Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chester (1st, 97 pts) held a 50-point advantage over Cammell Laird (19th, 47 pts). Chester had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Chester were scoring 2.43 and conceding 0.82, Cammell Laird 1.5 and 2.14, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Chester's unbeaten run stood at 11. 8 games without a win framed Cammell Laird's arrival. Over the last five, Chester had taken 11 of 15 points to Cammell Laird's 1.
The venue was Exacta Stadium in Chester, with room for 5,376 spectators.


