Match Report
33 points separated the sides: Buxton 1st on 81, Atherton Collieries 19th on 48. Recent form told a different story for Buxton: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Atherton Collieries 0.81 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Buxton 1.9 and 0.9, with the league averaging 1.31.
Buxton had won four straight.
The venue was The Skuna Stadium (Atherton, Greater Manchester), with room for 2,500 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Atherton Collieries 52% · Buxton 48% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-2


