Vale Recreation 3 1-4 Northerners AC 3 in the Railway Shield , round 1.

Vale Recreation 3 won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–L), scoring 8 and conceding 16.

Northerners AC 3 won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–L–D), scoring 8 and conceding 15.

The two sides have met 3 times: Vale Recreation 3 2 wins, Northerners AC 3 1, 0 draws.