Stockton moved into the 1st Round of the Shipowners Cup with victory over Annfield Plain. Stockton went ahead on 28 minutes with a Tom Coulthard piledriver of a free kick from all of 25 yards. Stockton increased their advantage 5 minutes into the second half with a Tony Johnson header that saw the end of Annfields challenge. Stockton gave debuts to Sonni Coleman and Joe Taylor from the Under 18’s. Stockton now face an away fixture at Silksworth CW in the next round.