Deal Town 1-3 Herne Bay in the Isthmian League, South East Division, round 4.

Deal Town won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–L), scoring 7 and conceding 12.

Herne Bay won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–D–W), scoring 11 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 5 times: Deal Town 3 wins, Herne Bay 1, 1 draw.