Eccleshall 3-1 Widnes Town in the North West Counties First Division South, round 1 at Stoke Signage Stadium, Stafford (1,000 capacity).

Eccleshall won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 11 and conceding 21.

Widnes Town won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–D–L), scoring 4 and conceding 15.

The two sides have met 1 time: Eccleshall 1 win, Widnes Town 0, 0 draws.