Match Report
56 points for Southport (17th), 50 for Blyth Spartans (21st): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Southport 1.17 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Blyth Spartans 1.43 and 1.78, with the league averaging 1.34.
Southport had won three straight. Blyth Spartans had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Southport against 1/15 for Blyth Spartans.
The venue was Haig Avenue in Southport, with room for 6,008 spectators. On the scoreboard, Blyth Spartans led 3-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-3.