Wrexham 1
Scarborough 0
League (Division Four)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 0
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ScarboroughScarborough |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Paul Emson (15) |
None. |
| Team Managers | |
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Dixie McNeil |
Neil Warnock |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Mike Salmon 2. Roger Preece 3. Darren Wright 4. Joe Hinnigan 5. Mike Williams 6. Joey Jones 7. Steve Buxton 8. Geoff Hunter 9. Jim Steel 10. Ian Fairbrother 11. Paul Emson |
Kevin Blackwell .1 Les McJannet .2 Neil Thompson .3 Ian Bennyworth .4 Steve Richards .5 Tommy Graham .6 Colin Russell .7 Ernie Moss .8 Ray McHale .9 Mitch Cook .10 Paul Kendall .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Robert Alleyne 14. Jamie Slater |
Stewart Hamill .12 Craig Short .14 |
| Substitutions | |
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Robert Alleyne for Steve Buxton (90) |
Craig Short for Ernie Moss (17) |
| Cautions | |
|
Jim Steel |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
C C Trussell (Liverpool) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at October 31st, 1987)
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| Mike Salmon (GK) | 23 |
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16 | - | 4 | - | 33 | - | 6 | - | 39 | - | |||
| Joe Hinnigan | 31 |
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14 | - | 3 | - | 14 | - | 3 | - | 17 | - | |||
| Darren Wright | 19 |
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8 | - | 2 | 1 | 22 | - | 10 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Joey Jones | 32 |
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15 | - | 4 | 1 | 258 | 8 | 64 | 2 | 322 | 10 | |||
| Mike Williams | 21 |
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15 | 1 | 2 | - | 111 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 147 | 3 | |||
| Roger Preece | 18 |
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14 | 1 | 4 | - | 21 | 3 | 7 | - | 28 | 3 | |||
| Geoff Hunter | 28 |
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14 | 1 | 4 | - | 14 | 1 | 4 | - | 18 | 1 | |||
| Ian Fairbrother | 21 |
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2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | |||
| Steve Buxton | 27 |
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14 | 3 | 2 | - | 158 | 35 | 50 | 13 | 208 | 48 | |||
| Paul Emson | 29 |
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5 | 1 | 2 | - | 40 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 61 | 9 | |||
| Jim Steel | 27 |
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16 | 6 | 4 | - | 171 | 57 | 56 | 16 | 227 | 73 | |||
| Robert Alleyne (sub) | 19 |
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2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | |||
League Table & Results (as at October 31st, 1987)
| Other Wrexham matches played on October 31st, 1987: |
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| North East Wales FA Challenge Cup | ||
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| Wrexham Reserves | 8-0 | Llangollen T. |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 30th October 1987 |
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| Colchester Utd | 2-1 | Darlington |
| Tranmere R. | 0-1 | Cambridge Utd |
| 31st October 1987 |
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| Bolton | 1-1 | Swansea City |
| Burnley | 1-1 | Stockport Co. |
| Cardiff C. | 1-0 | Rochdale |
| Crewe Alex. | 4-1 | Carlisle United |
| Hartlepool Utd | 1-0 | Scunthorpe |
| Hereford Utd | 1-1 | Exeter City |
| Leyton Orient | 4-1 | Halifax Town |
| Peterborough | 0-2 | Torquay |
| Wolves | 2-1 | Newport Co. |
| Wrexham | 1-0 | Scarborough |
| Division Four 1987-88 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | +12 | 28 |
| 2. | Leyton Orient | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +16 | 27 |
| 3. | Torquay United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +10 | 27 |
| 4. | Scarborough | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 27 |
| 5. | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 27 |
| 6. | Colchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 27 |
| 7. | Cardiff City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 27 |
| 8. | Burnley | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 27 |
| 9. | Hartlepool United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 26 |
| 10. | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | +8 | 25 |
| 11. | Peterborough United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 25 |
| 12. | Cambridge United | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 24 |
| 13. | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | +4 | 23 |
| 14. | Darlington | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 23 |
| 15. | Exeter City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 22 |
| 16. | Halifax Town | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
| 17. | Swansea City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 18. | Hereford United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 19. | WREXHAM | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 18 |
| 20. | Carlisle United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 17 |
| 21. | Stockport County | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 22. | Newport County | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -18 | 11 |
| 23. | Rochdale | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -24 | 11 |
| 24. | Tranmere Rovers * | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
Tranmere Rovers were deducted 2 points for failing to fulfil the league fixture against Bolton Wanderers on September 24th. Tranmere had objected to the amount of policing they were expected to pay for and appealed, unsuccessfully, to the police and courts.