Date: 31/08/1955 
Attendance: 17643
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Derby County |
2 - 0 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
| None | ||
Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Alf Barratt |
| - | George Bromilow |
| - | Bill Holmes |
| - | Don Hunter |
| - | Tommy Lawrenson |
| - | Jimmy McDermott |
| - | Bobby McIlvenny |
| - | Allan Parkinson |
| - | Willie Robertson |
| - | Wally Taylor |