Lincoln City 1
Wrexham 2 (AET)
EFL Trophy (Northern Semi-Final)
Lincoln City |
1 - 2
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Wrexham |
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EFL Trophy |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Steve Holmes (pen.) (81) |
Dave Ridler (45) Stuart Bimson (o.g.) (103) |
| Team Managers | |
| John Reames |
Brian Flynn |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. John Vaughan 2. Jason Barnett 3. Stuart Bimson 4. Terry Fleming 5. Steve Holmes 6. Kevin Austin 7. Lee Thorpe 8. Ian Wilkins 9. Tony Battersby 10. Gavin Gordon 11. Paul Miller |
Mark Cartwright .1 Mark McGregor .2 Dave Ridler .3 Dave Brammer .4 Dean Spink .5 Brian Carey .6 Martyn Chalk .7 Kevin Russell .8 Karl Connolly .9 Jake Edwards .10 Gareth Owen .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Lee Philpott 13. Craig Stones 14. Neale Fenn |
Phil Hardy .12 Robin Gibson .13 Neil Roberts .14 |
| Substitutions | |
| Lee Philpott for Ian Wilkins (58) |
Robin Gibson for Kevin Russell (94) Neil Roberts for Jake Edwards (97) |
| Cautions | |
| Gavin Gordon |
Martyn Chalk Gareth Owen Kevin Russell |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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A N Butler (Referee) |
Match Report
Wrexham's winner was a golden goal scored in extra time.
Squad Statistics (as at February 16th, 1999)
| 1998-99 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Mark Cartwright (GK) | 26 |
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29 | - | 17 | - | 36 | - | 26 | - | 62 | - | |||
| Brian Carey | 30 |
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20 | 1 | 12 | - | 117 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 162 | 5 | |||
| Mark McGregor | 22 |
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26 | - | 15 | - | 139 | 4 | 42 | - | 181 | 4 | |||
| Dave Ridler | 22 |
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22 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 78 | 2 | |||
| Dave Brammer | 23 |
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28 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 131 | 11 | 43 | 3 | 174 | 14 | |||
| Martyn Chalk | 29 |
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14 | - | 14 | - | 102 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 137 | 7 | |||
| Gareth Owen | 27 |
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20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 274 | 29 | 98 | 7 | 372 | 36 | |||
| Karl Connolly | 29 |
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27 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 300 | 74 | 100 | 29 | 400 | 103 | |||
| Jake Edwards | 22 |
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3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| Kevin Russell | 32 |
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21 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 202 | 52 | 62 | 18 | 264 | 70 | |||
| Dean Spink | 32 |
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20 | 2 | 14 | - | 56 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 83 | 11 | |||
| Robin Gibson (sub) | 19 |
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2 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | |||
| Neil Roberts (sub) | 20 |
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21 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 79 | 18 | |||
League Table & Results (as at February 16th, 1999)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 16th February 1999 |
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| Wigan Athletic | 3-0 | Notts County |
| Division Two 1998-99 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | +25 | 59 |
| 2. | Fulham | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | +20 | 59 |
| 3. | Walsall | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | +9 | 57 |
| 4. | Gillingham | 29 | 13 | 12 | 4 | +20 | 51 |
| 5. | AFC Bournemouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | +20 | 50 |
| 6. | Stoke City | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | +9 | 48 |
| 7. | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | +13 | 48 |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | +7 | 45 |
| 9. | Wigan Athletic | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | +13 | 43 |
| 10. | Millwall | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | -3 | 43 |
| 11. | Blackpool | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 41 |
| 12. | Reading | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | -5 | 40 |
| 13. | Luton Town | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| 14. | York City | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 35 |
| 15. | Colchester United | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | -11 | 35 |
| 16. | Burnley | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 34 |
| 17. | WREXHAM | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | -15 | 34 |
| 18. | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | +7 | 33 |
| 19. | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -10 | 33 |
| 20. | Lincoln City | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 27 |
| 21. | Northampton Town | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -10 | 26 |
| 22. | Notts County | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 25 |
| 23. | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 24 |
| 24. | Macclesfield Town | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 24 |