Wrexham 1
Blyth Spartans 2
Debenhams Cup (Final, 1st Leg)
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Debenhams Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Graham Whittle (62) |
Terry Johnson (5) Dave Varty (72) |
| Team Managers | |
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Arfon Griffiths |
Brian Slane |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Eddie Niedzwecki 2. Alan Hill 3. Steve Kenworthy 4. Tony Larkin 5. Wayne Cegielski 6. Mickey Evans 7. Bobby Shinton 8. Mel Sutton 9. John Roberts 10. Graham Whittle 11. Alan Dwyer |
Dave Clarke .1 Steve Carney .2 Ron Guthrie .3 Dave Varty .4 Ronnie Scott .5 Tommy Dixon .6 Alan Shoulder .7 Keith Houghton .8 Terry Johnson .9 Ian Mutrie .10 Mick Dagless .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Steve Buxton |
Rob Carney .12 |
| Substitutions | |
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Steve Buxton for Tony Larkin (59) |
Rob Carney for Terry Johnson (52) |
| Cautions | |
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Alan Dwyer Graham Whittle Mel Sutton |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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K. Hackett (Sheffield) (Referee) |
Squad Statistics (as at May 13th, 1978)
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| Eddie Niedzwecki (GK) | 19 |
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15 | - | 4 | - | 15 | - | 4 | - | 19 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 22 |
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9 | - | 5 | - | 18 | - | 10 | - | 28 | - | |||
| Alan Dwyer | 25 |
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45 | - | 21 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 153 | 7 | |||
| Mickey Evans | 30 |
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24 | 1 | 11 | - | 379 | 19 | 92 | 6 | 471 | 25 | |||
| Alan Hill | 22 |
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30 | - | 13 | - | 63 | - | 26 | - | 89 | - | |||
| Steve Kenworthy | 18 |
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1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | |||
| Tony Larkin | 22 |
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0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |||
| John Roberts | 31 |
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41 | 4 | 19 | - | 85 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 118 | 5 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 32 |
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46 | 2 | 21 | - | 251 | 19 | 77 | 5 | 328 | 24 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 26 |
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46 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 92 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 127 | 48 | |||
| Graham Whittle | 24 |
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37 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 263 | 83 | 72 | 25 | 335 | 108 | |||
| Steve Buxton (sub) | 18 |
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1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | |||
League Table & Results (as at May 13th, 1978)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| None. |
| Division Three 1977-78 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | WREXHAM | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 61 |
| 2. | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | +21 | 58 |
| 3. | Preston North End | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | +25 | 56 |
| 4. | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | +14 | 56 |
| 5. | Chester | 46 | 16 | 22 | 8 | +3 | 54 |
| 6. | Walsall | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | +11 | 53 |
| 7. | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 | +7 | 50 |
| 8. | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | +11 | 48 |
| 9. | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | +9 | 48 |
| 10. | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | +7 | 48 |
| 11. | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | +6 | 47 |
| 12. | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | +5 | 47 |
| 13. | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 47 |
| 14. | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 46 |
| 15. | Bury | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | +6 | 45 |
| 16. | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -8 | 45 |
| 17. | Exeter City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 44 |
| 18. | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -3 | 40 |
| 19. | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 39 |
| 20. | Rotherham United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 39 |
| 21. | Port Vale | 46 | 8 | 20 | 18 | -21 | 36 |
| 22. | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | -30 | 34 |
| 23. | Hereford United | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -26 | 32 |
| 24. | Portsmouth | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -34 | 31 |