Surprisingly just five of the starting eleven who had fought so gallantly at Oxford City on Tuesday night started this game. There was a debut for 18 year-old goalkeeper Scott Dutton, a second year scholar at Wolverhampton Wanderers who is on work experience at the club. Luke Cray and Leon Simpson returned from injury and there was a recall for centre back Dave Baker who had played one game previously for Banbury at Hemel Hempstead on Boxing Day. There was also a first start for Lewis Strafford, having been an unused substitute on one previous occasion. Most surprisingly of all, most supporters man of the match at Oxford City Marcus Green had to be content with a place on the bench. There was also a place on the bench for former Stony Stratford right winger and recent signing Ikenna Anomneze.

United got off to the worst of starts conceding a goal in the first minute through Mark Draycott and he then made it 2-0 on 12 minutes. Against one of the best defences in the league, it was already game over!

United failed to put in any sort of a decent attempt on goal as the half developed with Hungerford always looking likely to increase their lead further. This they should have done five minutes before the interval when Dave Baker brought down Stefan Brown in the penalty area and denying a goal scoring opportunity he was sent off. However, United got a let off as the penalty was saved by Dutton.

Having to play the whole of the second half with ten men, and having failed to trouble the visitors in the first half with eleven, it was always going to be a matter of how many Hungerford scored after the break.

Luke Hopper made it 3-0 on 49 minutes, Draycott completed his hat-trick midway through the half, Hopper got a second on 72 minutes and goals from Stefan Brown and Harry Goodger in the last ten minutes made the final score 7-0.

This was another horror show from United, though some supporters would claim it was more of a comedy albeit few were laughing, and their embarrassing and nightmare run continues. United have now lost eight consecutive league games, conceding 38 goals in those games. It is the worst sequence of league losses for the club since 1964/65 when Banbury Spencer lost their last nine league games of that season before the club re-emerged the following season with new owners as Banbury United.

The seven goal margin of defeat equals the club record for a home game at the Spencer Stadium. The only previous occasion was back in season 1964/65 when Banbury Spencer lost 7-0 to Kidderminster Harriers on 29th August 1964. Mind you Harriers walked away with the league championship that season and Spencer were unbeaten in their previous two games that season and would go on to win their next one as well!

First Half Penalty and Penalty Save (0:42)

Second Half Highlights Part 1 (3:29)

Second Half Highlights Part 2 (3:49)

Banbury United: Scott Dutton, Luke Cray, Lewis Strafford, Kynan Isaac (Claudio Dias 82), Marvin Martin (Marcus Green 61), David Baker, Conor Collins, Anthony Obeng, Albi Skendi, Leon Simpson (Carl Tappin 46), Adeyinka Talabi. Subs (not used) Daniel Bevis, Ikenna Anomneze.

Hungerford Town: Paul Strudley, Dean Stow, Diak John, Gary Horgan, Matt Day, Luke Brewer (Scott Rees 61), Luke Hopper, Ian Herring, Stefan Brown, Mark Draycott (Harry Goodger 69), Alan O'Brien (James Cark 69). Subs (not used): Elliott Legg, Bradley Gray.

Attendance: 228