Match details

Date	Saturday 21st April 1956
Competition	English Third Division (North)
Season	1955/56
League matchday	44
Venue	Edgeley Park
Attendance	8,364

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Lineups and substitutes

Stockport County

Starting line up:

1. Joe Turner
2. Joseph Jarvis
3. Ivor Seemley
4. Bob Murray
5. Ken Hodder
6. Frank Clempson
7. Gene Wilson
8. Eddie Moran
9. Jack Connor
10. Willie Moir
11. Alan 'Digger' Daley

Southport

Starting line up:

1. Ray Minshull
2. Allan Parkinson
3. Trevor Hitchen
4. Ray Gryba
5. Wally Taylor
6. Wilf Charlton
7. Denis Miles
8. Jimmy McDermott
9. Bill Beadnell
10. Bobby McIlvenny
11. Tommy Lawrenson

Managers

Stockport County:
Dick Duckworth

Southport
Gordon Hunt

League positions (before / after)

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Facts and figures

This was the 26th meeting between the two sides at Edgeley Park. After this game our overall record against Southport at Edgeley Park now reads 19 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats

This was the 62nd meeting between the two sides overall. After this game our overall record against Southport now reads 32 wins, 10 draws and 20 defeats

This was the 927th game played at Edgeley Park. After this game our record at Edgeley Park now reads 551 wins, 203 draws and 173 defeats

Before this game the last win against Southport was on Wednesday 28th April 1954

The last win in the English Third Division (North) was on Saturday 14th April 1956

This was the 176th time that Dick Duckworth has been in charge of us. After this game his managerial record now reads 72 wins, 41 draws and 63 defeats

This was the 25th time that Gordon Hunt has managed a team against us. After this game his managerial record against us now reads 8 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats

After this game, our last 10 results in all competitions was LWLDWDDWWW

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