Darlington Town 0-0 Hartlepool in the Northern League, Division Two, round 1.

Darlington Town won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–L–W), scoring 10 and conceding 14.

Hartlepool won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–W–W–W), scoring 19 and conceding 14.

The two sides have met 3 times: Darlington Town 0 wins, Hartlepool 2, 1 draw.