Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Leyton Orient 1st with 89 points, Halifax Town 14th with 59, 30 apart. Halifax Town ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Leyton Orient 1.59 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Halifax Town 1 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.25.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Halifax Town. Leyton Orient had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Halifax Town, 4.
The match was played at Brisbane Road in London (capacity 9,271). On the scoreboard, Halifax Town led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.