/1968 | Walsall | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 19/04/1968 | Southport | Reading | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 24/04/1968 | Grimsby Town | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 27/04/1968 | Torquay United | Southport | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 29/04/1968 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | Southport Reserves | 1 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | Final L1 |
| 03/05/1968 | Southport | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 06/05/1968 | Southport | Scunthorpe United | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 09/05/1968 | Southport | Tranmere Rovers | 3 - 0 | 0 | Liverpool Senior Cup | |
| 11/05/1968 | Oxford United | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 13/05/1968 | Southport Reserves | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 5 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | Final L2 |
| 14/05/1968 | Southport | Liverpool | 1 - 4 | 0 | Liverpool Senior Cup |
