Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Halesowen Town (1st, 94 pts) and Carlton Town (9th, 59 pts). Carlton Town had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Carlton Town ran at 1.52 scored and 1.36 conceded, Halesowen Town at 2 and 0.93.
Carlton Town had gone 6 games without a win. Halesowen Town arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Carlton Town had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Halesowen Town, 15.
Bill Stokeld Stadium in Carlton staged the fixture, a ground that holds 600.




