Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Cleethorpes Town (9th, 67 pts) and Newcastle Town (21st, 39 pts). Recent form told a different story for Cleethorpes Town: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Cleethorpes Town 1.95 scored and 1.36 conceded per game, Newcastle Town 1.14 and 1.69, with the league averaging 1.67.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Newcastle Town.
The match was played at Bradley Community Stadium (capacity 1,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 5-1 full-time score.


