Blackburn Rovers 1
Wrexham 1
League (Division Two)
Blackburn R. |
1 - 1
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Wrexham |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Joe Craig (11) |
Mickey Thomas (70) |
| Team Managers | |
| Jim Iley |
Arfon Griffiths |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. John Butcher 2. Kevin Hird 3. John Bailey 4. Stuart Metcalfe 5. Glenn Keeley 6. Derek Fazackerley 7. Noel Brotherston 8. Joe Craig 9. John Radford 10. Martin Fowler 11. Alan Birchenall |
Dai Davies .1 Joey Jones .2 Alan Dwyer .3 Gareth Davies .4 Wayne Cegielski .5 Mickey Thomas .6 Bobby Shinton .7 Mel Sutton .8 Dixie McNeil .9 John Lyons .10 Arfon Griffiths .11 |
| Bench | |
| 12. Simon Garner |
Alan Hill .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Simon Garner for John Radford (25) |
Alan Hill for Arfon Griffiths (62) |
| Cautions | |
| Stuart Metcalfe |
Gareth Davies Mel Sutton Dixie McNeil |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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B. Martin (Keyworth) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at October 28th, 1978)
| 1978-79 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Dai Davies (GK) | 30 |
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8 | - | 5 | - | 38 | - | 20 | - | 58 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 22 |
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3 | - | 2 | - | 21 | - | 13 | - | 34 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 29 |
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12 | - | 5 | 1 | 392 | 8 | 100 | 9 | 492 | 17 | |||
| Alan Dwyer | 26 |
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6 | - | 3 | - | 118 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 162 | 7 | |||
| Joey Jones | 23 |
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2 | - | 0 | - | 100 | 2 | 20 | - | 120 | 2 | |||
| Arfon Griffiths | 37 |
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2 | - | 1 | - | 589 | 120 | 129 | 22 | 718 | 142 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 32 |
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12 | - | 5 | - | 263 | 19 | 83 | 5 | 346 | 24 | |||
| Mickey Thomas | 24 |
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12 | 4 | 5 | - | 226 | 31 | 71 | 6 | 297 | 37 | |||
| John Lyons | 21 |
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10 | 2 | 5 | - | 61 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 83 | 21 | |||
| Dixie McNeil | 31 |
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12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 28 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 26 |
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12 | - | 5 | 1 | 104 | 33 | 41 | 16 | 145 | 49 | |||
| Alan Hill (sub) | 23 |
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9 | - | 3 | - | 72 | - | 30 | - | 102 | - | |||
League Table & Results (as at October 28th, 1978)
| Other Wrexham matches played on October 28th, 1978: |
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| Lancashire League (Division One) | |||||||
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| Wrexham Reserves | 1-0 | Crewe Alex. Reserves | |||||
| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One | ||
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| Wrexham 'B' | 3-1 | Mold Alexandra |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 28th October 1978 |
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| Blackburn R. | 1-1 | Wrexham |
| Brighton & HA | 1-2 | West Ham |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Fulham |
| Leicester City | 0-0 | Bristol Rovers |
| Orient | 3-2 | Luton Town |
| Millwall | 0-2 | Charlton A. |
| Newcastle Utd | 3-0 | Cardiff C. |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Cambridge Utd |
| Oldham | 0-0 | Sunderland |
| Preston NE | 2-2 | Burnley |
| Stoke City | 2-1 | Sheffield United |
| Division Two 1978-79 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Stoke City | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 18 |
| 2. | Crystal Palace | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +10 | 17 |
| 3. | Fulham | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 16 |
| 4. | West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +11 | 15 |
| 5. | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +6 | 14 |
| 6. | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 14 |
| 7. | Burnley | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 8. | Newcastle United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 14 |
| 9. | Sunderland | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 10. | Luton Town | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +15 | 13 |
| 11. | Notts County | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 13 |
| 12. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 12 |
| 13. | WREXHAM | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
| 14. | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 15. | Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 16. | Cambridge United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 17. | Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 10 |
| 18. | Leicester City | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 19. | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 20. | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 21. | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 6 |
| 22. | Millwall | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 5 |