Wrexham 2
Cardiff City 1
Welsh Cup (Final, 1st Leg)


Wrexham
2 - 1
Cardiff C. 

Welsh Cup
(Final, 1st Leg)
Monday, May 8th, 1972
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,984
7:15pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Albert Kinsey (34)
Graham Whittle (pen.) (65)
Bobby Woodruff (89)

Team Managers
John Neal
Jimmy Andrews

Starting Eleven
1. Brian Lloyd
2. Stuart Mason
3. Dave Fogg
4. Gareth Davies
5. Eddie May
6. Mickey Evans
7. Brian Tinnion
8. Graham Whittle
9. Ray Smith
10. Albert Kinsey
11. Mickey Thomas
Bill Irwin .1
David Carver .2
Gary Bell .3
Billy Kellcok .4
Richie Morgan .5
Leighton Phillips .6
Tony Villars .7
Brain Clark .8
Ian Gibson .9
Alan Warboys .10
Peter King.11

Bench
12. Billy Ashcroft
Bobby Woodruff .12

Substitutions
Billy Ashcroft for Mickey Thomas (50)
Bobby Woodruff for Ian Gibson (63)

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

T.H.C. Reynolds (Westbury, Wiltshire) (Referee)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at May 8th, 1972)


1971-72 All Time
League Cups All
Brian Lloyd (GK) 35 - 5 - 40 -
Gareth Davies 252721798
Mickey Evans 3725 - 17920
Dave Fogg 14 - 3 - 19 -
Stuart Mason 3926 - 1804
Eddie May 4669421330
Mickey Thomas 2034 - 243
Albert Kinsey 3588428196
Ray Smith 2935 - 20771
Brian Tinnion 3157212523
Graham Whittle 35475449
Billy Ashcroft (sub) 295515514







League Table & Results (as at May 8th, 1972)


Results of league matches played since last match
2nd May 1972
Bristol Rovers3-1Chesterfield
Plymouth A.4-1Swansea City
Rotherham Utd2-0Bolton
3rd May 1972
Bournemouth0-0Tranmere R.
Brighton & HA1-1Rochdale
Notts County2-1Torquay
Shrewsbury T.3-0Halifax Town
5th May 1972
Aston Villa1-0Chesterfield
Oldham5-1Rotherham Utd
Torquay1-1Bolton
8th May 1972
Blackburn R.2-0Halifax Town
Port Vale1-2Rotherham Utd
Tranmere R.2-1Notts County


Division Three 1971-72
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Aston Villa 46 32 6 8 2.656 70
2. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 27 11 8 1.745 65
3. Bournemouth 46 23 16 7 1.973 62
4. Notts County 46 25 12 9 1.682 62
5. Rotherham United 46 20 15 11 1.327 55
6. Bristol Rovers 46 21 12 13 1.339 54
7. Plymouth Argyle 46 20 10 16 1.156 50
8. Bolton Wanderers 45 16 16 13 1.171 48
9. Walsall 46 15 18 13 1.088 48
10. Blackburn Rovers 46 19 9 18 0.947 47
11. Oldham Athletic 46 17 11 18 0.937 45
12. Swansea City 46 17 10 19 0.780 44
13. Shrewsbury Town 45 16 10 19 1.062 42
14. Chesterfield 45 17 8 20 0.982 42
15. WREXHAM 46 16 8 22 0.937 40
16. Port Vale 45 13 14 18 0.724 40
17. Halifax Town 46 13 12 21 0.787 38
18. York City 46 12 12 22 0.864 36
19. Tranmere Rovers 44 10 16 18 0.754 36
20. Rochdale 45 12 12 21 0.683 36
21. Mansfield Town 46 8 20 18 0.651 36
22. Barnsley 46 9 18 19 0.500 36
23. Bradford City 45 11 10 24 0.608 32
24. Torquay United 46 10 12 24 0.594 32