Match Report
Ramsbottom United, 24th on 26 points, faced a 78-point deficit to Darlington 1883 (1st, 104). Ramsbottom United ranked 18th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Ramsbottom United 0.87 scored and 2.35 conceded per game, Darlington 1883 2.28 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.5.
Ramsbottom United arrived off three straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Ramsbottom United held 3 points of 15 and Darlington 1883 10.
The Harry Williams Riverside Stadium in Ramsbottom, capacity 2,000, hosted the game.


