Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Radcliffe Borough 2nd with 75 points, Newcastle Town 15th with 40, 35 apart. On recent form Radcliffe Borough sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Radcliffe Borough were scoring 1.92 and conceding 0.89, Newcastle Town 1.37 and 1.95, against a competition average of 1.61 goals per team per game.
7 games without a win framed Newcastle Town's arrival. From the last five rounds, Radcliffe Borough held 12 points of 15 and Newcastle Town 1.
The match was played at Stainton Park Stadium (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.