Wrexham 2
Crewe Alexandra 1
League (Division Four)


Wrexham
2 - 1
Crewe Alex. 

League
(Division Four)
Friday, January 1st, 1988
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 2,939
3:00pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Kevin Russell (pen.) (48)
Kevin Russell (53)
John Pemberton (65)

Team Managers
Dixie McNeil
Dario Gradi

Starting Eleven
1. Mark Morris
2. Mike Williams
3. Darren Wright
4. Joe Hinnigan
5. Joe Cooke
6. Jon Bowden
7. Roger Preece
8. Geoff Hunter
9. Ollie Kearns
10. Kevin Russell
11. Shaun Cunnington
Dean Greygoose .1
Wayne Goodison .2
Ian Macowat .3
Neil Morton .4
Steve Wright .5
John Pemberton .6
David Platt .7
Vernon Allatt .8
Rob Edwards .9
Terry Milligan .10
Jon Healey .11

Bench
12. Robert Alleyne
14. Paul Emson
Jeff Parker .12
Peter Bodak .14

Substitutions
Robert Alleyne for Joe Hinnigan (79)
Peter Bodak for Ian Macowat (46)
Jeff Parker for Rob Edwards (53)

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

B T Stevens (Stonehouse) (Referee)
J F Everton (Altrincham) & A F Simmons (Cheadle Hulme) (Assistants)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at January 1st, 1988)


1987-88 All Time
League Cups All
Mark Morris (GK) 3 - 0 - 6 -
Joe Hinnigan 23 - 61291
Mike Williams 2415 - 1593
Darren Wright 14 - 51411
Joe Cooke 9 - 2 - 655
Jon Bowden 1414 - 181
Geoff Hunter 2125 - 262
Roger Preece 2217 - 393
Shaun Cunnington 2025226416
Ollie Kearns 3 - 0 - 3 -
Kevin Russell 18552237
Robert Alleyne (sub) 1022 - 122







League Table & Results (as at January 1st, 1988)


Results of league matches played since last match
1st January 1988
Bolton3-1Scarborough
Cambridge Utd1-3Peterborough
Carlisle United3-4Burnley
Colchester Utd0-3Scunthorpe
Darlington1-1Hartlepool Utd
Leyton Orient0-2Torquay
Newport Co.1-1Exeter City
Rochdale0-0Halifax Town
Swansea City2-2Cardiff C.
Tranmere R.4-0Stockport Co.
Wolves2-0Hereford Utd
Wrexham2-1Crewe Alex.


Division Four 1987-88
P W D L GD Pts
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 14 5 5 +22 47
2. Colchester United 25 14 4 7 +12 46
3. Leyton Orient 25 12 7 6 +19 43
4. Cardiff City 25 12 7 6 +8 43
5. Bolton Wanderers 25 12 6 7 +9 42
6. Torquay United 24 12 5 7 +13 41
7. Scunthorpe United 25 10 9 6 +9 39
8. Scarborough 25 10 8 7 +7 38
9. Burnley 25 11 4 10 -7 37
10. Crewe Alexandra 25 8 12 5 +8 36
11. Darlington 24 10 6 8 +6 36
12. Hartlepool United 25 9 9 7 +3 36
13. Cambridge United 25 10 5 10 +3 35
14. Swansea City 25 10 5 10 +1 35
15. Halifax Town * 24 9 7 8 +2 33
16. Peterborough United 24 9 5 10 -3 32
17. Hereford United 25 8 7 10 -7 31
18. WREXHAM 25 8 5 12 -6 29
19. Tranmere Rovers * 25 9 2 14 -2 27
20. Exeter City 24 7 6 11 -5 27
21. Carlisle United 24 7 3 14 -16 24
22. Stockport County 25 6 5 14 -15 23
23. Rochdale 25 5 7 13 -29 22
24. Newport County 24 3 3 18 -32 12

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.