hɪz sˈɛvən ɡˈoʊlz fɹʌm θˈɜːɾi tˈuː dᵻvˈɪʒən wˈʌn ɡˈeɪmz hˈɛlpt sᵻkjˈʊɹ sɚvˈaɪvəl baɪ sˌʌm mˈɑːɹdʒɪn æz ðɪ ˈaʊlz fˈɪnɪʃt sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ, ænd ðeɪ nˈæɹoʊli ɐvˈɔɪdᵻd ðə dɹˈɑːp wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, wɪð ˈɛkoʊkˌuː plˈeɪɪŋ hɪz pˈɑːɹt baɪ skˈoːɹɪŋ ɐ fˈɜːðɚ sˈɛvən lˈiːɡ ɡˈoʊlz.
His seven goals from 32 Division One games helped secure survival by some margin as the Owls finished 17th, and they narrowly avoided the drop once again the following year, with Ekoku playing his part by scoring a further seven league goals.