Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Worksop Town 2nd with 83 points, Whitby Town 16th with 52, 31 apart. Whitby Town's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.31/1.69 for Whitby Town and 2.29/1.21 for Worksop Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Worksop Town had won four straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Whitby Town 4/15, Worksop Town 12/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Whitby Town wins, 4 for Worksop Town, 0 draws, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
Turnbull Ground staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,200. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Whitby Town: Lewis Hawkins (85') · Worksop Town: Luke Hall (58'), Aaron Martin (90'), Aleksandrs Starčenko (90')