Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves 1-5 Rayleigh Town FC Reserves in the Essex Senior Football League, Reserve Division, round 1.

Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–W–L), scoring 11 and conceding 12.

Rayleigh Town FC Reserves won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves 0 wins, Rayleigh Town FC Reserves 2, 0 draws.