Wrexham 2
New Brighton 0
League (match expunged) (Division Three North)


Wrexham
2 - 0
New Brighton 

League (match expunged)
(Division Three North)
Saturday, August 26th, 1939
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,607
3:00pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Albert Nelson (45)
John Woodman (64)
None.

Team Managers
Tommy Morgan
Bill Sawyer

Starting Eleven
1. Billy Bryan
2. Eddie Tunney
3. John Screen
4. George Snow
5. James Matthias
6. Frank Briggs
7. Jack Williams
8. Albert Nelson
9. John Woodman
10. Tom Bradbury
11. Roy Brown
Willie Hawthorn .1
Hugh Bulloch .2
Arthur Buxton .3
Billy Wright .4
Steve Hughes .5
Les Turner .6
Bobby Main .7
Alf Ainsworth .8
Jack Montgomery .9
Ronnie Dodd .10
Jimmy Stein .11

Bench
None. None.

Substitutions
None. None.

Cautions
None. None.

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

G. Salmon (Stoke-on-Trent) (Referee)



Photography by Daily Post

Match Report


Albert Nelson nets Wrexham's first league goal of the abandoned 1939-40 season.



Squad Statistics (as at August 26th, 1939)


1939-40 All Time
League Cups All







League Table & Results (as at August 26th, 1939)


Other Wrexham matches played on August 26th, 1939:
Cheshire County League (match expunged)
Winsford Utd2-0Wrexham Reserves

Results of league matches played since last match
26th August 1939
Bradford City0-2Accrington S.
Darlington1-0Southport
Doncaster R.2-0Rochdale
Gateshead AFC0-3Crewe Alex.
Hartlepool Utd1-1Barrow
Hull City2-2Lincoln City
Oldham3-1Carlisle United
Stockport Co.0-3Halifax Town
Tranmere R.3-1Rotherham Utd
Wrexham2-0New Brighton
York City2-2Chester


Football Regional League (Western Division) 1939-40
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Crewe Alexandra 1 1 0 0 3.000 2
2. Halifax Town 1 1 0 0 3.000 2
3. Oldham Athletic 1 1 0 0 3.000 2
4. Tranmere Rovers 1 1 0 0 3.000 2
5. Accrington Stanley 1 1 0 0 2.000 2
6. WREXHAM 1 1 0 0 2.000 2
7. Doncaster Rovers 1 1 0 0 2.000 2
8. Darlington 1 1 0 0 1.000 2
9. Chester 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
10. Hull City 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
11. Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
12. York City 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
13. Barrow 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
14. Hartlepool United 1 0 1 0 1.000 1
15. Carlisle United 1 0 0 1 0.333 0
16. Rotherham United 1 0 0 1 0.333 0
17. Southport 1 0 0 1 0.000 0
18. Bradford City 1 0 0 1 0.000 0
19. New Brighton 1 0 0 1 0.000 0
20. Rochdale 1 0 0 1 0.000 0
21. Gateshead AFC 1 0 0 1 0.000 0
22. Stockport County 1 0 0 1 0.000 0