Wrexham 1
Portsmouth 2
Football League Cup (2nd Round, 1st Leg)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 2
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PortsmouthPortsmouth |
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Football League Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Steve Buxton (pen.) (90) |
Kevin O'Callaghan (30) Micky Quinn (59) |
| Team Managers | |
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Dixie McNeil |
Alan Ball |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Chris Pearce 2. Neil Salathiel 3. Shaun Cunnington 4. Mike Williams 5. Joe Cooke 6. Paul Comstive 7. Steve Massey 8. Barry Horne 9. Jim Steel 10. Steve Charles 11. Mike Conroy |
Alan Knight .1 Kevin Ball .2 Kenny Swain .3 Kevin Dillon .4 Noel Blake .5 Billy Gilbert .6 Kevin O'Callaghan .7 Mick Kennedy .8 Paul Mariner .9 Micky Quinn .10 Vince Hilaire .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Steve Buxton 13. Paul Emson |
Paul Wood .12 Eamonn Collins .13 |
| Substitutions | |
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Steve Buxton for Steve Massey (75) Paul Emson for Steve Charles (75) |
Paul Wood for Paul Mariner (46) Eamonn Collins for Vince Hilaire (69) |
| Cautions | |
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Jim Steel (52) |
Micky Quinn (55) |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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K Walmsley (Blackpool) (Referee) |
Match Report
Portsmouth keeper Alan Knight smothers Mike Williams in an attempt to clear the danger.
Squad Statistics (as at September 24th, 1986)
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| Chris Pearce (GK) | 25 |
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5 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | |||
| Neil Salathiel | 23 |
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5 | - | 4 | - | 116 | 1 | 38 | - | 154 | 1 | |||
| Mike Williams | 20 |
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5 | - | 4 | - | 59 | - | 18 | 1 | 77 | 1 | |||
| Paul Comstive | 24 |
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3 | - | 3 | - | 66 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 86 | 7 | |||
| Joe Cooke | 31 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Shaun Cunnington | 20 |
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5 | - | 4 | - | 134 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 181 | 11 | |||
| Barry Horne | 24 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | - | 95 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 127 | 17 | |||
| Steve Charles | 26 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 77 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 100 | 32 | |||
| Mike Conroy | 29 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
| Steve Massey | 28 |
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5 | - | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| Jim Steel | 26 |
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4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 159 | 46 | |||
| Steve Buxton (sub) | 26 |
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2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 116 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 154 | 32 | |||
| Paul Emson (sub) | 27 |
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5 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
League Table & Results (as at September 24th, 1986)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| None. |
| Division Four 1986-87 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 13 |
| 2. | Northampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 13 |
| 3. | Preston NE | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 11 |
| 4. | Exeter City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +5 | 10 |
| 5. | Colchester Utd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| 6. | Cambridge | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 10 |
| 7. | Orient | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| 8. | Southend | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 |
| 9. | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10. | Aldershot | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 8 |
| 11. | WREXHAM | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 8 |
| 12. | Tranmere | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 8 |
| 13. | Hereford Utd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14. | Scunthorpe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 7 |
| 15. | Wolves | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 16. | Cardiff C. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 17. | Crewe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 18. | Torquay | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 19. | Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 20. | Lincoln City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 21. | Peterborough | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 22. | Hartlepool Utd | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 23. | Stockport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 24. | Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 |