Wrexham 3
Kidderminster Harriers 2 (5-3 on agg. )
Welsh Cup (Semi-Final, 2nd Leg)
WrexhamWrexham |
3 - 2
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KidderminsterKidderminster |
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Welsh Cup |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Kevin Russell (40) Mike Williams (47) Steve Buxton (66) |
Robert Jones (22) Paul Davies (pen.) (77) |
| Team Managers | |
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Dixie McNeil |
Graham Allner |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Mike Salmon 2. Neil Salathiel 3. Darren Wright 4. Joey Jones 5. Mike Williams 6. Brian Flynn 7. Steve Massey 8. Geoff Hunter 9. Steve Buxton 10. Kevin Russell 11. Jon Bowden |
Paul Jones .1 Jon Pearson .2 John Barton .3 Colin Brazier .4 Martin Weir .5 Paul Bancroft .6 Graham Mackenzie .7 Peter Howell .8 Paul Davies .9 Mick Tuohy .10 Robert Jones .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Joe Hinnigan 14. Roger Preece |
Adam Nicholls .12 Jan Mulders .14 |
| Substitutions | |
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Roger Preece for Steve Massey (60) |
None. |
| Cautions | |
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Joey Jones |
None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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F Roberts (Prestatyn) (Referee) |
Squad Statistics (as at April 19th, 1988)
| 1987-88 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| Mike Salmon (GK) | 23 |
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36 | - | 10 | - | 53 | - | 12 | - | 65 | - | |||
| Joey Jones | 33 |
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31 | - | 7 | 1 | 274 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 341 | 10 | |||
| Neil Salathiel | 25 |
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20 | - | 2 | - | 176 | 3 | 55 | - | 231 | 3 | |||
| Darren Wright | 20 |
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31 | - | 9 | 2 | 45 | - | 17 | 2 | 62 | 2 | |||
| Mike Williams | 22 |
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38 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 134 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 177 | 4 | |||
| Brian Flynn | 32 |
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13 | - | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Geoff Hunter | 28 |
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35 | 3 | 8 | - | 35 | 3 | 8 | - | 43 | 3 | |||
| Jon Bowden | 25 |
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23 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Steve Massey | 30 |
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6 | 1 | 2 | - | 39 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 59 | 18 | |||
| Steve Buxton | 28 |
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33 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 177 | 38 | 57 | 17 | 234 | 55 | |||
| Kevin Russell | 21 |
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34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 22 | |||
| Roger Preece (sub) | 18 |
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36 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 57 | 6 | |||
League Table & Results (as at April 19th, 1988)
| Other Wrexham matches played on April 19th, 1988: |
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| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Premier Division | ||
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| Llay RBL | 1-2 | Wrexham Reserves |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 10th April 1988 |
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| Cambridge Utd | 1-1 | Wolves |
| 12th April 1988 |
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| Newport Co. | 0-4 | Scarborough |
| Scunthorpe | 1-0 | Carlisle United |
| 14th April 1988 |
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| Halifax Town | 1-0 | Leyton Orient |
| 15th April 1988 |
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| Cardiff C. | 1-0 | Bolton |
| Crewe Alex. | 0-0 | Cambridge Utd |
| Torquay | 0-0 | Colchester Utd |
| 19th April 1988 |
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| Bolton | 0-0 | Scunthorpe |
| Cambridge Utd | 1-1 | Hartlepool Utd |
| Carlisle United | 1-1 | Halifax Town |
| Colchester Utd | 1-0 | Hereford Utd |
| Stockport Co. | 1-1 | Darlington |
| Torquay | 6-1 | Newport Co. |
| Division Four 1987-88 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 41 | 23 | 9 | 9 | +33 | 78 |
| 2. | Cardiff City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | +19 | 73 |
| 3. | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | +24 | 71 |
| 4. | Torquay United | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | +25 | 69 |
| 5. | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | +13 | 68 |
| 6. | Leyton Orient | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | +19 | 63 |
| 7. | Swansea City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | +4 | 63 |
| 8. | Colchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | +2 | 63 |
| 9. | Burnley | 41 | 19 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 63 |
| 10. | Darlington | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 61 |
| 11. | WREXHAM | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | +10 | 60 |
| 12. | Scarborough | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | +9 | 60 |
| 13. | Peterborough United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 60 |
| 14. | Hartlepool United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 59 |
| 15. | Cambridge United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 57 |
| 16. | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 13 | 16 | 12 | +7 | 55 |
| 17. | Tranmere Rovers * | 41 | 17 | 6 | 18 | +4 | 55 |
| 18. | Stockport County | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 49 |
| 19. | Halifax Town * | 41 | 12 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| 20. | Hereford United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 45 |
| 21. | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | -26 | 45 |
| 22. | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 42 |
| 23. | Carlisle United | 41 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -32 | 37 |
| 24. | Newport County | 41 | 5 | 7 | 29 | -60 | 22 |
Tranmere Rovers were deducted 2 points for failing to fulfil the league fixture against Bolton Wanderers on September 24th. Tranmere had objected to the amount of policing they were expected to pay for and appealed, unsuccessfully, to the police and courts.
Halifax Town were deducted 1 points for fielding an unregistered player against Darlington on August 15th.