Club Details: Southport FC

Southport Football Club is an English football club based in Blowick, Southport, Lancashire. They play their home matches at the Big Help Stadium and are nicknamed 'The Sandgrounders' and 'The Port'.

Stadium / Home Ground: The Big Help Stadium

Other Details

Away Travel Info: The Big Help Stadium

By Car

From the North: Exit the M6 at Junction (28), sign posted Chorley. Then take the B5248, which runs onto the A59 / A565. On reaching Southport, take the second turning off the roundabout on to Preston New Road. Follow this road until you reach a set of traffic lights. Go straight across onto Cambridge Road. Continue down Lord Street into Southport Town Centre turning left into Eastbank Street and continue until you reach a roundabout. Go straight on into Scarisbrick New Road. Turn left into Haig Avenue at 2nd set of traffic lights.

From the South: Take the M6, and exit at Junction (26) sign posted for the M58. Follow the M58 until junction (3), and take the A570. Stay on the A570 through Ormskirk (one-way), and this will take you, after about 5 miles into the Kew district of Southport. At the roundabout with McDonalds on the left take the third exit, Scarisbrick New Road (A570) you will see the ground on the right, it is situated just past the College (KGV). Turn right at first set of lights into Haig Avenue. From the East: Take the M62 then the M60. Then join the M61 North-bound, exit at Junction (8) signed Chorley. Then follow directions from the North.

From the South avoiding Ormskirk: A bit longer distance but can be quicker in time on a busy day. Leave the M6 at Junction 21A joining the M62 towards Liverpool. Leave the M62 at Junction 6 to join the M57. Go to the end of the M57 and on to the A5758 following the signs to Southport. You will go on the Formby By Pass, through Ainsdale and turn right into Carr Lane (the ground is signposted). At the top of Carr Lane follow the road round to the left and keep going straight ahead. Passing Dobbies on your left go straight ahead past Southport Hospital and you will come to a big roundabout at Kew. Take the first exit and you will see the ground in the distance across the playing fields.

Car Parking

The club's small car park is for players and officials only. Therefore, supporters have to park in the surrounding streets. There are usually many spaces under a couple of minutes walk but watch out for parking restrictions around the streets.

By Rail

The nearest railway station is Meols Cop on the Manchester to Southport line which is a ten minute walk from the ground.

Come out of the station entrance, turn immediately left onto Norwood Road and continue walking along the road until you reach The Thatched pub. Haig Avenue is directly opposite on the right hand side.

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1	Tamworth	45	93
2	Scunthorpe United	45	85
3	Brackley Town	45	82
4	Chorley	45	80
5	Alfreton Town	45	77
6	Curzon	45	74
7	Boston United	45	72
8	South Shields	45	71
9	Spennymoor Town FC	45	71
10	Hereford	45	69
11	Chester FC	45	68
12	Scarborough Athletic	45	64
13	Warrington Town	45	63
14	Buxton	45	62
15	Peterborough Sports	45	58
16	Southport	45	56
17	King's Lynn Town	45	55
18	Darlington	45	55
19	Rushall Olympic	45	53
20	Blyth Spartans	45	50
21	Farsley Celtic AFC	45	50
22	Banbury United	45	38
23	Gloucester City	45	36
24	Bishop's Stortford	45	20

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