Beattie's Barrow 'Bluebirds' would at last finish a creditable seventh and also experienced some FA Cup success along the way. A club record gate of 14,081 saw their 3–2 'derby' victory over Carlisle United in the first round before a 1–0 success at non-League Runcorn set up an away tie at Chelsea in round three. Some 44,336 crammed into Stamford Bridge to see Beattie's team lose 0–5, but the attendance is still the largest Barrow have ever played before. Finally a third club record gate was achieved on Good Friday when 11,644 watched a 1–1 draw with Wrexham, their biggest ever crowd for a home league fixture.