Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Tranmere Rovers (2nd, 82 pts) and Halifax Town (16th, 55 pts). Tranmere Rovers ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Halifax Town were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.26, Tranmere Rovers 1.7 and 1, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Ten consecutive wins preceded this game for Tranmere Rovers, having scored in 14 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Halifax Town held 4 points of 15 and Tranmere Rovers 15.
The venue was The Shay Stadium in Halifax, with room for 14,061 spectators. On the scoreboard, Tranmere Rovers led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.