Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ilkeston Town 11th with 60 points, Atherton Collieries 21st with 25, 35 apart. Recent form flatters Ilkeston Town's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Ilkeston Town were scoring 1.73 and conceding 1.55, Atherton Collieries 1.18 and 2.4, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
The match was played at New Manor Ground in Ilkeston (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.