Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Spartans (1st, 79 pts) and East Stirlingshire (16th, 33 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Spartans 2.17 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, East Stirlingshire 1.14 and 2.06, with the league averaging 1.81.
Spartans entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Spartans had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; East Stirlingshire, 7.
The venue was Ainslie Park Stadium in Edinburgh, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.