Wrexham 1
Shrewsbury Town 1
Welsh Cup (Semi-Final)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 1
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Shrewsbury T.Shrewsbury T. |
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Welsh Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Graham Whittle (84) |
Peter Loughnane (21) |
| Team Managers | |
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John Neal |
Alan Durban |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Brian Lloyd 2. Mickey Evans 3. Alan Dwyer 4. Gareth Davies 5. John Roberts 6. Mickey Thomas 7. Bobby Shinton 8. Mel Sutton 9. Billy Ashcroft 10. Graham Whittle 11. Arfon Griffiths |
Ken Mulhearn .1 David Collier .2 Carleton Leonard .3 Jake King .4 Steve Hayes .5 Ian Atkins .6 Peter Loughnane .7 Brian Hornsby .8 Alan Durban .9 Chic Bates .10 Paul Maguire .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Stuart Lee |
Kevin Moore .12 |
| Substitutions | |
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Stuart Lee for Billy Ashcroft (67) |
Kevin Moore for Alan Durban (74) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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G.P. Owen (Anglesey) (Referee) |
Squad Statistics (as at March 21st, 1977)
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| Brian Lloyd (GK) | 29 |
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33 | - | 14 | - | 252 | - | 64 | - | 316 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 27 |
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33 | - | 14 | 1 | 321 | 6 | 75 | 7 | 396 | 13 | |||
| Alan Dwyer | 24 |
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18 | - | 9 | - | 54 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 73 | 6 | |||
| Mickey Evans | 29 |
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30 | - | 12 | - | 342 | 18 | 81 | 6 | 423 | 24 | |||
| John Roberts | 30 |
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32 | - | 14 | 1 | 32 | - | 14 | 1 | 46 | 1 | |||
| Arfon Griffiths | 35 |
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33 | 2 | 14 | - | 559 | 119 | 120 | 21 | 679 | 140 | |||
| Mel Sutton | 31 |
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32 | 1 | 14 | - | 193 | 16 | 56 | 5 | 249 | 21 | |||
| Mickey Thomas | 22 |
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32 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 158 | 20 | 46 | 4 | 204 | 24 | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | 24 |
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32 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 208 | 68 | 52 | 22 | 260 | 90 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 25 |
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33 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 21 | |||
| Graham Whittle | 23 |
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31 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 213 | 53 | 51 | 18 | 264 | 71 | |||
| Stuart Lee (sub) | 24 |
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13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 52 | 16 | |||
League Table & Results (as at March 21st, 1977)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 19th March 1977 |
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| Brighton & HA | 1-1 | Bury |
| Chester | 2-0 | Grimsby Town |
| Gillingham | 1-0 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Peterborough |
| Northampton | 3-0 | Port Vale |
| Oxford United | 0-1 | Crystal Palace |
| Preston NE | 1-0 | Tranmere R. |
| Reading | 2-0 | Chesterfield |
| Rotherham Utd | 1-1 | York City |
| Shrewsbury T. | 2-2 | Swindon Town |
| Walsall | 1-1 | Portsmouth |
| 21st March 1977 |
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| Port Vale | 1-0 | Lincoln City |
| Tranmere R. | 4-0 | Mansfield Town |
| Division Three 1976-77 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +36 | 46 |
| 2. | Mansfield Town | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | +26 | 46 |
| 3. | Rotherham United | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | +22 | 45 |
| 4. | WREXHAM | 33 | 18 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 43 |
| 5. | Preston North End | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | +20 | 42 |
| 6. | Crystal Palace | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | +11 | 40 |
| 7. | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 38 |
| 8. | Bury | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 37 |
| 9. | Shrewsbury Town | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | +5 | 36 |
| 10. | Lincoln City | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | +4 | 36 |
| 11. | Chester | 33 | 16 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 35 |
| 12. | Swindon Town | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 33 |
| 13. | Oxford United | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 14. | Gillingham | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 31 |
| 15. | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | -1 | 30 |
| 16. | Peterborough United | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 17. | Port Vale | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | -11 | 29 |
| 18. | Northampton Town | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 27 |
| 19. | Portsmouth | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 27 |
| 20. | York City | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -24 | 26 |
| 21. | Chesterfield | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 22. | Walsall | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 25 |
| 23. | Reading | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -20 | 25 |
| 24. | Grimsby Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -24 | 21 |