Match Report
Southport, 19th on 53 points, faced a 48-point deficit to Luton Town (1st, 101). On the form table Southport stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 19th overall. Per game in the league, Luton Town were scoring 2.22 and conceding 0.76, Southport 1.15 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Kenilworth Road Stadium in Luton (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Luton Town led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.