Southport Central

The full story of the formation of Southport Central and the early amateur clubs can be found in ‘The Town’s Game: The Origins of Rugby and Association Football in Southport (1872-1889)’

1888/89 Results / Players

Lancashire League

Lancashire League absorbed into Lancashire Combination as second division

Lancashire Combination

1903/04 Results / Table / Players
1904/05 Results / Table / Players
1905/06 Results / Table / Players
1906/07 Results / Table / Players
1907/08 Results / Table / Players
1908/09 Results / Table / Players
1909/10 Results / Table / Players
1910/11 Results / Table / Players

Central League

1911/12 Results / Table / Players
1912/13 Results / Table / Players
1913/14 Results / Table / Players
1914/15 Results / Table / Players

Football League Lancashire Section (War)

1915/16 Results / Table / Players
1916/17 Results / Table / Players
1917/18 Results / Table / Players

Southport Vulcan

In 1918, clean out of the blue, the club was taken over by the Mayor Cllr T Hampson – a pioneer of the car industry – who had built up the Vulcan Motor & Engineering Company in Crossens. The club was financed by this company on the express condition that it be called Southport Vulcan.

Football League Lancashire Section (War)
1918/19 Results / Table / Players;

After only one season the Vulcan Company indicated that they were no longer interested in renewing their patronage. On June 5th, 1919 a meeting was called for the purpose of reorganizing the Football Club.

Southport Football Club

Central League

1919/20 Results / Table / Players
1920/21 Results / Table / Players

Twenty years after first applying for membership of the Second Division, Southport Football Club were admitted to the Football League with the formation of the Third Division North in March, 1921.

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