Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Buxton 1st on 81, Stalybridge Celtic 14th on 52. The last five rounds placed Buxton no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Stalybridge Celtic ran at 1.21 scored and 1.4 conceded, Buxton at 1.9 and 0.9.
12 matches unbeaten backed Buxton's arrival. Stalybridge Celtic had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Buxton, 11.
Bower Fold in Stalybridge staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,500. On the scoreboard, Stalybridge Celtic led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.




