Date: 22/08/1953 
Stadium: Haig Avenue, Southport
Attendance: 5572
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Southport |
2 - 4 Full-Time |
 Gateshead (1930) |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Alec Gaskell |
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Line-Ups
| Ray Minshull | 1 |
| Alf Barratt | - |
| Billy Dale | - |
| Alec Gaskell | - |
| Trevor Hitchen | - |
| Don Hunter | - |
| Colin McLean | - |
| Terry Reilly | - |
| Ray Taylor | - |
| Wally Taylor | - |
| Kevin Walsh | - |