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: 1967/1968 [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
20/10/1967	Southport	Tranmere Rovers	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3	20/10/1967	Yes	No
23/10/1967	Southport	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3	23/10/1967	Yes	No
30/10/1967	Stockport County	Southport	4 - 3	0	Football League	D3	30/10/1967	Yes	No
04/11/1967	Southport	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 - 0	0	Football League	D3	04/11/1967	Yes	No
11/11/1967	Shrewsbury Town	Southport	3 - 2	0	Football League	D3	11/11/1967	Yes	No
13/11/1967	Southport	Gillingham	4 - 1	0	Football League	D3	13/11/1967	Yes	No
18/11/1967	Southport	Swindon Town	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3	18/11/1967	Yes	No
25/11/1967	Reading	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3	25/11/1967	Yes	No
02/12/1967	Southport	Torquay United	0 - 2	0	Football League	D3	02/12/1967	Yes	No
01/01/1968	Southport	Liverpool	1 - 2	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	1	01/01/1968	No	No
06/01/1968	Southport	Runcorn	4 - 2	0	FA Cup	2	06/01/1968	Yes	No
20/01/1968	Oldham Athletic	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3	20/01/1968	Yes	No
27/01/1968	Southport	Everton	0 - 1	0	FA Cup	3	27/01/1968	Yes	No
24/02/1968	Northampton Town	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3	24/02/1968	Yes	No
26/02/1968	Southport Reserves	Stockport County Reserves	2 - 0	0	Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup	1 2L	26/02/1968	No	No
15/04/1968	Southport	Walsall	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3	15/04/1968	Yes	No
16/04/1968	Walsall	Southport	1 - 1	0	Football League	D3	16/04/1968	Yes	No
19/04/1968	Southport	Reading	2 - 1	0	Football League	D3	19/04/1968	Yes	No
24/04/1968	Grimsby Town	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D3	24/04/1968	Yes	No
27/04/1968	Torquay United	Southport	2 - 2	0	Football League	D3	27/04/1968	Yes	No
29/04/1968	Wigan Athletic Reserves	Southport Reserves	1 - 1	0	Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup	Final L1	29/04/1968	No	No
03/05/1968	Southport	Grimsby Town	0 - 1	0	Football League	D3	03/05/1968	Yes	No
13/05/1968	Southport Reserves	Wigan Athletic Reserves	5 - 0	1	Northern Floodlit Challenge Cup	Final L2	13/05/1968	No	No
14/05/1968	Southport	Liverpool	1 - 4	0	Liverpool Senior Cup		14/05/1968	No	No