Date: 29/10/1898 
Stadium: Scarisbrick New Road (2), Southport
Competition: FA Cup / Qualifying 3
 Southport Central |
3 - 0 Full-Time |
 Nelson |
| Goalscorers | ||
 Jack Sinclair John Lang Tom Wilmington |
None | |
Line-Ups
| Tom Abram | - |
| Walter Cunliffe | - |
| Charlie Hallows | - |
| Herbert Hallows | - |
| John Lang | - |
| Richard Lawson | - |
| Thomas Sellars | - |
| Jack Sinclair | - |
| Tom Smith | - |
| Jimmy Tattersall | - |
| Tom Wilmington | - |