In the second of the new season's matches Stafford 'B' came away from Kidsgrove with a 2.5 - 1.5 win in Division 3. Ian Jamieson made a winning debut on Board 1 for Kidsgrove following his big money transfer from Newcastle in the close season.
Ian Jamieson 1 Pavel Nefyodov 0
Derek Northage 0 Ken McNulty 1
Rob Brock 0.5 Andrew Leadbetter 0.5
Dave Johnson 0 Peter Evans 1