Wrexham P
Darlington P
FA Cup (1st Round, Replay)


Wrexham
P - P
Darlington 

FA Cup
(1st Round, Replay)
Monday, November 20th, 1972
Racecourse Ground
7:15pm kick-off



The match was postponed an hour before kick-off due to a waterlogged pitch. Referee Ted Jolly, who made his decision after a downpour had engulfed the Racecourse playing surface, said: "It was waterlogged right down the centre. Play would have been farcical."

The postponement upset Darlington manager Allan Jones whose team had made a 400 mile round trip in vain. It also meant that Stuart Mason would be suspended for the re-arranged game 48 hours later, the Wrexham defender having received a two-match ban for collecting his third booking of the season against Halifax earlier in the month.



League Table & Results (as at November 20th, 1972)


Results of league matches played since last match
None.


Division Three 1972-73
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Bolton Wanderers 19 10 5 4 2.000 25
2. AFC Bournemouth 19 9 6 4 1.737 24
3. Port Vale 19 9 6 4 0.821 24
4. Walsall 19 10 2 7 1.200 22
5. Oldham Athletic 19 9 3 7 1.286 21
6. Grimsby Town 19 9 3 7 1.160 21
7. Charlton Athletic 18 9 2 7 1.500 20
8. Tranmere Rovers 19 6 8 5 1.222 20
9. Bristol Rovers 19 8 4 7 1.208 20
10. Watford 19 6 8 5 1.000 20
11. Rochdale 19 7 6 6 0.958 20
12. Rotherham United 19 8 3 8 1.087 19
13. Notts County 19 7 5 7 0.826 19
14. Shrewsbury Town 19 7 5 7 0.769 19
15. Brentford 18 8 2 8 0.952 18
16. WREXHAM 19 6 6 7 0.783 18
17. Halifax Town 19 4 9 6 1.125 17
18. Blackburn Rovers 19 6 5 8 0.731 17
19. Chesterfield 19 6 4 9 0.960 16
20. York City 19 4 8 7 0.813 16
21. Southend United 19 6 3 10 0.840 15
22. Plymouth Argyle 19 6 3 10 0.667 15
23. Scunthorpe United 19 5 5 9 0.583 15
24. Swansea City 19 5 3 11 0.667 13