Southport FC held membership of The Football League from 1921 to 1978.
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14 Facts About Southport FC
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Southport FC were transferred to the new National League North in 2004 and, since then, have played in either that division or the tier 5 National League.
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In 2017, Southport FC were relegated from tier 5 to tier 6 and currently they are again playing in the National League North.
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Southport FC took part in the Football League Cup from 1960 to 1978 but never progressed beyond the first two rounds.
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On 7 October 1882, Southport entertained Liverpool Ramblers in their first ever F A, or English Challenge Cup tie as the competition was called for years.
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In 1921 the club, now named simply Southport FC, joined the Football League and became a founder member of the Third Division North.
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Southport FC was the last club to leave the Football League through the re-election process.
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Southport FC impressively won the league with 96 points and scoring 100 goals and tasted success in two more cup competitions and an excellent FA Cup run took them through to the second round proper for the first time since 1968.
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Southport FC signed Neil Prince and Karl Noon from Stalybridge Celtic and Marine respectively.
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Southport FC's replacement was named just a day later on Saturday 8 December 2013, as John Coleman, former Accrington Stanley manager, who had previously played for Southport over 25 years earlier.
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Southport FC will take up the newly created role as Operations Director.
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Southport FC then parted ways with Manager Andy Preece on 5 May 2017.
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On his departure from Southport FC, Hodgkinson sold his shares to Ian Kyle, Steve Porter and manager, Liam Watson, to create a new-look boardroom.
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