Wrexham 3
Middleton 2
League (Combination League)


Wrexham
3 - 2
Middleton 

League
(Combination League)
Saturday, December 5th, 1896
Racecourse Ground
3:00pm kick-off

Goalscorers
Alfie Williams (2)
John Taylor (50)
Ben Lewis (60)
J. Jones (40)
Unknown (87)

Team Managers

Unknown.

Starting Eleven
1. George Shallcroft
2. John R. Jones
3. Ted Ellis
4. John Taylor
5. Ted 'Mac' Robinson
6. Billy Harrison
7. Harry Pugh
8. Thomas Davies
9. John Hughes
10. Ben Lewis
11. Alfie Williams
Jenkinson .1
Seddon .2
Birch .3
Mackerson .4
Oldham .5
Davison .6
Riley .7
Wood .8
J. Jones .9
Heyes .10
Garside .11


Match Officials

F.E. Roberts (Ellesmere Port) (Referee)



Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at December 5th, 1896)


1896-97 All Time
League Cups All
George Shallcroft (GK) 2 - 0 - 5 -
Ted Ellis 6 - 1 - 1282
John R. Jones 711 - 81
Billy Harrison 711 - 5538
Ted 'Mac' Robinson 7 - 1 - 324
John Taylor 511 - 61
Thomas Davies 220 - 22
John Hughes 711 - 81
Ben Lewis 661 - 7544
Harry Pugh 611 - 2711
Alfie Williams 741 - 3317







League Table & Results (as at December 5th, 1896)


Results of league matches played since last match
5th December 1896
Wrexham3-2Middleton


League - Combination League 1896-97
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Everton 9 7 2 0 3.889 16
2. Rock Ferry 6 4 2 0 3.750 10
3. Buxton 7 4 0 3 1.000 8
4. WREXHAM 7 3 1 3 1.125 7
5. Middleton 8 3 1 4 0.933 7
6. Northwich Vics 7 3 1 3 0.765 7
7. Macclesfield 6 3 0 3 1.385 6
8. Chester 5 2 1 2 1.333 5
9. Crewe 6 1 0 5 0.529 2
10. Barnton 9 1 0 8 0.150 2