Rochdale have played Southport 133 times in competitive football, winning 59, drawing 37 and losing 37, first meeting on 17 Dec 1910 and most recently on 16 Oct 2001. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1910 | 1910–11 | Other | A | Southport | 2–2 | Bob Grierson | 1,000 |
| 1 Apr 1911 | 1910–11 | Other | H | Southport | 1–0 | Harry Moon | 7,000 |
| 26 Dec 1912 | 1912–13 | Other | A | Southport | 4–0 | Tom Page, William Chick, Jim Tully | 5,000 |
| 22 Mar 1913 | 1912–13 | Other | H | Southport | 8–0 | Dan Cunliffe, Alf Gregson, William Chick, Albert Smith, Ted Birnie | 3,000 |
| 26 Dec 1913 | 1913–14 | Other | A | Southport | 2–1 | Bob Grierson, Charlie Milnes | |
| 11 Apr 1914 | 1913–14 | Other | H | Southport | 4–1 | Jim Tully, Walker, Albert Smith | 3,000 |
| 8 Sep 1914 | 1914–15 | Other | A | Southport | 0–1 | ||
| 13 Apr 1915 | 1914–15 | Other | H | Southport | 1–0 | Ernest Hawksworth | 500 |
| 11 Sep 1915 | 1915–16 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 1–0 | Robert Neave | |
| 11 Dec 1915 | 1915–16 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–2 | Ernest Hawksworth, Fred Heap | 1,000 |
| 23 Sep 1916 | 1916–17 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 1–1 | Billy Halligan | 2,000 |
| 6 Jan 1917 | 1916–17 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 0–3 | 2,000 | |
| 29 Sep 1917 | 1917–18 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 6–0 | A. Walker, Billy Halligan, Albert Smith, Flaherty | 3,000 |
| 6 Oct 1917 | 1917–18 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–2 | A. Walker, Billy Halligan | 1,000 |
| 19 Oct 1918 | 1918–19 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 3–3 | Bunting, Ernest Goodwin, Thomas | 1,500 |
| 26 Oct 1918 | 1918–19 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 5–2 | Best, Patrick O'Connell, Albert Smith, Thomas, P. Kelly | 3,000 |
| 6 Sep 1919 | 1919–20 | Other | A | Southport | 2–2 | A. Eccles, J. Cooper | 1,500 |
| 27 Mar 1920 | 1919–20 | Other | H | Southport | 1–0 | Tom Hesmondhalgh | |
| 25 Sep 1920 | 1920–21 | Other | H | Southport | 3–0 | Harry Dennison, Sid Hoad | 5,000 |
| 2 Oct 1920 | 1920–21 | Other | A | Southport | 0–5 | ||
| 24 Sep 1921 | 1921–22 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–1 | 6,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1921 | 1921–22 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–2 | Bob Sandiford | 6,000 |
| 23 Dec 1922 | 1922–23 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 3–2 | Bill Prouse, Jimmy Tootle | 3,000 |
| 25 Dec 1922 | 1922–23 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–0 | Jack Hill | |
| 8 Dec 1923 | 1923–24 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–0 | Albert Pearson | 5,000 |
| 8 Jan 1924 | 1923–24 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–2 | Albert Whitehurst | 2,000 |
| 6 Dec 1924 | 1924–25 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–0 | 7,000 | |
| 11 Apr 1925 | 1924–25 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–0 | Harry Anstiss | 4,000 |
| 25 Jan 1926 | 1925–26 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 3–1 | Bobby Hughes, Billy Fergusson, Billy Bertram | 2,624 |
| 10 Apr 1926 | 1925–26 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 7–1 | Harry Anstiss, Albert Whitehurst, Billy Bertram | 4,699 |
| 25 Sep 1926 | 1926–27 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–0 | Billy Tompkinson | 4,308 |
| 12 Feb 1927 | 1926–27 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | Albert Whitehurst | 3,409 |
| 24 Sep 1927 | 1927–28 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 5–1 | Albert Whitehurst, David Parkes, Billy Bertram, Billy Tompkinson | 6,264 |
| 4 Feb 1928 | 1927–28 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–3 | Billy Tompkinson | 2,731 |
| 29 Sep 1928 | 1928–29 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | Jack Milsom | 4,861 |
| 9 Feb 1929 | 1928–29 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–1 | Reg Trotman | 3,369 |
| 11 Jan 1930 | 1929–30 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–2 | Tom Tippett | 2,101 |
| 5 Apr 1930 | 1929–30 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 3–2 | Harry Lewis, George Stott | 2,703 |
| 25 Dec 1930 | 1930–31 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–4 | 6,157 | |
| 26 Dec 1930 | 1930–31 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–4 | 1,934 | |
| 10 Oct 1931 | 1931–32 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–3 | Ernest Steele | 5,442 |
| 20 Feb 1932 | 1931–32 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–1 | 2,894 | |
| 24 Sep 1932 | 1932–33 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–2 | 5,928 | |
| 4 Feb 1933 | 1932–33 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–3 | Bill Watson | 3,349 |
| 25 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–3 | 4,956 | |
| 26 Dec 1933 | 1933–34 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 3–3 | Fred Fitton, Jack Gordon | 3,944 |
| 1 Dec 1934 | 1934–35 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–2 | Len Clarke, Billy Smith | 2,869 |
| 13 Apr 1935 | 1934–35 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–2 | Len Clarke | 2,315 |
| 14 Sep 1935 | 1935–36 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–1 | Fred Taylor, Harry Marshall | 5,605 |
| 18 Jan 1936 | 1935–36 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | Joe Wiggins | 2,475 |
| 15 Sep 1936 | 1936–37 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–1 | Wally Hunt, George Emmerson | 3,256 |
| 1 Jan 1937 | 1936–37 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | George Emmerson | 6,579 |
| 11 Sep 1937 | 1937–38 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 3–2 | Wally Hunt, Harry Marshall | 5,915 |
| 22 Jan 1938 | 1937–38 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–2 | 3,832 | |
| 26 Dec 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–4 | Peter Vause | 6,606 |
| 27 Dec 1938 | 1938–39 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 5–0 | Joe Duff, Jimmy Wynn, Tommy Prest, Wally Reynolds | 6,293 |
| 28 Oct 1939 | 1939–40 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–3 | Tommy Dutton, Joe Duff | 2,000 |
| 24 Feb 1940 | 1939–40 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 1–2 | Arthur Richardson | 1,300 |
| 26 Oct 1940 | 1940–41 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 3–2 | Jimmy Cunliffe, Vincent Kershaw | 1,500 |
| 30 Nov 1940 | 1940–41 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 10–0 | Wally Sidebottom, Sid Rawlings, S.W. Hunt, Alf Bellis | 1,002 |
| 25 Oct 1941 | 1941–42 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 1–4 | Dicky Jones | 1,500 |
| 1 Nov 1941 | 1941–42 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 4–2 | Dicky Jones, Jimmy Cunliffe, V. Jones | 975 |
| 21 Feb 1942 | 1941–42 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 1–2 | Joe Duff | 1,000 |
| 29 Aug 1942 | 1942–43 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 1–1 | Roland Bartholomew | 1,200 |
| 5 Sep 1942 | 1942–43 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 2–3 | Duncan Colquhoun, Roland Bartholomew | 800 |
| 11 Sep 1943 | 1943–44 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 6–1 | Harker, Eric Wood | 2,032 |
| 18 Sep 1943 | 1943–44 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 4–4 | Harker | 2,700 |
| 5 Feb 1944 | 1943–44 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 0–0 | 4,330 | |
| 12 Feb 1944 | 1943–44 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 4–2 | Gee, James Harrison, Harker | 3,500 |
| 18 Nov 1944 | 1944–45 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–2 | Wally Hunt, J. Jones | 3,000 |
| 25 Nov 1944 | 1944–45 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 1–1 | Syd Roberts | 3,326 |
| 6 Oct 1945 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–1 | Joe Hargreaves | 3,500 |
| 13 Oct 1945 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 5–0 | Joe Hargreaves, Alf Hanson | 4,804 |
| 12 Jan 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 1–3 | Ernie Toseland | 4,377 |
| 16 Mar 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 2–0 | Joe Hargreaves, Arthur Cunliffe | 3,500 |
| 27 Apr 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | A | Southport | 0–2 | 1,200 | |
| 4 May 1946 | 1945–46 | Wartime League | H | Southport | 2–1 | Joe Rodi, Eric Wood | 3,191 |
| 7 Dec 1946 | 1946–47 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–0 | 4,467 | |
| 12 Apr 1947 | 1946–47 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 2–0 | Jackie Moss | 4,949 |
| 27 Sep 1947 | 1947–48 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–1 | Jackie Moss, Jackie Arthur | 8,213 |
| 14 Feb 1948 | 1947–48 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 2–2 | Dick Withington, Jackie Arthur | 7,708 |
| 25 Sep 1948 | 1948–49 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–3 | Jack Livesey | 9,643 |
| 19 Feb 1949 | 1948–49 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–0 | Jack Connor | 4,322 |
| 26 Dec 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–0 | Jack Livesey, Jack Connor | 13,406 |
| 27 Dec 1949 | 1949–50 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 2–3 | Cyril Brown, Tom Dryburgh | 14,766 |
| 11 Nov 1950 | 1950–51 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | Cyril Brown | 6,374 |
| 31 Mar 1951 | 1950–51 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–1 | Jimmy Whitehouse | 3,781 |
| 12 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–0 | Bert Foulds | 3,916 |
| 22 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 2–1 | Bert Foulds | 2,872 |
| 9 Sep 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–1 | 5,175 | |
| 16 Sep 1952 | 1952–53 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–0 | 5,330 | |
| 19 Sep 1953 | 1953–54 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–1 | Adam Wasilewski | 5,748 |
| 6 Feb 1954 | 1953–54 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–0 | Neville Black, Arnold Kendall | 6,549 |
| 27 Nov 1954 | 1954–55 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–1 | 3,365 | |
| 16 Apr 1955 | 1954–55 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 0–0 | 5,567 | |
| 24 Sep 1955 | 1955–56 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 0–2 | 3,949 | |
| 4 Feb 1956 | 1955–56 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 1–3 | Joe Lynn | 2,845 |
| 6 Oct 1956 | 1956–57 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 1–0 | Gwyn Lewis | 5,501 |
| 16 Feb 1957 | 1956–57 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 6–1 | Frank Lord, Joe Devlin, Brian Green | 3,988 |
| 23 Nov 1957 | 1957–58 | Third Division North | A | Southport | 2–0 | Brian Green, Jimmy Dailey | 2,880 |
| 22 Feb 1958 | 1957–58 | Third Division North | H | Southport | 2–0 | Jock Lockhart, Dave Pearson | 3,734 |
| 22 Aug 1959 | 1959–60 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 2–2 | Frank Lord 4, Stanley Milburn 60 | 5,168 |
| 19 Dec 1959 | 1959–60 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 1–0 | Ronnie Cairns 7 | 2,508 |
| 10 Sep 1960 | 1960–61 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 0–1 | 4,654 | |
| 21 Jan 1961 | 1960–61 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–0 | Stan Hepton 40 | 3,135 |
| 9 Dec 1961 | 1961–62 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 0–3 | 4,712 | |
| 28 Apr 1962 | 1961–62 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 2–0 | Bobby English 14, Louis Bimpson 83 | 1,940 |
| 5 Sep 1962 | 1962–63 | League Cup | A | Southport | 0–0 | 3,559 | |
| 18 Sep 1962 | 1962–63 | League Cup | H | Southport | 1–2 | Don Watson | 3,434 |
| 20 Oct 1962 | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–1 | Stanley Milburn 82 | 4,231 |
| 9 Mar 1963 | 1962–63 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 1–0 | Louis Bimpson 62 | 2,327 |
| 9 Nov 1963 | 1963–64 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 4–0 | Don Watson 35, Ronnie Cairns 46, Joe Richardson 67, Ronnie Cairns 77 | 2,690 |
| 20 Mar 1964 | 1963–64 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–2 | Jimmy Thompson | 2,206 |
| 26 Oct 1964 | 1964–65 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 0–1 | 3,642 | |
| 24 Apr 1965 | 1964–65 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 2–0 | Joe Richardson 44, George Morton 60 | 2,882 |
| 5 Oct 1965 | 1965–66 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 3–0 | Bert Lister, David Storf, George Morton | 4,188 |
| 22 Nov 1965 | 1965–66 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 0–4 | 2,326 | |
| 10 Apr 1967 | 1966–67 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 1–1 | Graham Smith | 2,644 |
| 24 Apr 1967 | 1966–67 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 2–1 | David Storf, Reg Jenkins | 5,469 |
| 25 Oct 1969 | 1969–70 | Third Division | A | Southport | 3–0 | Chris Dunleavy 23, Tony Buck 79, Reg Jenkins 89 | 5,834 |
| 21 Feb 1970 | 1969–70 | Third Division | H | Southport | 1–1 | Joe Ashworth 48 | 4,312 |
| 19 Aug 1970 | 1970–71 | League Cup | H | Southport | 1–0 | Reg Jenkins | 4,057 |
| 22 Sep 1973 | 1973–74 | Third Division | H | Southport | 2–2 | Malcolm Darling 24, Leo Skeete 62 | 2,380 |
| 10 Mar 1974 | 1973–74 | Third Division | A | Southport | 0–0 | 1,708 | |
| 14 Feb 1975 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 0–1 | 1,569 | |
| 11 Mar 1975 | 1974–75 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 3–3 | Bob Mountford, Dick Mulvaney | 1,191 |
| 25 Oct 1975 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–0 | Don Tobin 79 | 1,447 |
| 28 Feb 1976 | 1975–76 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 2–0 | Bob Mountford 84, Bill Summerscales 89 | 1,261 |
| 6 Nov 1976 | 1976–77 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–1 | Tony Whelan 18 | 1,729 |
| 1 Mar 1977 | 1976–77 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 3–0 | Tony Whelan, Steve Melledew | 1,153 |
| 31 Dec 1977 | 1977–78 | Fourth Division | A | Southport | 1–3 | Dave Esser 71 | 1,908 |
| 1 Apr 1978 | 1977–78 | Fourth Division | H | Southport | 2–1 | Dave Esser 26, Dave Esser 50 | 966 |
| 16 Oct 2001 | 2001–02 | EFL Trophy | H | Southport | 2–0 | Clive Platt 37, Gary Jones 88 | 1,411 |
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