Date: 18/04/1953 
Stadium: Haig Avenue, Southport
Attendance: 6687
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Southport |
4 - 3 Full-Time |
 Grimsby Town |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Alec Gaskell Jack Billingham Trevor Hitchen |
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Line-Ups
| Bobby Jones | - |
| Alf Barratt | - |
| Jack Billingham | - |
| Billy Dale | - |
| Alec Gaskell | - |
| Bob Hacking | - |
| Trevor Hitchen | - |
| Jimmy Pennington | - |
| Terry Reilly | - |
| Wally Taylor | - |
| Kevin Walsh | - |