In 2018, after the naming of the "1881 Lounge", I wrote an article in support of the change and to shed some light on the 1881 claim as far as I understood it.
...and despite everything that has been proven since...I still like the name! Here's why.
https://www.southportfootballclub.co.uk/1881andallthat/
1881 and all that
Re: 1881 and all that
Nice read up. If we had local papers it would be great in it