Wrexham 1 Afc Wimbledon 0 23rd January 2010

Wrexham: Russell, Westwood, Assoumani, Sinclair, Spann, Fleming, Smith, Sakho (McCluskey 46), Baynes, G Taylor (M Williams 85), Mangan (Anoruo 68).


Subs Not Used: Fairhurst, Cieslewicz.
Booked: Mangan.
Goal: Taylor 29.


AFC Wimbledon: Brown, Hatton, Johnson (Judge 68), Lorraine, Blanchett, Hendry (Montague 74), Adjei, Taylor (Conroy 74), Wellard, Kedwell, Elder.

Subs Not Used: Pullen, Duncan.
Booked: Conroy, Adjei.

Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Paul Davison (Cleveland).


Wrexham`s first game of the year ended in a 1-0 win from a very controversial goal. Wrexham included new signing Andy Mangan in the side amidst rumours that there has been a huge dressing room row with Curtis Obeng, Matty Wolfenden and new signing Anthony Barry who only signed the other day and has not even played a game yet all ripping up their contracts and alking out of the club. In fact Anthony Barry has signed for Fleetwood Town after they offered him more money which is shocking, but if that`s the sort of person he is then good riddance and we will be better off without him the money grabbing git. Anyway back to taoday`s game and Afc Wimbledon with a good following of 469 in the 3,269 attendance were the first to have a shot on goal after 10 minutes which came to nothing. Andy Mangan showed some nice touches when the ball was passed to him and Wrexham started to play some nice football which we haven`t seen at The Racecourse all season. On the half hour Gareth Taylor by the section where the away fans now sit crossed the ball high into the box and the keeper caught it under a challenge from Lamine Sakho when the linesman put his flag up and awarded a goal. Every Wimbledon player ran to the linesman to protest and after consulting his linesman the referee gave the goal as the keeper had carried it over the line. 1-0 Wrexham and they were now well and truly on top and a few minutes later Wrexham produced another great cross and the ball was in the back of the net but the referee spotted something the linesman didn`t and disallowed the goal but Wrexham were on fire and could sense there was another goal in this before the break which nearly came from Wes Baynes free kick which skimmed the top of the crossbar. Half time 1-0. 2nd half and Taylor had a chance which their keeper made a good save, then Fleming from the halfway line passed the ball back to the keeper whose clearance was blocked and Wimbledon really should have scored but Russell slid back and put it over his own bar for a corner but a fantastic save. Mangan was then subbed with 20 mins left and that was the minute that changed the way we were playing and totally lost all confidence going forward and sat back and defended as Wimbledon threw everything bar the kitchen sink at Wrexham but under Frank Sinclair they have a fantastic captain and his defending was first class. One sour point was the injury received to a Wimbledon player who was still being stretchered off at the final whistle but a fantastic result and even better as I had £10 on Wrexham to win at 17/8.

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In a quickly arranged friendly match before the visit of Wimbledon on Saturday Wrexham ran out 3-2 winners after being 2-0 up then 2-2 then trialist Jamie Owen scored the winner.Still no goal for Marc Williams who played all the 2nd half and 30 minutes of the 1st half.

Wrexham Sign Striker Andy Mangan 19th January 2010

Wrexham have officially confirmed that they have signed the striker they have been chasing for last few month.

He has had his photo taken on the pitch this afternoon and it will be made official soon.
He also played in a Wrexham eleven yesterday against Accrington Stanley which they drew 1-1 and today against TNS which Wrexham won 1-0
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Andrew Mangan (born 30 August 1986 in Liverpool) is an English footballer currently playing for Wrexham FC.




Andrew Mangan began his education in football at Blackpool FC at the age of 15. He was there for three years scoring 49 goals all together in reserve and youth team football. He also made his professional debut at the club, at the tender age of 17. He made just 2 professional appearances at Blackpool FC under Steve MacMahon. Colin Hendry took over as manager in Mangan's third year at the club, and Mangan found it hard to break in to the first team with Hendry's preference of players to be six foot plus, Mangan was therefore released towards the end of the season.



Mangan went straight on loan to Unibond Premier team Hyde United, scoring 2 goals in 7 appearances, helping them secure the league title along the way. It was thought Mangan would return to Hyde the following season but he rejected them in favour of a full time contract with Accrington Stanley.



At Accrington Mangan played 2 full seasons helping them gain promotion to the Football League for the first time in 50 years. In his first full season Mangan played in 45 cup and league games scoring ten goals. Mangan was used mainly in the last forty minutes of games to use his pace and exploit the defenders, he was known as a super sub in his first year. And scored some vital goals to help Accrington clinch the title. In his second year at the club Mangan became frustrated with the lack of starts he was getting. He made 36 appearances only 5 of them were from the start, and scored 6 goals. At the end of the 2007 season Mangan was offered a two year deal from Accrington but rejected in favour of Bury FC.



At Bury Mangan was given his chance, he scored his first goal in August with a header against Chesterfield, with 5 more goals coming before Christmas. Mangan was injured at the beginning of December 2007 with a suspected hernia problem. Mangan went under surgery in December 2007 and only made 6 appearances the rest of the season as he could not get fit. He made 20 appearances at bury, 10 of them starting and the others used as a substitute. While injured at Bury his manager Chris Casper was sacked and Alan Knill replaced him. Mangan was released towards the end of the 2008 season.



In the summer of 2008 Mangan signed for Forest Green Rovers. Forest Green Rovers manager Jim Harvey made Mangan his first signing of the summer, saying he had been after Mangan for a while. It was here at Forest Green Rovers that Mangan came into his own. He made 49 appearances scoring 30 goals, 26 of them were in the league and he finished the Blue Square Premier top goalscorer. Mangan was voted player of the year by the Directors of Forest Green Rovers. His 30 goals include 3 hat tricks against Torquay United, Lewes FC and Rushden and Dimonds.



On 7 April 2009 he was named as one of five players charged by the Football Association for breaching betting rules, whereby players, managers or coaching staff are prohibited from betting on the result or progress of any match or competition in which the participant is participating or has any direct or indirect influence. According to the BBC, the charge relates to a game between Bury FC and Accrington FC, before which Mangan is alleged to have placed stakes to the value of approximately £3,500.[1] The Football Association subsequently fined him £2,000 and banned him for five months .[2]



On 15th January, Mangan maintained his desire to stay at Forest Green Rovers until the end of the 09-10 season, despite speculation linking him with a move to fellow Blue Square Premier side Wrexham