Wrexham 1
Cardiff City 2
League (Division Two)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 2
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Cardiff C.Cardiff C. |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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John Lyons (66) |
John Buchanan (30) John Buchanan (pen.) (71) |
| Team Managers | |
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Arfon Griffiths |
Jimmy Andrews |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Eddie Niedzwecki 2. Alan Hill 3. Graham Whittle 4. Gareth Davies 5. John Roberts 6. Mickey Thomas 7. Bobby Shinton 8. Mel Sutton 9. Dixie McNeil 10. Peter Williams 11. Les Cartwright |
Ron Healey .1 Phil Dwyer .2 Freddie Pethard .3 Alan Campbell .4 Keith Pontin .5 Albert Larmour .6 Steve Grapes .7 John Buchanan .8 Gary Stevens .9 Ray Bishop .10 John Lewis .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. John Lyons |
Rod Thomas .12 |
| Substitutions | |
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John Lyons for Bobby Shinton (65) |
Rod Thomas for Alan Campbell (46) |
| Cautions | |
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Alan Hill |
Freddie Pethard Ray Bishop Steve Grapes |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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N.H. Glover (Chorley) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at September 30th, 1978)
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| Eddie Niedzwecki (GK) | 19 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 16 | - | 5 | - | 21 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 29 |
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8 | - | 5 | 1 | 388 | 8 | 100 | 9 | 488 | 17 | |||
| Alan Hill | 23 |
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6 | - | 3 | - | 69 | - | 30 | - | 99 | - | |||
| John Roberts | 32 |
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8 | - | 3 | - | 93 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 130 | 5 | |||
| Les Cartwright | 26 |
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8 | - | 5 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 70 | 9 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 32 |
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8 | - | 5 | - | 259 | 19 | 83 | 5 | 342 | 24 | |||
| Mickey Thomas | 24 |
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8 | 1 | 5 | - | 222 | 28 | 71 | 6 | 293 | 34 | |||
| Dixie McNeil | 31 |
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8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 28 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 26 |
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8 | - | 5 | 1 | 100 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 141 | 49 | |||
| Graham Whittle | 25 |
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8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 271 | 84 | 76 | 26 | 347 | 110 | |||
| Peter Williams | 18 |
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3 | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | 9 | - | |||
| John Lyons (sub) | 21 |
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6 | 2 | 5 | - | 57 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 79 | 21 | |||
League Table & Results (as at September 30th, 1978)
| Other Wrexham matches played on September 30th, 1978: |
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| Lancashire League (Division One) | |||||||
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| Rochdale Reserves | 5-2 | Wrexham Reserves | |||||
| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One | ||
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| Brymbo Steelworks | 5-0 | Wrexham 'B' |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 27th September 1978 |
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| Stoke City | 2-2 | Brighton & HA |
| 30th September 1978 |
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| Blackburn R. | 1-2 | Charlton A. |
| Brighton & HA | 5-1 | Preston NE |
| Cambridge Utd | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers |
| Orient | 0-1 | Leicester City |
| Millwall | 0-2 | Burnley |
| Notts County | 1-2 | Newcastle Utd |
| Oldham | 0-2 | Fulham |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Luton Town |
| Stoke City | 1-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Sunderland | 2-1 | West Ham |
| Wrexham | 1-2 | Cardiff C. |
| Division Two 1978-79 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Stoke City | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 13 |
| 2. | Crystal Palace | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +8 | 12 |
| 3. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 10 |
| 4. | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| 5. | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 6. | West Ham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
| 7. | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 8. | Newcastle United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9. | Burnley | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 10. | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +9 | 8 |
| 11. | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 |
| 12. | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13. | WREXHAM | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14. | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 15. | Cambridge United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 16. | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 17. | Cardiff City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 7 |
| 18. | Sheffield United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 19. | Orient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 20. | Preston North End | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 5 |
| 21. | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 22. | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -10 | 4 |