Birtley 2-3 Bishop Auckland in the Northern League, Division One , round 6.

Birtley won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–L), scoring 7 and conceding 13.

Bishop Auckland won 4, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–W–W–L), scoring 14 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 2 times: Birtley 0 wins, Bishop Auckland 2, 0 draws.