Darwen 1-2 Ashville in the North West Counties First Division North, round 7 at The Anchor Ground, Darwen (4,000 capacity).

Darwen won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 6.

Ashville won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–D–L), scoring 6 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 1 time: Darwen 0 wins, Ashville 1, 0 draws.