Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Ilkeston Town (6th, 66 pts) and Mickleover Sports (20th, 39 pts). Mickleover Sports ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Ilkeston Town ran at 1.64 scored and 1.33 conceded, Mickleover Sports at 0.98 and 1.79.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Mickleover Sports. From the last five rounds, Ilkeston Town held 10 points of 15 and Mickleover Sports 3.
The match was played at New Manor Ground (capacity 3,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Ilkeston Town: 1 goal with no recorded scorer