Southport travel over The Pennines once again on Saturday with a trip to Farsley Celtic in FA Trophy

Southport travel over The Pennines once again on Saturday with a trip to Farsley Celtic in Round Three of the FA Trophy.

In great form at present The Sandgrounders will go into the game full of confidence.

Southport have a great record at Farsley but that counts for nothing as it’s what happens on the day that matters. It’s fair to say there has never been a shortage of goals in the games between the two sides:

The one defeat came in a game best forgotten as Southport fielded a weakened team as they prepared for the play offs.

Tony McMillan was the hero in the previous round with a man of the match performance and a crucial penalty save that saw Southport score all five penalties to beat Darlington 5-4. If Tony starts on Saturday it will be his 250th start for the club in all competitions.

Farsley League Form with the outstanding result a 1-0 home win against Fylde. They were also unfortunate to go down 4-3 at home to Gateshead in their previous outing.

The game will be played to a finish with penalties if the scores are level after 90 minutes.

Tickets are on sale HERE and even with a booking fee they work out cheaper to buy in advance.