Kettering 1-0 Alvechurch in the Southern Football League, Premier Division Central, round 1.

Kettering won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–D), scoring 4 and conceding 6.

Alvechurch won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–D–W–W), scoring 11 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 9 times: Kettering 5 wins, Alvechurch 3, 1 draw.