Whitley Bay 3-4 Birtley in the Northern League, Division One , round 7.

Whitley Bay won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–D–L), scoring 5 and conceding 10.

Birtley won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 9 and conceding 10.

The two sides have met 4 times: Whitley Bay 0 wins, Birtley 2, 2 draws.