Maine Road 0-1 Darwen in the North West Counties First Division North, round 26 at Brantingham Road, Manchester (2,000 capacity).

Maine Road won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–L–L), scoring 12 and conceding 15.

Darwen won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–D–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Maine Road 0 wins, Darwen 2, 0 draws.