Date: 31/08/1946 
Stadium: Feethams, Darlington
Attendance: 8913
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Darlington |
4 - 2 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
 Jimmy Clough |
||
Line-Ups
| 1 | Walker Grimsditch |
| 2 | Jack Preece |
| 3 | Jimmy Gemmell |
| 4 | Kenny Banks |
| 5 | Peter Burke |
| 6 | Jack Pilling |
| 7 | Billy Hall |
| 8 | Jack Rothwell |
| 9 | Harry Hawkins |
| 10 | Jimmy Clough |
| 11 | Billy Sinclair |