Home of Southport FC

Opened 1905

Capacity 6,008

Rating: 4.2

(351) Google Reviews

First time at Haig Avenue. Lovely atmospheric road to the ground. Friendly and welcoming staff/ volunteers. Brilliant to see that non league football is thriving. Will definitely be back again.
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a year ago
Great venue for family celebrations with pleasant clean room & facilities and great bar with helpful staff, all at reasonable prices.
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5 months ago
I was at Southport last Monday watching my team Curzon Ashton. Despite the 2.1 win for the hosts the overall experience was disappointing. There is no parking whatsoever at the stadium so you are forced to walk 15 mins to find a slot. You cannot pay at the away turnstile and are forced to join a 10 minute line of fans at the club shop. I feel the home fans are unwelcoming with a superior ' sense of entitlement arrogance'. I was, although very impressed with the stadium announcer lady that sounded very professional.
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2 months ago
Very welcoming and friendly club with a great atmosphere for a non league club. The fans are passionate and humorous certainly in the stands .Good food and drink facilities too and great little social club.
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a year ago
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History (from Wikipedia)

Southport F.C. moved to what is now called Haig Avenue in 1905 (then called Ash Lane). The road the ground is situated on and the ground itself were officially renamed Haig Avenue after Earl Haig in 1921.[7]

The grandstand that now stands at Haig Avenue was opened in August 1968, 2 years after the original main stand had burnt down.
[7] The wooden structure, which had been purchased from the Southport Flower Show burnt down the day after a game against Wrexham on Boxing Day in 1966 (a game which Southport won 1–0).[7] Most of the clubs possessions including kits, went up in flames with only the club safe (holding the previous day's takings) surviving. A temporary main stand was put up instead during the season Billy Bingham's side won promotion to the third division. Eric Morecambe presented the club with a trophy to commemorate their achievement.[7]

In 1973, following his first 
Grand National victory, Red Rum was presented to the crowd at half time during a match against Lincoln City.

Today there is open terracing at the 'Blowick' away end and on the 'Popular' side opposite the Main Stand. Covered terracing for about 10,000 spectators on the Popular side and Scarisbrick end was demolished following legal action against the football club by Sefton Council under the Safety of Sports Grounds legislation.

However, on 10 September 2012, it was announced that 
Merseyrail had agreed a sponsorship deal that would see Haig Avenue renamed the "Merseyrail Community Stadium".[4]

After years of procrastination, the club said that in the summer of 2014, with the financial assistance of 'Trust in Yellow' (the Supporters' Trust), County Insurance and a grant from the football authorities, it would erect new corner floodlights to replace those erected along the sides of the pitch over 40 years ago. While some preparatory work on the project started in May/June 2014, just within the deadline set in the town planning conditions, the club has since revised the completion date to November 2014.

Everton Reserves currently play their home games at the stadium.

On 4 August 2019, it was announced that the stadium would now be known as The Pure Stadium after Pure Business Group offered a 3-year naming deal.

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