Wrexham 1
Bradford City 3
League (Division Three North)


Wrexham
1 - 3
Bradford City 

League
(Division Three North)
Wednesday, September 8th, 1954
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,102
6:15pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Les Samuels (61)
Ken Chapman (9)
Ken Chapman (42)
Jackie Chew (pen.) (66)

Team Managers
Peter Jackson
Ivor Powell

Starting Eleven
1. Pat Egglestone
2. Les Speed
3. Aly McGowan
4. Johnny Tapscott
5. Ron Wynn
6. Bill Green
7. Phil Gwatkin
8. Brian Griffiths
9. Tommy Bannan
10. Les Samuels
11. Eric Betts
Geoff Smith .1
David Gray .2
George Mulholland .3
Sam Booth .4
George Hepplewhite .5
Ivor Powell .6
Jackie Chew .7
George Williamson .8
Fred Smith .9
Ken Chapman .10
Billy Tunnicliffe .11

Bench
None. None.

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

F.H. Gerrard (Preston) (Referee)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at September 8th, 1954)


1954-55 All Time
League Cups All
Pat Egglestone (GK) 3 - 0 - 53 -
Aly McGowan 6 - 0 - 49 -
Les Speed 6 - 0 - 2161
Ron Wynn 3 - 0 - 14515
Bill Green 4 - 0 - 4 -
Johnny Tapscott 610 - 1464
Tommy Bannan 620 - 14656
Eric Betts 210 - 179
Brian Griffiths 1 - 0 - 5 -
Phil Gwatkin 2 - 0 - 266
Les Samuels 410 - 179







League Table & Results (as at September 8th, 1954)


Results of league matches played since last match
6th September 1954
Bradford PA0-2Carlisle United
Chesterfield2-1Tranmere R.
Gateshead AFC3-0Hartlepools United
Stockport Co.3-0Darlington
York City0-0Workington
7th September 1954
Southport2-1Barrow
8th September 1954
Accrington S.4-0Oldham
Grimsby Town3-1Chester
Halifax Town1-2Mansfield Town
Rochdale1-1Crewe Alex.
Wrexham1-3Bradford City


Division Three (North) 1954-55
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Bradford City 6 4 2 0 2.500 10
2. Chesterfield 6 5 0 1 2.000 10
3. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd 5 4 1 0 2.400 9
4. Accrington Stanley 6 4 1 1 2.400 9
5. Stockport County 6 4 1 1 2.400 9
6. Gateshead AFC 6 3 2 1 1.600 8
7. Carlisle United 6 3 1 2 1.000 7
8. Mansfield Town 6 3 1 2 0.917 7
9. Barnsley 5 2 2 1 1.200 6
10. Grimsby Town 6 2 2 2 1.125 6
11. Hartlepools United 6 3 0 3 0.889 6
12. WREXHAM 6 3 0 3 0.833 6
13. York City 6 2 1 3 1.286 5
14. Tranmere Rovers 6 1 3 2 0.909 5
15. Bradford (Park Avenue) 6 1 3 2 0.778 5
16. Chester 6 2 1 3 0.667 5
17. Darlington 6 2 1 3 0.636 5
18. Oldham Athletic 6 1 3 2 0.600 5
19. Crewe Alexandra 6 1 2 3 0.727 4
20. Workington 6 1 2 3 0.600 4
21. Barrow 6 1 1 4 0.909 3
22. Southport 6 1 1 4 0.556 3
23. Rochdale 6 0 3 3 0.375 3
24. Halifax Town 6 0 2 4 0.545 2