1 - 3 v FC Halifax Town (H) 11/10/2025 Jimmy Clough
Real Name: James Clough
Born: 30/08/1918 (Hazlerigg, Newcastle-On-Tyne)
Died: 02/09/1998 (Newcastle-On-Tyne)
Heritage Number: 717
Debut Match*: 15/04/1939 v Hull City (Football League)
Last Match*: 17/05/1947 v Lincoln City (Football League)
* Qualifying Games
A former butcher’s boy who became a pit worker so he could get Saturday afternoons off to play football, he made his début for Southport Reserves at inside-right and scored three times in four minutes. Three days later he played in the Midweek League and got two goals against Blackburn Rovers. He also scored on his senior début. Having joined the Black Watch in August 1939, he was captured just outside Dunkirk in May 1940 an spent 5 years in a prisoner of war camp in Poland. Sturdy and strong on the ball, he was full of enthusiasm and always looking for goals. He returned to Southport, married a local girl and scored both goals in the first post-war League game v. Darlington. Of his family of eleven, three daughters were married in a triple ceremony. He returned to the pits until retiring and has lived in the Newcastle area since 1953.
The player made an appearance in the following games:
| Date | Home Club | Away Club | Score | Goals | Competition | Round | Heritage Qualifying | Void |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08/1946 | Darlington | Southport | 4 - 2 | 2 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 03/09/1946 | Southport | Tranmere Rovers | 1 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 07/09/1946 | Southport | Hull City | 3 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 10/09/1946 | Southport | Chester | 2 - 4 | 2 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 14/09/1946 | Gateshead (1930) | Southport | 2 - 2 | 2 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 21/09/1946 | Southport | Hartlepools United | 3 - 3 | 1 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 25/09/1946 | Chester | Southport | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 28/09/1946 | Crewe Alexandra | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 01/10/1946 | Southport | Bury | 0 - 2 | 0 | Lancashire Senior Cup | 1 L1 | No | No |
| 05/10/1946 | Southport | Lincoln City | 1 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 12/10/1946 | Stockport County | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 19/10/1946 | Southport | Oldham Athletic | 2 - 4 | 1 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 26/10/1946 | Bradford City | Southport | 5 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 02/11/1946 | Southport | Barrow | 2 - 2 | 1 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 09/11/1946 | Accrington Stanley (1891) | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 16/11/1946 | Southport | Carlisle United | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 23/11/1946 | Halifax Town | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 30/11/1946 | Stockport County | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | FA Cup | 1 | Yes | No |
| 04/12/1946 | South Liverpool | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Liverpool Senior Cup | 1 L1 | No | No |
| 14/12/1946 | Crewe Alexandra | Southport | 1 - 2 | 1 | Friendly | No | No | |
| 21/12/1946 | Wrexham | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 25/12/1946 | Southport | York City | 0 - 3 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 26/12/1946 | York City | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 28/12/1946 | Southport | Darlington | 2 - 2 | 1 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 04/01/1947 | Hull City | Southport | 4 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 11/01/1947 | Southport | New Brighton | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 14/01/1947 | Southport | South Liverpool | 1 - 1 | 0 | Liverpool Senior Cup | 1 L2 | No | No |
| 18/01/1947 | Southport | Gateshead (1930) | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 25/01/1947 | Hartlepools United | Southport | 3 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 01/02/1947 | Southport | Crewe Alexandra | 2 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 15/02/1947 | Southport | Stockport County | 4 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 22/02/1947 | Oldham Athletic | Southport | 2 - 4 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 01/03/1947 | Southport | Bradford City | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 15/03/1947 | Southport | Accrington Stanley (1891) | 0 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 22/03/1947 | Carlisle United | Southport | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 29/03/1947 | Southport | Halifax Town | 6 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 04/04/1947 | Southport | Rotherham United | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 05/04/1947 | New Brighton | Southport | 1 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 07/04/1947 | Rotherham United | Southport | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 12/04/1947 | Southport | Rochdale | 0 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 19/04/1947 | Southport | Doncaster Rovers | 0 - 5 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 26/04/1947 | Southport | Wrexham | 1 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 03/05/1947 | Barrow | Southport | 2 - 1 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 05/05/1947 | South Liverpool | Southport | 3 - 1 | 0 | Liverpool Senior Cup | No | No | |
| 10/05/1947 | Doncaster Rovers | Southport | 2 - 0 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
| 17/05/1947 | Lincoln City | Southport | 4 - 2 | 0 | Football League | D3N | Yes | No |
