Introducing Grains of Sand. A local history podcast by local historians David Walshe and Daniel Hayes. This is the first first of a two part series talking about the origins of rugby and association football in Southport. ⁠Follow the Grains of Sand Podcast. ⁠ Previous Episodes: Sandgrounders Pubs Interview with Paul Sherman of Southport Lifeboat Follow their work: David: Secret Sand Land local on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiddensouthport Secret Sand Land Blog: https://secretsandland.wixsite.com/secretsandland Dan: Southport FC History: https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk and you can read more about this week's topic in Dan's book, "The Town's Game: The Origins of Rugby and Association Football in Southport (1872-1889)" which is available to purchase from Amazon. Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read the book for FREE, or it can be purchased from just £4.99 for Kindle, £9.99 Paperback or £14.99 hardback. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/port-chat/message