Bacup Borough 3-1 Ashton Town in the North West Counties First Division North, round 27 at Brian Boys West View Stadium, Bacup (3,000 capacity).

Bacup Borough won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 11.

Ashton Town won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 3 times: Bacup Borough 3 wins, Ashton Town 0, 0 draws.