Cambridge United 2
Wrexham 3
League (Division Two)
Cambridge Utd |
2 - 3
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Wrexham |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Alan Taylor (15) George Reilly (44) |
Ian Edwards (60) Ian Edwards (70) Mick Vinter (89) |
| Team Managers | |
| John Docherty |
Mel Sutton |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Richard Key 2. Dave Donaldson 3. Jamie Murray 4. Derrick Christie 5. Steve Fallon 6. Tommy O'Neill 7. Alan Taylor 8. Steve Spriggs 9. Joe Mayo 10. George Reilly 11. Roger Gibbins |
Eddie Niedzwecki .1 Joey Jones .2 Phil Bater .3 Steve Dowman .4 Wayne Cegielski .5 Billy Ronson .6 Steve Fox .7 Alan Hill .8 Ian Edwards .9 Mick Vinter .10 Frank Carrodus .11 |
| Bench | |
| 12. Lindsay Smith |
Steve Buxton .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Lindsay Smith for Derrick Christie (78) | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Joey Jones |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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M. Bodenham (Brighton) (Referee) |
Match Report
Photo: The Cambridge defenders keep a close eye on Ian Edwards.
Squad Statistics (as at December 5th, 1981)
| 1981-82 | All Time | All Time | |||||||||||||
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| League | Cups | League | Cups | All | All | ||||||||||
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| Eddie Niedzwecki (GK) | 22 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 45 | - | 16 | - | 61 | - | |||
| Phil Bater | 26 |
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14 | - | 5 | - | 14 | - | 5 | - | 19 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 25 |
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18 | - | 6 | - | 106 | - | 38 | 1 | 144 | 1 | |||
| Steve Dowman | 23 |
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17 | - | 6 | - | 21 | - | 6 | - | 27 | - | |||
| Alan Hill | 26 |
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10 | - | 5 | - | 156 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 215 | 6 | |||
| Joey Jones | 26 |
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14 | - | 5 | - | 215 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 267 | 9 | |||
| Frank Carrodus | 32 |
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18 | 2 | 5 | - | 74 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 5 | |||
| Steve Fox | 23 |
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14 | - | 5 | 2 | 112 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 143 | 18 | |||
| Billy Ronson | 24 |
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11 | - | 1 | - | 11 | - | 1 | - | 12 | - | |||
| Ian Edwards | 26 |
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13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 79 | 21 | |||
| Mick Vinter | 27 |
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16 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 113 | 37 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 5th, 1981)
| Other Wrexham matches played on December 5th, 1981: |
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| Lancashire League (Division One) | |||||||
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| Wrexham Reserves | 0-0 | Manchester Utd 'A' | |||||
| Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division One | ||
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| Wrexham 'B' | 2-1 | Llangollen T. |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 4th December 1981 |
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| Cardiff C. | 1-0 | Derby County |
| 5th December 1981 |
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| Barnsley | 2-0 | Crystal Palace |
| Bolton | 1-0 | QPR |
| Cambridge Utd | 2-3 | Wrexham |
| Chelsea | 2-1 | Sheffield Wed. |
| Newcastle Utd | 0-0 | Blackburn R. |
| Norwich City | 0-0 | Leicester City |
| Oldham | 3-1 | Grimsby Town |
| Rotherham Utd | 1-0 | Orient |
| Shrewsbury T. | 2-2 | Luton Town |
| Watford | 2-2 | Charlton A. |
| Division Two 1981-82 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Luton Town | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | +22 | 41 |
| 2. | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | +11 | 33 |
| 3. | Watford | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 33 |
| 4. | Barnsley | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | +10 | 30 |
| 5. | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 30 |
| 6. | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 7. | Chelsea | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 28 |
| 8. | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 26 |
| 9. | Leicester City | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | +5 | 24 |
| 10. | Newcastle United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 24 |
| 11. | Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 24 |
| 12. | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 24 |
| 13. | Crystal Palace | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 14. | Shrewsbury Town | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 23 |
| 15. | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 16. | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | -7 | 22 |
| 17. | Rotherham United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 18. | Cambridge United | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 21 |
| 19. | WREXHAM | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 18 |
| 20. | Orient | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 21. | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 17 |
| 22. | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -14 | 16 |