Player Details

Colin Alty

Real Name: Colin Alty
Born: 23/10/1944 (Birkdale Southport)

Heritage Number: 967
Debut Match*: 25/08/1964 v Doncaster Rovers (Football League)
Last Match*: 22/04/1970 v Reading (Football League)
* Qualifying Games

Arguably Southport’s most versatile performer, this local product was a member of the 1959 Southport Schoolboys side which won the Lancashire Schools Cup. He was Willie Cunningham’s first signing, having been with Preston North End since leaving school without making their League side. During his 6 years at Haig Avenue he represented the Club in every position except goalkeeper, a role he once fulfilled with Preston North End ‘A’. In 1965-66 Billy Bingham moved him to centre-forward to take the weight off Alan Spence and he scored many vital goals especially in the club’s renowned F.A. Cup run. His dying seconds winner at Ipswich is well documented elsewhere. His best season at Haig Avenue was the promotion year of 1966-67 when he missed just one match and, switching to centre-half in mid-season, was the first winner of the ‘Player of the Year’ award. His brother Alan was a popular goalkeeper in the early N.P.L. days. Since retiring from football Colin has become a most accomplished squash player and still resides in Banks.

Career: Preston North End, amr 10 May 1960, pro 31 Oct. 1961; Southport, 2 July 1964; Morecambe, Aug. 1970; Skelmersdale United, 1973

Player Profile reproduced with Permission from:
The Sandgrounders: The Complete League History of Southport F. C., by Michael Braham and Geoff Wilde (Palatine Books, 1995). ISBN 978-1-874181-14-9

Season: 1966/1967 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Goals	Competition	Round	Match Date	Heritage Qualifying	Void
24/08/1966	Southport	Workington	0 - 1	0	Football League Cup	1	24/08/1966	Yes	No
26/08/1966	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	4 - 1	0	Football League	D4	26/08/1966	Yes	No
03/09/1966	Barrow	Southport	2 - 2	0	Football League	D4	03/09/1966	Yes	No
05/09/1966	Southport	Aldershot	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	05/09/1966	Yes	No
10/09/1966	Southport	York City	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	10/09/1966	Yes	No
17/09/1966	Lincoln City	Southport	0 - 4	0	Football League	D4	17/09/1966	Yes	No
19/09/1966	Southport	Notts County	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	19/09/1966	Yes	No
24/09/1966	Southport	Chesterfield	1 - 2	0	Football League	D4	24/09/1966	Yes	No
28/09/1966	Aldershot	Southport	4 - 1	0	Football League	D4	28/09/1966	Yes	No
30/09/1966	Stockport County	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	30/09/1966	Yes	No
08/10/1966	Southport	Luton Town	4 - 1	2	Football League	D4	08/10/1966	Yes	No
10/10/1966	Southport	Barrow	4 - 1	1	Football League	D4	10/10/1966	Yes	No
15/10/1966	Barnsley	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	15/10/1966	Yes	No
19/10/1966	Notts County	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League	D4	19/10/1966	Yes	No
22/10/1966	Southport	Newport County	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	22/10/1966	Yes	No
24/10/1966	Southport	Liverpool	1 - 1	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	1	24/10/1966	No	No
29/10/1966	Brentford	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	29/10/1966	Yes	No
05/11/1966	Southport	Halifax Town	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	05/11/1966	Yes	No
12/11/1966	Hartlepools United	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	12/11/1966	Yes	No
19/11/1966	Southport	Exeter City	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	19/11/1966	Yes	No
26/11/1966	Barnsley	Southport	3 - 1	0	FA Cup	1	26/11/1966	Yes	No
29/11/1966	Southport	Liverpool	3 - 2	2	Lancashire Senior Cup	1 Replay	29/11/1966	No	No
03/12/1966	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	03/12/1966	Yes	No
10/12/1966	Southend United	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League	D4	10/12/1966	Yes	No
17/12/1966	Southport	Port Vale	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	17/12/1966	Yes	No
26/12/1966	Southport	Wrexham	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	26/12/1966	Yes	No
31/12/1966	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	31/12/1966	Yes	No
14/01/1967	York City	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	14/01/1967	Yes	No
21/01/1967	Southport	Lincoln City	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	21/01/1967	Yes	No
04/02/1967	Chesterfield	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	04/02/1967	Yes	No
11/02/1967	Southport	Stockport County	4 - 0	0	Football League	D4	11/02/1967	Yes	No
18/02/1967	Chester	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	18/02/1967	Yes	No
25/02/1967	Luton Town	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	25/02/1967	Yes	No
28/02/1967	Southport	Blackpool	3 - 0	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	2	28/02/1967	No	No
04/03/1967	Southport	Barnsley	3 - 0	0	Football League	D4	04/03/1967	Yes	No
08/03/1967	Bradford City	Southport	3 - 3	1	Football League	D4	08/03/1967	Yes	No
11/03/1967	Southport	Chester	4 - 3	0	Football League	D4	11/03/1967	Yes	No
18/03/1967	Newport County	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	18/03/1967	Yes	No
21/03/1967	Oldham Athletic	Southport	2 - 1	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	Semi Final	21/03/1967	No	No
25/03/1967	Southport	Bradford City	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	25/03/1967	Yes	No
27/03/1967	Southport	Bradford (Park Avenue)	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	27/03/1967	Yes	No
28/03/1967	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	28/03/1967	Yes	No
01/04/1967	Halifax Town	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	01/04/1967	Yes	No
03/04/1967	Wrexham	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	03/04/1967	Yes	No
08/04/1967	Southport	Hartlepools United	3 - 1	0	Football League	D4	08/04/1967	Yes	No
10/04/1967	Rochdale	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	10/04/1967	Yes	No
15/04/1967	Exeter City	Southport	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	15/04/1967	Yes	No
22/04/1967	Southport	Brentford	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	22/04/1967	Yes	No
24/04/1967	Southport	Rochdale	1 - 2	0	Football League	D4	24/04/1967	Yes	No
28/04/1967	Tranmere Rovers	Southport	1 - 2	0	Football League	D4	28/04/1967	Yes	No
06/05/1967	Southport	Southend United	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	06/05/1967	Yes	No