Match Report
Cambridge United, 2nd with 82 points, sat 29 points above Southport (19th, 53). Cambridge United ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Cambridge United were scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.73, Southport 1.15 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Cambridge United.
The venue was The R Costings Abbey Stadium in Cambridge, with room for 9,617 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.