Lancashire Cup: 06/03/1886, Saturday, 15:30. 
Blackburn Rovers F.C. — Preston North End F.C. 2:4 (0:2)
Place: Leamington Grounds, Blackburn.
Referee: ?
Umpires: ?
Estimated attendance: 6.000.

Blackburn Rovers F.C.: Arthur — Suter, Turner — Heyes, McIntyre, Forrest — Strachan, Douglas, Fecitt, Sourbutts, Walton.

Preston North End F.C.: Rose — Drummond, N. Ross — Robertson, Russell, J. Graham — Gordon, J. Ross, J. Goodall, Dewhurst, Thomson.

Goals: Walton, Fecitt — Dewhurst(11min, ?), J. Ross, Gordon.


This match was supposed to be a Lancashire Cup tie — semi-final —, but North End declined to go on with the cup tie, and preferred to play an ordinary match.