Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hythe Town 7th with 86 points, Chipstead 20th with 46, 40 apart. The last five rounds placed Hythe Town 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Hythe Town were scoring 2 and conceding 1.37, Chipstead 1.39 and 1.7, against a competition average of 1.7 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Hythe Town, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Chipstead entered with five losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Hythe Town, 0/15 for Chipstead.
Reachfields Stadium in Hythe, capacity 3,000, hosted the game.




