Southport name Davenport as boss

Southport have named former Manchester United and Nottingham Forest striker Peter Davenport as their new manager.

Davenport, who had a spell with Port 10 years ago, leaves his job as manager of UniBond League side Colwyn Bay.

"He knows the club and he is looking to come in and strengthen the squad with immediate effect," chief executive Hayden Preece told BBC Sport.

"We are looking for Peter to take us out of this situation and project the club forward."

Preece is hoping Davenport can have a similar effect at Haig Avenue as he did with Sammy McIlroy at Macclesfield.

He played and coached under McIlroy at Moss Rose as they rose from the Conference to League One.

The 45-year-old, who was capped once by England, also had a brief spell in charge at Macclesfield in 2000, before managing Bangor City in the League of Wales.

Davenport returns to Southport as the successor to Paul Cook, who was sacked at the start of the month with Port struggling in the Conference relegation zone.

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