(1-0 Oldham Athletic)| 12¹ | A good ball from WHARTON on the left found PIROLA who mishit his shot over. |
| 14¹ | A free-kick from PIROLA flew over. |
| 18¹ | A penalty box meleé resulted in ELDER cracking the ball wide. |
| 19¹ | APTER worked the ball to SVANÞÓRSSON, VAN VEEN gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. |
| 19¹ | HANSEN-AARØEN hit a looping shot inches wide from twenty-five yards out. |
| 23¹ | RHEIN beat McATEE and placed the ball to HAMILTON who toe-poked his shot wide. |
| 26¹ | A perfect strike from SVANÞÓRSSON was dealt with by a fine block from GEORGE. |
| 26¹ | HINSHELWOOD rattled an easy chance past the righthand post. |
| 29¹ | HAMILTON was put clear by BALLO and he turned VIGOUROUX but thrust his shot wide. |
| 31¹ | HAMILTON made space on the right and touched the ball to HANSEN-AARØEN who touched the ball wide. |
| 3² | A shot from VAN VEEN held no problem for the 'keeper. |
| 4² | NEVILLE hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area. |
| 12² | BALLO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Grimsby Town upright. |
| 13² | A poor strike from RHEIN bounced agonisingly wide. |
| 15² | VAN VEEN's shot was well held by the Oldham Athletic 'keeper. |
| 25² | A cross from SVANÞÓRSSON left VAN VEEN in lots of space but he rushed his shot. |
| 25² | GOAL!! JACKSON tried to play the ball out of the Grimsby Town penalty area but was tackled by LEONARD who headed the ball to BALLO for an easy tap in. (2-0 Oldham Athletic)| 32² | ANDERSON rasped the ball through a ruck of players but GEORGE was a match for it as he dived to his right. | | 37² | GOAL!! JACKSON made space for SVANÞÓRSSON who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, struck the ball past GEORGE. (2-1 Oldham Athletic)| 40² | VAN VEEN dribbled away from NEVILLE and stabbed a tame shot over. | | 42² | GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled BALLO to waltz through the Grimsby Town defence and score. (3-1 Oldham Athletic) | | |