Season preview 1927/28 – Wrexham F.C. (The Athletic News)

Monday, August 1 – 1927
Wrexham, who made nearly £500 last season, make no secret of their promotion ambitions. They believe the district can well afford Second Division football, and gates of £1,790 at representative matches support that theory. Hitherto the club has not cut a big swathe in the Third Division.

Reliance will be largely placed upon well-tried players, of whom the newcomers are R.T. Woodhouse (Preston and Everton) and G. Bellis, transferred from Southport. Among the 25 men half-backs are plentiful, but the number of full-backs does not seem big enough.

Ed Robson,
Newcastle,
Goalkeeper,
6ft. 0in., 12st.;

Arthur Evans,
Wrexham,
Goalkeeper,
5ft. 7in., 10st.;

Alf Jones,
Chester,
Right back,
5ft. 7in., 10st. 7lb.;

H. Jones,
Broughton,
Right back,
5ft. 8in., 11st. 4lb.;

W. Gilian,
Wrexham,
Left back,
5ft. 8in., 11st. 7lb.;

Wynne Crompton,
Cefnybedd,
Right back,
5ft. 7in., 11st. 7lb.;

Albert Lumberg,
Connah’s Quay,
Left back,
5ft. 8½in., 11st. 8lb.;

Ivor Jones,
Llanymynech,
Full back;

Ted Regan,
Saltney,
Right half-back,
5ft. 7½in., 11st. 8lb.;

George Bellis,
Waterloo,
Centre half-back,
6ft. 0in., 11st. 6lb.;

Eddie Lawrence,
Cefn,
Left half-back,
5ft. 6in., 10st. 6lb.;

Bob Graham,
Middlesbrough,
Left half-back,
5ft. 7½in., 11st. 7lb.;

Alf Beever,
Sheffield,
Left half-back,
5ft. 8½in., 11st. 8lb.;

Tommy Matthias,
Brynteg,
Right or left half-back,
5ft. 6in., 10st. 8lb.;

Archie Longmuir,
Ardrossan,
Outside right,
5ft. 8in., 11st. 6lb.;

F. Roberts,
Llangollen,
Outside right,
5ft. 7in., 10st. 6lb.;

J. Jones,
Broughton,
Outside right,
5ft. 6in., 10st. 2lb.;

Roland Woodhouse,
Leyland,
Inside right,
5ft. 6½in., 10st. 10lb.;

Billie Rogers,
Summerhill,
Inside right,
5ft. 6in., 10st. 5lb.;

Cecil Smith,
Marchwiel,
Centre-forward,
5ft. 9in., 12st.;

James Smith,
Dundee,
Inside left,
5ft. 7in., 10st. 4lb.;

Bob Jones,
Bethesda,
Inside forward,
5ft. 6in., 10st. 4lb.;

Gordon Gunson,
Chester,
Outside left,
5ft. 9in., 11st.;

Rev Hywel Davies,
Llanddulas,
Outside left,
5ft. 9in., 11st. 6lb.;

J.O. Kelly,
Chester,
Outside left,
5ft. 7in., 10st. 10lb.
(The Athletic News, 01-08-1927)

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