Wrexham 6
Tranmere Rovers 0
League (Division Three North)
WrexhamWrexham |
6 - 0
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TranmereTranmere |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Dick Yates (41) Dennis Grainger (43) Dennis Grainger (71) Jack Boothway (77) Dick Yates (88) Dennis Grainger (90) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
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Tom Williams |
Ernie Blackburn |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Geoff Atherton 2. Eddie Tunney 3. Ron Wynn 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 Payne .1 Laurie Hodgson .2 Eric Hornby .3 Gillie Alldis .4 Harold Bell .5 Len Kieran .6 Des Harlock .7 Harry Lamb .8 Harold Atkinson .9 Percy Steele .10 Alex Alexander .11 |
| Bench | |
| None. | None. |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
W.B. Nixon (Manchester) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at April 17th, 1948)
| 1947-48 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
| Age | Nat |  |
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| Geoff Atherton (GK) | 25 |
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14 | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 3 | - | 17 | - | |||
| Les Speed | 24 |
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21 | - | 3 | - | 24 | - | 12 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| Eddie Tunney | 32 |
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40 | - | 5 | - | 127 | - | 62 | - | 189 | - | |||
| Peter Wilson | 23 |
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21 | - | 2 | - | 21 | - | 2 | - | 23 | - | |||
| Ron Wynn | 24 |
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6 | - | 0 | - | 6 | - | 0 | - | 6 | - | |||
| Gib Bellis | 28 |
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39 | - | 5 | - | 68 | 1 | 56 | - | 124 | 1 | |||
| Jack Boothway | 29 |
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25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 38 | |||
| Dennis Grainger | 28 |
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17 | 4 | 2 | - | 17 | 4 | 2 | - | 19 | 4 | |||
| Norman Sharp | 28 |
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39 | 8 | 3 | - | 69 | 13 | 7 | - | 76 | 13 | |||
| Billy Tunnicliffe | 28 |
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40 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 22 | |||
| Dick Yates | 26 |
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19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | |||
League Table & Results (as at April 17th, 1948)
| Other Wrexham matches played on April 17th, 1948: |
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| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Senior Division | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | 3-2 | Gresford Athletic |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 12th April 1948 |
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| Rotherham | 2-1 | Mansfield |
| 13th April 1948 |
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| Barrow | 0-1 | Rochdale |
| 14th April 1948 |
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| Crewe | 4-2 | Stockport |
| 17th April 1948 |
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| Accrington S. | 2-1 | Crewe |
| Barrow | 2-4 | Oldham |
| Bradford City | 1-3 | York City |
| Halifax Town | 1-1 | Darlington |
| Hull City | 2-1 | Chester |
| Lincoln City | 3-0 | Carlisle United |
| New Brighton | 1-2 | Hartlepools United |
| Rochdale | 2-1 | Gateshead AFC |
| Southport | 1-2 | Rotherham |
| Stockport | 5-0 | Mansfield |
| Wrexham | 6-0 | Tranmere |
| Division Three (North) 1947-48 |
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rotherham | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2.000 | 57 |
| 2. | Lincoln City | 40 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1.850 | 56 |
| 3. | Gateshead AFC | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 1.286 | 47 |
| 4. | WREXHAM | 40 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 1.264 | 46 |
| 5. | Accrington S. | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1.148 | 46 |
| 6. | Mansfield | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 1.143 | 44 |
| 7. | Hull City | 39 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 1.233 | 43 |
| 8. | Carlisle United | 41 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 1.176 | 43 |
| 9. | Barrow | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 1.200 | 42 |
| 10. | Crewe | 39 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 0.966 | 41 |
| 11. | York City | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 1.140 | 39 |
| 12. | Oldham | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 0.966 | 39 |
| 13. | Rochdale | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 0.662 | 39 |
| 14. | Darlington | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 0.779 | 38 |
| 15. | Bradford City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 0.984 | 37 |
| 16. | Stockport | 39 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0.967 | 35 |
| 17. | Southport | 39 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 0.902 | 35 |
| 18. | Tranmere | 40 | 16 | 3 | 21 | 0.757 | 35 |
| 19. | Chester | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 0.951 | 32 |
| 20. | Hartlepools United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 0.682 | 32 |
| 21. | Halifax Town | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0.577 | 25 |
| 22. | New Brighton | 40 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 0.455 | 23 |