Eastbourne Town (7th) had a very important battle in prospect when they welcomed the division leaders Crawley Down Gatwick (1st) to the "Saffron's Sports Ground". Very early in the season, "Town" had a convincing victory over the "Anvils". Eastbourne Town took the lead midway through the first half when the ball went into the goal directly from a corner taken by Leon Grieg which turned out to be the only goal of the game. Eastbourne Town gained a 1-0 home victory over the division leaders which ended their 11 game unbeaten run.