Wrexham P
Darlington P
FA Cup (1st Round, Replay)
WrexhamWrexham |
P - P
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DarlingtonDarlington |
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FA Cup |
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The match was postponed an hour before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch. Referee Ted Jolly, who made his decision after a downpour had engulfed the Racecourse playing surface, said: "It was waterlogged right down the centre. Play would have been farcical."
The postponement upset Darlington manager Allan Jones whose team had made a 400 mile round trip in vain. It also meant that Stuart Mason would be suspended for the re-arranged game 48 hours later, the Wrexham defender having received a two-match ban for collecting his third booking of the season against Halifax earlier in the month.
League Table & Results (as at November 20th, 1972)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
|---|
| None. |
| Division Three 1972-73 |
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2.000 | 25 |
| 2. | Bournemouth | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1.737 | 24 |
| 3. | Port Vale | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0.821 | 24 |
| 4. | Walsall | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1.200 | 22 |
| 5. | Oldham Athletic | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1.286 | 21 |
| 6. | Grimsby Town | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1.160 | 21 |
| 7. | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1.500 | 20 |
| 8. | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.222 | 20 |
| 9. | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1.208 | 20 |
| 10. | Watford | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.000 | 20 |
| 11. | Rochdale | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0.958 | 20 |
| 12. | Rotherham United | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1.087 | 19 |
| 13. | Notts County | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0.826 | 19 |
| 14. | Shrewsbury Town | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0.769 | 19 |
| 15. | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0.952 | 18 |
| 16. | WREXHAM | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.783 | 18 |
| 17. | Halifax Town | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1.125 | 17 |
| 18. | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0.731 | 17 |
| 19. | Chesterfield | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0.960 | 16 |
| 20. | York City | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0.813 | 16 |
| 21. | Southend United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0.840 | 15 |
| 22. | Plymouth Argyle | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0.667 | 15 |
| 23. | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.583 | 15 |
| 24. | Swansea City | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0.667 | 13 |