This Sunday, Trust in Yellow hosts the ten-year reunion for the Conference North championship squad of 2005.

Any title-winning season is special, but for Southport fans the way in which Liam Watson’s team achieved promotion back then is remembered with particular fondness.

A decade ago, the Sandgrounders triumphed as an epic title race reached a thrilling conclusion, winning the league at Harrogate Town on the final day of a memorable campaign.

This week’s reunion is in two parts. The first sees Watson’s squad from 2005 take on a team of supporters at the Merseyrail Community Stadium, kick-off 2pm.

The reunion then continues in the Grandstand Bar with a buffet, quiz and Q&A session with the players.

Event tickets for entry to both parts of the reunion have sold out. However, fans can still come along to the match only for an entry fee on the day of £2.

The level of interest in the event has been superb and with there being so many crowd favourites within that squad, the Trust is hoping for a large turnout at the match to give the legends a warm welcome.

The Trust has also produced a 32-page souvenir programme which, as well as being a memento of the day, is also intended to be a record of the 2005 title-winning season and features an in-depth lookback at that campaign.

The programme includes contributions from manager Liam Watson and a number of players from within the squad. In the build-up to the reunion during the week, interviews with two members of that squad, captain Chris Price and Kevin Lynch, will be available to read on our website.

As part of this week’s reunion for the 2005 Conference North title-winning squad, Trust in Yellow has produced a souvenir programme.

The programme features a lookback at the championship season from ten years ago and also includes a section on the fans’ match which forms the first part of the reunion.

Unlike the title-winning seasons of 1993 and 2010, a souvenir brochure was never produced in 2005 to celebrate the success. So, as well as being a momento of the reunion day itself, the programme is also intended to be a record of that never-to-be-forgotten season.

It is a 32-page production, costing £3, and with only one page of adverts there is plenty to read.

The programme includes a feature-length interview with manager Liam Watson looking back on his first championship season a decade ago. There are also pieces from Farrell Kilbane, Earl Davis, Terry Fearns, Jimmy Williams and Neil Robinson who, ten years on, provide the story from inside the dressing room.

There is a season review from Jonathan O’Byrne and contributions from Geoff Wilde and Haydn Preece among others.

With only 100 programmes available for sale, it is a limited edition publication and will be on sale from 1pm on Sunday.

Fans who live outside of town and are unable to attend the reunion but would like a programme should e-mail fans@trustinyellow.com.

Trust in Yellow will hold a Meet the Manager session with Paul Carden following Southport’s final pre-season friendly against Bolton Wanderers XI on Saturday August 1.

There is always a good attendance at manager events and once again all supporters are welcome to attend in the Grandstand Bar after the game.

Questions will be taken from the floor or, if you are unable to attend or would just prefer to do so, questions can also be submitted in advance by e-mail to fans@trustinyellow.com or by tweeting @trustinyellow.

The Meet the Manager session is part of the Trust’s new programme of events for the whole season which will be confirmed shortly. It begins with Churchtown Cricket Club’s Summer Bash on July 26 and also includes the 2005 championship reunion on August 2.

Churchtown Cricket Club will hold a Summer Bash at the Rookery, Roe Lane, on Sunday July 26.

The main part of the event will be a cricket match between Churchtown and a Trust in Yellow XI in memory of Phil Carder, the long-serving Churchtown chairman and Trust treasurer, who passed away in January.

Play will start at 1.30pm and the match will be 20 overs a side. It is designed to be a fun day, with the bar at the Rookery open and there will also be food, music and a bouncy castle.

There are two pitches at the Rookery and the match will be played on the back pitch. The winning team will receive the Phil Carder Cup.

All supporters are welcome to attend.

Tickets for fans to attend the reunion of the 2005 Conference North title-winning team have now sold out.

Tickets ordered by phone can be collected from the Trust in Yellow office at the home pre-season friendlies and further collection opportunities will also be announced by the Trust.

The reunion on August 2 will start with a match between the championship squad and a team of supporters, kick-off 2pm at the Merseyrail Community Stadium. Fans without a ticket can attend the match only for an admission fee of £2 on the turnstile. There will be no advance tickets sold for the match only.

Please note that a full event ticket is required to attend the post-match reunion in the Grandstand Bar. Fans who have bought an event ticket must bring it on the day to gain entry.

The Trust is looking for a couple of volunteers to help at the match with selling programmes and a bucket collection. If you are interested in helping, please e-mail Colin Aindow at caindow@googlemail.com.