| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick Town W | 12 | L12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0/15 | 5-19 |
| Newcastle United W | 9 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12/15 | 22-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick Town W | 12 | 22 | 2 | -71 | LLLLL | 12 | 0 |
| Newcastle United W | 2 | 22 | 56 | 69 | WDLWW | 3 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2022-05-01
On paper the standings were lopsided — Newcastle United W 2nd with 56 points, Alnwick Town W 12th with 2, 54 apart. Per game in the league, Alnwick Town W were scoring 1.09 and conceding 4.32, Newcastle United W 3.86 and 0.73, against a competition average of 2.06 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Alnwick Town W — 12 in succession. From the last five rounds, Alnwick Town W held 0 points of 15 and Newcastle United W 12.
