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: 1968/1969 [Back to Player Stats]The player made an appearance in the following games:
| Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/1968 | Torquay United | Southport | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 14/08/1968 | Southport | Barrow | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League Cup | 1 |
| 17/08/1968 | Southport | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 19/08/1968 | Barrow | Southport | 1 - 3 | 0 | Football League Cup | 1 Replay |
| 23/08/1968 | Tranmere Rovers | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 28/08/1968 | Wrexham Reserves | Southport Reserves | 2 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 02/09/1968 | Southport | Newcastle United | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League Cup | 2 |
| 06/09/1968 | Southport | Barrow | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 14/09/1968 | Oldham Athletic | Southport | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 17/09/1968 | Barnsley | Southport | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 20/09/1968 | Southport | Gillingham | 4 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 24/09/1968 | Southport Reserves | Barrow Reserves | 5 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 28/09/1968 | Rotherham United | Southport | 3 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 05/10/1968 | Walsall | Southport | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 09/10/1968 | Chester Reserves | Southport Reserves | 7 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 22/10/1968 | Carlisle United Reserves | Southport Reserves | 1 - 2 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 28/10/1968 | Stockport County Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 08/11/1968 | Southport | Reading | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 11/11/1968 | Barrow Reserves | Southport Reserves | 2 - 2 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 20/11/1968 | Crewe Alexandra Reserves | Southport Reserves | 3 - 4 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 26/11/1968 | Southport Reserves | Chester Reserves | 2 - 3 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 04/12/1968 | Shrewsbury Town Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 10/12/1968 | Southport Reserves | Wrexham Reserves | 3 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 14/12/1968 | Plymouth Argyle | Southport | 0 - 4 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 20/12/1968 | Southport | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 26/12/1968 | Southport | Walsall | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 28/12/1968 | Stockport County | Southport | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 01/01/1969 | Southport Reserves | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 1 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 03/01/1969 | Southport | Barrow | 0 - 1 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 2 |
| 25/02/1969 | Carlisle United Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 6 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| 03/03/1969 | Southport | Watford | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 08/03/1969 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Southport | 4 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 11/03/1969 | Northampton Town | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 14/03/1969 | Southport | Tranmere Rovers | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 17/03/1969 | Southport | Shrewsbury Town | 5 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 22/03/1969 | Orient | Southport | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 24/03/1969 | Southport Reserves | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 3 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit League | |
| 26/03/1969 | Southport | Northampton Town | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 29/03/1969 | Barrow | Southport | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 01/04/1969 | Watford | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 05/04/1969 | Southport | Rotherham United | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 07/04/1969 | Southport | Barnsley | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 08/04/1969 | Luton Town | Southport | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 12/04/1969 | Gillingham | Southport | 0 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 14/04/1969 | Southport | Luton Town | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 16/04/1969 | Oldham Athletic Reserves | Southport Reserves | 0 - 2 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| 18/04/1969 | Southport | Oldham Athletic | 3 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 21/04/1969 | Crewe Alexandra | Southport | 3 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 23/04/1969 | Southport | Bristol Rovers | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 28/04/1969 | Southport Reserves | Crewe Alexandra Reserves | 0 - 0 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | |
| 02/05/1969 | Shrewsbury Town | Southport | 5 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 06/05/1969 | Southport | Torquay United | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3 |
| 08/05/1969 | Wigan Athletic Reserves | Southport Reserves | 2 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | Final L1 |
| 09/05/1969 | Southport Reserves | Wigan Athletic Reserves | 2 - 1 | 0 | Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup | Final L2 |
