Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Carlisle United 19th on 53, Oldham Athletic 23rd on 38. Carlisle United ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Oldham Athletic were scoring 1 and conceding 1.63, Carlisle United 0.85 and 1.35, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Oldham Athletic were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Oldham Athletic 7, draws 6, Carlisle United 8, at 2.76 goals per meeting.
The venue was Boundary Park in Oldham, with room for 13,512 spectators. S. Allison took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Oldham Athletic led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.