Date: 12/12/1981 
Attendance: 339
Competition: Northern Premier League
 Grantham Town |
2 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: John Johnson | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Gary Cooper |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Alan Alty |
| 2 | John Gerrard |
| 3 | Ray Mawson |
| 4 | Martin Eatough |
| 5 | Lawrie Walsh |
| 6 | John Johnson |
| 7 | Mick Parry |
| 8 | Gary Cooper |
| 9 | Joe Strong (  John McInnes ) |
| 10 | Alan Wilson |
| 11 | Dave Brook |
Substitutes
| 12 | John McInnes (  Joe Strong) |