Date: 30/07/1997 
Competition: Friendly
 Bamber Bridge |
5 - 3 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Goalscorers | ||
 Stuart Diggle (47') |
David Gamble (21' P) Steve Haw (34') |
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Line-Ups
| (47') Stuart Diggle | - |
| 1 | Billy Stewart |
| 2 | Andy Farley (  Paul Jones 70) |
| 3 | Tim Ryan |
| 4 | John Deary ( Brian Butler 45) |
| 5 | Dave Higgins ( Phil Horner 45) |
| 6 | Paul Futcher ( Ged Kielty 45) |
| 7 | Steve Moran |
| 8 | Steve Haw (34') |
| 9 | Andy Whittaker ( Paul Mitten 60) |
| 10 | David Gamble (21' P) ( Martin Hynes 23) |
| 11 | Kevin Formby |
Substitutes
| Paul Mitten (  Andy Whittaker 60) | |
| John Bagnall | |
| Brian Butler ( John Deary 45) | |
| Phil Horner ( Dave Higgins 45) | |
| Martin Hynes ( David Gamble 23) | |
| Paul Jones ( Andy Farley 70) | |
| Ged Kielty ( Paul Futcher 45) |