Wrexham 5
Merthyr Tydfil 1
FAW Invitation Cup (Group B)


Wrexham
5 - 1
Merthyr Tydfil 

FAW Invitation Cup
(Group B)
Tuesday, November 25th, 1997
Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 601 (Away: 11)
7:30pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Kevin Russell 
Kevin Russell 
Paul Light (o.g.) (3)
Brian Carey (6)
Karl Connolly (18)
Ian Mitchell (pen.) (24)

Team Managers
Brian Flynn
Colin Addison

Starting Eleven
1. Mark Cartwright
2. Barry Jones
3. Phil Hardy
4. Wayne Phillips
5. Tony Humes
6. Brian Carey
7. Neil Wainwright
8. Kevin Russell
9. Karl Connolly
10. Neil Roberts
11. Peter Ward
Gary Wager .1
Terry Green .2
Paul Light .3
David Barnhouse .4
Anthony Rivett .5
Roger Gibbins .6
Darren Porretta .7
Tony Rees .8
Ian Mitchell .9
Dean Clarke .10
Roy Jordan .11

Bench
12. Mark McGregor
13. Gareth Owen
14. Martyn Chalk
Ian French .12
Cohen Griffith .13
Anthony Jenkins .14

Substitutions
Gareth Owen for Wayne Phillips (63)
Ian French for Paul Light (28)
Anthony Jenkins for David Barnhouse (72)

Cautions
None. Dean Clarke

Red Cards
None. None.

Match Officials

Arwel Jones (Referee)
S Newport & C Bodenham (Assistants)
B Beaven (Fourth Official)


Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at November 25th, 1997)


1997-98 All Time
League Cups All
Mark Cartwright (GK) 1 - 4 - 9 -
Brian Carey 16151944
Phil Hardy 13 - 5 - 335 -
Tony Humes 10 - 3 - 2209
Barry Jones 1315 - 2507
Wayne Phillips 1515 - 27020
Neil Wainwright 0 - 3 - 3 -
Peter Ward 142719612
Karl Connolly 1444333181
Neil Roberts 6441105
Kevin Russell 9 - 4221865
Gareth Owen (sub) 1514130627







League Table & Results (as at November 25th, 1997)


Results of league matches played since last match
None.


Division Two 1997-98
P W D L GD Pts
1. Watford 19 14 3 2 +21 45
2. Bristol City 19 12 3 4 +16 39
3. Millwall 18 9 5 4 +8 32
4. Northampton Town 19 8 7 4 +9 31
5. York City 19 8 5 6 +3 29
6. Chesterfield 19 7 8 4 +4 29
7. Oldham Athletic 19 7 7 5 +5 28
8. Blackpool 19 8 4 7 -2 28
9. AFC Bournemouth 19 7 7 5 +2 28
10. WREXHAM 18 7 6 5 +4 27
11. Fulham 19 7 6 6 +3 27
12. Gillingham 19 7 5 7 -2 26
13. Bristol Rovers 19 6 7 6 0 25
14. Preston North End 19 7 4 8 +5 25
15. Grimsby Town 18 6 6 6 +3 24
16. Wycombe Wanderers 19 5 6 8 -5 21
17. Plymouth Argyle 19 4 8 7 -3 20
18. Walsall 18 5 5 8 -4 20
19. Wigan Athletic 18 5 4 9 -7 19
20. Southend United 19 5 4 10 -17 19
21. Burnley 19 3 8 8 -7 17
22. Brentford 19 4 5 10 -13 17
23. Luton Town 18 4 5 9 -11 17
24. Carlisle United 19 4 4 11 -12 16