Date: 05/03/1898 
Competition: Friendly
 Reading |
5 - 0 Full-Time |
 Southport Central |
| Goalscorers | ||
| None | ||
Line-Ups
| - | Tom Abram |
| - | Frank Cunningham |
| - | Charlie Hallows |
| - | John Lang |
| - | Walter Lymath |
| - | Thomas Sellars |
| - | Joey Shadbolt |
| - | Jack Sinclair |
| - | Tom Smith |
| - | Jimmy Tattersall |