Southport Football Club is an English association football club based in Southport, Merseyside who currently play in the National League North. This list details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions, and the top scorers for each season where known.

Southport Central were formed in 1881 and played their first association football match on 12 November of that year against Bootle. Originally a rugby union side the club switched codes after suffering a succession of heavy defeats. The club became founder members of The Central League in 1911. In 1918, the club was renamed as Southport Vulcan – having been bought by the Vulcan Motor Company – becoming the first club to take a sponsor's name. In 1919, the sponsorship from Vulcan ended thus meaning a final name change, this time to Southport. In 1921, all first teams playing in the Central League became founder members of the newly formed Football League Third Division North including Southport, with the Central League becoming a league for Football League reserve teams.

Statistics

Seasons in Football Conference/Conference National: 17 Seasons in Conference North: 4 Seasons in Football League Third Division: 4 Seasons in Football League Third Division North: 30 Seasons in Football League Fourth Division: 16 Seasons in Lancashire League 14 Seasons in Lancashire Combination Division One: 7 Seasons in Lancashire Combination Division Two: 1 Seasons in Northern Premier League: 16 Seasons in The Central League: 6 Seasons in Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition: 1 Seasons in Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition Group A: 3

Key

Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.

Key to league record: P – Played W – Games won D – Games drawn L – Games lost F – Goals for A – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position

Key to colours and symbols: 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up Promoted Relegated ♦ Top league scorer in Southport's division

Conf = Football Conference Conf Nat = Conference National Conf Nor = Conference North Div 3 = Football League Third Division Div 3 N = Football League Third Division North Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division Lancs = Lancashire League Lancs C1 = Lancashire Combination Division One Lancs C2 = Lancashire Combination Division Two NPL = Northern Premier League TCL = The Central League FLLS = Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition FLLSA = Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition Group A.

QR1 = First Qualifying Round QR2 = Second Qualifying Round QR3 = Third Qualifying Round QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round QR5 = Fifth Qualifying Round QR6 = Sixth Qualifying Round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up C = Champions

Seasons

SeasonLeagueFA CupLeagueCupOther competitionsTop scorerAverageattendanceReferencesDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosNameGoals1882–83R11883–84R11884–85R31885–86R11888–89QR21889–90 Lancs 24 9 7 8 40 32 25 6th1890–91 Lancs 20 8 3 9 43 55 19 6th1891–92 Lancs 22 12 3 7 58 47 27 5th1892–93 Lancs 22 7 2 13 33 44 16 8th1893–94 Lancs 22 13 0 9 57 42 36 3rd1894–95 Lancs 26 14 4 8 68 43 32 4th R11895–96 Lancs 30 17 4 9 72 51 38 4th1896–97 Lancs 28 16 2 10 84 51 34 4th1897–98 Lancs 26 13 3 10 51 41 29 7th1898–99 Lancs 24 12 8 4 41 18 322nd QR51899–1900 Lancs 28 14 5 9 49 32 33 7th QR51900–01 Lancs 20 15 3 2 49 15 332nd QR51901–02 Lancs 24 16 4 4 56 25 362nd QR51902–03 Lancs 22 17 2 3 49 18 361st QR51903–04 Lancs C2 34 23 6 5 82 30 521st QR51904–05 Lancs C1 34 17 8 9 59 41 42 3rd1905–06 Lancs C1 38 11 10 17 70 96 32 17th QR41906–07 Lancs C1 38 14 13 11 50 50 41 9th QR51907–08 Lancs C1 38 18 7 13 64 63 43 6th1908–09 Lancs C1 38 13 8 17 61 67 34 14th1909–10 Lancs C1 38 13 7 18 61 67 33 18th1910–11 Lancs C1 38 11 15 12 55 61 37 11th1911–12 TCL R11912–13 TCL 38 12 6 20 44 76 30 15th1913–14 TCL 38 10 10 18 43 58 30 17th1914–15 TCL 38 10 6 22 42 68 26 19th QR31915–16 FLLS 26 9 6 11 41 41 24 9th1916–17 FLLSA 30 10 8 12 40 43 28 9th1917–18 FLLSA 30 8 6 16 33 69 22 13th1918–19 FLLSA 30 15 3 12 49 53 33 6th1919–20 TCL 42 15 6 21 71 76 36 16th1920–21 TCL 42 13 6 23 68 99 32 18th1921–22 Div 3 N 38 14 10 14 55 44 38 9th R1 Billy Glover 26 1922–23 Div 3 N 38 12 7 19 32 46 31 17th QR5 Billy Glover 7 1923–24 Div 3 N 42 16 14 12 44 42 46 7th QR6 Jack Sibbald 131924–25 Div 3 N 42 22 7 13 59 37 51 4th QR6 Jack Sambrook 171925–26 Div 3 N 42 11 10 21 62 92 32 20th R3 Jack Sambrook 141926–27 Div 3 N 42 15 9 18 80 85 39 12th R4 Harry Beadles 201927–28 Div 3 N 42 20 6 17 79 70 45 8th R4 Harry Beadles 231928–29 Div 3 N 42 16 8 18 75 85 40 12th R2 Harry Beadles181929–30 Div 3 N 42 15 13 14 81 74 43 9th R1 Jimmy Cowen 241930–31 Div 3 N 42 22 9 11 88 56 53 5th QF Archie Waterston 311931–32 Div 3 N 40 18 10 12 58 53 46 7th R4 Archie Waterston 131932–33 Div 3 N 42 17 7 18 70 67 41 12th R4 Jack Appleby 131933–34 Div 3 N 42 8 17 17 63 90 33 18th R1 Football League Third Division North Cup R1 Jack Diamond 201934–35 Div 3 N 42 10 12 20 55 85 32 21st R1 Football League Third Division North Cup R1 Ray Worswick 181935–36 Div 3 N 42 11 9 22 48 90 31 21st R1 Football League Third Division North Cup R3 Tommy Savage 121936–37 Div 3 N 42 12 13 17 73 87 37 14th R2 Football League Third Division North CupRU Joe Patrick 291937–38 Div 3 N 42 12 14 16 53 82 38 16th R1 Football League Third Division North CupW Joe Patrick 201938–39 Div 3 N 42 20 10 12 75 54 50 4th R3 Joe Patrick 27The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. 1946–47 Div 3 N 42 7 11 24 53 85 25 21st R1 Harry Hawkins 171947–48 Div 3 N 42 14 11 17 60 63 39 15th R1 Cec Wyles 251948–49 Div 3 N 42 11 9 22 45 64 31 21st R3 Cec Wyles 121949–50 Div 3 N 42 12 13 17 51 71 37 16th R3 Cec Wyles 81950–51 Div 3 N 46 13 10 23 56 72 36 21st R2 Jimmy Nuttall 221951–52 Div 3 N 46 15 11 20 53 71 41 17th R2 Jack Lindsay 151952–53 Div 3 N 46 20 12 15 63 60 51 6th R2 Jack Billingham 161953–54 Div 3 N 46 17 12 17 63 60 46 11th R2 Jack Billingham Colin McLean111954–55 Div 3 N 46 16 16 14 47 44 48 11th R1 William Holmes 121955–56 Div 3 N 46 23 11 12 66 53 57 5th R2 George Bromilow 221956–57 Div 3 N 46 10 12 24 52 94 32 22nd R1 George Bromilow Jimmy McDermott 81957–58 Div 3 N 46 11 6 29 52 88 28 23rd R1 Ray Gryba 91958–59 Div 4 46 7 12 27 41 86 26 24th R1 Jimmy McDermott 111959–60 Div 4 46 10 14 22 48 92 34 21st R1 Eddie Moss 121960–61 Div 4 46 19 6 21 69 67 44 14th R3 R1 Reg Blore 151961–62 Div 4 44 17 9 18 61 71 43 17th R3 R1 Jimmy Blain 201962–63 Div 4 46 15 14 17 72 106 44 13th R1 R2 Jimmy Blore 201963–64 Div 4 46 15 9 22 58 89 32 20th R2 R1 Alan Spence 271964–65 Div 4 46 8 16 22 58 89 32 20th R3 R1 Alex Russell 161965–66 Div 4 46 18 12 16 68 69 48 10th R5 R1 Alan Spence 181966–67 Div 4 46 23 13 10 69 42 592nd R1 R1 Alan Spence 131967–68 Div 3 46 17 12 17 65 65 46 14th R3 R1 Terry Harkin 211968–69 Div 3 46 17 13 16 71 64 47 8th R2 R2 George Andrews 191969–70 Div 3 46 14 10 22 48 66 3822nd R1 R2 Tony Field 161970–71 Div 4 46 21 6 19 63 57 48 8th R1 R1 Eric Redrobe 121971–72 Div 4 46 18 14 66 14 46 50 7th R1 R2 Eric Redrobe 121972–73 Div 4 46 26 10 10 71 48 621st R1 R2 Andy Provan 211973–74 Div 3 46 6 16 24 35 82 2823rd R1 R1 Andy Provan 71974–75 Div 4 46 15 17 14 56 56 47 11th R1 R1 Paul Taylor 121975–76 Div 4 46 8 10 28 41 77 26 23rd R1 R2 Keith Galley 91976–77 Div 4 46 3 19 24 33 77 25 23rd R1 R1 Alan Wilson 61977–78 Div 4 46 6 19 21 52 76 3123rd R1 R2 Phil Ashworth 91978–79 NPL 44 19 14 11 62 49 52 5th R1 John Gerrard Terry Nolan John Beesley 8 579 1979–80 NPL 42 8 13 21 30 75 29 19th QR4 FA Trophy R2 Steve Woodcock 5 291 1980–81 NPL 42 11 11 20 42 68 33 20th QR1 FA Trophy QR3 Vin Dobie Paul Birchall 5 237 1981–82 NPL 42 16 14 12 63 55 46 8th QR1 FA Trophy QR1 Gary Cooper 21 417 1982–83 NPL 42 11 14 17 58 65 47 15th QR1 FA Trophy QR3 Gary Cooper 15 299 1983–84 NPL 42 14 8 20 57 74 50 16th QR3 FA Trophy QR2 Joe Strong 10 311 1984–85 NPL 42 15 9 18 65 66 54 12th QR2 FA Trophy QR2 Andy Mutch 21 308 1985–86 NPL 42 17 11 14 70 66 62 6th QR3 FA Trophy R3 John Coleman 15 323 1986–87 NPL 42 19 11 12 67 49 68 8th R1 FA Trophy R1 John Coleman 25 316 1987–88 NPL 42 15 12 45 43 48 57 14th QR1 FA Trophy RQ3 John Coleman 9 385 1988–89 NPL 42 13 12 17 66 52 51 14th R1 FA Trophy QR1 Clint Neysmith 13 359 1989–90 NPL 42 17 14 11 54 48 65 7th QR4 FA Trophy QR1 Steve Holden 12 304 1990–91 NPL 40 18 14 8 66 48 68 5th QR2 FA Trophy QR1 Steve Holden 20 455 1991–92 NPL 42 16 17 9 57 48 65 7th QR2 FA Trophy R2 Jimmy Blackhurst 12 365 1992–93 NPL 42 29 9 4 103 31 961st R2 FA Trophy QR3 Steve Haw 31 1025 1993–94 Conf 42 18 12 12 57 51 66 4th QR4 FA Trophy R3 David Gamble 15 1293 1994–95 Conf 42 21 9 12 68 50 72 3rd R1 FA Trophy R1 David Gamble Steve Haw 12 1078 1995–96 Conf 42 18 12 12 77 64 66 6th QR4 FA Trophy R1 Andy Whittaker 16 944 1996–97 Conf 42 15 10 17 51 61 55 11th R1 FA Trophy R2 Andy Whittaker 19 970 1997–98 Conf 42 13 11 18 56 58 50 16th R1 FA TrophyRU Andy Whittaker 8 1055 1998–99 Conf 42 10 15 17 47 59 45 18th R3 FA Trophy QF Lee Elam 7 1158 1999–2000 Conf 42 15 13 14 55 56 58 9th R1 FA Trophy QF Ian Arnold 14 1307 2000–01 Conf 42 20 9 13 58 46 69 4th R2 FA Trophy QF Ian Arnold Simon Parke 13 1423 2001–02 Conf 42 13 14 15 53 49 53 15th R1 Football League TrophyFA Trophy R1(N) R3 Simon Parke 16 1048 2002–03 Conf 42 11 12 19 54 69 4521st R2 Football League TrophyFA Trophy R1(N)R5 Peter Thomson 12 1161 2003–04 NPL 44 20 10 14 71 52 706th QR2 FA Trophy R2 Neil Robinson 14 809 2004–05 Conf Nor 42 25 9 8 83 45 841st R1 FA Trophy R3 Terry Fearns33♦ 1004 2005–06 Conf Nat 42 10 10 22 36 68 40 18th R1 FA Trophy R1 Steve Daly 12 1244 2006–07 Conf Nat 46 11 14 21 57 67 4723rd QR4 FA Trophy R2 Carl Baker 11 1200 2007–08 Conf Nor 42 22 11 9 77 50 77 4th QR4 FA Trophy R1 Tony Gray 19 1014 2008–09 Conf Nor 42 21 13 8 63 36 76 5th QR3 FA Trophy QF Ciaran Kilheeney 16 899 2009–10 Conf Nor 40 25 11 4 91 45 861st R1 FA Trophy R1 Steve Daly 18 924 2010–11 Conf Nat 46 11 13 22 56 77 46 21st R1 FA Trophy R1 Shaun Whalley 8 1152 2011–12 Conf Nat 46 21 13 12 72 69 76 7th R1 FA Trophy R1 Tony Gray 24 1290 2012–13 Conf Nat 46 14 12 20 72 86 54 20th QR4 FA Trophy QF Chris AlmondKarl Ledsham 12 958 2013–14 Conf Nat 46 14 11 21 53 71 53 18th R1 FA Trophy R1 Danny Hattersley 9 1049 2014–15 Conf Nat 46 13 12 21 47 72 51 19th R3 FA Trophy R1 1070 2015–16National 46 14 13 19 52 65 5516thQR3FA TrophyR22016–17National 46 10 9 27 52 97 3923rdR1FA TrophyR22017–18National N 42 14 8 20 60 72 5015thQR2FA TrophyQR32018–19National N 42 13 14 15 58 55 5314thR2FA TrophyR12019–20National N 32 12 7 13 40 41 4312thQR4FA TrophyR22020–21National N 14 4 4 6 16 19 1617thQR3FA TrophyR52021–22National N 42 14 15 13 60 55 5711thQR4FA TrophyR42022–23National N 46 13 11 22 50 62 5018thQR2FA TrophyR22023–24National N 46 16 8 22 54 75 5617thQR2FA TrophyR32024–25National N 46 13 14 19 43 58 5318thQR3FA TrophyR42025–26National N 46 16 12 18 64 71 6014thQR4FA TrophySF

Notes

A. : The League Cup competition started in the 1960–61 season. B. : Includes goals only scored in league games (including play-offs). C. : Founder members of the Lancashire League. D. : Equal points as 1st place team but lost on goal average. E. : Joined Lancashire Combination as founder members of new Division 2. F. : Following a disagreement with the Lancashire Combination, Southport joined forces with other disgruntled teams and formed The Central League. G. : Central League suspended due to outbreak of the First World War. Southport competed in the Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition. H. : Leagues reorganised again. Southport competed in the Football League Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition Group A.