Bristol
Rovers v Wrexham
Saturday 23 November 2002
Kick Off 3:00 pm
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Score and Scorers |
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Bristol Rovers |
0 |
Wrexham |
3 |
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Andy Morrell |
18' 43' |
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Lee Trundle |
75' |
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Starting Line Ups |
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Bristol Rovers |
Wrexham |
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01 |
Scott Howie |
21 |
Paul Whitfield |
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02 |
Danny Boxall |
04 |
Steve Roberts |
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30 |
Christopher Plummer
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05 |
Brian Carey |
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05 |
Adam Bennett |
15 |
Dan Bennett |
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03 |
Trevor Challis |
07 |
Carlos Edwards |
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06 |
Kevin Austin |
02 |
Jim Whitley |
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08 |
Robert Quinn |
10 |
Darren Ferguson |
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15 |
Simon Bryant |
12 |
Paul Barrett |
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25 |
Vitalijs Astafjevs |
14 |
Paul Edwards |
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09 |
Paul Tait |
09 |
Lee Trundle |
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10 |
Giuliano Grazioli |
11 |
Andy Morrell |
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Substitutes |
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Bristol Rovers |
Wrexham |
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16 |
Lewis Hogg |
03 |
Shaun Holmes |
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18 |
Kevin Gall |
13 |
Kristian Rogers (GK) |
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20 |
Andrew Shore |
18 |
Shaun Pejic |
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21 |
Ryan Clarke (GK) |
19 |
Steve Thomas |
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28 |
Adrian Coote |
23 |
Hector Sam |
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Yellow and Red Cards |
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Wrexham |
Wrexham |
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56' |
Giuliano Grazioli - Foul on Steve Roberts |
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71' |
Trevor Challis - Foul on Carlos Edwards |
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Stat Attack |
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Bristol Rovers |
Wrexham |
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| 2 | Shots on Target | 16 | |
| 4 | Shots off Target | 11 | |
| 21 | Fouls Conceded | 17 | |
| 7 | Corners | 12 | |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 | |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | |
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Other Info |
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Venue: |
Memorial Stadium |
Half Time: |
0-2 |
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Attendance: |
6,328 |
Referee: |
Clive Penton - Sussex |
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| Press Conference Quotes |
Denis Smith: "It was a sweet victory and a
very, very good performance, although a week too late for the FA Cup!
Three goals didn't flatter us and we could have gone on to score four, five or six.
I'm pleased as the lads got a bit of a roasting last Saturday and we had a long talk about it on Monday morning. But a lot of hard work went into the basic stuff this week in training and we did well today.
Our work rate and everything was first class, while the clean sheet has also pleased me. As the back three have had some flak this season but today we stood up to the task."
[Source: Wrexham
FC - click here for more] |
| Ray Graydon: “The crowd have been fantastic, I couldn’t criticise them at all. When things are not going well in terms of results the fans get increasingly frustrated, and I can understand that exactly, and I sympathise with how they’re feeling. The fans, whoever they are, come to every game to see us win, and that’s what they pay their money for. When your team’s losing as a fan you’re well within your rights to vent your frustration. The opposition we faced today has to be given a lot of credit, they were fantastic. They have a fantastic team, with a great work ethic, and they’ve shown today there’s a reason why they’re near the top of the table."
[Source: Bristol
Rovers FC - click here for more] |
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| Division Three | ||||
| Results | ||||
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Bristol Rovers |
0-3 |
Wrexham Morrell 18' 43' Trundle 75' |
6,328 |
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Carlisle United Murphy 61' |
1-2 |
Bury Preece 73' Unsworth 75' |
4,678 |
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Exeter City Flack 11' Miller Sent off 90' Cronin Sent off 90' Sheldon Sent Off 90' |
1-2 |
Cambridge United Tudor 34' Kitson 81' Tudor Sent Off 90' Youngs Sent Off 90' |
2,722 |
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Hull City Delaney 49' |
1-0 |
Boston United McCarthy Sent Off 51' |
9,460 |
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Kidderminster Harriers |
P-P |
Oxford United |
Waterlogged pitch
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Leyton Orient Canham 69' |
1-2 |
Hartlepool United Williams 26' 72' |
4,009 |
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Lincoln City Gain 83' |
1-2 |
Rushden & Diamonds Bell 27' Wardley 56' |
3,198 |
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Macclesfield Town Eaton 31' Macauley 75' Lightbourne 87' |
3-3 |
Torquay United Graham 2' Fowler 7' Woozley 10' |
1,835 |
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Rochdale |
0-1 |
York City Duffield 71' |
3,056 |
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Scunthorpe United Carruthers 23' (p) Sparrow 45' |
2-0 |
Swansea City |
2,886 |
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Shrewsbury Town Rodgers 2' Stevens 25' |
2-2 |
Darlington Conlon 63' Keltie 82' |
2,755 |
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Southend United |
0-1 |
Bournemouth O'Connor 71' (p) |
4,221 |
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Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts ------------------------------------------------------ 1 Hartlepool United 19 12 4 3 32 18 14 40 2 Rushden and Diamonds 19 10 6 3 30 18 12 36 3 AFC Bournemouth 19 9 6 4 26 22 4 33 ------------------------------------------------------ 4 Torquay United 19 9 5 5 33 33 0 32 5 Wrexham 19 8 7 4 33 24 9 31 6 Cambridge United 19 9 3 7 34 28 6 30 7 Scunthorpe United 19 8 6 5 28 22 6 30 ------------------------------------------------------ 8 Bury 19 8 6 5 29 27 2 30 9 Kidderminster 18 7 8 3 25 19 6 29 10 York City 19 8 5 6 22 21 1 29 11 Hull City 19 6 9 4 27 20 7 27 12 Lincoln City 19 7 6 6 20 17 3 27 13 Oxford United 18 7 5 6 19 16 3 26 14 Southend United 19 8 1 10 18 22 -4 25 15 Shrewsbury Town 19 6 6 7 31 33 -2 24 16 Rochdale 19 6 5 8 26 29 -3 23 17 Macclesfield Town 19 6 3 10 26 29 -3 21 18 Darlington 19 4 8 7 24 26 -2 20 19 Leyton Orient 19 5 5 9 20 24 -4 20 20 Carlisle United 19 5 3 11 20 34 -14 18 21 Bristol Rovers 19 4 5 10 23 28 -5 17 22 Exeter City 19 4 4 11 22 32 -10 16 ------------------------------------------------------ 23 Boston United 19 5 4 10 19 31 -12 15* 24 Swansea City 19 3 6 10 18 32 -14 15 *Boston deducted four points |
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League Roundup |
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| A brace from Eifion Williams gave Mike Newell a winning start to his reign as manager of Third Division leaders Hartlepool. The Welsh striker netted in the 26th and 72nd minutes to see off Leyton Orient 2-1 at Brisbane Road, with substitute Scott Canham scoring the Os' only goal. Rushden & Diamonds remain four points adrift of Pools in second place as they also won 2-1 on the road at Lincoln. David Bell (27) and Stuart Wardley (56) gave them a two-goal cushion before Peter Gain's 83rd-minute effort made it a nervous finish for the Diamonds. The gap between second and third place extended to three points after Bournemouth overtook Torquay to climb into the final automatic promotion spot. The Cherries won 1-0 at Southend as Gareth O'Connor's 71st-minute penalty proved the difference between the two sides. Torquay led 3-0 after 10 minutes at Macclesfield but were pegged back to 3-3 at the end. Early goals from David Graham, Jason Fowler and David Woozley appeared to put Leroy Rosenior's team in charge but Macclesfield responded as David Eaton (31) got one back. Steve Macauley gave the Silkmen a glimmer of hope with a quarter of an hour to go and Kyle Lightbourne rescued a point three minutes from time. Wrexham are up to fifth as they bid to make an instant return to Division Two. Today they beat Bristol Rovers 3-0 at the Memorial Stadium as Andy Morrell's first-half double took his goal tally for the season to 16 and Lee Trundle added a third with 15 minutes left. Cambridge also climbed a place to sixth with a win in an ill-tempered match against Exeter at St James Park. Five players were dismissed - three for Exeter and two for Cambridge - in the final seconds as fisticuffs broke out. Steve Flack (11) put Exeter ahead but the Us fought back with goals from Shane Tudor (34) and Dave Kitson (81). Scunthorpe heaped further misery on basement club Swansea with a 2-0 win at Glanford Park, a result which hoisted the Iron up to seventh. Martin Carruthers kept his cool to score a 23rd-minute penalty and Matthew Sparrow wrapped it up with a goal on the stroke of half-time. Bury moved to the cusp of the play-off places, up from 10th to eighth with a 2-1 win over Carlisle. They had to come from behind to claim the points after Peter Murphy (61) had given the Cumbrians the lead, Lee Unsworth equalising in the 73rd minute and player boss Andy Preece netting the winner two minutes later. Hull's renaissance under Peter Taylor continued as they moved into 11th from 14th with a 1-0 win over Boston. Damien Delaney's 49th-minute goal means the Tigers are unbeaten in their seven league matches under their new manager. Little changed at the bottom of the table as the bottom five clubs - Swansea, Boston, Exeter, Bristol Rovers and Carlisle - all lost. Darlington came from two goals down to rescue a point from a 2-2 draw at Shrewsbury. Luke Rodgers fired the home side in front after only 53 seconds, and Ian Stevens doubled the lead in the 25th minute. Barry Conlon gave Darlington hope with a 53rd-minute header and Clark Keltie equalised with a 25-yarder seven minutes from time. Rochdale's poor league form continued thanks to Peter Duffield's 72nd-minute winner in York's 1-0 victory. Duffield's bullet header, his ninth goal of the season, was harsh on the home side, who had matched City shot for shot. The visitors were forced into some desperate defending in the latter stages, with striker Paul Connor hitting the woodwork. The clash between Kidderminster and Oxford has been postponed due to a waterlogged Aggborough pitch. [Source: Sporting Life] |
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