Newcastle 2-1 Atherstone in the FA Cup, Preliminary, 1/128 at Lyme Valley Stadium, Newcastle (4,000 capacity).

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

Atherstone won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 19 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 1 time: Newcastle 1 win, Atherstone 0, 0 draws.