Swansea City
v Wrexham

Final

Wednesday 11 May 2005 @ 18:55

THE VENUE
Address: Vetch Field, Swansea, SA1 3SU.
Telephone Number: 01792 474114 Fax Number: 01792 646120
Web: www.swanseacity.net E-mail Address: admin@swanseacityafc.fsnet.co.uk
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TRAVEL GUIDE

Directions from Wrexham: Depart on the A483 and A5 towards Oswestry and at the junction with A483 (the one with the ESSO garage) take the third exit to join the A483. Continue on the A483 for 26 miles following signs through Welshpool and then onto Newtown. At the roundabout with the A489 take the second exit to join the A489 and then at the traffic lights turn left to rejoin the A483 and stay on this road for a further 30 miles. When approaching Builth Wells at the roundabout with A470 take the first exit onto the A470 Station Road and after crossing the River Wye turn right back onto the A483 (Broad Street) and continue on the A483 for a further 25 miles. When reaching the junction with the A40 turn right onto the A40 and after crossing the level crossing continue on this road for 10 miles before taking the first exit at the roundabout to rejoin the A483. Follow this road until it joins the M4 and join the M4 by taking the second exit at the roundabout and leave the M4 at junction 45 and turn right at the roundabout to join the A4067. Follow this road to the roundabout with the A4127 where you turn left onto the A4127 and at the junction with the A4067 to turn right to join the A4067. Continue pass the Leisure Centre on your left hand side and after passing the Tescos on your right the Vetch is located 100 yards further down the road behind the prison. Distance = 141 miles; Time = 3 hours 30 minutes.

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Car Parking: There is matchday parking available at County Hall located opposite the prison with street parking  available behind the away section. Located alondside the bus station is two multi-storey car parks.
By Train: Nearest Train Station is Swansea and is located in the High Street. It is no more than a 10 minute walk from the Vetch and after exiting the station walk down the High street and turn right into Oxford Street (The Pedestrian Centre and Pizza Hut on the corner). Walk to the end of this street and the ground will be on your left after passing the Grand Theatre.
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Away Travel Club: Coaches depart the Racecourse at 2pm and cost £17 per person. To book call in at the club shop or by phone on 01978 262109. Please note a booking fee is applicable with credit card orders.
By Bus: The ground is only 300 yards from the bus station but if you do want to use them a number 1 and 3 run in the proximity of the Vetch.
Beer and Grub: For a relaxed atmosphere the best bet is to look at outlets in the Marina and the Mumbles. Other places include the The Builders Arms in Oxford Street (where the Swans Mailing List meet on matchdays) and The Potters Wheel off Kingsway roundabout. Both are only five minutes away from the Vetch and the latter offers good food and prices plus a large selection of ales. There is a good mix between home and away fans which adds to the banter. Pubs to avoid near the ground are the Swansea Jack, the Garibaldi and the Pantygydwr behind the North Bank. Food wise the Kinds Diner serves all variety of fast food and Macari's Chip shop opposite the Potters wheel Pub serves decent grub.
Cash Machines: At the nearby Tescos and Debenhams in the City centre.
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TICKET AND GROUND INFO

General: This will be the last ever game at the Vetch before Swansea move to their new Black Rock Stadium. The away end is partially covered but the facilities are dire. On a previous visit there was only one person serving drinks and cold snacks and as you could imagine this caused a large cue at half time. This did have a plus side as there was no need to use the toilets! You have been warned.
Ticket Office: 01792 474114
Seats: None allocated
Standing: West Stand - Adults £10, Concessions £5
Disabled Facilities: No on street parking, only 8 wheelchair places in a shelter by the players tunnel with helpers sitting in the stand behind. Catering is in the East Stand and it would be better to take a packed lunch with no drink as the the best toilet is a port-a-loo with no door! Role on the Black Rock Stadium!
Programme and Fanzines: £2.50
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PRE MATCH ANALYSIS
CURRENT FORM - THE LAST FIVE GAMES

Swansea City

Wrexham
Opposition Competition Score Opposition Competition Score
Bury (a) League 2 1-0 Huddersfield (h) League 1 0-1
Shrewsbury (h) League 2 1-0 Brentford League 1 1-2
Bristol Rovers (a) League 2 0-2 Stockport (a) League 1 4-1
oxford (h) League 2 1-0 Port Vale (a) League 1 2-0
Lincoln (a) League 2 0-1 Luton (h) League 1 1-2
Overall Overall
W D L F A GD W D L F A GD
3 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 3 8 6 +2
THE SEASON SO FAR - LEAGUE RECORD
Swansea City - League 2 Wrexham - League 1
Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos Pld W D L F A GD Pts Pos
                  46 13 14 19 62 80 -18 43 22
THE DANGER MEN - TOP GOAL SCORERS
Swansea City Wrexham
Player League Cup Total Player League Cup Total
Lee Trundle 22 1 23 Juan Ugarte 16 6 22
Paul Connor 10 3 13 Hector Sam 9 3 12
Andy Robinson 8 0 8 Chris Llewellyn 6 5 11
Adrian Forbes 4 0 4 Chris Armstrong 8 0 8
Kevin Nugent 3 1 4 Dennis Lawrence 5 2 7

THE HARD MEN - WORST DISCIPLINE

Swansea City Wrexham
Player Yellow Card Red Card Player Yellow Card Red Card
Andy Robinson 9 2 Darren Ferguson 12 0
Gary Monk 5 3 Chris Armstrong 8 1
Roberto Martinez 10 0 Chris Llewellyn 9 0
Kristian O'Leary 9 0 Danny Williams 7 0
Paul Connor 8 0 Craig Morgan 6 0
Andrew Gurney 5 1 Matt Crowell 6 0

HEAD TO HEAD

Competition Swansea Draw Wrexham Total
League 8 7 15 30
FA Cup 0 0 1 1
League Cup 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Overall 8 7 16 31
Overall as a % 26% 22% 52% 100%

RECENT MEETINGS

Home Team Score Away Team Date Competition Link
Swansea City 0-0 Wrexham 01-Mar- Division 2 Review
Wrexham 4-0 Swansea City 14-Sep-02 Division 3 Review
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MATCH PREVIEW

ROAD TO THE FINAL

Swansea City

Round

Wrexham

Caernarfon (a) 5-0 Quarter Final Haverfordwest (a) 2-1
TNS (a) 1-1 (pens 4-2) Semi Final Bangor City (a) 2-1
THE MATCH

Wrexham Team News: Captain Darren Ferguson has been ruled out of the final after picking up an ankle injury in the last game of the league season but on the plus side Dennis Lawrence and Chris Llewellyn have been passed fit to face Swansea. The only change in the starting line up will most likely see Mark Jones starting as a replacement for the injured Ferguson in midfield alongside Matt Crowell and Danny Williams. Ben Foster starts his last game in goal with Shaun Pejic, Craig Morgan and and Dennis Lawrence in defence. Carlos Edwards and Andy Holt will be at wing backs with Juan Ugarte and Chris Llewellyn up front.

Wrexham Squad (17): Foster; Pejic, Morgan, Lawrence, Edwards, Crowell, Mark Jones, Williams, Holt, Llewellyn, Ugarte, Michael Jones, Smith, Bennett, Armstrong, Sam, Green.

Swansea Team News: Kenny Jacket is likely to leave Gary Monk out after the defender picked up an injury on Saturday with Andy Gurney on standby by to come into the starting line up. The only other doubt is Kevin McLeod who limped out of the reserves games on Monday.

Swansea Squad (18): Gueret, Ricketts, Monk, Iriekpen, Austin; Martinez, O'Leary, Brittain, Trundle, Thorpe, Forbes, Murphy, Robinson, Gurney, Anderson, Connor, McLeod, Tate.

Weather: Sunny with temperatures reaching 15 degrees Celsius and a 7 mph easterly wind.

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