Wrexham 2
Rochdale 3
League (Division Four)
WrexhamWrexham |
2 - 3
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RochdaleRochdale |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Shaun Cunnington (37) Jon Bowden (41) |
Mark Gavin (20) John Bramhall (29) Lyndon Simmonds (50) |
| Team Managers | |
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Dixie McNeil |
Eddie Gray |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Mike Salmon 2. Roger Preece 3. Darren Wright 4. Joe Hinnigan 5. Mike Williams 6. Ian Fairbrother 7. Steve Buxton 8. Jon Bowden 9. Robert Alleyne 10. Kevin Russell 11. Shaun Cunnington |
Keith Welch .1 Jason Smart .2 David Mycock .3 John Seasman .4 John Bramhall .5 Geoff Lomax .6 Simon Holden .7 Lyndon Simmonds .8 Dean Walling .9 Lee Warren .10 Mark Gavin .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Joe Cooke 14. Paul Emson |
Mark Hunt .12 Stuart Mellish .14 |
| Substitutions | |
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Paul Emson for Ian Fairbrother (35) Joe Cooke for Kevin Russell (72) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
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Roger Preece (49) |
None. |
| Match Officials | |
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K P Barratt (Coventry) (Referee) |
Match Report
Photo: Shaun Cunnington steadies himself to unleash a shot whilst Steve Buxton watches on.
Squad Statistics (as at December 12th, 1987)
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| Mike Salmon (GK) | 23 |
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21 | - | 7 | - | 38 | - | 9 | - | 47 | - | |||
| Joe Hinnigan | 32 |
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19 | - | 6 | 1 | 19 | - | 6 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |||
| Darren Wright | 19 |
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13 | - | 5 | 1 | 27 | - | 13 | 1 | 40 | 1 | |||
| Mike Williams | 21 |
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20 | 1 | 5 | - | 116 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 155 | 3 | |||
| Roger Preece | 18 |
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19 | 1 | 7 | - | 26 | 3 | 10 | - | 36 | 3 | |||
| Jon Bowden | 24 |
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10 | 1 | 4 | - | 10 | 1 | 4 | - | 14 | 1 | |||
| Ian Fairbrother | 21 |
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7 | - | 3 | - | 7 | - | 3 | - | 10 | - | |||
| Shaun Cunnington | 21 |
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16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 191 | 11 | 69 | 5 | 260 | 16 | |||
| Steve Buxton | 27 |
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19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 163 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 216 | 51 | |||
| Robert Alleyne | 19 |
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7 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 9 | 2 | |||
| Kevin Russell | 21 |
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14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Joe Cooke (sub) | 32 |
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5 | - | 2 | - | 43 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 61 | 5 | |||
| Paul Emson (sub) | 29 |
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8 | 1 | 4 | - | 43 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 66 | 9 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 12th, 1987)
| Other Wrexham matches played on December 12th, 1987: |
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| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division | ||
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| Chirk AAA | 1-1 | Wrexham Reserves |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 8th December 1987 |
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| Darlington | 4-1 | Exeter City |
| 11th December 1987 |
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| Cambridge | 2-0 | Stockport |
| Colchester Utd | 3-0 | Bolton |
| 12th December 1987 |
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| Burnley | 0-0 | Hereford Utd |
| Crewe | 0-0 | Cardiff C. |
| Exeter City | 1-1 | Scunthorpe |
| Hartlepool Utd | 0-0 | Wolves |
| Leyton Orient | 3-1 | Tranmere |
| Scarborough | 1-1 | Peterborough |
| Swansea City | 3-1 | Carlisle United |
| Torquay | 1-2 | Halifax Town |
| Wrexham | 2-3 | Rochdale |
| Division Four 1987-88 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Leyton Orient | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | +22 | 39 |
| 2. | Wolves | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | +15 | 38 |
| 3. | Colchester Utd | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | +10 | 37 |
| 4. | Cardiff C. | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | +5 | 36 |
| 5. | Torquay | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | +10 | 34 |
| 6. | Scarborough | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | +8 | 34 |
| 7. | Scunthorpe | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | +6 | 32 |
| 8. | Bolton | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | +6 | 32 |
| 9. | Swansea City | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | +3 | 32 |
| 10. | Cambridge | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 31 |
| 11. | Hartlepool Utd | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | +3 | 31 |
| 12. | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 31 |
| 13. | Crewe | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | +4 | 29 |
| 14. | Darlington | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 29 |
| 15. | Peterborough | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | +2 | 29 |
| 16. | Halifax Town * | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| 17. | Exeter City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 26 |
| 18. | WREXHAM | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 24 |
| 19. | Hereford Utd | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 24 |
| 20. | Stockport | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 21. | Carlisle United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -14 | 21 |
| 22. | Tranmere * | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 23. | Rochdale | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -26 | 18 |
| 24. | Newport Co. | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | -26 | 11 |
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.
Halifax Town were deducted 1 points for fielding an unregistered player against Darlington on August 15th.