Date: 05/04/1997 
Attendance: 2218
Competition: National League
 Rushden & Diamonds |
3 - 0 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Ronnie Moore | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
| None | ||
Line-Ups
| - | Billy Stewart |
| - | Chris Blakeman (  Kevin Ellison ) |
| - | Ian Duerden |
| - | Andy Farley |
| - | David Gamble |
| - | Phil Horner |
| - | Richard Horner |
| - | Steve Morgan ( Steve Haw ) |
| - | Dave Rogers |
| - | Chris Sharratt |
| - | Andy Whittaker |
