Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Margate (11th, 64 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Thamesmead Town (22nd, 46 pts). Thamesmead Town ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 22nd table position. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Margate ran at 1.52 scored and 1.43 conceded, Thamesmead Town at 1.33 and 1.96.
Defeat had followed defeat for Thamesmead Town — four in succession.
The match was played at Hartsdown Park in Margate (capacity 3,000).




