Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Weymouth 7th with 73 points, Burnham 23rd with 23, 50 apart. The last five rounds placed Weymouth no better than 21st for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Weymouth were scoring 1.61 and conceding 1.61, Burnham 0.93 and 2.02, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Burnham — nine in succession. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Weymouth against 0/15 for Burnham.
Bob Lucas Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 3-3.