Blyth Spartans 1
Wrexham 1 (3-2 on agg.)
Debenhams Cup (Final, 2nd Leg)
Blyth Spartans |
1 - 1
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Wrexham |
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Debenhams Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Dave Varty (20) |
John Lyons (68) |
| Team Managers | |
| Brian Slane |
Arfon Griffiths |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Dave Clarke 2. John Waterson 3. Ron Guthrie 4. Dave Varty 5. Ronnie Scott 6. Tommy Dixon 7. Alan Shoulder 8. Keith Houghton 9. Terry Johnson 10. Mick Dagless 11. Steve Carney |
Eddie Niedzwecki .1 Alan Hill .2 Steve Kenworthy .3 Wayne Cegielski .4 John Roberts .5 Mickey Evans .6 Bobby Shinton .7 Mel Sutton .8 John Lyons .9 Steve Buxton .10 Arfon Griffiths .11 |
| Bench | |
| 12. Ian Mutrie |
Tony Larkin .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Ian Mutrie for Terry Johnson (69) |
Tony Larkin for Steve Buxton (66) |
| Cautions | |
|
Tommy Dixon Alan Shoulder |
Wayne Cegielski |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
K. Hackett (Sheffield) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at May 18th, 1978)
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| Eddie Niedzwecki (GK) | 19 |
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15 | - | 5 | - | 15 | - | 5 | - | 20 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 22 |
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9 | - | 6 | - | 18 | - | 11 | - | 29 | - | |||
| Mickey Evans | 30 |
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24 | 1 | 12 | - | 379 | 19 | 93 | 6 | 472 | 25 | |||
| Alan Hill | 22 |
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30 | - | 14 | - | 63 | - | 27 | - | 90 | - | |||
| Steve Kenworthy | 18 |
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1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | |||
| John Roberts | 31 |
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41 | 4 | 20 | - | 85 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 119 | 5 | |||
| Arfon Griffiths | 36 |
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20 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 587 | 120 | 128 | 22 | 715 | 142 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 32 |
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46 | 2 | 22 | - | 251 | 19 | 78 | 5 | 329 | 24 | |||
| Steve Buxton | 18 |
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1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | |||
| John Lyons | 21 |
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21 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 68 | 19 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 26 |
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46 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 92 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 128 | 48 | |||
| Tony Larkin (sub) | 22 |
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0 | - | 2 | - | 0 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | |||
League Table & Results (as at May 18th, 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 |