Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Real Bedford 1st with 96 points, Hertford Town 14th with 46, 50 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Hertford Town 1.23 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Real Bedford 2.78 and 0.68, with the league averaging 1.34.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for Hertford Town. Real Bedford were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 14 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Hertford Town held 4 points of 15 and Real Bedford 13.
Hertingfordbury Park in Hertford, capacity 6,500, hosted the game.