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Wanderers Ways. Neil Thompson 1961-2021

Gone from the league


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"Having finished second-bottom of the Fourth Division in 1978 Southport were elected out of League football. When the League clubs first voted, the Sandgrounders were tied with Wigan Athletic. A second ballot was called and Wigan prevailed by 29 votes to 20. It spelt disaster for Southport. Wigan had been nominated to stand for election after ending the season second in the Northern Premier League. Arthur Horrocks, the Wigan Chairman, and manager Ian McNeill had visited all First and Second Division clubs where a large number of votes lay. In contrast, Southport Chairman Walter Giller and his directors sent only a letter to those clubs".

Southport Football Club.co.uk

But J reckon Whelan was behind it.

Southport weren't bottom, Wigan weren't top. Definitely shenanigans. 

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23 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

"Having finished second-bottom of the Fourth Division in 1978 Southport were elected out of League football. When the League clubs first voted, the Sandgrounders were tied with Wigan Athletic. A second ballot was called and Wigan prevailed by 29 votes to 20. It spelt disaster for Southport. Wigan had been nominated to stand for election after ending the season second in the Northern Premier League. Arthur Horrocks, the Wigan Chairman, and manager Ian McNeill had visited all First and Second Division clubs where a large number of votes lay. In contrast, Southport Chairman Walter Giller and his directors sent only a letter to those clubs".

Southport Football Club.co.uk

But J reckon Whelan was behind it.

Southport weren't bottom, Wigan weren't top. Definitely shenanigans. 

In 1978 Dave Whelan’s business empire literally stretched as far as a stall on Blackburn Market. He was absolutely nowhere near getting involved in football again, although I’m sure he’d love to claim he was behind it. 

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8 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

In 1978 Dave Whelan’s business empire literally stretched as far as a stall on Blackburn Market. He was absolutely nowhere near getting involved in football again, although I’m sure he’d love to claim he was behind it. 

It was only 18 yrs after the FA Cup Final, probably still had a cast on.

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9 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

In 1978 Dave Whelan’s business empire literally stretched as far as a stall on Blackburn Market. He was absolutely nowhere near getting involved in football again, although I’m sure he’d love to claim he was behind it. 

I blame him for most things tbh.

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