Buckhurst Hill Reserves 4-2 Ilford Reserves in the Essex Senior Football League, Reserve Division, round 1.

Buckhurst Hill Reserves won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–W–W–W), scoring 13 and conceding 12.

Ilford Reserves won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 13.

The two sides have met 2 times: Buckhurst Hill Reserves 2 wins, Ilford Reserves 0, 0 draws.