Anoraks' Corner

- by Statto

Irrelevant facts and figures for your consumption

Referees who have officiated at Wrexham games this season:

R Pearson, SW Mathieson, E Lomas, T Heilbron, G Laws, C Richards, M Messias, CR Wilkes, G Cain, AR Hall, PR Richards, AG Wiley

and where they've come from:

Peterlee, Stockport, Manchester, Newton Aycliffe, Whitley Bay, Lanelli, York, Gloucester, Bootle, Birmingham, Preston, Walsall

(up to and including Chesterfield game)

League of Wales attendances, Saturday 12 September 1998

204 (Caersws v Rhyl)

350 (Connah's Quay v Barry Town)

220 (Conwy v Carmarthen Town)

156 (Cwmbran v Aberystwyth)

250 (Haverfordwest v Newtown)

265 (Inter Cable-Tel v Afan Lido)

153 (Rhayader Town v Holywell)

170 (TNS v Bangor City)

International caps

Joey Jones 72

Kevin Reeves 2

Brian Flynn 66

Ian Rush 73

· 2,11,11,13,25,26

· 6, 54,65,67,67,68,73,76,86,88,89

Wrexham players named as sub (games 1-13, season 1998-9)

Russell 5

N Roberts 5

Spink 5

Rishworth 4

Brammer 4

Skinner 3

Humes 2

Hardy 3

Brace 2

Connolly 2

Marriott 1

Ridler 1

Walsh 1

McGregor 1

(up to and including Chesterfield game)

• Wrexham have won once at York in 40 years
• In the first 30 minutes of the Wrexham-Macclesfield game, the away side won 7 corners; Wrexham 2
• The capacity of Anfield is 45,000
• The Wales-Italy crowd was 23,160
• York City have won only 25 of their last 73 home fixtures
• WFC sent out 260 invitations for the club's recent 125th Anniversary bash; 122 ex-players replied and said they were coming; 80 sent apologies
• Andy Hessenthaler had not scored for 65 games before his brace for Gillingham against Wrexham
• The Wales-Italy game produced gate receipts of £407,977