 The second quarter-final between Lincoln City and Grimsby Town needed three attempts to obtain a result, with Lincoln finally winning.The first semi-final was between Boston United and Scunthorpe United at Boston on 24 April 1969, ending in a 1-1 draw.Boston United then withdrew as they were not prepared to visit Scunthorpe after 2 May 1969, and as Scunthorpe had two Fourth Division games already arranged for the week prior, this could not be agreed.