This was Southport’s final game as a Football League club.  They were the last club to be demoted through the re-election process and were replaced by Wigan Athletic.

English Division Four (old)			Table »
Aldershot	3-0	Hartlepool United
Barnsley	3-2	Wimbledon
Darlington	1-1	Scunthorpe United
Doncaster Rovers	2-2	Reading
Grimsby Town	2-1	Brentford
Huddersfield Town	2-0	Bournemouth
Newport County	1-2	Southend United
Rochdale	1-3	Torquay United
Swansea City	2-0	Halifax Town
Watford	3-2	Southport
York City	0-3	Northampton Town