Wrexham 2
Wigan Athletic 2
League (Division Two)


Wrexham
2 - 2
Wigan Athletic 

League
(Division Two)
Friday, December 26th, 1997
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,577 (Away: 340)
12:00pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Gareth Owen (39)
Karl Connolly (65)
Jorg Smeets (22)
Ian Kilford (71)

Team Managers
Brian Flynn
John Deehan

Starting Eleven
1. Andy Marriott
2. Mark McGregor
3. Phil Hardy
4. Kevin Russell
5. Tony Humes
6. Brian Carey
7. Martyn Chalk
8. Gareth Owen
9. Karl Connolly
10. Dean Spink
11. Peter Ward
Roy Carroll .1
Scott Green .2
Kevin Sharp .3
Colin Greenall .4
Pat McGibbon .5
Steve Morgan .6
David Lee .7
Ian Kilford .8
Jorg Smeets .9
Paul Rogers .10
David Lowe .11

Bench
12. Dave Ridler
13. Craig Skinner
14. Neil Roberts
Paul Warne .12
Neil Fitzhenry .13
Graham Branch .14

Substitutions
Craig Skinner for Martyn Chalk (56)
Neil Roberts for Dean Spink (64)
Dave Ridler for Tony Humes (78)
Graham Branch for David Lowe (53)
Paul Warne for Jorg Smeets (64)

Cautions
Martyn Chalk
Tony Humes
Ian Kilford
Steve Morgan
Paul Rogers

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Mike Dean (Referee)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at December 26th, 1997)


1997-98 All Time
League Cups All
Andy Marriott (GK) 22 - 4 - 245 -
Brian Carey 211611004
Phil Hardy 18 - 6 - 341 -
Tony Humes 12 - 4122310
Mark McGregor 2025 - 1114
Martyn Chalk 1516 - 926
Gareth Owen 2036131329
Peter Ward 1928110212
Karl Connolly 1955533784
Kevin Russell 14 - 5222465
Dean Spink 18561246
Dave Ridler (sub) 6 - 5 - 23 -
Craig Skinner (sub) 1315 - 809
Neil Roberts (sub) 11461175







League Table & Results (as at December 26th, 1997)


Results of league matches played since last match
26th December 1997
Bournemouth4-0Gillingham
Brentford1-1Southend
Bristol City4-1Millwall
Burnley0-0Chesterfield
Carlisle United1-1Blackpool
Luton Town2-2Northampton
Plymouth A.1-4Fulham
Preston NE1-1Oldham
Walsall0-1Bristol Rovers
Wrexham2-2Wigan Athletic
Wycombe0-0Watford
York City0-0Grimsby Town


Division Two 1997-98
P W D L GD Pts
1. Watford 24 16 6 2 +23 54
2. Bristol City 24 16 4 4 +25 52
3. Oldham Athletic 24 9 9 6 +8 36
4. Northampton Town 24 9 9 6 +8 36
5. York City 24 9 8 7 +3 35
6. Millwall 23 10 5 8 +1 35
7. Grimsby Town 23 9 8 6 +10 35
8. Chesterfield 24 8 11 5 +4 35
9. Bristol Rovers 24 9 7 8 -3 34
10. Fulham 24 9 7 8 +3 34
11. Blackpool 24 9 6 9 -4 33
12. Bournemouth 24 8 9 7 +4 33
13. Preston North End 24 9 5 10 +6 32
14. WREXHAM 23 7 10 6 +3 31
15. Walsall 23 8 6 9 -2 30
16. Wigan Athletic 23 8 5 10 +1 29
17. Gillingham 24 7 7 10 -9 28
18. Wycombe Wanderers 24 6 9 9 -5 27
19. Southend United 24 7 6 11 -16 27
20. Plymouth Argyle 24 5 9 10 -6 24
21. Luton Town 23 5 8 10 -12 23
22. Brentford 24 5 8 11 -15 23
23. Burnley 24 4 9 11 -11 21
24. Carlisle United 24 5 5 14 -16 20