Date: 17/09/1977 
Attendance: 2902
Competition: Football League / D4
 Reading |
3 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Hughie Fisher | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Phil Ashworth |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Tony Harrison |
| - | Phil Ashworth |
| - | Steve Brooks |
| - | Gary Cooper (  Pat Hilton ) |
| - | Hughie Fisher |
| - | George Jones |
| - | Chris Kisby |
| - | Tommy O'Neil |
| - | Eric Snookes |
| - | Alan Suddick |
| - | Alan Wilson |
