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
- Wrexham Turf03.jpg
The Turf Hotel, the building in which the club was founded in 1864
- Wrexham-1877-78.jpg
The Wrexham team that won the Welsh Cup in 1878
- Wrexham AFC League Performance.svg
Chart of yearly table positions of Wrexham A.F.C. in the English football league system
- Alan Hill (Wrexham 1973-1983).jpg
Defender Alan Hill played over 250 games for Wrexham between 1973 and 1983.
- The Racecourse Ground - geograph.org.uk - 60742.jpg
Match at the Racecourse in 2004
- Ryan Valentine scores.jpg
Ryan Valentine scores the goal that keeps Wrexham in the Football League.
- Wrexham 3 Boston 1.jpg
5 May 2007: Scoreboard showing the final score of game that kept Wrexham in the Football League and condemned Boston United to the Conference
- Chris Maxwell Wrexham FC at Wembley 2013 03.jpg
Wrexham at Wembley Stadium in 2013
- Wellington Phoenix vs. Wrexham.jpg
Wrexham playing away to Wellington Phoenix as part of the Wrexham Down Under preseason tour.
- Phil Parkinson 1.png
Current Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson joined the club in 2021.
References
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/standings/_/league/ENG.4/season/2023
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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