Date: 16/03/1973 
Stadium: Haig Avenue, Southport
Attendance: 3885
Competition: Football League / D4
 Southport |
4 - 1 Full-Time |
 Reading |
| Manager: Jimmy Meadows | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Andy Provan Frank Lee Norrie Lloyd (Own Goal) |
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Line-Ups
| Alan Taylor | 1 |
| Chris Dunleavy | - |
| Jim Fryatt | - |
| David Hughes | - |
| Frank Lee | - |
| Norrie Lloyd | - |
| John McPhee | - |
| Andy Provan | - |
| Alex Russell | - |
| Derek Ryder | - |
| Bobby Sibbald | - |