Bolton Lads Club 1 - 1 Fir Tree FC 1 ( Lads Club won 4-2 on penalties).

The cup holders struggled in t against a skilful looking but under-strength Fir Tree side. The visitors scraped together a 10-man starting team due to traffic problems. Despite this they led within 15 minutes when Steve Marsh fired home. Fir Tree continued to dominate the first half, and only the post and then the crossbar denied them. Inevitably one goal was not enough, and pressure in the second half from the Bolton side eventually told when Jeff Brooks lobbed home from 15 yards out. Bolton Lads scored all their first 4 penalties to go through.

Atherton Town 2 Bolton County 0 Atherton Town's second consecutive home tie resulted in a comfortable win over Bolton County. Most of the play and chances came from Atherton who took the lead in the first half with a scrappy goal scrambled home by Mike Garfin, from close range after a corner. With few chances for the next hour, the game was finally made safe with the best move of the match, Mark Parry scoring with a low shot.

Tempest Utd FC 1 Hindley Town FC 2 A goal in each half effectively sealed victory for Hindley, despite a late rally pulling one back for Tempest. The fact that the away side won, was testament to the performance of man-of-the match goalkeepr Gareth Wood.