Wrexham 2
Gateshead AFC 0
League (Division Three North)


Wrexham
2 - 0
Gateshead AFC 

League
(Division Three North)
Saturday, April 9th, 1955
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,673
3:15pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Eric Betts (29)
Eric Betts (40)
None.

Team Managers
Cliff Lloyd
Bill Tulip

Starting Eleven
1. Pat Egglestone
2. Albert Parker
3. Aly McGowan
4. Les Speed
5. Ron Wynn
6. Johnny Tapscott
7. Glyn Hughes
8. Ron Hewitt
9. Tommy Bannan
10. Arthur Rowley
11. Eric Betts
Bob Gray .1
Pat Hewson .2
Billy March .3
John Haley .4
Tom Callender .5
Lister Moran .6
Johnny Ingham .7
Ken Smith .8
Don Robson .9
Johnny Campbell .10
Allen Oliver .11

Bench
None. None.

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

R. Ryalls (Sheffield) (Referee)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at April 9th, 1955)


1954-55 All Time
League Cups All
Pat Egglestone (GK) 17 - 3 - 70 -
Aly McGowan 37 - 4 - 84 -
Albert Parker 19 - 5 - 921
Les Speed 25 - 3 - 2381
Ron Wynn 2023 - 16517
Johnny Tapscott 2823 - 1715
Tommy Bannan 29135317470
Eric Betts 256624616
Ron Hewitt 29104516559
Glyn Hughes 2335210324
Arthur Rowley 19441235







League Table & Results (as at April 9th, 1955)


Other Wrexham matches played on April 9th, 1955:
Cheshire County League
Stafford Rangers4-1Wrexham Reserves

Results of league matches played since last match
9th April 1955
Accrington S.2-5Hartlepools United
Barnsley3-0Chesterfield
Barrow4-2Rochdale
Bradford City2-0Crewe Alex.
Halifax Town3-1Chester
Mansfield Town0-0Stockport Co.
Oldham2-1Carlisle United
Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd1-0Darlington
Southport1-0Bradford PA
Workington1-0Tranmere R.
Wrexham2-0Gateshead AFC
York City0-0Grimsby Town


Division Three (North) 1954-55
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Accrington Stanley 40 22 9 9 1.456 53
2. Barnsley 37 23 4 10 1.769 50
3. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd 38 20 8 10 1.500 48
4. Hartlepools United 39 22 4 13 1.326 48
5. York City 37 19 9 9 1.471 47
6. Stockport County 41 17 11 13 1.226 45
7. Gateshead AFC 39 17 11 11 1.036 45
8. Chesterfield 38 19 5 14 1.032 43
9. Workington 39 15 12 12 1.180 42
10. Oldham Athletic 38 16 9 13 1.094 41
11. Rochdale 38 14 12 12 1.055 40
12. Southport 37 14 11 12 1.103 39
13. Mansfield Town 40 15 8 17 0.857 38
14. Bradford (Park Avenue) 39 13 9 17 0.879 35
15. Darlington 39 12 11 16 0.803 35
16. Halifax Town 39 12 10 17 0.889 34
17. Grimsby Town 39 12 8 19 0.754 32
18. Tranmere Rovers 39 11 9 19 0.754 31
19. Carlisle United 37 13 4 20 0.929 30
20. Crewe Alexandra 39 9 12 18 0.849 30
21. Barrow 37 13 4 20 0.727 30
22. WREXHAM 39 10 10 19 0.725 30
23. Chester 40 12 6 22 0.609 30
24. Bradford City 36 10 8 18 0.822 28