Date: 15/09/1947 
Attendance: 12453
Competition: Football League / D3N
 Rotherham United |
0 - 2 Full-Time |
 Southport |
| Manager: Gordon Hunt | ||
| Goalscorers | ||
| None |
 Archie Livingstone Norman Heslop |
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Line-Ups
| 1 | Bill Henderson |
| - | Kenny Banks |
| - | Harry Harrison |
| - | Norman Heslop |
| - | Ronnie Hodgson |
| - | Douggie Humble |
| - | Harold Iddon |
| - | Archie Livingstone |
| - | Ken Powell |
| - | Cec Wyles |
| 3 | Harry Boyle |