Division A

Morecambe v Preston 1  3½ - 1½

This is Morecambe's first season in the top flight for a number of seasons following on from their excellent performance in Div B last season.  There squad has been further strengthened by the inclusion of Glen Charleshouse and Bob Newton.  

On top board, Preston's Brett Lund suffered a rare defeat at the hands of Glen Charleshouse.  On Board 2, Bob Newton lost to the in-form Malcolm Peacock.  

Div B

Preston 3 v Blackpool 2  1½ - 2½

On top board, the higher graded Michael Parker was successful against Paul O'Mara.  On Board 2, Abigail Pritchard is facing sterner opposition than last season and lost to Geoff Pennington.  

Div C

Bispham v Lytham Ex 3  2 - 2

This was a fine team effort by Bispham to hold a higher graded Lytham side to a draw - unusually, all of the games were drawn.

Lytham Ex 4 v Poulton 2  2½ - 1½

Poulton 3 v Preston 4  0 - 4

Poulton 2 v Poulton 3  3 - 1

Division A      
Morecambe     Preston 1
G. Charleshouse 1 0 B. Lund
R. Newton 0 1 M. Peacock
J. Lyth 1 0 C. Rutlidge
C. Heald ½ ½ P. Thompson
P. Dirs 1 0 R. Hanson
   
Division B      
Preston 3     Blackpool 2
P. O'Mara 0 1 M. Parker
G. Pennington 1 0 A. Pritchard
K. Quinn ½ ½ J. Wright
A. de Santos 0 1 D. Davies
   
Division C      
Bispham     Lytham Ex 3
B. McGrady ½ ½ J. Regan
D. Graham ½ ½ R. Lord
R. Broxson ½ ½ P. Coleman
N. Thompson ½ ½ K. Sansom
  2 2  
Lytham Ex 4     Poulton 2
G. Robinson 1 0 H. Sowerby
A. Wilson ½ ½ C. Duerden
P. Connolley 0 1 I. Wright
S. Ray 1 0 W. Wilson
   
Poulton 2     Poulton 3
K. Gorman 1 0 T. Leah
H. Sowerby 1 0 C. Heelis
I. Wright 0 1 D. Lewis
M. Wilkinson 1 0 J. Lewis
  3 1  
Poulton 3     Preston 4
D. Lewis 0 1 T. Fielding
J. Lewis 0 1 C. Fielding
J. Bennett 0 1 D. Warbourne
G. Bennett 0 1 C. Riley
  0 4