Wrexham v Hull City

 

 

Saturday 30 November 2002

 

Kick Off 3:00 pm

 

Match Stats

Score and Scorers

Wrexham

0

Hull City

0

 

Starting Line Ups

Wrexham

Hull City

21

Paul Whitfield

14

Paul Musselwhite

04

Steve Roberts

29

Carl Regan

05

Brian Carey 52'

05

John Anderson

15

Dan Bennett

15

Justin Whittle

07

Carlos Edwards

28

Damien Delaney

12

Paul Barrett 90'

10

Stuart Green

10

Darren Ferguson

04

Ian Ashbee

02

Jim Whitley

30

Dean Keates

14

Paul Edwards

17

Steve Mahon

11

Andy Morrell

09

Gary Alexander 61'

09

Lee Trundle 84'

25

Michael Branch 82'

Substitutes

Wrexham

Hull City

03

Shaun Holmes

03

Shaun Smith

08

Lee Jones 90'

07

Stuart Elliott

13

Kristian Rogers (GK)

23

Phil Jevons 61'

18

Shaun Pejic 52'

38

Saul Deeney

23

Hector Sam 84'

23

Phil Jevons 82'

Yellow and Red Cards

Wrexham

Hull City

07'

Darren Ferguson - Foul on Stuart Green

36'

Damien Deeney - Foul on Andy Morrell

Stat Attack

Wrexham

Hull City

17

Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots On Target 2
4 Fouls Conceded 10
14 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Other Info

Venue:

Racecourse Ground

Half Time:

0-0

Attendance:

4,412

Referee:

G Cain - Merseyside

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Detailed Match Reports
BBCi: Wrexham 0 Hull City 0 - Minute-by-minute
Hull City AFC: Stalemate At The Racecourse 
Sporting Life: Wrexham 0 Hull City 0 - Match Stats
Wales on Sunday: Dragons draw must-win encounter
Wrexham FC: Wrexham 0 Hull City 0

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Other Match Reports
Ananova: Wrexham held by Hull
BBCi: Wrexham 0-0 Hull
Hull City Online: City Draw Blank in Wales
Nationwide Football: Wrexham 0, Hull City 0

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Press Conference Quotes
Denis Smith: "A good entertaining game with everything, but a goal. I can’t complain or fault the lads, they did everything really. Hull have only had the one real shot and Paul Whitfield has saved that. We dominated the first half, but they have got a little bit more into it in the second. Which is why I couldn’t risk playing three up, as they had one sitting in behind making life difficult, so it stopped us from using that option. I thought Morrell and Trunds have done well and as we are one of the top goalscorers in the league, you can’t have any complaints about them not finding the target today. Their general play and work rate was not at fault, it’s just that they couldn’t find the back of the net. I only brought Trunds off because I wanted to try something different and not because of the way he was playing. Their keeper has not had the saves to make that I would have liked. Mind you, I would have preferred it if he hadn’t saved them at all! There were two good sides out their today and it was entertaining for the crowd. It also another cleansheet, which is pleasing against a good side. I did predict before the game that a draw could be the result, because of how equal the two sides were. But the last thing I expected was 0-0, due the forward lines that both teams had out! I know you have always lost two points at home when you draw, but I can’t see what else we really could have done today – apart from put the ball in the back of the net!  Some of our build up play was superb and when Andy or Lee get free in the box, you do expect the net to bulge, but it was not to be today. I’m not going to blame any individual, because I thought it was a good solid team performance all round. Sometimes we expect perfection and we aren’t going to get it, that’s not just here, but from World Cups down. It took us a little time to settle down when Brain Carey went off with a sore Achilles and it did upset our rhythm for a short period. Team spirit was good and work rate was good - all we lacked were the goals to go with that." [Source: Wrexham AFC]
Peter Taylor: "We got a point and at 3pm if you'd have said that we'd come and get an away draw at Wrexham then we would have taken that. I believe they are one of the best sides in the division and my players can be proud of the character they showed out there. We probably have to do that a bit more often, but when you come away from home to a difficult place such as this you have to stick together and be solid and that's what we did. We only had a couple of chances within the game but that doesn't concern me as that was part of the plan. Wrexham were always going to come at us, but by the same token I knew we'd create an opportunity or two and I'm just disappointed that we didn't take them. I was surprised that Steve (Melton) didn't hit the target when he had a great chance in the first half and I felt he could have scored late on in the second half. But as long as he keeps getting into those positions that's the main thing. We also kept a clean sheet and that's some achievement when you look at their two strikers - they're a lethal combination. Wrexham have had more shots than anyone across the divisions and it was easy to see why. I knew we'd be under pressure at times but we were away from home and we dug in and got a result. Wrexham will definitely be there or thereabouts at the end of the season and I think we've shown that we can match them." [Source: Hull City AFC]
Peter Taylor: "It was a fair result. We were away from home and had to dig in. Wrexham is one of the toughest places to come to and I am sure that at the end of the season they will be up near to the top and I hope we can match them. When I played against Darren (Ferguson) he always passed all over the park and I wanted to make sure we kept tabs on him." [Source: Nationwide Football]

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Division Three
Results

Boston United

0-1

Leyton Orient

Tate 5'

2,616

 

Bournemouth

Broadhurst 59'

Hayter 66'

2-1

Scunthorpe United

Torpey 25'

6,527

 

Bury

George 82'

1-0

Exeter City

2,039

 

Cambridge United

Wanless 29'

Kitson 70'

Riza 74' (p)

3-1

Macclesfield Town

Tipton 44'

Whitaker Sent Off 66'

3,834

 

Darlington

Conlon 37'

Nicholls 87'

Kealtie Missed Penalty 8'

2-1

Southend United

Bramble 90'

Bramble Missed Penalty 60'

2,830

 

Hartlepool United

Humphreys 3'

Tinkler 15'

2-1

Kidderminster Harriers

4,296

 

Oxford United

Crosby 90' (p)

1-0

Lincoln City

4,923

 

Rushden & Diamonds

Lowe 22'

Hall 72'

2-1

Bristol Rovers

Grazioli 14' (p)

3,960

 

Swansea City

Murphy 42'

Richards 70'

2-0

Shrewsbury Town

3,638

 

Torquay United

Gritton 52'

Hazell 90'

2-2

Rochdale

Connor 74'

Griffiths 78'

Sent Off 88'

2,754

 

Wrexham

0-0

Hull City

4,412

 

York City

Reddy 44'

Duffield 79'

2-1

Carlisle United

Robinson 73'

4,335

 

League Table

Pos Team                   P  W  D  L   F   A   GD Pts
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 1  Hartlepool United     20 13  4  3  34  19   15  43
 2  Rushden and Diamonds  20 11  6  3  32  19   13  39
 3  AFC Bournemouth       20 10  6  4  28  23    5  36
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 4  Cambridge United      20 10  3  7  37  29    8  33
 5  Bury                  20  9  6  5  30  27    3  33
 6  Torquay United        20  9  6  5  35  35    0  33
 7  Wrexham               20  8  8  4  33  24    9  32
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 8  York City             20  9  5  6  24  22    2  32
 9  Scunthorpe United     20  8  6  6  29  24    5  30
10  Kidderminster         19  7  8  4  26  21    5  29
11  Oxford United         19  8  5  6  20  16    4  29
12  Hull City             20  6 10  4  27  20    7  28
13  Lincoln City          20  7  6  7  20  18    2  27
14  Southend United       20  8  1 11  19  24   -5  25
15  Rochdale              20  6  6  8  28  31   -3  24
16  Shrewsbury Town       20  6  6  8  31  35   -4  24
17  Darlington            20  5  8  7  26  27   -1  23
18  Leyton Orient         20  6  5  9  21  24   -3  23
19  Macclesfield Town     20  6  3 11  27  32   -5  21
20  Swansea City          20  4  6 10  20  32  -12  18
21  Carlisle United       20  5  3 12  21  36  -15  18
22  Bristol Rovers        20  4  5 11  24  30   -6  17
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23  Exeter City           20  4  4 12  22  33  -11  16
  24  Boston United         20  5  4 11  19  32  -13  15*
*Boston deducted four points

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