The table below shows Southport's overall record against each of their former football league opponents.
| Opposition | P | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 62 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 98 | 105 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Aldershot | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 48 |
| Altrincham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Annfield Plain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Ashington | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 |
| Ashton United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Bangor City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Barnet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Barnsley | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 41 |
| Barrow | 94 | 41 | 24 | 29 | 145 | 121 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Blyth Spartans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Boreham Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Boston United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Bradford City | 55 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 68 | 106 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 45 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 69 |
| Brentford | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| Bristol Rovers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 |
| Bury | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 |
| Cambridge United | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 63 | 22 | 13 | 28 | 93 | 106 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Chester | 66 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 83 | 102 |
| Chesterfield | 57 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 63 | 110 |
| Colchester United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 |
| Coventry City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 93 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 130 | 124 |
| Crook Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Dagenham and Redbridge | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Darlington | 88 | 39 | 16 | 33 | 132 | 124 |
| Denaby United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Derby County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 65 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 82 | 122 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Durham City | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 |
| Eastleigh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Exeter City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 31 |
| Farnborough Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Frickley Athletic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 62 | 78 |
| Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 |
| Grimsby Town | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 46 | 41 |
| Halifax Town | 79 | 31 | 21 | 27 | 112 | 107 |
| Hartlepool United | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 |
| Hartlepools United | 79 | 27 | 19 | 33 | 113 | 125 |
| Havant and Waterlooville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Hednesford Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Horden Colliery Welfare | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Hull City | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 65 |
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Kingstonian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Leigh RMI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Lincoln City | 67 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 94 | 130 |
| Liverpool | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 69 |
| Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Macclesfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mansfield Town | 50 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 103 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Millwall | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 |
| Nelson | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 30 |
| New Brighton | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 68 | 53 |
| Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| Newport County | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 42 |
| Northampton Town | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 29 |
| Northwich Victoria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Notts County | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 |
| Oldham Athletic | 51 | 19 | 9 | 23 | 72 | 98 |
| Orient | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Oxford United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Peterborough United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Port Vale | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 32 |
| Reading | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 34 |
| Rochdale | 92 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 110 | 133 |
| Rotherham County | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Rotherham United | 45 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 69 | 74 |
| Runcorn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Scarborough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Scunthorpe United | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 42 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 29 |
| South Shields AFC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Southend United | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| Spennymoor United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Stockport County | 93 | 39 | 17 | 37 | 138 | 139 |
| Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Swansea City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Torquay United | 28 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 54 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 88 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 92 | 149 |
| Walsall | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 64 |
| Watford | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wigan Borough | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 |
| Wimbledon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Woking | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Workington | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 71 |
| Wrexham | 75 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 109 | 130 |
| York City | 69 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 87 | 112 |