Match Report
The table gap was wide: 29 points between Crewe Alexandra (6th, 71 pts) and Sutton United (23rd, 42 pts). Sutton United's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Per game in the league, Crewe Alexandra were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.41, Sutton United 1.28 and 1.83, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
A. Humphries took charge of the match — our records show 95 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, capacity 10,153, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.