Date: 26/08/1968 
Attendance: 7708
Competition: Football League / D3
 Mansfield Town |
3 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Don McEvoy | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 George Andrews |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Brian Reeves |
| - | Colin Alty |
| - | George Andrews |
| - | Amby Clarke |
| - | Tony Field |
| - | Terry Harkin |
| - | Fred Molyneux |
| - | Dave Pearson |
| - | Arthur Peat |
| - | Malcolm Russell |
| - | Stuart Shaw |