Crewe Alexandra 1
Wrexham 2
League (Division Three North)
Crewe Alex. |
1 - 2
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Wrexham |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Billy Bootle (33) |
Ron Hewitt (75) Les Samuels (85) |
| Team Managers | |
| Ralph Ward |
Peter Jackson |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Peter Ellson 2. George Morris 3. Tom Briggs 4. Jimmy McGuigan 5. Alf Lees 6. Robert Bloor 7. Frank Broome 8. Bert Foulds 9. Colin Bettany 10. Ken Chapman 11. Billy Bootle |
Pat Egglestone .1 Albert Parker .2 Aly McGowan .3 Phil Spruce .4 Alan Fox .5 Dennis Griffiths .6 Phil Gwatkin .7 Ron Hewitt .8 Tommy Bannan .9 Les Samuels .10 Gordon Richards .11 |
| Bench | |
| None. | None. |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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J. McCann (Preston) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at April 12th, 1954)
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| Pat Egglestone (GK) | 27 |
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21 | - | 7 | - | 38 | - | 7 | - | 45 | - | |||
| Alan Fox | 17 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
| Aly McGowan | 24 |
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34 | - | 5 | - | 34 | - | 5 | - | 39 | - | |||
| Albert Parker | 26 |
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13 | - | 1 | - | 55 | 1 | 8 | - | 63 | 1 | |||
| Dennis Griffiths | 18 |
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11 | - | 4 | - | 12 | - | 4 | - | 16 | - | |||
| Phil Spruce | 24 |
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15 | - | 1 | - | 17 | - | 1 | - | 18 | - | |||
| Tommy Bannan | 23 |
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32 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 117 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 135 | 51 | |||
| Phil Gwatkin | 24 |
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17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | |||
| Ron Hewitt | 25 |
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31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 127 | 42 | |||
| Gordon Richards | 20 |
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21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | |||
| Les Samuels | 25 |
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8 | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | - | 8 | 8 | |||
League Table & Results (as at April 12th, 1954)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 12th April 1954 |
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| Crewe Alex. | 1-2 | Wrexham |
| Hartlepools United | 1-1 | Carlisle United |
| York City | 1-2 | Grimsby Town |
| Division Three (North) 1953-54 |
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Port Vale | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3.684 | 62 |
| 2. | Barnsley | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1.556 | 53 |
| 3. | Gateshead AFC | 41 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 1.447 | 51 |
| 4. | Bradford City | 41 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 1.244 | 50 |
| 5. | Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd | 41 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1.185 | 48 |
| 6. | Mansfield Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 1.281 | 47 |
| 7. | WREXHAM | 41 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 1.246 | 46 |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 41 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1.145 | 44 |
| 9. | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 41 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 1.106 | 43 |
| 10. | Southport | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 1.075 | 41 |
| 11. | Carlisle United | 41 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 1.141 | 38 |
| 12. | Barrow | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 1.000 | 38 |
| 13. | Stockport County | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 1.032 | 37 |
| 14. | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 0.894 | 37 |
| 15. | Rochdale | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 0.786 | 37 |
| 16. | Workington | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 0.757 | 37 |
| 17. | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 0.750 | 37 |
| 18. | Grimsby Town | 41 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 0.639 | 37 |
| 19. | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 0.820 | 35 |
| 20. | Hartlepools United | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 0.869 | 34 |
| 21. | York City | 41 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 0.747 | 33 |
| 22. | Halifax Town | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.655 | 31 |
| 23. | Darlington | 41 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 0.627 | 31 |
| 24. | Chester | 41 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 0.714 | 29 |