Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Dorking Wanderers (2nd, 81 pts) and Hungerford Town (12th, 49 pts). Hungerford Town had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hungerford Town 1.48 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Dorking Wanderers 2.53 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.48.
Hungerford Town entered with six losses in a row. Dorking Wanderers had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Hungerford Town against 13/15 for Dorking Wanderers.
The venue was Bulpit Lane in Hungerford, with room for 2,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.