Wrexham
v Reading 
Saturday 29 December 2001
Kick Off 3:00 pm
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The Venue |
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| The Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, LL11 2AH | |
| Telephone Number: 01978 262129 | Fax Number: 01978 357821 |
| Internet Site: http://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk | E-mail Address: info@wrexhamafc.co.uk |
| For your comprehensive guide to visiting Wrexham see RP's Racecourse Essentials | |
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Raeding Sites |
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| Official Site | 13 in a Row |
| Hob Non Anyone | icBerkshire - Reading FC |
| offateleven.com | Sir Dodger |
| For your comprehensive guide to visiting Wrexham see RP's Racecourse Essentials |
| Quick Directions for Reading fans: Leave M6 at Junction 10a to join the M54. After M54 follow A5 past Shrewsbury turning right at Oswestry. A5 then becomes the A483 and leave the A483 at the junction of A541 turning right towards Wrexham Town Centre. The Racecourse will be straight ahead over the next roundabout. |
| Car Parking: NEWI College just before the ground and a local car park just before the Shell Garage on the opposite side of the road and both cost around £2.00. Free parking is available on the two retail parks by turning left or right at the second roundabout but do not park in ALDI or you will get clamped! |
| By Train: Wrexham General is next to the ground and there is a service every two hours between Chester and Shrewsbury. There is also an hourly service between Wrexham and Liverpool. Click here for the Rail Track Online Timetable. |
| For your comprehensive guide to visiting Wrexham see RP's Racecourse Essentials |
| Ticket Office: 01978 262129 |
| Sainsburys Stand: Executive Box £17; Centre Section - Adults £13, Concessions £8; Paddock - Adults £12, Concessions £7. |
| Sainsburys Stand Family Tickets: One Adult and Two Children - £19; One Adult and One Child - £15. |
| Pryce Griffiths Stand: Executive Area £17; Normal - Adults £14, Concessions £9. |
| The Kop (Standing): Adults £11, Concessions and Students £5. |
| Roberts Builders Stand (Away Supporters): Adults £13, Concessions £8. |
| Disabled Supporters: Wrexham have 45 disabled places available. Admission is free for the disabled supporter and the helper's ticket price is £11. Please contact Tony Millington at The Racecourse on 01978 262129. |
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Current Form - The Last Five Games |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Opposition | Competition | Score | Opposition | Competition | Score |
| Notts County (h) | Division 2 | 2-1 | Cardiff (a) | Division 2 | 2-2 |
| Bristol City (a) | Division 2 | 0-1 | Wigan (h) | Division 2 | 1-1 |
| Brentford (a) | Division 2 | 0-3 | York (a) | FA Cup | 0-2 |
| Bristol City (h) | Division 2 | 0-2 | Barnet (a) | LDV Vans | 1-4 |
| Northampton (h) | Division 2 | 3-2 | Chesterfield (a) | Division 2 | 0-1 |
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Overall |
Overall |
| W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | - 6 |
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The Season So Far - League Record |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos |
| 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 55 | - 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 40 | 5 |
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The Danger Men - Top Goal Scorers |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Player | League | Cup | Total | Player | League | Cup | Total |
| Craig Faulconbridge | 8 | 1 | 9 | Darius Henderson | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Lee Trundle | 4 | 2 | 6 | Jamie Cureton | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Martyn Chalk | 3 | 0 | 3 | Nicky Forster | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Darren Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 3 | John Salako | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carlos Edwards | 3 | 0 | 3 | Alex Smith | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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The Hard Men - Worst Discipline |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Player | Yellow | Red | Player | Yellow | Red |
| Martyn Chalk | 4 | 2 | Phil Parkinson | 7 | 1 |
| Darren Ferguson | 7 | 1 | Nicky Forster | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Carey | 4 | 1 | Adrian Williams | 4 | 0 |
| Lee Trundle | 6 | 1 | Nathan Tyson | 1 | 1 |
| Dennis Lawrence | 5 | 0 | Seven Players | 3 | 0 |
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Recent Meetings |
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Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Date | Competition | Link |
| Reading | 2-0 | Wrexham | 06-Nov-01 | Division 2 | Review |
| Wrexham | 1-2 | Reading | 17-Mar-01 | Division 2 | Review |
| Reading | 4-1 | Wrexham | 17-Oct-00 | Division 2 | Review |
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Match Build Up |
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Team News |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Injuries: Kevin Sharp is a out after he limped off with a pulled calf muscle against Notts County. Keith Hill is still unavailable after hernia surgery but Craig Faulconbridge has returned to training this week and should make the squad. Martyn Chalk is kept out with a bruised hip but Brian Carey is back after recovering from a bout of flu. | Injuries: Alan Pardew has no fresh injury worries after the Boxing Day game at Cardiff. Defenders Andrian Whitbread and Adrain Viveash are still unavailable along with striker Martin Butler. |
| Suspensions: Lee Trundle. | Suspensions: Darius Henderson. |
| Squad (17): Rogers, Whitley, Roberts, Lawrence, Holmes, Gibson, Phillips, Thomas, Blackwood, Morrell, Faulconbridge, Sam, Evans, Ferguson, Edwards, Walsh, Moody. | Squad (18): Hahnemann, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Hughes, Igoe, Neil Smith, Jones, Parkinson, Salako, Cureton, Rougier, Forster, Harper, Henderson, Ashdown. |
| Other News: Shaun Holmes will replace the injured Kevin Sharp at left back but that will be the only change as Brian Carey has not recovered from a chest infection. That will mean Dennis Lawrence will keep his place in the centre of defence alongside Steve Roberts with Jim Whitley on the right and Kristian Rogers in goal. Darren Ferguson was an unused substitute on Boxing Day and he may after to settle for a place on the bench again after his return from injury. Waynne Phillips, Steve Thomas, Robin Gibson and Michael Blackwood all played well enough to retain their place in the team. Denis Smith is forced into a change up front with Lee Trundle beginning a three game ban. Craig Faulconbridge is just back after injury and he may go straight into the side alongside Andy Morrell. Other contenders are Hector Sam and Mark Evans. | Other News: Nicky Forster and Tony Rougier should continue up front with Darius Henderson suspended and Martin Butler still out injured. John Mackie will continue in defence with Adran Whitbread and Adrian Viveash unavailable. James Harper is expected to keep his place ahead of Neil Smith after impressing in the draw at Cardiff on Boxing Day. In fact, Alan Pardew is not expected to make many changes from the Cardiff match as he tries to end a run of five games without a win. Reading's starting line up for the Cardif game was: Hahnemann, Murty, Williams, Mackie, Shorey, Igoe, Harper, Parkinson, Salako, Rougier, Forster. |
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Quotes |
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Wrexham |
Reading |
| Denis Smith: "We've competed well against the top teams and I think we can do well against Reading." | Alan Pardew: "It will be a tough game, they got a good result on Boxing Day and they’ll be looking to follow that up. They’re still in a precarious position, and the points are as important for them as they are for us so it should make for a good game." |
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The Latest Odds |
| Wrexham Win | 2/1 | The Draw | 5/2 | Reading Win | Evens |
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Wrexham 1-0 |
15/2 | 0-0 Draw | 9/1 |
Reading 1-0 |
6/1 |
| Wrexham 2-0 | 12/1 | 1-1 Draw | 6/1 | Reading 2-1 | 8/1 |
| Wrexham 2-1 | 10/1 | 2-2 Draw | 14/1 | Reading 3-1 | 14/1 |
| Wrexham 3-2 | 28/1 | 3-3 Draw | 50/1 | Reading 3-2 | 28/1 |
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