Southport Wasps

1878/79

05/10/1878     WALTON (Home)                               Draw – 1 TD v 2TD

T.Sykes, C.C.Harvey (full backs); J.Thompson, J.H.Kidson (¾ backs); F.W.Schofield, L.E.Johnson (½ backs); P.Chadwick, C.Heap, E.Dixon, E.S.Harper, W.Platt, G.Lloyd, J.Saxton, F.Finney (forwards)

12/10/1878     Liverpool Wanderers (Away) Lost – 0 v 1G, 3T

J.O.Gatley, P.Edwards (full backs); C.E.Thompson, J.Eastham (¾ backs); L.E.Johnson, H.Thompson (½ backs); J.Howard, E.Dixon, F.Fynney, W.Platt, E.S.Harper, G.M.Smith, F.H.Dewes (forwards)

19/10/1878     Preston Rovers (Away)                      Lost – 0 v 3T, Several TD

No Line-Up Available * 4 men short

26/10/1878     SOUTHPORT (Home)              Lost – 0 v 3G, 6T, 7TD

J.O.Gatley, C.C.Harvey (full backs); J.Eastham, A.Irving (¾ backs); L.E.Johnson, W.H.Gregory (½ backs); J.Howard, Bargh, E.Dixon, W.Platt, C.Heap, G.M.Smith, E.S.Harper, Tuckness, Mayow

02/11/1878     Rochdale Hornets (Away)                 Lost – 0 v 2G, 5T, 6TD

W.T.Gateley, E.Brunskill (full backs); C.C.Harvey, E.Fynney (¾ backs); L.E.Johnson (Capt.), T.Smith (½ backs); J.Howard, J.Eastham, W.Platt, E.Dixon, G.M.Smith, G.D.Robinson, A.Smith, J.Saxton, E.S.Harper (forwards)

23/11/1878     BLACKBURN (Home)              Won – 1G, 3T, 3DB, 5TD v 0

T.Sykes (full back); C.E.Thompson, C.C.Harvey (¾ backs);  T.Smith, L.E.Johnson (½ backs); J.Bargh (Capt), J.G.Howard, J.Eastham, G.Lloyd, W.Platt, F.Fynney, G.M.Smith, J.Saxton, ASmith, H.Smith

30/11/1878     Broughton (Away)                 Lost – 3TD v 1T, 3TD

No Line-up available

29/03/1879     ROCHDALE HORNETS (Home)            Lost – 1DB v 3T, Many M, 1DB

No-Line Up available.
Wasps had the assistance of the “Leading players of the Southport Club”