Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Salisbury 2nd with 84 points, Barnstaple Town 21st with 29, 55 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Salisbury 2.57 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Barnstaple Town 1.26 and 2.5, with the league averaging 1.77.
Salisbury had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Barnstaple Town had been beaten in three straight games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Salisbury against 3/15 for Barnstaple Town.
The match was played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium in Salisbury (capacity 3,500).


