Date: 23/09/1953 
Stadium: Oakwell, Barnsley
Attendance: 9198
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Barnsley |
2 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Alec Gaskell |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Alf Barratt |
| - | Jack Billingham |
| - | Alec Gaskell |
| - | Trevor Hitchen |
| - | Don Hunter |
| - | Jimmy Pennington |
| - | Terry Reilly |
| - | Wally Taylor |
| - | Ray Taylor |
| - | Kevin Walsh |