Wrexham 1 North Ferriby United 0

Wrexham AFC 1-0 North Ferriby United!
McLeod 29' 

Team line ups:

Wrexham: C Dunn, J Jennings, M Riley, C Tilt, M Carrington, R Penn, A Barry, P Rutherford, J Rooney, J White, I Mcleod.

Subs: S, Jalal, H Bencherif, N Massanka, L Smith, G Harry. 

North Ferriby United: Watson, Topliss, Gray, Armstrong, Hare, Skelton, Oliver, Fallowfield, Emerton, Thompson, Bateson.

Subs: Templeton, Kendall, Cooke, Fosu-Mensah, Douglas.

Back to back wins for the first time this season!

Wrexham started the game the brighter of the two sides. Having several shots heading just wide from Rooney and just over from Barry. Rutherford had a brilliant chance for the dragons on the 22nd minuet.

Just five minuets later Rooney had a superb volley saved low by Watson in the North Ferriby goal. 

Wrexham continued to pile on the pressure playing some superb football and on the 29th minuet Izale McLeod puts the dragons ahead with a superb strike in to the top of the goal. 

Just before half time North Ferriby United were on top pressuring Wrexham. Earning themselves a corner. Dunn saves well from the corner. 

Wrexham started the second half again the brighter of the two teams. Rooney with a driven effort which forces another good save from Watson. 

North Ferriby made there first substitute on the 62nd minuet Templeton replaces Armstrong.

78 minuets in Keates took goal scorer McLeod off and brought Massanka.

North Ferriby were piling on the pressure but Wrexham held there shape. 

Massanka missed a big chance to make it two. He was put through one on one with Watson but Watson pulls out another brilliant save.

Wrexham held out through the last ten minuets to hold on for the three points.

A big win for Wrexham!

Man of the match: Russell Penn 

Attendance: 3685 (19 AWAY) 

 

Shwan Jalal

Shwan Jalal-1 

A look at Wrexham's number 1. 
Shwan Jalal (33) a goalkepper from Iraq who started off his youth career at Gillingam in 1998. From Gillingam Shwan went too Elphinstone Flyers. Jalal then went on to Hastings Town. 

Shwan left Hastings Town in 2001 joined Tottenham Hotspur. 
Jalal joined Woking on loan in 2002 for a season. Jalal went on to
make 18 appearances for Woking. 

In 2004 Shwan joined Woking permanently from Spurs. During his three years with Woking he 
went on to make 85 appearances for  the cards. During his time in Woking Jalal went out on loan
too Sheffield Wednesday. Shwan did not make any appearances during his time in Sheffield. 

2007 meant another career move for Shwan who joined Peterborough United. Jalal made just 
eight appearances for Peterborough. During his time with the posh Jalal went out on a short term
loan too Morecambe. In his short spell Shwan made 12 appearances before returning to his 
parent club. Shwan then went out on loan to Bournemouth where he made just the two 
appearances. 

Shwan moved permanently to the south coast in 2008 when he signed for Bournemouth. Jalal
 made 146 appearances during six years. In 2013 Jalal went out on loan to Oxford United but 
Shwan failed to make any appearances during his short spell. In 2014 Shwan went back out
on loan too Leyton Orient. Shwan made just the two appearances during his short spell. 

After leaving Bournemouth Jalal joined Bury. During one season Shwan made just the five 
appearances.

Jalal then joined Northampton Town in 2015. Shwan only made four apperances in a short time
before joining Macclesfield Town. Shwan made 37 appearances for the silkmen throughout the
 season. 

During his carrer Shwan has also made five England C appearances between 2005-2006. 

Shwan has made 19 appearances so far this season for the dragons. 

James Jennings

James Jennings-3 

A look at Wrexham's number 3. 

Jennings the brother of former captain Connor has recently signed on loan for the dragons.

James (28) is a left back from Manchester who started his career at Manchester City.  

James Jennings started his senior career at Macclesfield Town football club. Jennings made his debut for the silkmen against Walsall in the FA Cup. Jennings spent three years at the Moss Rose. During his time with Macclesfield he went out on loan to Altrincham.

Jennings made just 9 appearances during his short time at Altincham in 2008.

At Moss Rose Jennings made 38 appearances scoring one goal in three years at the club. 

In 2009 James went on to sign for Kettering Town. James made his debut on the opening day of the season against Forest Green Rovers as a late substitute, During his time at Kettering James made 37 appearances scoring three goals. 

In the summer of 2010 James joined Cambridge United on a two year contract. Jennings went on to extend his stay for another year, During his time in Cambridge Jennings made 101 appearances scoring six goals for the U's. 

January  2013 Jennings joined Mansfield from Cambridge United. During Jennings' time with Mansfield he won the Conference Premier to gain promotion to league two. Jennings also made 46 appearances for the stags. Scoring four goals during his time there. 

In the summer of 2014 Jennings joined national league side Forest Green Rovers. Jennings spent two seasons with Rovers making 30 appearances scoring six goals in two seasons. 

In may 2016 James Jennings signed for newly promoted Cheltenham Town. Jennings has made just three appearances for the robins. 

James has been sent out on loan to Morecambe. In his short spell at Morecambe Jennings made 13 appearances. 

James has now joined  Wrexham on loan until the end of the season.