Preston North End 2
Wrexham 1
League (Division Two)
Preston NE |
2 - 1
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Wrexham |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Alex Bruce (12) Joey Jones (o.g.) (22) |
John Lyons (pen.) (78) |
| Team Managers | |
| Nobby Stiles |
Arfon Griffiths |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Roy Tunks 2. Brian Taylor 3. Danny Cameron 4. Francis Burns 5. Mick Baxter 6. Don O'Riordan 7. Gordon Coleman 8. Sean Haslegrave 9. Michael Robinson 10. Eric Potts 11. Alex Bruce |
Dai Davies .1 Wayne Cegielski .2 Joey Jones .3 Gareth Davies .4 John Roberts .5 David Giles .6 Bobby Shinton .7 Mel Sutton .8 John Lyons .9 Steve Fox .10 Alan Hill .11 |
| Bench | |
| 12. Stephen Doyle |
Mickey Evans .12 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Mickey Evans for John Roberts (58) |
| Cautions | |
| None. |
Mel Sutton |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
|
Terry Farley (Durham) (Referee) |
Match Report
This match has no report.
Squad Statistics (as at December 26th, 1978)
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| Dai Davies (GK) | 30 |
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16 | - | 6 | - | 46 | - | 21 | - | 67 | - | |||
| Wayne Cegielski | 22 |
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9 | - | 3 | - | 27 | - | 14 | - | 41 | - | |||
| Gareth Davies | 29 |
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20 | - | 6 | 1 | 400 | 8 | 101 | 9 | 501 | 17 | |||
| Alan Hill | 23 |
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17 | 3 | 4 | - | 80 | 3 | 31 | - | 111 | 3 | |||
| Joey Jones | 23 |
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10 | - | 1 | - | 108 | 2 | 21 | - | 129 | 2 | |||
| John Roberts | 32 |
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19 | - | 4 | - | 104 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 142 | 5 | |||
| Steve Fox | 20 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
| David Giles | 22 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | |||
| Mel Sutton | 32 |
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20 | - | 6 | - | 271 | 19 | 84 | 5 | 355 | 24 | |||
| Bobby Shinton | 26 |
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20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 34 | 42 | 16 | 154 | 50 | |||
| John Lyons | 22 |
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18 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 92 | 29 | |||
| Mickey Evans (sub) | 31 |
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5 | - | 2 | - | 384 | 19 | 96 | 6 | 480 | 25 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 26th, 1978)
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 23rd December 1978 |
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| Bristol Rovers | 0-0 | Stoke City |
| Cambridge | 0-0 | Crystal Palace |
| Cardiff C. | 2-0 | Fulham |
| Charlton | 0-3 | Brighton & HA |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Preston NE |
| Orient | 2-1 | Millwall |
| Newcastle Utd | 3-1 | Burnley |
| Notts County | 1-1 | Sunderland |
| 26th December 1978 |
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| Brighton & HA | 5-0 | Cardiff C. |
| Burnley | 2-1 | Blackburn R. |
| Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Bristol Rovers |
| Fulham | 5-1 | Cambridge |
| Millwall | 0-2 | Luton Town |
| Oldham | 3-3 | Notts County |
| Preston NE | 2-1 | Wrexham |
| Sheffield United | 1-0 | Newcastle Utd |
| Stoke City | 2-2 | Charlton |
| Sunderland | 1-1 | Leicester City |
| West Ham | 0-2 | Orient |
| Division Two 1978-79 |
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| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crystal Palace | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | +16 | 29 |
| 2. | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | +9 | 28 |
| 3. | Brighton & HA | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | +17 | 27 |
| 4. | West Ham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | +17 | 25 |
| 5. | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | +5 | 25 |
| 6. | Newcastle Utd | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 25 |
| 7. | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | -5 | 25 |
| 8. | Burnley | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 24 |
| 9. | Fulham | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | +5 | 23 |
| 10. | Orient | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 22 |
| 11. | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 22 |
| 12. | WREXHAM | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | +4 | 21 |
| 13. | Charlton | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 21 |
| 14. | Preston NE | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 20 |
| 15. | Cambridge | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | -6 | 20 |
| 16. | Luton Town | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | +11 | 19 |
| 17. | Oldham | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 19 |
| 18. | Leicester City | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 19. | Sheffield United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 20. | Cardiff C. | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -22 | 14 |
| 21. | Blackburn R. | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 13 |
| 22. | Millwall | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -19 | 12 |