Match Report
Northampton Town, 7th with 58 points, sat 33 points above Macclesfield Town (23rd, 25). Northampton Town had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Macclesfield Town 0.86 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Northampton Town 1.46 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.26.
Defeat had not touched Northampton Town in 8 games. Macclesfield Town had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Northampton Town, 11.
9 meetings are on record — 4 won by Macclesfield Town, 4 by Northampton Town, 1 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 4.2 goals, well above the all-time 2.89.
The match was played at Moss Rose Ground in Macclesfield (capacity 6,355). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.