Southport Football Club 1872

1873-74

4/10/1873       SANDRINGHAM SCHOOL (Home)     Won – 1G, 3TD v 0

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18/10/1873     Liverpool College (Away)      Won – 3G v 0

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01/11/1873     BOLTON (Home)         Won – 3G, 5TD v 0

P.M.Hunter (Capt.), C.A.Schofield (full backs); W.E.Smith, Musselsini (½ backs); Batty, A.D.Burnyeat, N.Barron, W.Milner (¼ backs); Cannon, Coombe, G.Hall, Hardcastle, H.Greenall, Jones, S.Lord, Pryce, H.V.Pigott, J.Schofield, M.Smith, H.P.Stevenson (forwards)

8/11/1873       DINGLE (Home)          Draw – 2TD, “several” R and a ‘kick a poster’ v 0

Barrow, Bailey, Burnyeat, Coombe, Greenall, Hall, Hartley, P.M.Hunter, Littledale, Lord, Milner, Mansfield, H.Pigott, Pryce, J.Schofield, C.Schofield, G.Schofield, M.Smith, W.Smith, H.P.Stephenson

29/11/1873     BIRKENHEAD (Home) Won – 1G v 0

P.M.Hunter, C.Schofield (full backs); Batty, Bromilow, M.Smith (½ backs); Barron, Burnyeat, W.E.Smith, Hartley (¼ backs); Cannon, Hall, Greenall, Littledale, Lord, Mossley, Nicholson, H.Pigott, Pryce, G.Schofield, H.P.Stephenson (forwards)

06/12/1873     OWENS COLLEGE (Home)      Draw – 3TD, 1TIG to 0

Barron, Baily, Bromilow, A.D.Burnyeat, Coombe, G.Hall, Hardcastle, Jones, Mossley, G.Nicholson, J.Schofield, C.A.Schofield, Smith, H.P.Stephenson            

20/12/1873     Stalybridge (Away)*  Won – 2G, 3T, 2PO, 7TD v 0

*Reported in Field as “Southport Wanderers
G.Hall (Capt.), A.Andrew, Townsend, G.Nicholson, J.Schofield, S.Andrew, M.Smith, Dorning, J.Andrew, C.A.Schofield, P.M.Hunter, R.B.Hartley, W.Milner

10/01/1874     FREE WANDERERS, MANCHESTER (Home)   Draw – 1TD v 0

A.Andrew, J.Fletcher (full backs); C.A.Schofield, P.M.Hunter (¾ backs); R.B.Hartley, G.F.Schofield (½ backs); R.W.Smith (Capt.), G.Andrew, A.D.Burnyeat, J.Burnyeat, N.Barron, Coombe, G.Nicholson, S.Lord, W.Milner, J.Schofield, M.Smith, H.P.Stephenson (forwards)

17/01/1874     Birkenhead (Away)    Won – 1G, 2QW, 1TIG v 0

Batty, E. Brown, J.Fletcher, P.M.Hunter, C.A.Schofield (backs); R.W.Smith (Capt.), N.Barron, J.Burnyeat, A.D.Burnyeat, Coombe, R.B.Hartley, Hibberd, W.Milner, G.Nicholson, Payne, J.Schofield, M.Smith, H.P.Stephenson (forwards)                            

24/01/1874     WIGAN (Home)                      Draw – 1TD, 1TIG, 8R to 0

M.Smith, C.A.Schofield, G.F.Schofield, P.M.Hunter, J.Fletcher (backs); R.W.Smith, J.Schofield, G.Hall, Coombe, W.Milner, Pryce, Cannon, R.B.Hartley, Bromilow, H.V.Pigott (forwards)     

14/02/1874     Wigan (Away)             Won – 1G, 1T, 2TIG & 4 saves to 0

A.Andrew, C.A.Schofield (full backs); R.B.Hartley, A.D.Burnyeat (½ backs); G.F.Schofield (¾ backs); R.W.Smith (Capt.), M.Smith, G.Andrew, G.Hall, H.Greenall, W.Milner, W.E.Smith, G.Bromilow, J.Schofield (forwards)                                   

28/02/1874     West Derby (Away)    Won – 1G, 1T, 1PO, 4TD v 2T, 2TD

Batty, A.D.Burnyeat, J.Fletcher, R.B.Hartley, Wynne (backs); R.W.Smith (Capt.), Barron, Bromilow, Churchward, W.Milner, Pryce, M.Smith, W.E.Smith, H.P.Stephenson, Young (forwards)    

7/03/1874       Dingle (Away)             Lost – 2TD, 1TIG v a 1 “disputed” G

A.D.Burnyeat, Batty, P.M.Hunter, C.A.Schofield, G.F.Schofield, M.Smith (backs); R.W.Smith (Capt.), N.Barron, Bromilow, J.Burnyeat, J.Fletcher, G.Hall, Kewley, Littledale, W.Milner, H.V.Pigot, Pryce, J.Schofield, H.P.Stephenson, G.A.Thomson (forwards)                

Final record for the season as reported at the club AGM: Played 12, Won 7, Lost 1, Drawn 4

For this record to be accurate, the first fixture of the season v Sandringham School must have been considered a pre-season friendly.