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. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.




