Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Cleethorpes Town 9th with 67 points, Spalding United 13th with 50, 17 apart. The last five rounds placed Cleethorpes Town no better than 20th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Cleethorpes Town 1.95 scored and 1.36 conceded per game, Spalding United 1.24 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.67.
Spalding United entered with four losses in a row. Cleethorpes Town had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Spalding United, 1.
The venue was Bradley Community Stadium, with room for 1,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.


