Blyth Town 6-0 Birtley in the Northern League, Division One , round 1.

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

Birtley won 2, drew 3 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–D–D), scoring 9 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 1 time: Blyth Town 1 win, Birtley 0, 0 draws.