Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Southport (17th, 56 pts) and Banbury United (22nd, 38 pts). Per game in the league, Banbury United were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.87, Southport 1.17 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Banbury United had been beaten in five straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Banbury United, 7/15 for Southport.
The venue was The Spencer Stadium in Banbury, with room for 2,500 spectators. With 56 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, N. Pratt was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.