Thwaites Brewery made a shock first round exit from the Orphanage Cup after last season’s runners-up lost 2-1 to Senator.

There was no such problems for holders Blackburn Teachers who beat Twin Valley 2-1.

They now play Metals UK in the second round on Monday, April 19.

Results - Preliminary round: Promethean 1 Accy Fire 3, Blackburn Rovers Staff 2 Red Rose Dry Lining 7, ACME 0 RMS Scaffolding 3, Graham & Brown 0 United Utilities 0 (Utd Utls win 3-2 on pens).

First round: Blackburn Police 5 Farleys Solicitors 1, British Telecom 2 Royal Mail 2 (Mail win 4-2 on pens), Twin Valley 1 Blackburn Teachers 2, Training 2000 1 Botanical 3, Lancashire Telegraph 3 Job Centre Plus 1, East Lancs Hosp Trust 0 Blackburn with Darwen Council ‘B’ 2, Chubb 1 Blackburn College 2, Senator 2 Thwaites 1, Metals UK 2 MDA 2 (Metals win 5-4 on pens), Johnson Mathey 4 Tensar 2, Blackburn with Darwen Council ‘A’ 4 Blakewater College 2, Express Gifts 1 Unison Engine Comps 1 (Unison Engine Comps win 3-2 on pens).

Fixtures, first round cont, played on Monday, April 12: RMS Scaffolding v Callendar, Accy Fire v Blackburn Fire, Red Rose Dry Lining v PPE, Emerson and Renwick v United Utilities.

Second round, Wednesday, April 19 (ko 6pm): Blackburn with Darwen Council ‘B’ v Johnson Mathey, Senator v Royal Mail, Unison v Blackburn Police, Blackburn with Darwen Council ‘ A’ v Red Rose Dry Lining or PPE, Emerson and Renwick or United Utilities, Accy Fire or B’burn Fire, Blackburn Teachers v Metals UK, Lancashire Telegraph v Blackburn College, RMS Scaffolding or Callendar v Botanical Group.