Match Report
15 points for Burnley (35th), 8 for Morecambe (283rd): a 7-point gap. Morecambe ranked just 476th in the league on five-round form despite their 283rd table position. Per game in the league, Burnley were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.67, Morecambe 1.83 and 1, against a competition average of 1.82 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Burnley — three in succession. 5 matches unbeaten backed Morecambe's arrival. From the last five rounds, Burnley held 3 points of 15 and Morecambe 13.