Red Passion Matchday

Scunthorpe United

Second Round

v Wrexham

Saturday 02 December 2006

Kick Off @ 15:00

The Irons

Scunthorpe are currently riding high in second place of league one following their promotion in 2005 but do so without manager Brian Laws. Laws took charge of Wednesday last month after almost ten years at Glanford Park, although this was broken by a month out of the job during 2004, and since last month caretaker manager Nigel Adkins has continued the good work.

Robbie Foy Scunthorpe are six points behind leaders Nottingham Forest but are a point ahead of third place Tranmere on 35 points after 19 games. Scunthorpe have only lost at home once this season with 5 wins and 3 draws from the 9 games played. The defeat at home to Brighton came on the back of a 4-0 win at leaders Forest and the Iron currently find themselves in third position of the league 1 home form table and top of the away form.

Top goal scorer for the Iron is Billy Sharp with sixteen goals already this season. Sharp played on loan for Rushden & Diamonds and has scored 37 leagues goals in 54 league games following his Ł100,000 move in 2005 from Sheffield United, who he joined as a trainee.

A familiar face playing for the Irons is striker Robbie Foy who joined the club in a free transfer move in the summer from Liverpool after spending half of last season at the Racecourse. Foy bagged 3 league goals in 17 games during his time at Wrexham and has only scored once for his new club this season, although his appearances have been restricted to six games so far.

Past Encounters

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 05: Scunthorpe 1 Wrexham 1

Feb 04: Wrexham 2 Scunthorpe 1

Aug 04: Scunthorpe 1 Wrexham 1

Mar 00: Wrexham 3 Scunthorpe 1

Feb 00: Scunthorpe 0 Wrexham 2

The clubs last met in the same round of the Cup in 2005 and this game also marked the day Wrexham went into administration with Scunthorpe progressing through for a game at Chelsea with a 2-0 win live on Sky.

Prior to this the teams last met in the league during the 2002/03 season when Wrexham got promoted to league 1. The first game was the opening game of the season at Scunthorpe with the game ending 1-1 after Andy Morrell equalised in the second half although the game will be remembered for the horrific injury to Waynne Philips after only 9 minutes on the mew campaign.

The return game at the Racecourse went the way of Wrexham with goals from Andy Morrell and Lee trundle setting up a 2-1 win.

Scunthorpe just edge the overall head-to-head with 22 wins to Wrexham's 21 and there have been 13 draws in the 54 games played.

League Form Guide
Team	Last 5 Games	League Position	Form Position	Last Win
Wrexham	WDLLW	15th	22nd	Last game
Scunthorpe	WWDWW	2nd	1st	Last game

Team News
Wrexham Team News: Kevin Smith has been named in the squad after extending his loan spell into a second month from Sunderland. Juan Ugarte is also included along with Lee McEvilly and the return of the injured strikers has resulted in Maheta Molango rejoining Brighton following a one month stay at the Racecourse. Matty Done has failed to recover from an ankle injury and he joins Neil Roberts and Jon Newby on the sidelines. Scunthorpe Team News: Scunthorpe welcome back striker Steve Torpey back in the squad following an absence of a month caused by a thigh strain and the Irons expect winger Ian Morris and defender Marcus Williams to be fit following knee and ankle injuries respectively. Scunthorpe do have doubts over Robbie Foy and Lee Ridley after the pair picked up knockss whilst playing for the reserves in midweek. Man in the Middle: Kevin Friend from Leicestershire - 2 red cards in 13 games and 42 yellow cards at an average of 3.23 per game. Last Wrexham game was the uneventful 1-1 draw at Darlington on the final day of last season.
Round Two Fixtures
Friday: Bradford v Millwall King's Lynn v Oldham Stockport v Wycombe Saturday: Aldershot v Basingstoke Barnet v Northampton Bradford v Millwall Brighton v Stafford Rangers Bristol Rovers v Bournemouth Bury v Chester Darlington v Swansea	Hereford v Port Vale Macclesfield v Hartlepool Mansfield v Doncaster Milton Keynes Dons v Blackpool Rushden & Diamonds v Tamworth Scunthorpe v Wrexham Swindon v Morecambe Torquay v Leyton Orient Tranmere v Peterborough Sunday: Bristol City v Gillingham Salisbury v Nottingham Forest

Venue Guide

Address: Glanford Park Stadium, Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN15 8TD.

Telephone Number: 01724 848077

Fax Number: 01724 857986

Web Site: www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk

Scunthorpe Websites

How to get there?

By Car: Head towards Chester on the A483 and join the A55 eastbound heading onto the M53. At junction 11 of the M53 branch left to pick up the M56 eastbound towards Manchester. At junction 9 of the M56 branch left and keep in left hand lanes to join the M6 northbound and after passing junction 21 take left hand lanes to branch left at junction 21A to join the M62 towards Manchester. At junction 12 of the M62 take left hand lanes to pick up the M60 ring road following signs for West Yorkshire. At junction 15 take right hand lanes to continue of the M60 and at junction 18 continue forward to rejoin the M62. At junction 35 leave the M62 branching left to join the M18 towards Doncaster. At junction 5 of the M18 take left hand lanes to join the M180 via the first exit at the roundabout. At junction 3 of the M180 branch left to join the M181and travel to the end of the motorway where you take the third exit at the roundabout to turn right onto the A18 and then right again into Glanford Park. Distance = 143 miles, Time = 2 hours 30 minutes.

By Train: Scunthorpe station is over two miles away and you are therefore best of jumping in a taxi or catch the number 341 bus from the bottom of Doncaster Road by Atlantis Chippy costing Ł1 fare.. If you want to walk it then turn left out of the station and head towards the cross roads in front of the church where you turn right into Oswald Road. Go past a set of lights passing the Honest Lawyer and Blue Bell pubs until you reach the next set of lights. From here turn right onto Doncaster Road and follow this until you reach Glanford Park on your left. Click here for the Rail Track Online Timetable or call national enquiries on 08457 484950.

When you are there

Car Parking: There is parking at the ground for 600 cars at a cost of Ł2. Otherwise there is limited street parking.

Beer and Grub: he Old Farmhouse is situated next to the ground but you can forget it if you are wearing colours. If you do get in then it is the usual offerings with good value food, children's play area and a pool table. The Berkeley Hotel is five minutes away on the road to town and is away fan friendly. Outside the ground you will find a KFC and McDonlands and there is a Tesco across the road.

Cash Machines: Tesco's across the road plus there is a machine that charges on the retail park by the ground.

How much to get in?

AMS Stand: Adults Ł16,Concessions Ł10,Kids Ł1

Disabled Facilities

13 parking spaces issued on a first come first serve basis with level access to the ground. There are 8 spaces for away fans at pitch level in the County Chef Stand with the helper sitting behind. You can get some restricted views with spectators passing in front of you and being at the front of the stand it can be sometimes exposed to the elements. There are 6 visual spaces with commentary available. The DSA Jerry Mahony can be contacted on 01724 357495.

Weather Forecast

Sunny intervals with temperatures reaching 8 degrees Celsius and a 14 mph south westerly wind.