Date: 08/09/1888 
Stadium: Sports Ground, Sussex Road, Southport
Attendance: 500
Competition: Friendly
 Southport Central |
6 - 0 Full-Time 3 - 0 Half-Time |
 Southport Old Boys |
| Goalscorers | ||
 ? Taylor D Graham Thomas Lea |
None | |
Line-Ups
| Bob Aitken | - |
| Walter Akeroyd | - |
| George Duncan | - |
| J Farrar | - |
| D Graham | - |
| Frank Horton | - |
| Thomas Lea | - |
| Joe Sowerbutts | - |
| ? Taylor | - |
| Lewis Tyldesley | - |
| ? Walsh | - |
| - | J Greenwood |
| - | T Pearson |
| - | J Cleves |
| - | W Parkinson Jr |
| - | J Scowcroft |
| - | W Parkinson |
| - | G Thompson |
| - | Tommy Tasker |
| - | Alf Halsall |
| - | H.T. Jones |
| - | R Owen |