PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY v MANCHESTER FC (A)

Get along to Grove Park, Cheadle Hulme next Saturday to watch an intriguing fixture between two of the oldest clubs in the country.

Manchester has fallen down the leagues in recent years and now play in the league above Southport. But like Southport it has a fantastic history and youth set up which will start to produce dividends at this level and this will be a real test for Southport to benchmark its aspirations this season.

This fixture will be followed by another testing friendly at home against Sefton RUFC - details to follow.