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	AFC Fylde	20	44
2	South Shields	19	43
3	Merthyr Town	20	40
4	Darlington	20	32
5	Scarborough Athletic	18	31
6	Kidderminster Harriers	20	31
7	Radcliffe	19	30
8	Marine	19	30
9	Curzon	20	28
10	Spennymoor Town	18	28
11	Chester FC	19	27
12	Chorley	20	26
13	Buxton	19	26
14	Macclesfield Town	17	26
15	King's Lynn Town	19	25
16	Telford	19	22
17	Bedford Town	20	22
18	Worksop	20	21
19	Southport	19	20
20	Peterborough Sports	19	20
21	Alfreton Town	19	18
22	Hereford	17	17
23	Oxford City	21	16
24	Leamington	19	13

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