Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Chippenham Town (1st, 103 pts) and Merthyr Town (5th, 83 pts). Merthyr Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Chippenham Town 2.04 scored and 1.02 conceded per game, Merthyr Town 1.89 and 1.02, with the league averaging 1.45.
Chippenham Town arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Chippenham Town 13/15, Merthyr Town 7/15.
The venue was Hardenhuish Park in Chippenham, with room for 3,000 spectators.


