Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Salisbury City 11th with 67 points, Tamworth 23rd with 39, 28 apart. The last five rounds placed Tamworth 16th in the league for form — higher than their 23rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Tamworth were scoring 0.93 and conceding 1.76, Salisbury City 1.26 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Tamworth had been beaten in five straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Tamworth, 7/15 for Salisbury City.
The venue was The Lamb Ground in Tamworth, with room for 4,065 spectators. On the scoreboard, Salisbury City led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-2 the final score.