Bacup Borough 3-0 Ashton Town in the North West Counties First Division North, round 1 at Brian Boys West View Stadium, Bacup (3,000 capacity).

Bacup Borough won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–L–D), scoring 6 and conceding 5.

Ashton Town won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–D–D), scoring 11 and conceding 12.

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