Recap

A one sided first half at Noddle Hill Way saw Northern Wanderers turn round 6-0 up against Preston United as they avenged their early season defeat at Preston in some style. What ever was said to the Preston players at half time seemed to work for they soon pulled three goals back through Paul Ellerington, Mike Waredell and Mike Robson to make it 6-3 but Northern regained control and added two late goals to run out 8-3 winners. Sam McKee got six of them with the other two coming from Chris Jopling as Northern with their sixth game of the season to move up to second place two behind leaders Holme Rovers.