How can I sort a string of text followed by a number using LINQ

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Try this

List<string> list = new List<string>() { 
    "Liverpool - 1",
    "Liverpool - 11",
    "Liverpool - 12",
    "Liverpool - 2",
    "West Kirby - 1",
    "West Kirby - 12",
    "West Kirby - 8" };
var sortedList = list.CustomSort().ToArray();    


public static class MyExtensions
{
    public static IEnumerable<string> CustomSort(this IEnumerable<string> list)
    {
        int maxLen = list.Select(s => s.Length).Max();

        return list.Select(s => new
        {
            OrgStr = s,
            SortStr = Regex.Replace(s, @"(\d+)|(\D+)", m => m.Value.PadLeft(maxLen, char.IsDigit(m.Value[0]) ? ' ' : '\xffff'))
        })
        .OrderBy(x => x.SortStr)
        .Select(x => x.OrgStr);
    }

}

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