Date: 23/08/2008 
Stadium: Bower Fold, Stalybridge
Attendance: 747
Competition: National League / North
Referee: K Mattocks
 Stalybridge Celtic |
0 - 1 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Liam Watson | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
| None |
 Tony Gray |
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Line-Ups
| - | Tony McMillan |
| - | James Connolly |
| - | Earl Davis |
| - | John Doolan (  Adam Flynn ) |
| - | Mark Duffy |
| - | Tony Gray ( Neil Robinson ) |
| - | Ciaran Kilheeney ( Steve Daly ) |
| - | Kevin Lee |
| - | Chris Lever |
| - | Matty McGinn |
| - | Michael Powell |
Substitutes
| Adam Flynn (  John Doolan) | |
| Neil Robinson ( Tony Gray) | |
| Robbie Booth | |
| Shaun Gray | |
| Steve Daly ( Ciaran Kilheeney) |