Wrexham 1
Chester 3
League (Combination League)
WrexhamWrexham |
1 - 3
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ChesterChester |
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League |
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| Goalscorers | |
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Llew Griffiths (40) |
T. Delaney (5) Tommmy Lipsham (45) Jack Lipsham (80) |
| Team Managers | |
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Unknown. |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Ted Westley 2. Di Davies 3. Jack Lloyd Hughes 4. J. Cane 5. Ted 'Mac' Robinson 6. William Hesketh 7. Arthur Davies 8. Tommy Gordon 9. William Davies 10. Llew Griffiths 11. Joe Owens |
Coventry .1 Lloyd .2 Bather .3 Green .4 T. Delaney .5 Barker .6 Tommy Lipsham .7 Matthews .8 Smith .9 Poutney .10 Jack Lipsham .11 |
| Bench | |
| None. | None. |
| Substitutions | |
| None. | None. |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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R. Roberts (Crewe) (Referee) |
Match Report
Joe Owens missed a 10th minute penalty for Wrexham, firing wide. Llew Griffiths then saw a second penalty saved by Chester goalkeeper Coventry on the hour mark.
Squad Statistics (as at December 25th, 1903)
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| Ted Westley (GK) | - |
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6 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | |||
| Di Davies | - |
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8 | - | 2 | - | 60 | - | 31 | - | 91 | - | |||
| Jack Lloyd Hughes | - |
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9 | - | 2 | - | 9 | - | 2 | - | 11 | - | |||
| William Hesketh | - |
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10 | 2 | 2 | - | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 2 | |||
| Ted 'Mac' Robinson | 30 |
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10 | 2 | 2 | - | 140 | 16 | 67 | 8 | 207 | 24 | |||
| J. Cane | - |
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8 | - | 2 | - | 21 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 32 | 5 | |||
| Arthur Davies | 20 |
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1 | - | 0 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | |||
| William Davies | 21 |
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8 | 5 | 1 | - | 19 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 26 | |||
| Tommy Gordon | - |
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10 | 4 | 2 | - | 75 | 55 | 37 | 13 | 112 | 68 | |||
| Llew Griffiths | 26 |
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8 | 5 | 2 | - | 73 | 47 | 36 | 9 | 109 | 56 | |||
| Joe Owens | - |
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12 | 3 | 2 | - | 68 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 104 | 38 | |||
League Table & Results (as at December 25th, 1903)
| Other Wrexham matches played on December 25th, 1903: |
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| St.Martin's & District Challenge Cup | ||
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| Rhos Rangers | 2-3 | Wrexham Victoria |
| Results of league matches played since last match |
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| 25th December 1903 |
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| Middlewich Ath. | 1-0 | Winsford |
| Tranmere | 2-1 | Birkenhead |
| Wrexham | 1-3 | Chester |
| League - Combination League 1903-04 |
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| P | W | D | L | Avg | Pts | ||
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| 1. | Chester | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2.222 | 19 |
| 2. | Oswestry United | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.667 | 16 |
| 3. | Birkenhead | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1.250 | 15 |
| 4. | Broughton Utd | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.083 | 14 |
| 5. | WREXHAM | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.524 | 14 |
| 6. | Nantwich Town | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.727 | 9 |
| 7. | Bangor | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.897 | 9 |
| 8. | Tranmere | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0.870 | 9 |
| 9. | Witton Albion | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0.731 | 9 |
| 10. | Chirk | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.568 | 7 |
| 11. | Middlewich Ath. | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.519 | 7 |
| 12. | Rhyl | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.652 | 6 |
| 13. | Winsford | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0.471 | 6 |