Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Darlington 1883 (1st, 104 pts) held a 31-point advantage over Barwell (9th, 73 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Barwell 1.78 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Darlington 1883 2.28 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.5.
Darlington 1883 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The match was played at Kirkby Road in Barwell (capacity 2,500).


