Southampton 0
Wrexham 1
FA Cup (5th Round)


Southampton 

0 - 1
HT: 0-0

Wrexham


FA Cup
(5th Round)
Saturday, February 16th, 1974
The Dell
Attendance: 24,797 (Away: 2,000)
3:00pm kick-off


Goalscorers
None. Dave Smallman (55)

Team Managers
Lawrie McMenemy John Neal

Starting Eleven
1. Eric Martin
2. Bob McCarthy
3. Steve Mills
4. Hugh Fisher
5. Paul Bennett
6. Jim Steele
7. Terry Paine
8. Mick Channon
9. Paul Gilchrist
10. Tony Byrne
11. Bobby Stokes
Brian Lloyd .1
Joey Jones .2
Dave Fogg .3
Mickey Evans .4
Eddie May .5
Graham Whittle .6
Brian Tinnion .7
Mel Sutton .8
Geoff Davies .9
Dave Smallman .10
Arfon Griffiths .11

Bench
12. Gerry O'Brien Mickey Thomas .12

Substitutions
Gerry O'Brien for Tony Byrne (66) None.

Cautions
Paul Bennett (56) Mickey Evans (38)

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

D. Turner (Cannock) (Referee)
T.G. Bune (Billinghurst) & B.M. James (South Croydon) (Assistants)



Photography by Wrexham Leader

Match Report


Photo: The moment when it nearly came to a stop as the referee and John Neal inspected the rain sodden Dell first thing on Saturday morning.



Squad Statistics (as at February 16th, 1974)


1973-74 All Time
League Cups All
Brian Lloyd (GK) 27 - 10 - 134 -
Mickey Evans 13 - 8125322
Dave Fogg 27 - 911001
Joey Jones 24 - 10 - 52 -
Eddie May 24110 - 30038
Mel Sutton 26191888
Arfon Griffiths 2567 - 526122
Brian Tinnion 27910121944
Graham Whittle 2568111821
Geoff Davies 16385248
Dave Smallman 2161067127







League Table & Results (as at February 16th, 1974)


Results of league matches played since last match
3rd February 1974
Aldershot1-0Hereford Utd
Blackburn R.2-1Southport
Charlton A.3-3Shrewsbury T.
Halifax Town3-1Walsall
Rochdale1-3York City
4th February 1974
Tranmere R.0-2Oldham
5th February 1974
Rochdale0-2Cambridge Utd
9th February 1974
Brighton & HA1-1Grimsby Town
Chesterfield3-1Charlton A.
Southend1-0Port Vale
10th February 1974
Shrewsbury T.0-0Aldershot
Tranmere R.1-1Bournemouth
Walsall0-4Plymouth A.
York City2-2Watford
16th February 1974
Bournemouth1-0Shrewsbury T.
Grimsby Town2-1Southport
Halifax Town2-2Brighton & HA
Plymouth A.1-1Huddersfield
Rochdale1-3Oldham
Watford2-1Chesterfield


Division Three 1973-74
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Bristol Rovers 28 15 12 1 2.722 42
2. Bournemouth 30 15 8 7 1.286 38
3. York City 27 12 13 2 1.810 37
4. Chesterfield 30 14 9 7 1.360 37
5. Oldham Athletic 26 13 8 5 1.444 34
6. Watford 30 13 7 10 1.024 33
7. Grimsby Town 28 10 12 6 1.500 32
8. WREXHAM 27 13 6 8 1.385 32
9. Blackburn Rovers 28 14 4 10 1.257 32
10. Huddersfield Town 30 11 10 9 1.083 32
11. Charlton Athletic 29 13 5 11 1.022 31
12. Halifax Town 27 10 10 7 0.939 30
13. Aldershot 29 11 6 12 0.973 28
14. Port Vale 29 10 8 11 0.941 28
15. Walsall 29 10 7 12 1.091 27
16. Southend United 29 9 9 11 0.897 27
17. Plymouth Argyle 27 10 6 11 1.281 26
18. Brighton & Hove Albion 30 8 10 12 0.795 26
19. Hereford United 27 8 9 10 0.912 25
20. Tranmere Rovers 29 7 9 13 0.794 23
21. Cambridge United 27 7 7 13 0.737 21
22. Southport 30 3 11 16 0.462 17
23. Shrewsbury Town 31 5 6 20 0.520 16
24. Rochdale 29 2 8 19 0.403 12