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ROOKIE DUFFY GETS HIS CHANCE AT PORT

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
4 October 2026

By Jon Couch

SOUTHPORT owner David Cunningham believes Mark Duffy has been a “breath of fresh air” since filling in the manager’s hotseat at Haig Avenue.
So much so that Duffy, the former Sandgrounders, Sheffield United and Macclesfield midfielder, has been handed the keys to the dugout permanently, becoming the club’s 37th permanent Non-League manager.
Duffy completed a return to the National League North club back in May to assist newly-appointed Neil Danns. But after Danns paid the price for a disappointing start to the season, Duffy stepped in as interim b...

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