Geoff Atherton Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: James Geoffrey Atherton
  • Born: April 2nd, 1923 (Queensferry, Wales)
  • Died: February 1st, 2010 (Flint, Wales)

Career

  • Position: Goalkeeper
  • Signed:
  • Date Left Club:
  • Wrexham Career Totals:
    20 first team competitive appearances
  • Also Played For: Colwyn Bay, Ellesmere Port Town


Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1946-47 - - - -3-
1947-48 19-4-11-
1948-49 1-1-2-
TOTAL 20-5-16-

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


Biography

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Debut

November 22nd, 1947
Darlington 2 - 1 Wrexham

League (Division Three North)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

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Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 17-- --
FA Cup 1-- --
Welsh Cup 2-- --
Totals: 20-- --

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 18/09/48 Division Three North vs. Rotherham (H) 0 - 4
 01/05/48 Division Three North vs. York City (H) 3 - 0
 24/04/48 Division Three North vs. Oldham (A) 4 - 1
 17/04/48 Division Three North vs. Tranmere (H) 6 - 0
 28/02/48 Division Three North vs. Chester (A) 1 - 4

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 None

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 18/09/48 Division Three North vs. Rotherham (H)  0 - 4
 01/05/48 Division Three North vs. York City (H)  3 - 0
 24/04/48 Division Three North vs. Oldham (A)  4 - 1
 17/04/48 Division Three North vs. Tranmere (H)  6 - 0
 28/02/48 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  1 - 4
 21/02/48 Division Three North vs. Hull City (H)  1 - 0
 14/02/48 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (A)  2 - 0
 12/02/48 6th Round vs. Rhyl (A)  4 - 3
 07/02/48 Division Three North vs. Lincoln City (H)  3 - 0
 31/01/48 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  0 - 1
 24/01/48 Division Three North vs. York City (A)  1 - 1
 17/01/48 Division Three North vs. New Brighton (H)  0 - 0
 14/01/48 5th Round vs. Penrhyn Quarry (A)  6 - 2
 10/01/48 Division Three North vs. Tranmere (A)  3 - 2
 03/01/48 Division Three North vs. Rochdale (A)  1 - 2
 27/12/47 Division Three North vs. Mansfield (A)  0 - 1
 26/12/47 Division Three North vs. Mansfield (H)  2 - 1
 20/12/47 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  6 - 3
 29/11/47 1st Round vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 22/11/47 Division Three North vs. Darlington (H)  1 - 2

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored
None

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


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