Wrexham 3
Reading 1
League (Division Three)
WrexhamWrexham |
3 - 1
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ReadingReading |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Billy Ashcroft (22) Arfon Griffiths (pen.) (35) Graham Whittle (73) |
John Murray (68) |
| Team Managers | |
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John Neal |
Charlie Hurley |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Brian Lloyd 2. Alan Hill 3. Gareth Davies 4. Wayne Cegielski 5. John Roberts 6. Mickey Thomas 7. Bobby Shinton 8. Mel Sutton 9. Billy Ashcroft 10. Graham Whittle 11. Arfon Griffiths |
Steve Death .1 Gary Peters .2 Stewart Henderson .3 Richie Bowman .4 Paul Bennett .5 Dave Moreline .6 John Murray .7 Pat Earles .8 Ray Hiron .9 Brian Carnaby .10 Bruce Stuckey .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. John Lyons |
Tommy Youlden .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | Tommy Youlden for Richie Bowman (71) |
| Cautions | |
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Gareth Davies |
Paul Bennett |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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Derek Lloyd (Worcester) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at January 15th, 1977)
| 1976-77 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Brian Lloyd (GK) | 28 |
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21 | - | 10 | - | 240 | - | 60 | - | 300 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 21 |
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3 | - | 2 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 27 |
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21 | - | 10 | 1 | 309 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 380 | 13 | |||
| Alan Hill | 21 |
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4 | - | 4 | - | 28 | - | 11 | - | 39 | - | |||
| John Roberts | 30 |
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21 | - | 10 | - | 21 | - | 10 | - | 31 | - | |||
| Arfon Griffiths | 35 |
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21 | 1 | 10 | - | 547 | 118 | 116 | 21 | 663 | 139 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 30 |
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21 | - | 10 | - | 182 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 234 | 20 | |||
| Mickey Thomas | 22 |
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20 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 146 | 16 | 42 | 4 | 188 | 20 | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | 24 |
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20 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 196 | 62 | 48 | 19 | 244 | 81 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 25 |
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21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 16 | |||
| Graham Whittle | 23 |
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19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 201 | 46 | 47 | 15 | 248 | 61 | |||
League Table & Results (as at January 15th, 1977)
| Other Wrexham matches played on January 15th, 1977: |
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| Welsh League (North) Auxiliary Competition | ||
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| Llandudno S. | 2-1 | Wrexham Reserves |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 28th December 1976 |
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| Chester | 1-2 | Shrewsbury |
| Grimsby Town | 1-1 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Port Vale |
| Rotherham Utd | 1-0 | Chesterfield |
| Tranmere R. | 0-0 | Walsall |
| 29th December 1976 |
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| Brighton & HA | 2-0 | Gillingham |
| Oxford United | 1-0 | Reading |
| 1st January 1977 |
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| Northampton | 0-1 | Preston NE |
| Portsmouth | 1-1 | Oxford United |
| Reading | 0-0 | Crystal Palace |
| 3rd January 1977 |
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| Brighton & HA | 2-0 | Northampton |
| Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Walsall |
| Grimsby Town | 2-4 | Port Vale |
| Peterborough | 4-2 | Portsmouth |
| 7th January 1977 |
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| Northampton | 3-4 | Tranmere R. |
| 8th January 1977 |
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| Oxford United | 3-2 | Chesterfield |
| Sheffield Wed. | 0-0 | Brighton & HA |
| York City | 2-2 | Gillingham |
| 11th January 1977 |
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| Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Shrewsbury | 0-1 | Bury |
| 15th January 1977 |
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| Brighton & HA | 3-0 | Chester |
| Bury | 1-1 | Rotherham Utd |
| Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Grimsby Town |
| Northampton | 0-2 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Peterborough | 0-0 | Preston NE |
| Wrexham | 3-1 | Reading |
| Division Three 1976-77 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | +25 | 33 |
| 2. | Rotherham United | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | +16 | 30 |
| 3. | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | +18 | 29 |
| 4. | WREXHAM | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | +17 | 29 |
| 5. | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | +8 | 29 |
| 6. | Mansfield Town | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | +18 | 28 |
| 7. | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | +16 | 28 |
| 8. | Crystal Palace | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | +10 | 27 |
| 9. | Bury | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 25 |
| 10. | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | +3 | 24 |
| 11. | Oxford United | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 12. | Swindon Town | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 21 |
| 13. | Lincoln City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | +3 | 20 |
| 14. | Chesterfield | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 15. | Chester | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | -9 | 19 |
| 16. | Reading | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 17. | Gillingham | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 18 |
| 18. | Peterborough United | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 18 |
| 19. | Portsmouth | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -9 | 17 |
| 20. | Port Vale | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 16 |
| 21. | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -12 | 16 |
| 22. | Walsall | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 23. | Northampton Town | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | -21 | 12 |
| 24. | York City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -23 | 12 |