But the football club have also been absolutely determined ... The sun was out. The ‘Jack Carr Lads’, Southport’s most boisterous supporters, banged their drum and, in ordinary circumstances ...

FORMER Southport FC player Jack Westby has died in Crosby aged 89. Jack played right-back for Southport Football Club almost sixty years ago, making 13 Third Division North appearances.

"It wasn't a nice walk," says Southport manager Jim Bentley. "When we arrived at the police cordon, it really hit home. The majority of my players have kids and to see all those teddy bears ...

The attack in the quiet seaside town in the north-west of England happened less than a mile from Southport Football Club, who opened the doors to their Big Help Stadium ground to provide a safe ...