Match Report
49 points for Morpeth Town (17th), 46 for Nantwich Town (19th): a 3-point gap. Nantwich Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Per game in the league, Morpeth Town were scoring 1.31 and conceding 1.5, Nantwich Town 1.05 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Morpeth Town — three in succession.
Craik Park in Morpeth staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. On the scoreboard, Morpeth Town led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.