Wrexham 3
Rochdale 3
League (Division Three)


Wrexham
3 - 3
Rochdale 

League
(Division Three)
Tuesday, December 26th, 1972
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,750
3:15pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Billy Ashcroft (49)
Eddie May (58)
Billy Ashcroft (64)
Bill Atkins (23)
Malcolm Darling (39)
Bill Atkins (42)

Team Managers
John Neal
Dick Conner

Starting Eleven
1. Brian Lloyd
2. Stuart Mason
3. Dave Fogg
4. Mickey Evans
5. Eddie May
6. Graham Whittle
7. Brian Tinnion
8. Mel Sutton
9. Billy Ashcroft
10. Dave Smallman
11. Mickey Thomas
Rod Jones .1
Graham Smith.2
Dick Renwick .3
Bobby Downes .4
Arthur Marsh .5
Len Kinsella .6
Lee Brogden .7
Malcolm Darling .8
Bill Atkins .9
Peter Gowans .10
Keith Bebbington .11

Bench
12. Bob Scott
Reg Jenkins .12

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
Mickey Evans (47)
None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

K.H. Burns (Stourbridge) (Referee)
L.L. Roberts (Llandudno) & J. Bradshaw (Winsford) (Assistants)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at December 26th, 1972)


1972-73 All Time
League Cups All
Brian Lloyd (GK) 24 - 9 - 74 -
Mickey Evans 2419 - 21321
Dave Fogg 18 - 7 - 45 -
Stuart Mason 23 - 8 - 2124
Eddie May 2148124335
Mel Sutton 22281303
Mickey Thomas 19 - 81514
Billy Ashcroft 206818421
Dave Smallman 15464218
Brian Tinnion 2449415931
Graham Whittle 16 - 426511







League Table & Results (as at December 26th, 1972)


Other Wrexham matches played on December 26th, 1972:
Welsh League (North)
Rhyl Reserves1-0Wrexham Reserves

Results of league matches played since last match
26th December 1972
Bournemouth3-2Brentford
Charlton A.0-0Southend
Grimsby Town1-0Scunthorpe
Halifax Town0-1Rotherham Utd
Notts County1-0Watford
Oldham1-1York City
Plymouth A.3-2Bristol Rovers
Port Vale1-2Walsall
Swansea City0-2Shrewsbury T.
Tranmere R.1-1Bolton
Wrexham3-3Rochdale


Division Three 1972-73
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Bolton Wanderers 24 13 6 5 1.857 32
2. Bournemouth 24 11 8 5 1.667 30
3. Oldham Athletic 24 11 6 7 1.333 28
4. Tranmere Rovers 24 8 11 5 1.350 27
5. Bristol Rovers 25 10 7 8 1.310 27
6. Grimsby Town 24 12 3 9 1.290 27
7. Port Vale 24 10 7 7 0.771 27
8. Watford 23 9 8 6 1.143 26
9. Walsall 24 12 2 10 1.000 26
10. Charlton Athletic 24 11 3 10 1.333 25
11. Shrewsbury Town 24 9 7 8 0.889 25
12. Rochdale 24 7 10 7 0.931 24
13. Rotherham United 24 9 5 10 1.000 23
14. Blackburn Rovers 23 8 7 8 0.897 23
15. Notts County 24 9 5 10 0.806 23
16. Chesterfield 23 9 4 10 1.069 22
17. Brentford 24 10 2 12 0.813 22
18. WREXHAM 24 7 8 9 0.781 22
19. York City 23 6 9 8 1.000 21
20. Halifax Town 23 4 11 8 0.909 19
21. Scunthorpe United 24 7 5 12 0.531 19
22. Southend United 24 6 6 12 0.767 18
23. Plymouth Argyle 23 7 4 12 0.700 18
24. Swansea City 23 6 4 13 0.651 16