Tranmere Rovers 0
Wrexham 2
League (Division Four)
Tranmere R. |
0 - 2
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Wrexham |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
| None. |
Jim Steel (16) Barry Horne (87) |
| Team Managers | |
| Frank Worthington |
Dixie McNeil |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Darrell Grierson 2. Steve Mungall 3. Gary Williams 4. Andy Thorpe 5. Steve Vickers 6. Mike Carmody 7. John Morrissey 8. Graham Bell 9. Ian Muir 10. Ronnie Moore 11. Steve Bullock |
Chris Pearce .1 Neil Salathiel .2 Shaun Cunnington .3 Mike Williams .4 Joe Cooke .5 Mike Conroy .6 Steve Massey .7 Barry Horne .8 Jim Steel .9 Steve Charles .10 Paul Emson .11 |
| Bench | |
| 12. Frank Worthigton |
Steve Buxton .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Frank Worthington for Ian Muir (73) |
Steve Buxton for Steve Massey (63) |
| Cautions | |
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Steve Mungall Graham Bell John Morrissey |
Mike Williams Steve Massey |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Ken Warmsley (Blackpool) (Referee) |
Match Report
The match was switched to a morning kick off at late notice due to problems with Tranmere's floodlights.
Squad Statistics (as at December 27th, 1986)
| 1986-87 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Chris Pearce (GK) | 25 |
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20 | - | 12 | - | 20 | - | 12 | - | 32 | - | |||
| Neil Salathiel | 24 |
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19 | - | 11 | - | 130 | 1 | 45 | - | 175 | 1 | |||
| Mike Williams | 20 |
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20 | - | 12 | - | 74 | - | 26 | 1 | 100 | 1 | |||
| Joe Cooke | 31 |
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17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |||
| Shaun Cunnington | 20 |
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20 | 1 | 13 | - | 149 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 205 | 12 | |||
| Mike Conroy | 29 |
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14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Barry Horne | 24 |
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20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 110 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 150 | 24 | |||
| Steve Charles | 26 |
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18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 90 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 120 | 38 | |||
| Steve Massey | 28 |
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17 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 14 | |||
| Paul Emson | 28 |
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18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 6 | |||
| Jim Steel | 27 |
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17 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 135 | 44 | 46 | 15 | 181 | 59 | |||
| Steve Buxton (sub) | 26 |
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12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 126 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 169 | 38 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 27th, 1986)
| Other Wrexham matches played on December 27th, 1986: |
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| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham Reserves | 2-2 | Overton Athletic |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 27th December 1986 |
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| Aldershot | 1-0 | Colchester Utd |
| Burnley | 4-0 | Crewe Alex. |
| Halifax Town | 3-1 | Rochdale |
| Preston NE | 0-0 | Hartlepool Utd |
| Scunthorpe | 2-1 | Lincoln City |
| Stockport Co. | 3-1 | Peterborough |
| Swansea City | 1-3 | Hereford Utd |
| Torquay | 2-2 | Orient |
| Tranmere R. | 0-2 | Wrexham |
| Wolves | 2-2 | Exeter City |
| Division Four 1986-87 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Northampton Town | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | +35 | 54 |
| 2. | Southend United | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | +11 | 37 |
| 3. | Swansea City | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | +6 | 36 |
| 4. | WREXHAM | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | +16 | 35 |
| 5. | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | +5 | 35 |
| 6. | Aldershot | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | +1 | 33 |
| 7. | Exeter City | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | +8 | 32 |
| 8. | Colchester United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 32 |
| 9. | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | +6 | 31 |
| 10. | Lincoln City | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| 11. | Cardiff City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | +1 | 29 |
| 12. | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 13. | Hereford United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 28 |
| 14. | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 27 |
| 15. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| 16. | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 26 |
| 17. | Peterborough United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 18. | Halifax Town | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 25 |
| 19. | Orient | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 20. | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 21. | Hartlepool United | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -7 | 21 |
| 22. | Stockport County | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -21 | 17 |
| 23. | Torquay United | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -14 | 16 |
| 24. | Rochdale | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -13 | 15 |