Newport County 2
Wrexham 1
Welsh Cup (Semi-Final, 1st Leg)


Newport Co. 

2 - 1
HT: 1-0

Wrexham


Welsh Cup
(Semi-Final, 1st Leg)
Thursday, April 16th, 1987
Somerton Park
Attendance: 2,109
7:30pm kick-off


Goalscorers
Robbie Taylor (36)
Andy Thackeray (59)
Paul Emson (63)

Team Managers
John Lewis Dixie McNeil

Starting Eleven
1. Andrew Dillon
2. Linden Jones
3. Steve Sherlock
4. Andy Thackeray
5. Paul Compton
6. Roy Carter
7. John Lewis
8. Roger Gibbins
9. Neil Bailey
10. Robbie Taylor
11. Gordon Staniforth
Mike Salmon .1
Neil Salathiel .2
Shaun Cunnington .3
Mike Williams .4
Joe Cooke .5
Paul Comstive .6
Steve Massey .7
Barry Horne .8
Jim Steel .9
Steve Charles .10
Paul Emson .11

Bench
12. Richard Jones Mike Conroy .12

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. Neil Salathiel

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

John Deakin (Llantwit Major) (Referee)
L Loosemore (Bridgend) & P Hughes (Merthyr) (Assistants)



Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at April 16th, 1987)


1986-87 All Time
League Cups All
Mike Salmon (GK) 9 - 1 - 10 -
Neil Salathiel 37218 - 2003
Mike Williams 35119 - 1222
Paul Comstive 28216212411
Joe Cooke 314151465
Shaun Cunnington 38120 - 23012
Barry Horne 38719317526
Steve Charles 33718414241
Steve Massey 2681784316
Paul Emson 323184507
Jim Steel 291318619863







League Table & Results (as at April 16th, 1987)


Results of league matches played since last match
None.


Division Four 1986-87
P W D L GD Pts
1. Northampton Town 39 27 7 5 +50 88
2. Preston North End 39 22 9 8 +20 75
3. Southend United 39 21 5 13 +12 68
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 19 7 14 +10 64
5. Peterborough United 40 16 12 12 +10 60
6. Colchester United 40 18 6 16 +6 60
7. Aldershot 39 16 10 13 +6 58
8. Orient 40 16 9 15 -2 57
9. Cambridge United 40 15 11 14 +4 56
10. Swansea City 38 15 10 13 +1 55
11. WREXHAM 38 13 15 10 +14 54
12. Exeter City 40 11 20 9 +8 53
13. Cardiff City 38 11 15 12 -6 48
14. Scunthorpe United 39 12 11 16 +6 47
15. Halifax Town 40 13 8 19 -14 47
16. Crewe Alexandra 40 11 13 16 -4 46
17. Hartlepool United 39 10 16 13 -13 46
18. Hereford United 39 11 11 17 0 44
19. Tranmere Rovers 39 10 14 15 -14 44
20. Lincoln City 40 11 11 18 -15 44
21. Stockport County 38 11 10 17 -22 43
22. Torquay United 39 8 16 15 -14 40
23. Burnley 39 9 12 18 -22 39
24. Rochdale 38 7 16 15 -21 37