Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Harrogate Town 2nd with 88 points, Southport 15th with 50, 38 apart. Southport ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Per game in the league, Harrogate Town were scoring 2.37 and conceding 1.16, Southport 1.43 and 1.71, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Harrogate Town arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The match was played at CNG Stadium (capacity 3,800). On the scoreboard, Harrogate Town led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Harrogate Town: M. Beck (4'), George Thomson (57')
Key stats
Possession: Harrogate Town 57% · Southport 43% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-5