Wrexham 1
Blyth Spartans 1
FA Cup (5th Round)


Wrexham
1 - 1
Blyth Spartans 

FA Cup
(5th Round)
Saturday, February 18th, 1978
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 19,935
3:00pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Dixie McNeil (89)
Terry Johnson (12)

Team Managers
Arfon Griffiths
Brian Slane

Starting Eleven
1. Dai Davies
2. Alan Hill
3. Alan Dwyer
4. Mickey Evans
5. John Roberts
6. Mickey Thomas
7. Bobby Shinton
8. Mel Sutton
9. Dixie McNeil
10. Graham Whittle
11. Les Cartwright
Dave Clarke .1
John Waterson .2
Ron Guthrie .3
Eddie Alder .4
Ronnie Scott .5
Tommy Dixon .6
Alan Shoulder .7
Keith Houghton .8
Terry Johnson .9
Steve Carney .10
Rob Carney .11

Bench
12. John Lyons
David Varty .12

Substitutions
John Lyons for Graham Whittle (56)
None.

Cautions
John Roberts (54)
Dixie McNeil (59)
Steve Carney (45)

Red Cards
John Lyons (67)
Steve Carney (67)

Match Officials

A.W. Grey (Great Yarmouth) (Referee)
G. Bootham (Burnley) & S Leaver (Preston) (Assistants)



Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at February 18th, 1978)


1977-78 All Time
League Cups All
Dai Davies (GK) 20 - 11 - 31 -
Alan Dwyer 26 - 14 - 1276
Alan Hill 15 - 9 - 70 -
John Roberts 23313 - 944
Mickey Evans 1516 - 45825
Les Cartwright 231111342
Mel Sutton 27114 - 30223
Mickey Thomas 26314225829
Dixie McNeil 20118102821
Bobby Shinton 271214610141
Graham Whittle 21713331293
John Lyons (sub) 71625012







League Table & Results (as at February 18th, 1978)


Other Wrexham matches played on February 18th, 1978:
Welsh League (North)
Wrexham ReservesP-PNantlle Vale

Results of league matches played since last match
None.


Division Three 1977-78
P W D L GD Pts
1. Cambridge United 31 16 7 8 +16 39
2. Tranmere Rovers 31 14 9 8 +17 37
3. Gillingham 29 12 13 4 +16 37
4. WREXHAM 27 14 9 4 +16 37
5. Preston North End 28 12 10 6 +12 34
6. Colchester United 29 10 11 8 +10 31
7. Bury 28 10 11 7 +5 31
8. Chesterfield 28 12 6 10 +7 30
9. Shrewsbury Town 30 10 10 10 +5 30
10. Walsall 28 9 12 7 +5 30
11. Peterborough United 27 10 10 7 +1 30
12. Chester 28 8 14 6 -5 30
13. Swindon Town 26 10 9 7 +9 29
14. Carlisle United 29 9 11 9 +1 29
15. Lincoln City 30 9 10 11 -6 28
16. Exeter City 30 10 8 12 -9 28
17. Oxford United 30 8 10 12 -6 26
18. Sheffield Wednesday 28 8 8 12 -6 24
19. Port Vale 29 6 12 11 -11 24
20. Rotherham United 26 7 8 11 -8 22
21. Plymouth Argyle 29 6 10 13 -11 22
22. Hereford United 29 5 11 13 -17 21
23. Portsmouth 30 4 12 14 -22 20
24. Bradford City 28 6 7 15 -19 19