Date: 26/08/1953 
Stadium: Feethams, Darlington
Attendance: 7695
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Darlington |
0 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
| None |
 Alec Gaskell |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Alf Barratt |
| - | Billy Dale |
| - | Alec Gaskell |
| - | Trevor Hitchen |
| - | Don Hunter |
| - | Colin McLean |
| - | Terry Reilly |
| - | Wally Taylor |
| - | Ray Taylor |
| - | Kevin Walsh |