Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tamworth 1st with 96 points, Bishop's Stortford 24th with 21, 75 apart. Recent form flatters Bishop's Stortford's table spot — 18th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 24th. Scoring rates set the scale: Tamworth 1.61 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Bishop's Stortford 0.76 and 2.43, with the league averaging 1.34.
Tamworth had not lost in 6 games. Bishop's Stortford had been beaten in 14 straight games. Over the last five, Tamworth had taken 11 of 15 points to Bishop's Stortford's 0.
The match was played at The Lamb Ground in Tamworth (capacity 4,065). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.