Wrexham 3
Halifax Town 2
League (Division Three North)


Wrexham
3 - 2
Halifax Town 

League
(Division Three North)
Wednesday, September 19th, 1956
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,176
5:30pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Peter Thompson (14)
Peter Thompson (53)
Johnny Anderson (60)
Harry Darbyshire (70)
Conway Smith (85)

Team Managers
Cliff Lloyd
Billy Burnicle

Starting Eleven
1. Billy Waters
2. Bill Green
3. Aly McGowan
4. Gwyn Morgans
5. Alan Fox
6. Fred Davis
7. Gren Jones
8. Ron Hewitt
9. Peter Thompson
10. Johnny Anderson
11. David Jones
Harry Mills .1
George Griffiths .2
Stan Lonsdale .3
Brian Atkinson .4
John Harris .5
Roy Lorenson .6
George Hutchinson .7
Conway Smith .8
Harry Darbyshire .9
Andy McCall .10
Johnny Kelly .11

Bench
None. None.

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at September 19th, 1956)


1956-57 All Time
League Cups All
Billy Waters (GK) 10 - 0 - 42 -
Alan Fox 10 - 0 - 33 -
Aly McGowan 10 - 0 - 1401
Fred Davis 10 - 0 - 521
Bill Green 4 - 0 - 543
Gwyn Morgans 720 - 72
Johnny Anderson 1050 - 105
Ron Hewitt 440 - 20072
David Jones 1020 - 102
Gren Jones 910 - 466
Peter Thompson 760 - 139







League Table & Results (as at September 19th, 1956)


Results of league matches played since last match
17th September 1956
Bradford PA4-1Hull City
Gateshead AFC1-2Workington
Stockport Co.2-0Carlisle United
York City0-1Chester
18th September 1956
Oldham3-3Chesterfield
Southport1-1Mansfield Town
Tranmere R.0-1Hartlepools United
19th September 1956
Bradford City1-2Accrington S.
Crewe Alex.2-1Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd
Darlington1-1Barrow
Derby County3-0Rochdale
Wrexham3-2Halifax Town


Division Three (North) 1956-57
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Hartlepools United 10 8 1 1 2.385 17
2. Accrington Stanley 10 7 2 1 1.733 16
3. Derby County 10 6 3 1 2.000 15
4. Workington 9 6 3 0 1.727 15
5. Stockport County 10 7 0 3 1.615 14
6. Bradford City 10 6 1 3 1.286 13
7. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd 10 4 4 2 1.429 12
8. Chesterfield 10 4 4 2 1.294 12
9. Oldham Athletic 10 4 3 3 1.167 11
10. WREXHAM 10 4 2 4 1.375 10
11. Mansfield Town 10 3 3 4 1.235 9
12. Hull City 10 4 1 5 1.063 9
13. Gateshead AFC 10 4 1 5 1.000 9
14. York City 9 3 2 4 0.833 8
15. Darlington 8 3 2 3 0.769 8
16. Rochdale 9 3 2 4 0.727 8
17. Halifax Town 10 3 2 5 0.667 8
18. Bradford (Park Avenue) 10 3 1 6 0.650 7
19. Barrow 10 2 3 5 0.600 7
20. Carlisle United 8 2 2 4 0.667 6
21. Crewe Alexandra 10 2 2 6 0.333 6
22. Southport 10 1 3 6 0.500 5
23. Chester 10 1 2 7 0.391 4
24. Tranmere Rovers 9 1 1 7 0.389 3