2015–16 Southport F.C. season

Southport

2015–16 season
Chairman	Charlie Clapham
Manager	Andy Bishop
Stadium	Merseyrail Community Stadium
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Southport's 135th season of existence and their sixth consecutive season in the Conference.^[1] Along with competing in the National League, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and FA Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	ST		Jamie Allen	Stalybridge Celtic	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	LB		Adam Blakeman	Ayr United	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2015	GK		Andy Coughlin	Wrexham	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2015	RB		Andrew Wright	Morecambe	Free transfer	[2]
7 July 2015	RB		Andrai Jones	Gateshead	Free transfer	[4]
23 July 2015	MF		Michael Brewster	St Mirren	Free transfer	[5]
31 July 2015	CB		Josh Thompson	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[6]
31 July 2015	GK		Jon Viscosi	Chester	Free transfer	[6]
5 August 2015	CM		Gary Jones	Notts County	Free transfer	[7]
11 August 2015	LM		Courtney Cameron	Torquay United	Free transfer	[8]
11 August 2015	CM		Liam Nolan	Crewe Alexandra	Free transfer	[8]
27 August 2015	ST		Andy Bishop	FC Halifax Town	Undisclosed	[9]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
11 August 2015	ST		Mike Phenix	Barnsley	3 January 2016	[8]
11 September 2015	LB		Ben Davies	Preston North End	9 October 2015	[10]
19 September 2015	CF		Cole Stockton	Tranmere Rovers	20 December 2015	[11]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
19 September 2015	MF		Michael Brewster	Colwyn Bay	17 October 2015	[11]
19 September 2015	CF		Connor McCarthy	AFC Telford United	20 December 2015	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	CB		Dom Collins	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2015	CF		Micah Evans	Stockport County	Free transfer	[14]
1 July 2015	CB		Luke George	Chester[lower-alpha 1]	Free transfer	[16]
1 July 2015	RM		Andrew Mitchell	Crusaders	Free transfer	[17]
7 August 2015	CF		John Marsden	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	[18]
3 September 2015	LB		David Fitzpatrick	Macclesfield Town	Free transfer	[19]

1. Following George's release on 27 May 2015, he later signed for Chester on 29 June 2015.^[15]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 13 June 2015, Southport announced their confirmed pre-season schedule.^[20]

Bootle v Southport

11 July 2015 Friendly	Bootle	2–1	Southport	Bootle
12:30 BST	Peterson  33' Leamy  83' (pen.)	Report	Foster  21'	Stadium: Delta Taxis Stadium

Marine v Southport

14 July 2015 Friendly	Marine	0–3	Southport	Crosby
19:30 BST		Report	Allen  37'  79' (o.g.) Brodie  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Arriva Stadium Attendance: 342

Southport v Wigan Athletic

18 July 2015 Friendly	Southport	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Beesley  45' (o.g.) Trialist  51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

Southport v Preston North End

21 July 2015 Friendly	Southport	0–4	Preston North End	Blowick
19:00 BST		Report	Hugill  43' Little  58' Keane  80' Brownhill  90'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

Southport v Everton

25 July 2015 Friendly	Southport	2–3	Everton	Blowick
15:00 BST	Foster  12' Wright  28'	Report	Evans  ?' Grant  ?', 82'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

Burscough v Southport

28 July 2015 Friendly	Burscough	1–2	Southport	Burscough
19:45 BST	Williams  43'	Report	Brodie  2' McCarthy  19'	Stadium: Victoria Park

Southport v Bolton Wanderers

1 August 2015 Friendly	Southport	0–3	Bolton Wanderers	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Woolery  49' Thomas  54' Ceberio	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

National League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Bromley	46	17	9	20	67	72	−5	60
15	Aldershot Town	46	16	8	22	54	72	−18	56
16	Southport	46	14	13	19	51	65	−14	55
17	Chester	46	14	12	20	67	71	−4	54
18	Torquay United	46	13	12	21	54	76	−22	51

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

On 3 July 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming National League season was announced. Southport started at home against Eastleigh.^[21]

August

Southport v Eastleigh

8 August 2015 1	Southport	0–4	Eastleigh	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report	Reason  41' Turley  53' Strevens  74' (pen.) Constable  90'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Macclesfield Town v Southport

11 August 2015 2	Macclesfield Town	0–0	Southport	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Halls  61'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Ian Hussin

Cheltenham Town v Southport

15 August 2015 3	Cheltenham Town	3–0	Southport	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Downes  51' Morgan-Smith  76', 82'	Report		Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,251 Referee: Robert Whitton

Southport v Gateshead

18 August 2015 4	Southport	1–2	Gateshead	Blowick
19:45 BST	Almond  39'	Report	Bowman  5' Gillies  69' (pen.)	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 806 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Braintree Town v Southport

22 August 2015 5	Braintree Town	1–0	Southport	Braintree
15:00 BST	Sparkes  23'	Report		Stadium: Cressing Road Attendance: 504 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

Barrow v Southport

29 August 2015 6	Barrow	1–0	Southport	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Cook  39'	Report	Jones  89' Thompson  90'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Karl Evans

Southport v Altrincham

31 August 2015 7	Southport	3–0	Altrincham	Blowick
15:00 BST	Jones  12' (pen.) Nolan  24' McCarthy  85'	Report		Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Martin Coy

September

Southport v Dover Athletic

5 September 2015 8	Southport	0–0	Dover Athletic	Blowick
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 957 Referee: Ollie Yates

Forest Green Rovers v Southport

12 September 2015 9	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Southport	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	O'Connor  11' Marsh-Brown  21'	Report	Wright  75'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,535 Referee: Craig Hicks

Southport v Tranmere Rovers

15 September 2015 10	Southport	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Blowick
19:45 BST	Jones  15' Phenix  20' Foster  64'	Report	Harris  46' Norwood  57'	Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium Attendance: 2,827 Referee: Joseph Johnson

FC Halifax Town v Southport

19 September 2015 11	FC Halifax Town	2–2	Southport	Halifax
15:00 BST	Burrow  74' (pen.), 89'	Report	Brown  35' (o.g.) Stockton  66' Phenix  25'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Simon Bennett

Guiseley v Southport

22 September 2015 12	Guiseley	1–1	Southport	Guiseley
19:45 BST	Dickinson  19'	Report	Almond  87'	Stadium: Nethermoor Park Attendance: TBA Referee: Steven Rushton

Southport v Grimsby Town

26 September 2015 13	Southport	0–4	Grimsby Town	Blowick
15:00 BST	Jones  90'	Report	Clay  18' Disley  29' Pittman  34' Gowling  46'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Ryan Johnson

October

Woking v Southport

3 October 2015 14	Woking	1–2	Southport	Woking
15:00 BST	Murtagh  78'	Report	Stockton  8', 17' Rutherford  90'	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 1,510 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Southport v Torquay United

10 October 2015 15	Southport	0–1	Torquay United	Southport
15:00 BST	Foster  57'	Report	Fisher  2' MacDonald  49' Heslop  72' Courtney Richards  81' Dan Butler  83'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Martin Coy

Southport v Chester

13 October 2015 16	Southport	1–2	Chester	Southport
19:45 BST	Almond  36' Jones Foster  84'	Report	Ryan Higgins  34' Kay  40',  79' Rooney  71' Mahon  84' Kane Richards  87'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Kidderminster Harriers v Southport

17 October 2015 17	Kidderminster Harriers	0–1	Southport	Kidderminster
15:00 BST	Luke Maxwell  88'	Report	Foster  66' Charlie Joyce  72' Bishop  83'	Stadium: Aggborough Attendance: 1,593 Referee: Derek Eaton

Southport v Aldershot Town

31 October 2015 18	Southport	1–1	Aldershot Town	Southport
15:00 GMT	Jones  15' Bishop  49' Foster  54' Blakeman  86'	Report	Jim Stevenson  11'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 845 Referee: Ryan Johnson

November

Southport v Cheltenham Town

14 November 2015 19	Southport	0–4	Cheltenham Town	Southport
15:00 GMT	Wright  27' Stockton  39' Thompson  71' Charlie Joyce  81'	Report	Pell  4' Waters  8', 14' Rob Dickie  19' Dillon Phillips  26' Parslow  53'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 947 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Welling United v Southport

21 November 2015 20	Welling United	0–1	Southport	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Phenix  43',  74' Wright  49' Blakeman  77'	Stadium: Park View Road Attendance: 603 Referee: Christopher Powell

Eastleigh v Southport

28 November 2015 21	Eastleigh	1–0	Southport	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Drury  84'	Report	Ryan  83'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 1,755 Referee: Brett Huxtable

December

Southport v Macclesfield Town

5 December 2015 22	Southport	3–1	Macclesfield Town	Southport
15:00 GMT	Bishop  19' Almond  27', 73' (pen.) Thompson  77'	Report	Byrne  19' Whitaker  45' (pen.) Turnbull  71' Chris Churchman  89'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 861 Referee: John Busby

Gateshead v Southport

8 December 2015 23	Gateshead	0–1	Southport	Gateshead
19:45 GMT		Report	Almond  56' Phenix  63'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 582 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Southport v Bromley

19 December 2015 24	Southport	5–3	Bromley	Southport
15:00 GMT	Wright  20' Jones  45+1' Phenix  47' Almond  59' (pen.) Allen  76'	Report	Minshull  36' Fuseini  41' Rob Swaine  45' Sean Francis  78'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 751 Referee: Simon Bennett

Wrexham v Southport

26 December 2015 25	Wrexham	0–1	Southport	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Newton  74'	Report	Blakeman  19',  78' Crocombe	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,508 Referee: Derek Eaton

Southport v Barrow

28 December 2015 26	Southport	2–1	Barrow	Southport
15:00 GMT	Jones  23' Allen  50' Matt Challoner  66'	Report	Grand  25' Khan  26'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Referee: Steven Rushton

January

Southport v Wrexham

2 January 2015 27	Southport	3–2	Wrexham	Southport
15:00 GMT	Almond  41', 85' (pen.) Foster  51' Phenix  90+1'	Report	Wes York  18' Gray  71' Jennings  77'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Tom Nield

Bromley v Southport

9 January 2015 28	Bromley	0–0	Southport	Bromley
15:00 GMT		Report	Phenix  32'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,317 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Chester v Southport

23 January 2015 29	Chester	0–0	Southport	Chester
15:00 GMT	Ben Heneghan  43' Ryan Astles  84'	Report	Phenix  26' Matt Challoner  40' Blakeman  73'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Adrian Holmes

Southport v Forest Green Rovers

26 January 2015 30	Southport	0–1	Forest Green Rovers	Southport
19:45 GMT		Report	Wedgbury  27' Parkin  70' Guthrie  90+1'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 707 Referee: Ollie Yates

February

Tranmere Rovers v Southport

6 February 2015 31	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Southport	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Norwood  47',  63' (pen.) Jennings  49'	Report	Blakeman  30' Crocombe  62' Foster  63'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,199 Referee: Karl Evans

Southport v Braintree Town

13 February 2015 32	Southport	1–1	Braintree Town	Southport
15:00 GMT	Thompson  42' Almond  57'	Report	Daniel Sparkes  30' Kenny Davis  43' Fry  90+1'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 827 Referee: Martin Coy

Lincoln City v Southport

20 February 2015 33	Lincoln City	3–1	Southport	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Caton  31', 59' Muldoon  41' Rhead  65' Wood  81' Robbie McDaid  89'	Report	Almond  64',  67'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Referee: Nigel Lugg

Southport v Boreham Wood

27 February 2015 34	Southport	0–3	Boreham Wood	Southport
15:00 GMT		Report	Howell  16', 29' Stephens  75'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 815 Referee: Ian Hussin

March

Dover Athletic v Southport

1 March 2015 35	Dover Athletic	1–2	Southport	River
19:45 GMT	Miller  62' Sean Raggett  90+1'	Report	Allen  26' Max Cartwright  58', 90+5' Bishop  74' Rutherford  90+6'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Referee: Craig Hicks

Southport v Halifax Town

5 March 2015 36	Southport	0–1	Halifax Town	Southport
15:00 GMT		Report	McDonald  90+1' Jake Hibbs  90+4'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Robert Jones

Grimsby Town v Southport

8 March 2015 37	Grimsby Town	1–0	Southport	Cleethorpes
19:45 GMT	Amond  1' Gowling  44'	Report	Mark O'Brien  75'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,180 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Southport v Welling United

12 March 2016 38	Southport	3–3	Welling United	Southport
15:00 GMT	Wright  30' Phenix  37' Thompson  57' O'Brien  59' Blakeman  78'	Report	Chesmain  44' Bakare  74' Sahr Kabba  82' Gayle  89'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 746 Referee: Simon Bennett

Torquay United v Southport

19 March 2016 39	Torquay United	1–0	Southport	Torquay
15:00 GMT	McDonald  77' Blissett  80'	Report	Jon Viscosi  22' Jones  70' Wright  74'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1,783 Referee: Robert Whitton

Southport v Guiseley

26 March 2016 40	Southport	2-0	Guiseley	Southport
15:00 GMT	Margetts  37' Westcarr  66' Almond  84'	Report	Hatfield  21' Atkinson  45+3'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 983 Referee: Martin Coy

Altrincham v Southport

28 March 2016 41	Altrincham	1-1	Southport	Altrincham
15:00 GMT	Ginnelly  60'  77' O'Keefe  81' Griffin  88'	Report	Thompson  49' Jones  62'	Stadium: J. Davidson Stadium Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Richard Martin

April

Southport v Woking

2 April 2016 42	Southport	2-2	Woking	Southport
15:00 GMT	Margetts  76' Westcarr  84'	Report	Butcher  37'  47'  64'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 825 Referee: Richard Wiggelsworth

Boreham Wood v Southport

9 April 2016 43	Boreham Wood	0-2	Southport	Borehamwood
15:00 GMT		Report	Rutherford  10'  37'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 434 Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis

Southport v Lincoln City

16 April 2016 44	Southport	2-2	Lincoln City	Southport
15:00 GMT	Bishop  44' Allen  86'	Report	Robbie McDaid  45' Wood  89'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 961 Referee: Tom Nield

Aldershot Town v Southport

23 April 2016 45	Aldershot Town	1-2	Southport	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	Dan Walker  9' Browne  17' Lafayette  76'	Report	Nolan  18' Wright  31'  39'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,456 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Southport v Kidderminster Harriers

30 April 2016 46	Southport	v	Kidderminster Harriers	Southport
17:30 GMT				Stadium: Haig Avenue

Lancashire Senior Cup

On the Lancashire FA website the first round details were announced, Southport will face Fleetwood Town.^[22]

Southport v Fleetwood Town

30 September 2015 First round	Southport	1 - 2	Fleetwood Town	Blowick
19:30 BST				Stadium: Merseyrail Community Stadium

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