Match Report
42 points for Morpeth Town (20th), 48 for Warrington Town (14th): a 6-point gap. Morpeth Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 20th overall. Per game in the league, Morpeth Town were scoring 0.95 and conceding 1.35, Warrington Town 1.08 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Warrington Town for 6 matches.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Morpeth Town, 2 by Warrington Town, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue was Craik Park, with room for 1,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Morpeth Town: Will Dowling (50'), J. Hooper (83')