Wrexham 1
Rotherham United 3
League (Division Three North)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 3
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Rotherham UtdRotherham Utd |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Dennis Grainger (10) |
Wally Ardron (8) Wally Ardron (26) Gladstone Guest (78) |
| Team Managers | |
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Tom Williams |
Reg Freeman |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Frank Williams 2. Eddie Tunney 3. John Mortimer 4. Les Speed 5. Peter Wilson 6. Gib Bellis 7. Dennis Grainger 8. Dick Yates 9. Jack Boothway 10. Norman Sharp 11. Billy Tunnicliffe |
George Warnes .1 Jack Selkirk .2 Horace Williams .3 Jack Edwards .4 Alf Gibson .5 Danny Williams .6 Jack Shaw .7 Gladstone Guest .8 Wally Ardron .9 Ron Thompson .10 Hughie McMahon .11 |
| Bench | |
| None. | None. |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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W.B. Nixon (Manchester) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at March 20th, 1948)
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| Frank Williams (GK) | 31 |
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15 | - | 1 | - | 32 | - | 1 | - | 33 | - | |||
| John Mortimer | 24 |
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15 | - | 4 | - | 22 | - | 5 | - | 27 | - | |||
| Les Speed | 24 |
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15 | - | 3 | - | 18 | - | 4 | - | 22 | - | |||
| Eddie Tunney | 32 |
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34 | - | 5 | - | 121 | - | 35 | - | 156 | - | |||
| Peter Wilson | 23 |
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15 | - | 2 | - | 15 | - | 2 | - | 17 | - | |||
| Gib Bellis | 28 |
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33 | - | 5 | - | 62 | 1 | 23 | - | 85 | 1 | |||
| Norman Sharp | 28 |
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33 | 7 | 3 | - | 63 | 12 | 7 | - | 70 | 12 | |||
| Jack Boothway | 29 |
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19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 35 | |||
| Dennis Grainger | 28 |
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11 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
| Billy Tunnicliffe | 28 |
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34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 18 | |||
| Dick Yates | 26 |
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15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | |||
League Table & Results (as at March 20th, 1948)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 17th March 1948 |
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| Chester | 4-1 | Hull City |
| 20th March 1948 |
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| Accrington S. | 2-3 | Oldham |
| Barrow | 1-2 | Hartlepools United |
| Bradford City | 2-2 | Gateshead AFC |
| Halifax Town | 2-1 | Carlisle United |
| Hull City | 3-0 | Tranmere R. |
| Lincoln City | 0-0 | York City |
| New Brighton | 0-1 | Chester |
| Rochdale | 1-2 | Crewe Alex. |
| Southport | 1-1 | Mansfield Town |
| Stockport Co. | 1-3 | Darlington |
| Wrexham | 1-3 | Rotherham Utd |
| Division Three (North) 1947-48 |
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Lincoln City | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1.903 | 47 |
| 2. | Rotherham United | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1.814 | 45 |
| 3. | Gateshead AFC | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1.319 | 41 |
| 4. | Mansfield Town | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1.441 | 39 |
| 5. | WREXHAM | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 1.200 | 39 |
| 6. | Barrow | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1.464 | 38 |
| 7. | Carlisle United | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 1.125 | 37 |
| 8. | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1.120 | 37 |
| 9. | Hull City | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1.179 | 36 |
| 10. | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 0.907 | 33 |
| 11. | York City | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 1.102 | 32 |
| 12. | Crewe Alexandra | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0.857 | 32 |
| 13. | Rochdale | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0.741 | 32 |
| 14. | Bradford City | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 1.000 | 31 |
| 15. | Darlington | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 0.758 | 31 |
| 16. | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0.938 | 30 |
| 17. | Chester | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1.020 | 29 |
| 18. | Southport | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 0.857 | 28 |
| 19. | Hartlepools United | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0.590 | 25 |
| 20. | Stockport County | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0.720 | 23 |
| 21. | Halifax Town | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 0.629 | 22 |
| 22. | New Brighton | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 0.525 | 21 |