Wrexham A.F.C.
Wrexham A.F.C. is a football club located in Wrexham, Wales but playing in the English league system. Wrexham are also the oldest Welsh club in football.[2] It will be playing in EFL Championship, during the 2025-26 season.[3].[4][5]
| Full name | Wrexham Association Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1864 |
| Ground | Racecourse Ground Wrexham (capacity: 15,550) |
| Owner | RR McReynolds Company LLC (Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney) |
| Manager | Phil Parkinson |
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The club has received major international publicity since being purchased in November 2020 by American actor Rob McElhenney and Canadian–American actor Ryan Reynolds,[6] with the purchase completed in February 2021.[7] Their ownership of the club has since been the subject of the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham. The series airs on FX and Hulu in the United States and Disney+ in the UK and Ireland.[8][9]
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000–01 | Second Division | 10th |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 23rd |
| 2002–03 | Third Division | 3th |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | 13th |
| 2004–05 | League One | 22nd |
| 2005–06 | League Two | 13th |
| 2006–07 | League Two | 19th |
| 2007–08 | League Two | 24th |
| 2008–09 | Conference | 10th |
Former position
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Wrexham A.F.C. Media
The Turf Hotel, the building in which the club was founded in 1864
The Wrexham team that won the Welsh Cup in 1878
Chart of yearly table positions of Wrexham A.F.C. in the English football league system
Defender Alan Hill played over 250 games for Wrexham between 1973 and 1983.
Match at the Racecourse in 2004
Ryan Valentine scores the goal that keeps Wrexham in the Football League.
5 May 2007: Scoreboard showing the final score of game that kept Wrexham in the Football League and condemned Boston United to the Conference
Wrexham at Wembley Stadium in 2013
Wrexham playing away to Wellington Phoenix as part of the Wrexham Down Under preseason tour.
Current Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson joined the club in 2021.
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References
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/ENG.4/season/2023
- ↑ "History and Honours". 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/sport/xl/thore-haugstad_-hollywood-stjernene-ryan-reynolds-og-rob-mcelhenney-har-suksess-med-wrexham-1.17515186. Retrieved 2025-08-08
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/ENG.5/season/2022
- ↑ "Wrexham secures promotion". 14 April 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney". 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney complete takeover of Wrexham". 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ ""Welcome To Wrexham" Disney+ UK/Ireland Release Date Announced". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "How to watch Welcome to Wrexham". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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