Wrexham 1
Oxford United 1
League (Division Three)
WrexhamWrexham |
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Oxford UnitedOxford United |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Billy Ashcroft (59) |
Billy Jeffrey (38) |
| Team Managers | |
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John Neal |
Mick Brown |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Brian Lloyd 2. Mickey Evans 3. Alan Dwyer 4. Gareth Davies 5. John Roberts 6. Mickey Thomas 7. Bobby Shinton 8. Mel Sutton 9. Billy Ashcroft 10. Graham Whittle 11. Arfon Griffiths |
John Milkins .1 David Fogg .2 John Shuker .3 Andy Bodel .4 Colin Clarke .5 Billy Jeffrey .6 Max Briggs .7 Peter Houseman .8 Peter Foley .9 Mick Tait .10 Colin Duncan .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. John Lyons |
Hugh McGrogan .12 |
| Substitutions | |
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John Lyons for Mickey Evans (46) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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K.H. Burns (Stourbridge) (Referee) |
Match Report
Photo: Billy Ashcroft celebrates after scoring the equaliser.
Squad Statistics (as at December 4th, 1976)
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| Brian Lloyd (GK) | 28 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 237 | - | 56 | - | 293 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 27 |
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18 | - | 6 | 1 | 306 | 6 | 67 | 7 | 373 | 13 | |||
| Alan Dwyer | 24 |
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12 | - | 4 | - | 48 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 62 | 6 | |||
| Mickey Evans | 29 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 330 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 406 | 24 | |||
| John Roberts | 30 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 18 | - | 6 | - | 24 | - | |||
| Arfon Griffiths | 35 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 544 | 117 | 112 | 21 | 656 | 138 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 30 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 179 | 15 | 48 | 5 | 227 | 20 | |||
| Mickey Thomas | 22 |
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17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 143 | 16 | 38 | 4 | 181 | 20 | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | 24 |
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17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 193 | 61 | 44 | 17 | 237 | 78 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 24 |
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18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | |||
| Graham Whittle | 23 |
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16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 198 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 241 | 55 | |||
| John Lyons (sub) | 20 |
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2 | - | 0 | - | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 8 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 4th, 1976)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 3rd December 1976 |
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| Walsall | 1-1 | Peterborough |
| 4th December 1976 |
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| Chesterfield | 7-0 | Bury |
| Gillingham | 1-2 | Rotherham Utd |
| Portsmouth | 0-0 | Preston NE |
| Sheffield Wed. | 3-1 | Tranmere R. |
| Shrewsbury | 1-0 | Brighton & HA |
| Wrexham | 1-1 | Oxford United |
| Division Three 1976-77 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | +17 | 25 |
| 2. | WREXHAM | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +15 | 25 |
| 3. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | +18 | 24 |
| 4. | Rotherham United | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | +12 | 24 |
| 5. | Preston North End | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | +15 | 22 |
| 6. | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | +6 | 22 |
| 7. | Mansfield Town | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | +13 | 20 |
| 8. | Chesterfield | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 20 |
| 9. | Bury | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 20 |
| 10. | Crystal Palace | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 11. | Swindon Town | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12. | Lincoln City | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 18 |
| 13. | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 14. | Gillingham | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 17 |
| 15. | Chester | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 16. | Reading | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 17. | Peterborough United | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 15 |
| 18. | Oxford United | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 19. | Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 13 |
| 20. | Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -8 | 13 |
| 21. | Walsall | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
| 22. | Portsmouth | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| 23. | Northampton Town | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 11 |
| 24. | York City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -19 | 11 |