On This Day In History - 5th December
Key Events
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Giant Killers with a 2-1 win at Mansfield Town in the FA Cup Second Round |
| 1879 | The sporting chronicle newspaper confirms that Southport wasps had taken over the name of the now defunct Southport Football Club. |
Players Born On This Day
| Year of Birth | Name |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Steven Hewitt |
Players Who Died On This Day
| Year of Death | Name |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Gil Rimmer |
Transfers on this Day
| Year | Name | To/From | Club | Standard | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Steve Joel | To | Southport | First Team | |
| 2012 | Darren Stephenson | To | Chorley | First Team | Free Transfer |
| Year | Competition | Tier/Round | Home Club | Away Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Friendly | Southport Reserves | Bolton Church Institute | 7 - 0 | |
| 1891 | Lancashire League | Higher Walton | Southport | 4 - 6 | |
| 1896 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 | Preston North End | Southport | 6 - 0 |
| 1903 | Lancashire Combination | Southport | Barrow | 0 - 0 | |
| 1908 | Lancashire Combination | Blackpool Reserves | Southport | 2 - 1 | |
| 1914 | Central League | Southport | Everton Reserves | 0 - 2 | |
| 1925 | Lancashire Combination | Leigh Rmi | Southport Reserves | 0 - 1 | |
| 1925 | Football League | D3N | Southport | Tranmere Rovers | 2 - 1 |
| 1931 | Lancashire Combination | Lytham | Southport Reserves | 3 - 2 | |
| 1931 | Friendly | Worcester City | Southport | 1 - 1 | |
| 1936 | Lancashire Combination | Southport Reserves | Leyland Motors | 0 - 0 | |
| 1936 | Football League | D3N | Gateshead (1930) | Southport | 5 - 4 |
| 1942 | War-Time: League | Southport | Blackburn Rovers | 1 - 2 | |
| 1953 | Football League | D3N | Grimsby Town | Southport | 1 - 2 |
| 1953 | Lancashire Combination | Southport Reserves | Wigan Athletic | 2 - 3 | |
| 1959 | Lancashire Combination | Southport Reserves | Bacup Borough | 1 - 1 | |
| 1959 | Liverpool Senior Cup | Tranmere Rovers | Southport | 1 - 0 | |
| 1964 | FA Cup | 2 | Wrexham | Southport | 2 - 3 |
| 1964 | Lancashire Combination | Southport Reserves | Kendal Town | 4 - 4 | |
| 1981 | Northern Premier League | Southport | Mossley | 1 - 0 | |
| 1987 | Northern Premier League | Frickley Athletic | Southport | 2 - 1 | |
| 1989 | Northern Premier League | Bangor City | Southport | 2 - 2 | |
| 1998 | Reserve League | Marine Reserves | Southport Reserves | 1 - 1 | |
| 1998 | FA Cup | 2 | Mansfield Town | Southport | 1 - 2 |
| 2000 | Lancashire League | Southport Reserves | Lancaster City Reserves | 1 - 2 | |
| 2006 | Lancashire Junior Cup | 2 | Southport | Burscough | 1 - 3 |
| 2009 | National League | North | Southport | Solihull Moors | 3 - 0 |
| 2015 | National League | Southport | Macclesfield Town | 3 - 1 | |
| 2020 | National League | North | Southport | Alfreton Town | 1 - 1 |
| 2021 | Liverpool Women's & Youth Football League | Pilkington Women's First Team | Southport Women's First Team | 3 - 0 | |
| 2023 | Liverpool Senior Cup | 2 | Runcorn Linnets | Southport | 4 - 1 |