Story of an amazing recovery at Oldham in October 1938

The story in pictures of Southport's amazing recovery at Oldham, and the men who scored the goals. Top(left): The goal that put the Sandgrounders on the way to success. Stapleton is seen netting the first. Top(right): Patrick netted here, but touched the ball with his hand. Lower(centre): the decisive point, scored by Hawkins during a goalmouth melee following a free kick adroitly placed by Stapleton. Action studies of Stapleton (lower left), Colquhoun (top centre) and Hawkins (lower right), with a portrait of A Scott, who obtained the fourth goal in the last minute of the game, are also included.

The story in pictures of Southport’s amazing recovery at Oldham, and the men who scored the goals.
Top(left): The goal that put the Sandgrounders on the way to success. Stapleton is seen netting the first.
Top(right): Patrick netted here, but touched the ball with his hand.
Lower(centre): the decisive point, scored by Hawkins during a goalmouth melee following a free kick adroitly placed by Stapleton. Action studies of Stapleton (lower left), Colquhoun (top centre) and Hawkins (lower right), with a portrait of A Scott, who obtained the fourth goal in the last minute of the game, are also included.