Date: 07/09/1953 
Stadium: Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 8925
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Hartlepools United |
1 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Alec Gaskell |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Billy Dale |
| - | Bill Forsyth |
| - | Alec Gaskell |
| - | Trevor Hitchen |
| - | Don Hunter |
| - | Colin McLean |
| - | Terry Reilly |
| - | Wally Taylor |
| - | Ray Taylor |
| - | Kevin Walsh |