Date: 24/10/1953 
Stadium: Valley Parade, Bradford
Attendance: 14582
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Bradford City |
4 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Bob Hacking |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Alf Barratt |
| - | Jack Billingham |
| - | Billy Dale |
| - | Bill Forsyth |
| - | Bob Hacking |
| - | Trevor Hitchen |
| - | Stan Jessop |
| - | Wally Taylor |
| - | Kevin Walsh |
| - | Harry Whitworth |