Date: 01/09/1956 
Stadium: Brunton Park, Carlisle
Attendance: 7923
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Carlisle United |
1 - 2 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Bert Mitchell Cliff Birkett |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Ray Minshull |
| - | Cliff Birkett |
| - | Eddie Bloomfield |
| - | Wilf Charlton |
| - | Ray Gryba |
| - | Don Hunter |
| - | Denis Miles |
| - | Bert Mitchell |
| - | Allan Parkinson |
| - | George Rankin |
| - | Wally Taylor |