Wrexham 1
Sheffield United 1
Football League Cup (1st Round, 1st Leg)


Wrexham
1 - 1
Sheffield United 

Football League Cup
(1st Round, 1st Leg)
Tuesday, August 12th, 1997
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3,644 (Away: 520)
7:30pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Karl Connolly (pen.) (67)
Vassilis Borbokis (63)

Team Managers
Brian Flynn
Nigel Spackman

Starting Eleven
1. Andy Marriott
2. Mark McGregor
3. Deryn Brace
4. Wayne Phillips
5. Barry Jones
6. Brian Carey
7. Craig Skinner
8. Kevin Russell
9. Karl Connolly
10. Dean Spink
11. Peter Ward
Simon Tracey .1
Vassilis Borbokis .2
Wayne Quinn .3
Paul McGrath .4
Carl Tiler .5
David Holdsworth .6
Mark Patterson .7
Nicky Marker .8
Jan Aage Fjortoft .9
Brian Deane .10
Dane Whitehouse .11

Bench
12. Dave Brammer
13. Martyn Chalk
14. Steve Watkin
Roger Nilsen .12
Gareth Taylor .13
Stephen Hawes .14

Substitutions
Steve Watkin for Dean Spink (73)
Roger Nilsen for Wayne Quinn (70)
Gareth Taylor for Jan Aage Fjortoft (82)

Cautions
None. Vassilis Borbokis
Jan-Aage Fjortoft
Roger Nilson

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

E K Wolstenholme (Referee)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at August 12th, 1997)


1997-98 All Time
League Cups All
Andy Marriott (GK) 1 - 1 - 221 -
Deryn Brace 1 - 1 - 732
Brian Carey 1 - 1 - 752
Barry Jones 1 - 1 - 2346
Mark McGregor 1 - 1 - 882
Wayne Phillips 1 - 1 - 25219
Peter Ward 1 - 1 - 779
Karl Connolly 1 - 1131575
Kevin Russell 1 - 1 - 20763
Craig Skinner 1 - 1 - 648
Dean Spink 0 - 1 - 1 -
Steve Watkin (sub) 1 - 1 - 26378







League Table & Results (as at August 12th, 1997)


Results of league matches played since last match
None.


Division Two 1997-98
P W D L GD Pts
1. Wigan Athletic 1 1 0 0 +3 3
2. Millwall 1 1 0 0 +3 3
3. Chesterfield 1 1 0 0 +2 3
4. Oldham Athletic 1 1 0 0 +2 3
5. AFC Bournemouth 1 1 0 0 +2 3
6. Blackpool 1 1 0 0 +1 3
7. Fulham 1 1 0 0 +1 3
8. Watford 1 1 0 0 +1 3
9. Bristol City 1 0 1 0 0 1
10. Bristol Rovers 1 0 1 0 0 1
11. Carlisle United 1 0 1 0 0 1
12. Grimsby Town 1 0 1 0 0 1
13. Plymouth Argyle 1 0 1 0 0 1
14. Southend United 1 0 1 0 0 1
15. Gillingham 1 0 1 0 0 1
16. Preston North End 1 0 1 0 0 1
17. Wycombe Wanderers 1 0 0 1 -3 0
18. Walsall 1 0 0 1 -2 0
19. York City 1 0 0 1 -2 0
20. Burnley 1 0 0 1 -1 0
21. Luton Town 1 0 0 1 -1 0
22. WREXHAM 1 0 0 1 -1 0
23. Northampton Town 1 0 0 1 -2 0
24. Brentford 1 0 0 1 -3 0