Player Details

Mick Hartland

Real Name: Michael Leo Hartland
Normal Position: Midfielder
Born: 07/01/1944 (Dunfermline)

Heritage Number: 1022
Debut Match*: 14/08/1971 v Exeter City (Football League)
Last Match*: 03/11/1972 v Chester City (Football League)
* Qualifying Games

Although technically Scottish-born, he was brought up in Liverpool until he was 7 and thereafter in the Midlands, playing for Brierley Hill, Tipton, and Sedgley Schoolboys. After two years on City’s ground staff and a further two at Nuneaton Borough, he was given his chance in League football by Oxford United. It was not until he joined Barrow and had a long-overdue cartilage operation (he was out of football for 6 months) that he became a regular. A breach of club discipline resulted in his release by the Holker Street club. Signed by Jimmy Meadows on a two-month trial, he appeared in the opening game of the season and impressed with his silky skills despite further knee problems. He was originally freed at the end of the season but the club had second thoughts and re-signed him while Meadows was on holiday. However, in September, he was fined £70 for a breach of club discipline and, following an incident before a match at Reading, the Directors cancelled his contract, a sad end to a career which promised much. He last appeared as substitute on 3 Nov. 1972. He settled in the town and now operates a successful waste paper and recycling business.

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: 1971/1972 [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
31/07/1971	Southport	Blackpool	2 - 0	0	Friendly		31/07/1971	No	No
14/08/1971	Southport	Exeter City	4 - 0	1	Football League	D4	14/08/1971	Yes	No
18/08/1971	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League Cup	1	18/08/1971	Yes	No
21/08/1971	Gillingham	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	21/08/1971	Yes	No
27/08/1971	Southport	Cambridge United	4 - 1	0	Football League	D4	27/08/1971	Yes	No
30/08/1971	Southport	Northampton Town	4 - 0	0	Football League	D4	30/08/1971	Yes	No
03/09/1971	Colchester United	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	03/09/1971	Yes	No
08/09/1971	Southport	Stoke City	1 - 2	0	Football League Cup	2	08/09/1971	Yes	No
10/09/1971	Southport	Newport County	4 - 2	0	Football League	D4	10/09/1971	Yes	No
18/09/1971	Barrow	Southport	0 - 2	0	Football League	D4	18/09/1971	Yes	No
24/09/1971	Southport	Workington	2 - 2	0	Football League	D4	24/09/1971	Yes	No
29/09/1971	Aldershot	Southport	1 - 1	1	Football League	D4	29/09/1971	Yes	No
01/10/1971	Southend United	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	01/10/1971	Yes	No
08/10/1971	Southport	Brentford	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	08/10/1971	Yes	No
16/10/1971	Exeter City	Southport	1 - 3	0	Football League	D4	16/10/1971	Yes	No
18/10/1971	Southport	Chester	4 - 3	1	Football League	D4	18/10/1971	Yes	No
23/10/1971	Grimsby Town	Southport	0 - 1	0	Football League	D4	23/10/1971	Yes	No
30/10/1971	Southport	Doncaster Rovers	3 - 0	1	Football League	D4	30/10/1971	Yes	No
02/11/1971	Southport	Everton	1 - 0	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	1	02/11/1971	No	No
06/11/1971	Crewe Alexandra	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	06/11/1971	Yes	No
12/11/1971	Southport	Lincoln City	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	12/11/1971	Yes	No
20/11/1971	Southport	Workington	1 - 3	0	FA Cup	1	20/11/1971	Yes	No
27/11/1971	Peterborough United	Southport	2 - 0	0	Football League	D4	27/11/1971	Yes	No
07/12/1971	Burnley	Southport	2 - 2	0	Lancashire Senior Cup	2	07/12/1971	No	No
01/01/1972	Southport	Barrow	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	01/01/1972	Yes	No
15/01/1972	Southport	Scunthorpe United	1 - 1	0	Football League	D4	15/01/1972	Yes	No
22/01/1972	Southport	Aldershot	0 - 0	0	Football League	D4	22/01/1972	Yes	No
12/02/1972	Southport	Grimsby Town	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	12/02/1972	Yes	No
19/02/1972	Doncaster Rovers	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	19/02/1972	Yes	No
26/02/1972	Southport	Crewe Alexandra	4 - 2	0	Football League	D4	26/02/1972	Yes	No
04/03/1972	Lincoln City	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	04/03/1972	Yes	No
14/03/1972	Scunthorpe United	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	14/03/1972	Yes	No
18/03/1972	Southport	Gillingham	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	18/03/1972	Yes	No
08/04/1972	Bury	Southport	2 - 1	0	Football League	D4	08/04/1972	Yes	No
10/04/1972	Hartlepool	Southport	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	10/04/1972	Yes	No
28/04/1972	Southport	Hartlepool	1 - 0	0	Football League	D4	28/04/1972	Yes	No
04/05/1972	Southport	Reading	5 - 2	0	Football League	D4	04/05/1972	Yes	No