Date: 26/08/1961 
Stadium: Victoria Park, Hartlepool
Attendance: 4804
Competition: Football League / D4
 Hartlepools United |
4 - 2 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Lem Newcomb | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Bill Bradbury Peter Harrison |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Willie McInnes |
| - | Jimmy Blain |
| - | Reg Blore |
| - | Bill Bradbury |
| - | Roger Darvell |
| - | Bryan Griffiths |
| - | Jack Hannaway |
| - | Peter Harrison |
| - | Eric Jones |
| - | Fred Leeder |
| - | Bill Rutherford |