Maine Road 4-0 AFC Blackpool in the Edward Case Cup, 1/16.

Maine Road won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–W–L), scoring 8 and conceding 16.

AFC Blackpool won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 4 times: Maine Road 3 wins, AFC Blackpool 1, 0 draws.