Date: 01/01/1897 
Stadium: Scarisbrick New Road (2), Southport
Competition: Lancashire League
 Southport Central |
4 - 3 Full-Time |
 Bacup |
| Goalscorers | ||
 Jack Kirwan Joey Shadbolt Walter Cunliffe |
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Line-Ups
| Tom Abram | - |
| Jack Bryce | - |
| Walter Cunliffe | - |
| Lollie Halsall | - |
| Thomas Heywood | - |
| Jack Kirwan | - |
| John Lang | - |
| Thomas Sellars | - |
| Joey Shadbolt | - |
| Tom Smith | - |
| Jimmy Tattersall | - |