Wrexham 1
Luton Town 2

Saturday 23 April 2005 @ 15:00

MATCH STATS

Score and Scorers
Wrexham 1 Luton Town 2
Andy Holt 31' Curtis Davis 52'
    Chris Coyne 59'

Starting Line Ups
Wrexham Luton Town
33 Ben Foster 01 Marlon Beresford
18 Shaun Pejic 02 Kevin Foley
15 Craig Morgan 20 Curtis Davies
06 Dennis Lawrence 12 Chris Coyne
07 Carlos Edwards 24 Sol Davies
08 Danny Williams 18 Ahmet Brkovic
17 Mark Jones 69' 27 Peter Holmes
10 Darren Ferguson 08 Kevin Nicholls
19 Andy Holt 16 Enoch Showunmi 77'
30 Juan Ugarte 86' 19 Steve Howard
11 Chris Llewellyn 69' 09 Rowan Vine 33'

Substitutes
Wrexham Luton Town
03 Alex Smith 86' 04 Warren Feeney 33'
09 Chris Armstrong 69' 11 Steve Robinson 77'
12 Dean Bennett 21 Keith Keane
16 Matt Crowell 25 Dino Seremet (GK)
23 Hector Sam 69' 45 Leon Barnett

Yellow and Red Cards
Wrexham Luton Town

63'

 Chris Llewellyn - Foul on Kevin Nicholls

None
75' Danny Williams - Foul on Curtis Davies    

Stat Attack
Wrexham Luton Town
5 Shots on Goal 11
1 Shots on Target 4
55% Possession 45%
13 Fouls Committed 15
0 Corners 4
2 Yellow Card 0
0 Red Card 0

Match Notes
Venue: Racecourse Ground (Wrexham) Attendance: 6,614
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset) Half Time: 1-0 Wrexham
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.

 

MATCH REPORTS

BBCi: Wrexham 1-2 Luton
Hatter Net: Wrexham 1-2 Luton Town
lutonfc.com: Wrexham 1 Luton Town 2
Luton Today: CHAMPIONS!
Luton Town FC: Luton crowned champions
TEAMtalk: Champagne hatters push dragons to brink
Wales on Sunday: Battling Dragons run out of puff
Wrexham MAD: Wrexham 1 Luton Town 2
Wrexham AFC: Half time lead overturned
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.

 

AUDIO REPORTS AND QUOTES

Red Passion Audio Report with Mark Williams  (WindowsMedia Format)
Listen to Denis Smith speaking to BBC Radio Wales  (WindowsMedia Format)
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.

 

PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES

Denis Smith: "In the second half we were bulled off the park but in the first half if you came to watch the game and didn't know the league table, you would not know that we were at opposite ends and would have struggled to tell which team was chasing the title. You need to be mentally strong and when you are doing well things go for you. Their goals came from two set-pieces where we missed Brian Carey, who may have headed those away. We performed well and dominated the first half. They scored from two set-pieces and that shouldn't happen. I don't concede that we are now relegated. There are twelve points left to play for and we need to turn our performances into wins. We will keep battling away until it is impossible for us to stay up. I have to deal with what I have got. There are two sides to football, you have got to be physically and mentally strong. It's no use staying in the League and winning if there is no club at the end of it. I'm not happy with the situation, it's not fair on the players or the staff who keep asking me questions and I've not got answers. The people who are looking to buy the club are the right people to take it forward. However, they need to deal with Mr Hamilton and until a deal happens, we are stuck. In the first half the players deserved medals. If we end up going down, we will be two divisions from where I want this club to be. I'm trying to get us to be consistent. I'm trying to be upbeat as I don't like getting beaten. A couple of things went against us second half but both of their goals came from set-pieces which is disappointing from our point of view. My next problem is that we need three points on Tuesday at Port Vale and that's as far ahead as I'm looking at the moment." [Source: Wrexham AFC]
Mike Newell: "Winning the championship and having a medal is the most important thing in football. These lads have been together for a couple of years and although we brought in a few players we have moved forward together. To be able to call ourselves champions at the end of a 46 game season is, I think, the ultimate prize. Whatever level some of these players play at, they will always look back at this experience and hopefully it will be one of the best seasons they have ever had. Everyone at the club should be proud of what we have achieved. I am very proud to have taken the club to the Championship and with two games left to play, it makes this achievement even more special." [Source: Luton Town FC]
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.

 

YOUR VIEW

morrell34: "I thought we had it in the bag and then we lost our cool in the 2nd half. We matched them right until we conceded, then as usual we panicked. We lost our shape, suddenly ran out of ideas and it was downhill from then on. We don't seem to know what to do when we go behind. We get frustrated and the game slips away."
TaidTom: "We lack leaders when the chips are down. In the first half we were playing well and everyone wanted the ball. Second half, we concede, panic and EVERYONE hides. The body language of EVERY player says everything. At least we're down, with Torquay winning. Now let's concentrate our minds on saving the club."
Sean Reckless: "The defending in the second half was shoddy to say the least. There seemed to be no spark or energy in the second half. Ugarte looked like he didn't care less, Pejic looked out of his depth, Big Dennis was all over the place. The impression I got from the players at 2-1 was on of resignation to the inevitable. A deeply frustrating afternoon because we could easily had three points if we had carried on where we left off."
Red Stans Home: "We played well in the first half, Luton looked a little jaded but they obviously heard Hull were losing and came out and wanted it more, they played the long ball had runners from midfield and were physically stronger than us. We looked very light up front, I know Llewellyn is rated as a player but as a striker he doesn't bring enough the team, no real strike threat up front, even Juan wasn't pulling the trigger like he usually does."
baz: "We've cut the players a lot of slack, and that's probably right. But when you've set benchmarks like Oldham away or the LDV final, you can't really then give excuses for displays like today. One more dropped point by us, or one gained by Torquay and that is that. And even then Denis can't exactly get the house in order. It's hard to take."
All taken from the Red Passion messageboard - follow this link for your say
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.

 

LEAGUE ONE

Results

Blackpool

Grayson 18'

1-0

Chesterfield

7,929

 

Bournemouth

0-1

Peterborough United

Willock 17'

Peterborough relegated

5,613

 

Brentford

0-1

Huddersfield Town

Abbott 26'

7,703

 

Colchester United

0-0

Bradford City

3,351

 

Doncaster Rovers

Ravenhill 59'

Fortune-West 90'

2-0

Hartlepool United

7,024

 

Milton Keynes Dons

Mcleod 8'

1-2

Bristol City

Lita 45' 70'

5,656

 

Oldham Athletic

Eyres 25'

1-2

Torquay United

Hockley 41'

Akinfenwa 49'

8,941

 

Port Vale

Birchall 16'

Paynter 41' 50'

Dinning 57' 70'

5-0

Barnsley

4,324

 

Sheffield Wednesday

0-0

Stockport County

22,331

 

Swindon Town

Smith 57' 59'

2-1

Tranmere Rovers

Taylor 20'

4,484

 

Walsall

Joachim 34' 53' 68'

3-0

Hull City

7,958

 

Wrexham

Holt 31'

1-2

Luton Town

Davies 52'

Coyne 59'

Luton promoted as champions

6,614

 

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
3 Tranmere Rovers (Pl) 44 21 13 10 71 53 18 76
4 Hartlepool United 44 21 7 16 73 61 12 70
5 Sheffield Wednesday 44 18 15 11 73 55 18 69
6 AFC Bournemouth 44 20 9 15 73 58 15 69
7 Brentford 43 20 9 14 51 54 -3 69
8 Bristol City 44 17 15 12 69 53 16 66
9 Doncaster Rovers 44 16 16 12 60 55 5 64
10 Huddersfield Town 44 18 10 16 69 65 4 64
11 Swindon Town 44 17 11 16 65 63 2 62
12 Bradford City 44 16 14 14 59 58 1 62
13 Barnsley 44 13 18 13 66 63 3 57
14 Blackpool 44 15 12 17 54 55 -1 57
15 Colchester United 44 13 16 15 57 48 9 55
16 Walsall 44 14 12 18 59 68 -9 54
17 Chesterfield 44 13 14 17 53 61 -8 53
18 Port Vale 43 16 5 22 48 56 -8 53
19 Oldham Athletic 44 13 10 21 58 71 -13 49
20 Torquay United 44 11 15 18 52 77 -25 48
21 Milton Keynes Dons 44 10 15 19 49 67 -18 45
22 Peterborough United (R) 44 9 12 23 49 69 -20 39
23 Wrexham 42 11 14 17 55 76 -21 37
24 Stockport County (R) 44 6 8 30 48 91 -43 26
KEY C=Champions, P=Promoted; Pl=Secured play off place, R=Relegated
NB Wrexham deducted 10 points for being subject to an administration order
Jump To: Match Stats, Match Reports, Audio Reports and Quotes, Your View, Press Conference Quotes, League 1 Results, League Table.