Big Fat Wrexham Quiz of 2023

So, how much do you REALLY remember from a hectic 12 months that has seen promotions for the men and women, lots of players go in and out the door, the Kop was demolished, a temporary one has gone up… and the lads even partied in Las Vegas to toast a return to the Football League.

For those who have listened to this week’s podcast (Episode 152), here are all the rounds from this year’s Big Fat Quiz of the Year:

ROUND ONE

1. Wrexham’s final game of 2023 is against?

2. Who won Wrexham’s Player of the Season award in our promotion-winning season?

3. Where was Wrexham’s promotion holiday destination?

4. Wrexham took Arthur Okonkwo on loan from which Premier League team?

5. Ben Foster saved a crucial penalty against Notts County in the National League title race. Which player’s penalty did he save?

6. Who was the only team to beat Wrexham at home in the league in 2023?

7. Which rock band played at the Racecourse during the summer?

8. Wrexham signed James McClean from which club?

9. Wrexham struck up a partnership with which major supermarket?

10. Andy Cannon claims he saw which animal on the motorway?

Answers: Walsall | Paul Mullin | Las Vegas | Arsenal | Cedwyn Scott | MK Dons | Kings of Leon | Wigan Athletic | M&S | Lion

ROUND TWO

11. Welcome to Wrexham shone a light on players away from the pitch. What is Rosie Hughes’ day job?

12. Wrexham got into a row with Accrington Stanley over ticket prices. What is the name of their owner?

13. How much was the most expensive item in the premium leisurewear range?

14. Which 3 players were left out of the 22-man squad for 2023-24?

15. Wrexham played which 4 teams on their US tour?

16. Who received the most yellow cards in 2023/24?

17. A Paul Mullin mural sits on the side of the Fat Boar. Who is the artist who designed it?

18. Which star of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia took part in a cool down with Wrexham’s squad?

19. Who scored a 96th minute equaliser to seal a 5-5 draw with Swindon Town?

20. Which former Manchester United goalkeeper punctured Paul Mullin’s lung?

Answers: Prison officer | Andy Holt | £180 | Billy Waters / Bryce Hosannah / Callum McFadzean | Chelsea / LA Galaxy / Man United / Philadelphia Union | James McClean | Liam Stokes-Massey | Charlie Day | Elliot Lee | Nathan Bishop

ROUND THREE

21. The Macron Stand roof started leaking during which annual celebration?

22. How many goals has Paul Mullin scored this year?

23. What time did Wrexham send the ‘Anyone still awake?’ Tweet

24. Ryan Reynolds helped the wife of which Wrexham star get a top medical opinion on a brain tumour?

25. Wrexham Women secured promotion to the Adran Premier by beating which team?

26. How many goals did Wrexham concede at the Racecourse in 2023?

27. Mark Howard graduated this year. Which university did he attend?

28. Wrexham’s team bus broke down and players needed to get Ubers to which away game in 2023?

29. How many times did Rob Lainton play in 2023?

30. Which player scored Wrexham’s first goal in the 2023-24 Adran Premier?

Answers: Father’s Day | 33 | 22.45 / 10.45PM | Anthony Forde | Briton Ferry | 38 | Staffordshire University | Crawley Town | 8 | Rebeccca Pritchard

ROUND FOUR

31. How many goals did Ben Foster concede before he retired again in 2023?

32. Wrexham teamed up with Uber Eats for ‘The Wrexham Tastecourse’. How many courses were included?

33. Who was Wrexham’s first signing of 2023?

34. Who scored the first Wrexham goal of 2023?

35. ‘He who laughs last, laughs best’: Which Wrexham player sent the following parting shot to Notts County fans on Instagram?

36. Phil Parkinson got into a bust-up with Barnet’s goalkeeper. Who is he?

37. How many goals has Ollie Palmer scored this year?

38. Wrexham fell behind in the title clinching game against Boreham Wood. How many seconds had gone when they scored?

39. Rob and Ryan were among those to donate to help a former player who had an accident in Thailand. Who is the player?

40. Paul Mullin has spent a lot of the year raising awareness about autism. Which North Wales charity has he partnered with?

Answers: 21 | 7 | Eoghan O’Connell | Jordan Tunnicliffe | James McClean | Laurie Walker | 10 | 44 seconds | Martyn Chalk | Your Space

ROUND FIVE

41. Ryan and Rob took a stake in which Formula 1 team?

42. How many red cards have Wrexham had in 2023?

43. Andy Lowe joined Wrexham in October. What is his role?

44. Wrexham had two young goalkeepers on trial during the summer. Josh Blunkell and who?

45. What is the capacity of the temporary Kop?

46. Which cold brew coffee company secured a sponsorship deal this year?

47. Steven Fletcher scored his first Wrexham goal against which team?

48. Which Hollywood actor teamed up with Rob McElhenney to reveal plans for the Ryan Rodney Reynolds memorial park?

49. Will Ferrell came to watch Wrexham face who earlier this year?

50. Wrexham were eliminated from the TST 7v7 tournament by which team?

Answers: Alpine F1 | 5 | Academy Manager | Alfie Burnett | 2,289 | SToK | Crewe Alexandra | Chris Pratt | Wealdstone | Conrad & Beasley Utd

Wrexham fixtures and results 2023/24

Wrexham will be looking for their second promotion under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney during the 2023/24 season.

The Red Dragons made their long-awaited return to the Football League with their record-breaking victory in the National League and will now be looking to conquer League Two in an equal manner.

Wrexham’s promotion will also see them continue to compete in the FA Cup, where they famously reached the fourth round last season, as well as in the League Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Here is a look at the official competitive fixtures Phil Parkinson’s side will play throughout what is sure to be another nail-biting campaign.

August 2023

Sat 5 | Wrexham 3-5 MK Dons | League Two

Tue 8 | Wrexham 0-0 Wigan Athletic (Wrexham win 4-2 on penalties) | League Cup

Sat 12 | AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 15 | Wrexham 4-2 Walsall | League Two

Sat 19 | Wrexham 5-5 Swindon | League Two

Sat 26 | Barrow 1-1 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 29 | Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City (Bradford City win 4-3 on penalties) | League Cup

September 2023

Sat 2 | Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 5 | Wrexham 1-0 Newcastle United U21 | EFL Trophy

Sat 9 | Wrexham 2-1 Doncaster Rovers | League Two

Sat 16 | Wrexham 3-0 Grimsby Town | League Two

Sat 23 | Stockport 5-0 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 30 | Wrexham 3-3 Crewe Alexandra | League Two

October 2023

Tue 3 | Mansfield Town 0-0 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 7 | Crawley Town 0-1 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 10 | Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Wrexham | EFL Trophy

Sat 14 | Wrexham 3-2 Salford City | League Two

Sat 21 | Bradford City 0-0 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 24 | Wrexham 2-1 Sutton United | League Two

Sat 28 | Notts County 0-2 Wrexham | League Two

November 2023

Sat 4 | Mansfield 1-2 Wrexham | FA Cup R1

Tue 7 | Wrexham 2-1 Port Vale | EFL Trophy

Sat 11 | Wrexham 2-0 Gillingham | League Two

Sat 18 | Accrington Stanley 2-0 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 25 | Wrexham 6-0 Morecambe | League Two

Tue 28 | Harrogate 2-2 Wrexham | League Two

December 2023

Sun 3 | Wrexham 3-0 Yeovil Town | FA Cup R2

Wed 6 | Wrexham 2-3 Burton Albion | EFL Trophy

Sat 9 | Forest Green Rovers P-P Wrexham | League Two

Sat 16 | Wrexham 2-1 Colchester United | League Two

Sat 23 | Wrexham 2-0 Newport County | League Two

Tue 26 | Swindon 0-1 Wrexham | League Two

Fri 29 | Walsall 3-1 Wrexham | League Two

January 2024

Mon 1 | Wrexham 4-1 Barrow | League Two

Sat 6 | Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wrexham | FA Cup

Sat 13 | Wrexham 2-0 AFC Wimbledon | League Two

Sat 20 | Newport County 1-0 Wrexham | League Two

Mon 29 | Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Wrexham | FA Cup

February 2024

Sat 3 | Salford City 3-1 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 10 | Wrexham 0-1 Bradford City | League Two

Tue 13 | Sutton United 1-2 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 17 | Wrexham 1-0 Notts County | League Two

Tue 20 | MK Dons 1-1 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 24 | Gillingham 1-0 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 27 | Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Wrexham | League Two

March 2024

Sat 2 | Wrexham 4-0 Accrington Stanley | League Two

Sat 9 | Morecambe 1-3 Wrexham | League Two

Tue 12 | Wrexham 0-0 Harrogate Town | League Two

Sat 16 | Wrexham 0-1 Tranmere Rovers | League Two

Sat 23 | Grimsby Town 1-3 Wrexham | League Two

Fri 29 | Wrexham 2-0 Mansfield | League Two

April 2024

Tue 2 | Doncaster Rovers 1-0 Wrexham | League Two

Sat 6 | Colchester United v Wrexham | League Two

Tue 9 | Wrexham v Crawley Town | League Two

Sat 13 | Wrexham v Forest Green Rovers | League Two

Sat 20 | Crewe Alexandra v Wrexham | League Two

Sat 27 | Wrexham v Stockport County | League Two

Welcome to Wrexham Season 2: Episode guide

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ Series 2 documents Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s second full season as co-chairmen of Welsh football club Wrexham AFC, the third oldest professional football club in the world.

Having narrowly missed out on promotion in Series 1, viewers will again follow the National League side as they battle for the ultimate goal of promotion back to the Football League for the first time in 15 years.

There will be 15 episodes in Series 2, and most of them are expected to be 25-30 minutes long, with a few understood to be longer at roughly 45 minutes in runtime.

The documentary series, for the most part, will be released two episodes at a time over the coming weeks, meaning there is roughly one hour of new content coming each Wednesday for viewers in the UK.

Here are a list of the current confirmed episode titles and their official descriptions.

“Welcome Back To Wrexham” - September 12 - A new football season begins as the town, the team and owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney prepare to welcome King Charles III.

“The Quiet Zone” - September 19 - Wrexham striker Paul Mullin tackles challenges on and off the pitch as we meet Wrexham superfan Millie Tipping.

“Nott Yet” - September 19 - Wrexham are playing well but their hopes for promotion are under threat thanks to the amazing play of a surging rival - Notts County.

“Shaun’s Vacation” - September 26 - Some self-inflicted chaos unfolds in Wrexham thanks to Co-Chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, much to the frustration of Executive Director Humphrey Ker.

“First Losers” - September 26 - After a second place finish last season and with Notts County challenging for first place, Wrexham AFC focuses on building a winning mentality.

“Ballers” - October 3 - The most dominant football team in Wales takes the pitch as they race toward promotion while juggling their day jobs.

“Giant Killers” - October 10 - The FA Cup provides Wrexham a chance to live up to its storied past and to take on teams playing many leagues above them.

“The Grind” - October 17 - Injuries, the weather and a brutal schedule test Wrexham AFC as the team enters do or die time.

“Glove Triangle” - October 17 - The return of Rob Lainton complicates the goalie situation while Co-Chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds make a difficult roster decision.

“Gresford” - October 24 - The darkest day in Wrexham history looms over the team and town as they try to shift to a winning mentality.

“Yn Codi” - October 24 - The Wrexham Women's Team battle for promotion and try to set a Welsh attendance record at the Racecourse.

“Hand of Foz” - October 31 - Wrexham AFC and Notts County clash at the Racecourse in the biggest match in the history of the National League.

“Family Business” - November 7 - Family is everything for the members of Wrexham AFC and we meet the fathers, mothers, daughters and sons behind some key people.

“Worst Case Scenario” - November 7 - With promotion still up in the air, Co-Chairmen Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bring in friends and sponsors to help raise the Club's profile.

“Up The Town?” - November 14 - Wrexham faces either promotion or the dreaded playoffs.

Wrexham Chant Lyrics

If there is one question we get from new fans of the club it is - can you help us learn the chants?

We’ve all started our journey as fans at some point and there is nothing quite like getting one of the chants stuck in your head as you start work, go for a run or walk through the turnstile.

Here are a few of the staple chants that grace the Racecourse and away ends each week.

Have we missed one? Let us know at robryanred@gmail.com

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Wrexham is the Name

Here they come our mighty champions, raise your voices to the anthem,

Marching like a mighty army, WREXHAM IS THE NAME

See the Reds who fight together, Speak their names with pride forever,

Marching like a mighty army WREXHAM IS THE NAME,

Fearless in Devotion, Rising to Promotion,

Rising to the ranks of mighty heroes, Fighting foes in every land,

History only tells a story, We are to see your glory,

Stand aside the Reds are coming, WREXHAM IS THE NAME,

We have made the mighty humble, We have made the mountains rumble,

Falling to a mighty army, WREXHAM IS THE NAME…

It’s Always Sunny in Wrexham

adapted from the same song by The Declan Swans

Less than a mile from the centre of Town,

A famous Old stadium crumbling down,

No-one's invested so much as a penny,

Bring on the Deadpool and Rob McElhеnney.

Putting On A Show

Ohhhhhhh,

Everywhere we go...

Watching Wrexham FC,

Putting on a show

On Our Way

E I E I E I O Up the football league we go,

When we win promotion this is what we’ll sing,

We are Wrexham super Wrexham,

We're gonna win the league

Hymns and Arias

And we were singing

Hymns and arias

Land of my father's,

Ar hyd y nos...

Wrexham Lager chant

WREXHAM Lager, Wrexham lager,

FEED me 'til I want no more (want no more),

FEED me 'til I want no more...

I am North-Walian

to the tune of Anarchy in the UK by The Sex Pistols

I am a Wrexham Fan,

I am North-Walian,

I know what I want and how to get it,

Follow the Reds til I die an I'mmmmmmmmm Gonna beeeeeeeee WREXHAM FCCCCCCCCCC…

Can’t Help Falling in Love With You

to the tune of Can’t Help Falling in Love With You by Elvis Presley

Take my hand, Take my whole life to

For I can't help falling in love with you

x2

Wrexham, Wrexham, Wrexham...

Going for promotion (Allez Allez)

We are Wrexham FC

We’re never gonna die

Unlike our Chester neighbours

Who kissed their club goodbye

We’re going for promotion

We’re shagging all the sheep

[Shagging all the sheep]

We are Wrexham FC, and we’re gonna win the league

Allez, Allez, Allez…. Allez, allez, allez

Oh fluffy sheep

to the tune of When the Saints Go Marching In = Louis Armstrong

Oh fluffy sheep

Are wonderful

Oh fluffy sheep are wonderful

For they are white, Welsh and fluffy

Oh fluffy sheep are wonderful

At The Racecourse Ground

At the Racecourse ground,

Since I was young,

So proud to be,

Wrexham FC,

Du, du, du

Du, du, du

Super Phil Parky

We’ve got Super Phil Parky

He knows exactly what we need

Tozer at the back, Mullin in attack

Taking Wrexham to the Football League

‘White Pele’ Elliot Lee

Saw my mate, the other day

He said he saw The White Pele

So I asked, who is he?

He goes by the name of Elliot Lee

Elliot Lee, Elliot Lee

He goes by the name of Elliot Lee

James McClean ‘A Ha’

to the tune of Voulez-Vouz - Abba

James McClean (A Ha)

Running down the wing (A Ha)

Makes the Wrexham sing (A Ha)

And he hates the f***ing King

Super Ben Foster In Goal

to the tune of Rockin’ All Over the World - Status Quo

Oh here we are and here we are and here we go 

All aboard and we're hitting the road

Here we goooooooooo-oh

Super Ben Foster in goal

And I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I liiiiike it, liiiiiike it, here we gooooo-oh, Super Ben Foster in goal

Super Paul Mullin

to the tune of Achey Breakey Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

We’ve got Mullin, Super Paul Mullin

I just don’t think you understand 

He plays in red and white

He’s f***ing dynamite 

We’ve got Super Paul Mullin

Ryan Barnett on the Wing

to the tune of Dragostea Din Tei by O-Zone

When he scores he makes the Wrexham sing

Barnett on the wing, Ryan Barnett on the wing

Every time you’re on the ball we know

There’s gonna be a goal, our superstar from Solihull

Du du du du….

Ollie Palmer chant

to the tune of Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Ooh Parky do you know what that’s worth?

Ollie Palmer is the best on earth

A lanky striker was what we need

Taking Wrexham to the Football League

Super Steven Fletcher

to the tune of ‘the revivalist hymn "Follow On".

Follow, follow, follow,

Wrexham FC's the team to follow,

Cos there's nobody better,

Than Steven Fletcher,

Not even Cristiano

Aaron Hayden’s Magic Hat

to the tune of ‘My old man's a dustman’ = Lonnie Donnigan

Aaron Hayden’s magic

He wears a magic hat

And when they throw a brick at him he’ll head the f***er back

He heads it to the left 

He heads it to the right

And when we win promotion, we’ll sing this song all night 

He’s One Of Our Own

Jordan Davies,

He’s one of our own,

He’s one of our own,

He’s one of our own,

Jordan Davies,

He’s one of our own

We’re partnering with talkSPORT!

RobRyanRed is delighted to announce that we are teaming up with talkSPORT to be the official Wrexham podcast in their Fan Network for the 2023-24 season.

It means a couple of things - you’ll hear some adverts in our podcasts now, and an ident for talkSPORT.

What won’t change is our content and we are hopeful that this is the next step in spreading the word far and wide about this brilliant football club.

This would not be possible without the continued support - both on social media and in terms of downloading episodes each week - and so for that both of us are grateful more than you’ll ever know.

Here’s to (hopefully) another promotion-winning season!

Nathan & Rich

How Wrexham could “Box Off” League 2

With the dust settling on promotion celebrations and the retained list published, Wrexham fans are looking forward to the start of the 2023-24 season.

Social media is awash with transfer speculation, with the general consensus seeming to be that Wrexham already have a very good squad to challenge towards the top of League Two and may well look to make just a handful of high quality additions ahead of the new season. 

One thing for certain is that whichever 11 players Phil Parkinson sends out on the opening day of the new season we expect them to set up in a 3-5-2 formation. When Parkinson first arrived at the Racecourse fans of his previous clubs made it clear that this is the system we would be playing and over four transfer windows Parkinson has built an excellent squad, which is fully suited to that system. 

However, I thought it would be interesting to consider how a change in system may help Wrexham push for consecutive promotions. This is in no way meant as a criticism of the 3-5-2, but I think it only benefits a team if they can adjust their shape and style, either because of injury or to counter certain strengths of the opposition. This can be both Plan A at the start of a game or Plan B or C during a game if things are not going according to plan. We've seen Parkinson do this on occasions when we have been behind in games,  sacrificing one of the back three to switch to a 4-3-3.

An example of an effective box used by Chelsea in a Premier League match away against Southampton

Rather than bang the drum for a 4-3-3 though, what I would like to consider is how the current squad could play with a box midfield, a system that is being deployed more and more commonly in English football.

In recent seasons, we’ve seen Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City adopt a box midfield by bringing a defender up as a second holding midfield player, turning a 4-3-3 into a 3-2-2-3 formation. Thomas Tuchel also frequently adopted a box midfield at Chelsea with a 3-4-2-1 formation and with our current squad and 3-5-2 formation I think the latter of these would be the shape Wrexham would adopt. 

The main principle of the box midfield is to give numerical superiority in the middle of the pitch, therefore allowing greater retention of possession, or control in this area. This control is exactly what Guardiola wants when pushing a defender up alongside Rodri to make a double pivot in midfield.

When coming up against a 3-man midfield, it gives a numerical advantage. This can force opposition wide players to have to cut inside or defenders to push up to match the box midfield numerically, creating space in other areas which can be exploited.

When coming up against a midfield with a single sitting midfielder the box midfield with two players in that same area of the pitch offers that aforementioned numerical advantage, which can help with creating attacking opportunities, or stop the opposition building up from the back as effectively.

With two, rather than one, holding midfielders the wing-backs also have more license to push high up the field simultaneously to allow for a quick switch of play and to be in the right areas to get balls into the box more often.

How Wrexham could utilise the ‘Box Midfield’

Based on our current squad, I would look to set up a box midfield with Andy Cannon and Tom O’Connor as the holding midfield players and Elliot Lee and Jordan Davies as the front two midfield players behind Paul Mullin. I would also select Mendy and Barnett as the wide players. 

Taking each of those decisions in turn, I think Cannon and O’Connor are very well suited to the holding role, but have different strengths so would compliment each other well.

Both are good at screening the back line and have a good eye for a pass. In terms of passing options, depending on how the opposition midfield is set up the two CDMs can play across to each other, either vertically or diagonally to the CAMs or wide to the wingbacks.

Mendy and Barnett would be my choice for wing backs as I think they offer the most attacking threat and have the energy to get up and down.

With the extra holding midfield player we could utilise their undoubted ability in the final third even more than we currently do, with both capable of getting good deliveries into the box, beating a man to break the defensive line and getting shots off on goal.

The main draw back with this system can be a lack of width, with so many players stacked together in a central area, so it relies heavily on the dynamism of the wing backs to provide as much width as possible both defensively and offensively.  Fortunately in Wrexham’s case in Mendy and Barnett we have two players who I think are more than suited to the demands of this role.

Elliot Lee and Jordan Davies I think are perfectly suited to the two attacking midfield roles. Jordan had a difficult campaign with injuries and then struggled to get back into the team with the good form of those in possession of the shirt. I think this role would really suit Jordan as it would free him up to get into dangerous positions in and around the penalty area to create chances and score goals, while taking away some defensive responsibility (not totally, just less than in a three man midfield), which I feel is the area of his game he needs to work on the most. 

This is probably the sort of position that a lot of fans envisaged Lee playing in when he first signed and I think he has surprised a lot of people with how hard he works off the ball and his love for a slide tackle! However, I think pushing him slightly further forward with O’Connor and Cannon behind him would free him up to do even more damage in the final third.

I would look to play Lee on the left and Davies on the right, so they would naturally come inside onto their stronger foot, helping get them close to link up with Mullin and making it easier to get shots off on goal. Perhaps they could also switch over sometimes if we wanted to allow Barnett and Mendy licence to cut in off the flanks into the inside channel, whilst still allowing us to maintain some natural width.

Picking Mullin up top is simply because he is our best player and our top scorer, even if at face value he isn’t the best suited to the “lone striker” role. Both Palmer and Dalby could also fill this role, but I think Nathan and Rich would have sent me packing had I presented an article about a team with Super Paul Mullin on the bench!

Watching how Mullin battled with the very physical Boreham Wood central defenders on that unforgettable Saturday evening in April, I have every confidence that he is capable of holding the ball up and bringing others into play.  However, I am sure we can all remember the transformative effect Palmer had on the team when joining in January 2022. For this system to work we need to get Lee and Davies close enough to Mullin and the team to play through the lines more than over the lines, to avoid our attack regressing to the Pre-Palmer era. 

When Wrexham could utilise the ‘Box Midfield’

As I said earlier, I am not suggesting we ditch 3-5-2 for a box midfield altogether.

When I think we could use this system effectively is in an away game against a team with a three-man midfield where we want to try and have more control of the ball, perhaps looking to control the game and quieten the home crowd. We would also still hold the option to turn to Dalby or Palmer off the bench if needs be.

Another example could be in-game, perhaps to help defend a lead, by bringing off a striker for an attacking midfielder. Remember how Guardiola blew kisses at Jack Grealish for playing the simple, backward pass against Real Madrid in the Champions League? Slowing the game down and controlling possession is, for Guardiola, a way of defending. We could use the box midfield to control a game and therefore protect a lead rather than dropping deeper and deeper and inviting pressure on to ourselves. In this scenario you could also argue that leaving Palmer or Dalby on and bringing Mullin off may be more sensible, as you'd have the advantage of their physicality to help defend set pieces. 

You might also use this system because of injuries. If a couple of strikers are unavailable (based on our current four senior strikers), this system would allow you to start one with another to come off the bench. Or perhaps if the forever energetic James Jones and Luke Young were both unavailable, the box midfield would give us a system where that loss would be less acutely felt. And if last season's ever present Ben Tozer was unavailable I think this switch could work too.

Now I know changing the midfield shape because a centre back is unavailable might seem drastic on first glance, but hear me out.

When you consider how many long balls Tozer plays out to the flanks and with none of our other defenders showing that same passing range, rather than ask someone to try and do something they aren't comfortable with, we could switch our midfield to a box and play more through midfield with Cannon and O'Connor receiving the ball from the back three to build attacks from there. 

I stress that this article isn’t a criticism of 3-5-2, but simply an idea of how we could add a string to our bow.

In his recent appearance on the Fozcast, Palmer commented that compared to Notts County we have so many different styles and can score different types of goal. I think adding to that versatility only benefits us in the longer term and greater tactical flexibility and unpredictability would be an advantage going into what we all hope will be another successful campaign. 

If anyone has any thoughts or comments you can find me on Twitter (@AWGR_bw), but no prizes for telling me to get back in my box! And a big thanks to Nathan and Rich and also Tom Williams (@tomhwilliams23) for helping me put this together. 

Up the Town! 

RobRyanRed’s 2022-23 End of Season Wrexham AFC awards

Roll up, roll up, for RobRyanRed’s End of Season awards.

Some points of order: we don’t have the budget for actual trophies, or the power to gather players together for a big ceremony and so this will have to do for the lot of them.

It’s been a thrilling season full of highs (and only a couple of lows) and so we were both spoilt for choice when it came to handing out RRR’s annual awards.

Without further ado, here are RRR’s 2022-23 End of Season award winners…

NATHAN’S PICKS

Player of the Season: Paul Mullin

It really can’t be anyone else. For as good as Ben Tozer, Luke Young and Elliot Lee have consistently been this season, it’s Mullin. In a league of his own.

Legend status secured already you feel.

Young Player of the Season: Sam Dalby

His development has been one of the most rewarding parts of this record-breaking campaign. With how nip-and-tuck this title race has proven to be, his 98th minute winner at Aldershot was absolutely massive.

Dalby didn’t kick up a fuss as opportunities were limited and I remember the whole team celebrating with him when he scored against Torquay and also against Oldham in the FA Cup. He’s got his head down and has shown a burgeoning partnership for the future alongside Mullin which is encouraging.

Goal of the season: Elliot Lee vs Dorking

This is incredibly subjective and while the pass-and-move plays are aesthetically pleasing, I am almost always looking for a rocket from distance for this award. Honourable mentions to Mullin’s hat-trick goal against Oldham, Luke Young at Maidstone and Tozer against Eastleigh.

Moment of the season: Sam Dalby’s goal at Coventry

Went there with so much hope, rather than expectation, and with the away end packed, to go ahead against a Championship side was pure elation. What followed was an epic cup tie but the limbs after Dalby scored were absolutely immense.

Best away day: Coventry

It has to be. Sheffield United was very fun also but given we won and also my preference for a one-tier away end, I’m going for Coventry.

It was an electric set-up in the away end and we blew them away in that first half. It was a sight to behold.

For hospitality, shout out to Dorking away. Owner and manager Marc White stuck £500 behind the bar of a local pub for away fans and food was top notch. Top class hosts.

Worst away day: Wealdstone

Sun was in our eyes for most of it and one of the only times we went scoreless in a game all season. Flat and forgettable. 

Decent burger outside, though.

Best atmosphere: Boreham Wood (H)

The sense of occasion was something to behold. Even when they scored inside the first minute the atmosphere never faltered and the scenes at the end will never be forgotten. Huge emotion. Huge relief. Far and away the best Racecourse atmosphere of the season.

Will be an ‘I was there’ moment for many years to come.

Football Heritage ❤️ pic.twitter.com/sve75IjsJD

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) April 22, 2023

RICH’S PICKS

Player of the Season: Paul Mullin

It just had to be him. Not just for what he represents on the pitch, but everything he does off it. He is the embodiment of this new Wrexham spirit; a top player with the winning mentality to match, who plays with the heart as if he was born and raised on Crispin Lane.

Mullin is not only a scorer of great goals, but he is a great goalscorer too. A player who gives his all every single week and who it is so easy to take for granted given his gluttony for goals. He has dragged us through the biggest games this season and proven his worth against the very best. It was never any doubt that he’d be the man to get the goals that eventually won us the league title. 

Young Player of the Season: Tom O’Connor

I am not ashamed to admit I owe this young man an apology. I didn’t really get why we’d signed O’Connor last season, now it is hard to imagine life without him.

The midfield metronome played a key role in our strongest spell of the season and established himself as one of the most important players in the squad. Yet, his crowning moment was that makeshift defensive display against Notts County. He’s a player who can play a big part in the years to come as we, hopefully, make our way up the pyramid.

Goal of the season: James Jones vs Altrincham

There have been some brilliant individual goals, but this was total football, Parky-ball straight from the streets of Copa Coedpoeth.

A lot is made of the long-ball approach under Phil Parkinson, but his teams can play football when they need to as well. This goal was Wrexham in full-flow, quite frankly taking the piss as they tore apart Altrincham and had the tidy finish to match. Liquid football.

Moment of the season: Ben Foster’s penalty save vs Notts County

A moment so in line with a cheesy Hollywood script that if someone pitched it to you in a writers room you’d dismiss it as utter nonsense. 

The two best teams in non-league ever, going head-to-head in a title decider. A last minute penalty to swing the pendulum back in Notts County’s favour. A 40-year-old who has only come out of retirement for the last eight games in goal. 

This wasn’t Hollywood though, this was real life.

As good as any goal we’ve scored this season. Absolutely SENSATIONAL @BenFoster pic.twitter.com/2c5R1qkdVR

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) April 10, 2023

Best away day: Oldham

The best away wins are the ones you know you didn’t deserve. Oldham were the better side for most of the match, but that counted for nothing by full-time.

Most of the magnificent away following would have just been happy to escape with a point given how the match had gone, instead they got pandemonium when Mullin dispatched his last-second penalty.

Coventry is a close second, but we did actually deserve to win that one.

Worst away day: Chesterfield

It was torrential rain and I’d forgotten my coat. Yet being sat in my car for 40-minutes waiting for Nathan to arrive with my ticket was going to be the highlight.

We were dreadful and comprehensively beaten by a much better team on the day. It really burst the bubble after a good start to the season, but we’d have our revenge.

Best atmosphere: Boreham Wood (H)

We have been spoiled for momentous occasions all season, but this topped them all.

A promotion party in front of a packed Cae Ras, and an outburst of raw emotion and relief that had been bottled up for 15 years.

It was sheer euphoria when that finally whistle finally blew, but even better was being able to enjoy the minutes beforehand when it sunk in that we had actually done it this time.

Every player to play for Wrexham in the Non-League era

The end of an era.

After 15 years playing in non-league, Wrexham have secured promotion back to the Football League.

There have been 10 managers trying to build capable squads and 274 players through the door. Can you remember them?

Here is every player to make at least one league appearance during our time in non-league.

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Steve Abbott

Dele Adebola

Simon Ainge

Sam Aiston

Danny Alfei

Iffy Allen

Joe Allen

Marvin Andrews

Dior Angus

Obi Anoruo

Joe Anyinsah

David Artell

Neil Ashton

Mansour Assoumani 

Kemy Augustien

Dan Bachmann

Theo Bailey-Jones

Michael Bakare

Khaellem Bailey-Nicholls

Kyle Barker

Ryan Barnett

Jazzi Barnum-Bobb

Anthony Barry

Adam Barton

Wes Baynes

Mark Beck

Cameron Belford

Stuart Beavon

Hamza Bencherif

Jake Bickerstaff

Andy Bishop

Chris Blackburn

Scott Boden

Louis Briscoe

Shaun Brisley

Aaron Brown

David Brown

Jonathan Brown

Nat Brown

Simon Brown

Scott Burgess

Andy Cannon

Mark Carrington

James Caton

Michael Chambers

Adrian Cieslewicz

Joe Clarke

Max Cleworth

Leon Clowes

Luke Coddington

John Cofie

Jay Colbeck

Aurelien Collin

Andy Coughlin

Mark Creighton

Kyle Critchell

Andrew Crofts

John Curtis

Sam Dalby

Jordan Davies

Ritchie De Laet

Nicky Deverdics

Danny Devine

Christian Dibble

Chris Dunn

Elliott Durrell

Kai Edwards

Gareth Evans

Jordan Evans

Robbie Evans

Steve Evans

Nathan Fairhurst

Sam Finley

Jonathan Flatt

Andy Fleming

Ryan Flynn

Mike Fondop

Anthony Forde

Ben Foster

Lee Fowler

Jonathan Franks

Tyler French

Jamal Fyfield

Kevin Gall

Tyler Garratt

Bobby Grant

James Gray

Cameron Green

Reece Hall-Johnson

Shaun Harrad

Jay Harris

Mark Harris

George Harry

Tyler Harvey

Aaron Hayden

Simon Heslop

Luke Holden

Dan Holman

Chris Holroyd

JJ Hooper

James Horsfield

Bryce Hosannah

Mark Howard

Blaine Hudson

Johnny Hunt

James Hurst

Jake Hyde

Kayden Jackson

Shwan Jalal

Matt Jansen

Dan Jarvis

Anthony Jeffrey

Connor Jennings

James Jennings

David Jones

James Jones

Mark Jones

Tom Kearney

Dean Keates

Davis Keillor-Dunn

Fiacre Kelleher

Marcus Kelly

Darran Kempson

Kieran Kennedy

Nat Knight-Percival

Rob Lainton

Jake Lawlor

Elliot Lee

Harry Lennon

Steven Leslie

Glen Little

Danny Livesey

Joel Logan

Jefferson Louis

Mitchell Lund

Levi Mackin

Jack Mackreth

Jordan Maguire-Drew

Andy Mangan

Keanu Marsh-Brown

Olly Marx

Ntumba Massanka

Chris Maxwell

Joslain Mayebi

Liam McAlinden

Jamie McCluskey

Gerry McDonagh

Callum McFadzean

Jermaine McGlashan

Leighton McIntosh

Izale McLeod

Jordan McMillan

Jacob Mendy

George Miller

Danny Mitchley

Adriano Moke

Andy Morrell

Kieron Morris

Louis Moss

Louis Moult

Paul Mullin

Sean Newton

Gunnar Nielsen

Jon Nolan

Nortei Nortey

Junior N’Tame

Curtis Obeng

Danny O’Brien

Eoghan O’Connell

Tom O’Connor

Rob Ogleby

Kristian O’Leary

Gold Omotayo

Ryan O'Reilly

Brett Ormerod

Jason Oswell

Ollie Palmer

Kyle Parle

Omari Patrick

James Pearson

Shaun Pearson

Shaun Pejic

Russell Penn

Mathias Pogba

Jordan Ponticelli

Callum Powell

Callum Preston

Michael Proctor 

Rekeil Pyke

Joe Quigley

Scott Quigley

David Raven

Jamie Reckord

Devonte Redmond

Alex Reid

Bradley Reid

Tyler Reid

Danny Reynolds

Martin Riley

Kevin Roberts

John Rooney

Corey Roper

Jonathan Royle

Nick Rushton

Sam Russell

Paul Rutherford

Lamine Sakho

Rob Salathiel

Chris Sang

Matty Sargent

Scott Shearer

Ollie Shenton

Frank Sinclair

Adam Smith

Christian Smith

Jonny Smith

Leo Smith

Manny Smith

Silvio Spann

Jake Speight

Simon Spender

Anthony Spyrou

Anthony Stephens

Cole Stockton

Kyle Storer

Patrick Suffo

Luke Summerfield

Hedi Taboubi

Scott Tancock

Gareth Taylor

Neil Taylor

Rhys Taylor

Curtis Tilt

Doug Tharme

Kwame Thomas

Jordan Thompson

Jack Thorn

Kevin Thornton

Jamie Tolley

Ben Tollitt

Steve Tomassen

Ben Tozer

Carl Tremarco

Angelos Tsiaklis

Jordan Tunnicliffe

Theo Vassell

Javan Vidal

Dom Vose

Liam Walsh

Brad Walker

Declan Walker

Gavin Ward

Luke Waterfall

Billy Waters

Mason Watkins-Clark

Sam Wedgbury

Ashley Westwood

Chris Westwood

Shaun Whalley

Jordan White

Ross White

Anthony Williams

Joe Williams

Marc Williams

Mike Williams

Sam Williamson 

Matthew Wolfenden

Nathan Woolfe

Akil Wright

Danny Wright

Stephen Wright

Wes York

Luke Young

Adi Yussuf

The January Review

Credit: Rob Stead

Well, where do we start here, then?

This could be a momentous year in the history of Wrexham Football Club, and it certainly started in fitting style with a bumper month of mayhem.

There have been crucial victories in the National League, a visit from Ryan Reynolds, and two FA Cup ties that will be remembered for a very long time.

Wrexham have gone global with their coverage, and plenty of rival fans simply can’t stand it. Even after a few injury blows, the month ended on a high with the deadline day arrival of Eoghan O'Connell, another reason to be excited about the future.

Here is our review of January.

#WxmAFC proved the #NationalLeague has plenty of quality in their 3-3 draw with #SUFC

They did plenty of things really well in the game - here’s a thread 🧵 looking at what they did. A short analysis 👇 pic.twitter.com/N7ywjI0YoY

— tomhwilliams23 (@tomhwilliams23) January 30, 2023

Results

Solihull Moors 1-2 Wrexham (Cybulski 90+1’ - Tunnicliffe 11’, O’Connor 65’)

Coventry 3-4 Wrexham (Sheaf 36’, Gyokeres 69’, Palmer 76’ - Dalby 12’, Lee 18’, O’Connor 45+6’, Mullin 58’)

Wrexham 2-1 Bromley (Mullin 45’, Jones 73’ - Whitely 33’)

Altrincham 2-2 Wrexham (4-3 on penalties) (Baines 9’, Goodson 89’ - Bickerstaff 24’, 27’)

Maidstone 2-3 Wrexham (Barham 72’, 79’ - Young 29’, Mullin 59’, Hayden 90+1’)

Gateshead 0-3 Wrexham (O’Connor 61’, Palmer 67’, Mullin 90+2’)

Wrexham 3-3 Sheffield United (Jones 50’, O’Connor 61’, Mullin 86’ - McBurnie 2’, Norwood 65’, Egan 90+5’)

Best Moment

No word of a lie, lost our s*** when this went in 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/3yLoRTrm9r

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) January 29, 2023

We have been absolutely spoiled this month. The manner of our wins against Bromley and Maidstone made this feel like it could finally be our season, but they have been eclipsed by our cup heroics.

That away end at Coventry was just about the loudest we have ever heard, but even that was beaten by the atmosphere at the Racecourse for the FA Cup epic against Sheffield United.

The overriding feeling has been pride. Wrexham is a team, and a community on the rise, with the genuine belief that our best years are yet ahead of us.

We used to dream of times like this, and now we are living in them.

Worst Moment

John Egan’s late header was a real kick in the teeth, but the injuries to Jordan Tunnicliffe and Aaron Hayden hurt the most.

Wrexham have already responded by signing O'Connell from Charlton, another statement of real intent, but there is always a lingering feeling of dread when any key player is injured, never mind two.

It’s been a brilliant season so far, and it would be a huge shame if those lofty ambitions were unravelled by untimely injuries.

Player of the Month

Credit: Rob Stead

I think a lot of us owe Tom O’Connor a massive apology. It has been a year since he joined the club from Burton, and it is safe to say it’s taken a while for him to settle.

The 23-year-old was given little help by being moved around the pitch to fill in wherever we needed, and struggled for consistency when being thrown into matches to disrupt an already settled midfield three.

O’Connor has settled now, Phil Parkinson has found out the best way to use him, and the Irish midfielder has been an absolute revelation.

He finished the month with four goals, but most impressive was the way he, rather ironically, stole the show with his position switch against Sheffield United.

O’Connor is the type of tidy midfielder you rarely see at this level, and now that he has adapted to his surroundings he is taking the National League by storm.

The December Review

Credit: Rob Stead

It’s been a pretty incredible year following Wrexham, even if the ultimate goal eluded us once again.

We had an incredible title run-in following the influential addition of Ollie Palmer, some all-time great matches, goals galore, a trip to Wembley, and another summer of heavy investment.

There have also been huge developments away from the pitch, most notably with the Kop development plans that continue to gather pace on an almost weekly basis.

The year ended with another unbeaten month and two clean sheets, with Wrexham still very much in control of their own destiny heading into 2023.

Andy Cannon signed, there was a new long-term deal for Max Cleworth and a royal visit to the Racecourse…The King and Queen Consort even turned up, too.

Here is our review of December.

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐈𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖

Plenty of highs - and a few lows - in the last 12 months.

A 🧵 of our year…#WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/LYW9mM8cux

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) December 31, 2022

Results

York 1-1 Wrexham (Duku 90+2’ - O’Connor ‘88)

Eastleigh 0-2 Wrexham (Tozer 18’, Lee 45+2’)

Wrexham 3-1 Scunthorpe (Bickerstaff 33’, Hall-Johnson 70’, Lee 90+2’ - Lavery 8’)

Wrexham 5-0 Solihull (Palmer 43’, Mullin 51’, 77’, 80’, Hayden 72’)

Best Moment

The Boxing Day knockout was a brilliant second-half performance against a typically tricky opponent, though perhaps the most encouraging display was the win over Scunthorpe with our second-string side.

Phil Parkinson rang the changes for the FA Trophy tie, and even after going a goal behind early on, we responded in style with Jake Bickerstaff catching the eye.

It was a real statement of the incredible squad depth we have at our disposal, and it was once again refreshing to see such a healthy crowd for a competition low on the priority list.

Nobody will complain if we get knocked out of the FA Trophy in the next round, but there is no reason we can’t go all the way even without our key men involved.

👏🏻 Ryan Reynolds on receiving Freedom of Wrexham alongside Rob McElhenney…

“We are going to try not to be too emotional here but we’re impossibly grateful for this honour from the council. Wrexham is home to one of the most beautiful stories on Earth.”#WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/XJvCwB2Iqv

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) December 21, 2022

Worst Moment

York away was a match that promised so much, but hardly ever got going. Tom O’Connor’s improvised overhead kick looked like it had secured the three points, but in the blink of an eye, the home side equalised and burst the balloon.

It shows how well we are doing that a single draw is considered the low point of the month, but with regard to the tight title race, these are the results that could make a huge difference.

Player of the Month

Elliot Lee. Wrexham accelerated plans to bolster in midfield following injury to Jordan Davies, but those concerns have also been eased by the recent form of the former Luton playmaker.

The 28-year-old struck goals in two matches this month and was influential in the win over Solihull, even if he didn’t make it onto the scoresheet.

Lee still has work to do if he is to reach the heights of Paul Mullin and Ollie Palmer with more consistent performances, but he is certainly finding his feet now.

The November Review

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Wrexham are looking good at the top of the tree.

The fourth month of the National League season is complete and Phil Parkinson’s side head into December top of the league ahead of a crucial run of fixtures.

November saw five wins from the six matches played and progression into the third round of the FA Cup, which will pit us against Championship side Coventry early next year.

It was another month in which we flexed our attacking prowess with 13 goals across six matches, but perhaps most impressive was the fact we kept four clean sheets in the process.

Wrexham have only faced one of the current top seven sides at home this season but face two of them this month in a run of games that could have a huge impact on the promotion picture.

Here is our review of November:

THIS TEAM 📸🔴⚪️ #WxmAFC #WrexhamFX #Wrexham pic.twitter.com/Jv80INxpDR

— stead.photos (@steaddotphotos) November 26, 2022

Results

Wrexham 1-0 Maidenhead (Hayden 30’)

Wrexham 3-0 Oldham (Dalby 10, Mullin 25’, 62’)

Scunthorpe 1-3 Wrexham (Rowe 42’ - Palmer 21’, Hayden 33’, Mullin 70’)

Wealdstone 0-0 Wrexham

Wrexham 2-0 Aldershot (Mullin 28’, Jones 38’)

Wrexham 4-1 Farnborough (Mullin 49’, 82’, 90’, Lee 78’ - Pendlebury 62’)

Absolute screamer from @ElliotLee9 🫢#EmiratesFACuppic.twitter.com/dYqfqsQP6n

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) November 29, 2022

Best Moment

It was a lot of fun seeing Wrexham ease past Oldham in the FA Cup, but no moment will top the jubilant away end scenes away at Scunthorpe.

No matter what happens this season, that is one of the nights that will stick in the memory for a long time. A deserved win in front of a packed away end at a decent stadium with our three most likely scorers all getting their names on the sheet.

We might have gone a little early with the ‘we are top of the league’ chants but you’ve got to savour these moments while you can, and there is no shame in getting carried away in the moment, even if there is a long way to go yet.

Worst Moment

The injury to Jordan Davies which will leave him side lined for the best part of three months. It looked bad when the stretcher was called onto the pitch against Farnborough and our worst fears were soon confirmed by Parkinson with the injury prognosis.

It is true that the Coedy Assassin hasn’t had quite the same impact this campaign as he did last season, but his absence is a huge loss to a side that was already lacking options in midfield. It seems crucial that Wrexham go out and sign another creative midfielder now, whether that be on loan or a short-term deal.

Jordan Davies faces up to three months out with the injury he suffered at the weekend.

"Jordan has medial ligament damage and it looks like he is facing three months out," Parkinson told @LeaderLiveSport #WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/DaWzi9a1ZZ

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) November 29, 2022

Player of the Month

It’s Paul Mullin’s world and we’re just living in it. Seven goals in six games, you can’t you even make a hipster argument against him.

The 28-year-old now has 52 goals during his time at the Cae Ras and he has already spoken of his desire to get to the century mark in equally quick time. You certainly wouldn’t bet against him doing just that.

Mullin is not only one of the greatest goalscorers in the modern history of the club, but he is also the embodiment of the working-class backbone of Wrexham as a town and a footballing hub.

I just don’t think you understand…

Wrexham AFC - FA Cup first round: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The FA Cup conjures up memories of Arsenal in ’92, Brighton away in 2012 or going a goal up away to Stoke City in the Kevin Wilkin era. 

But there have also been nightmares - we’re looking at you, Crewe Alexandra.

Ahead of this Sunday’s first round proper match against Oldham Athletic - which will be live on ITV in the UK and on ESPN in the United States - RobRyanRed picks out the good, the bad and the ugly of our first round appearances.

GOOD 

Wrexham 1-0 Stockport (1994-95)

ATT: 4,748

Brian Flynn’s Wrexham against Danny Bergara’s County - always a brilliant occasion and with more than 1,000 Stockport fans making the short trip it was a nip-and-tuck game. 

It took a piece of magic from Steve Watkin, sent on from the bench by Flynn in place of Jonathan Cross, and it was his goal 10 minutes from time that was the difference. 

Watkin’s goal kickstarted a run that took Wrexham all the way to the fourth round when Manchester United flexed their muscles to send the Dragons home. 

Here’s that fourth round meeting with Manchester United - for those who are in the mood for misery…

Hayes 0-4 Wrexham (2004-05)

ATT: 1,751

Denis Smith took his side to Church Road in 2004 for round one and it was an attacking clinic.

There were plenty of worries - financially - at the time but you wouldn’t have known it from this ruthless display in front of goal, with Hector Sam among the scorers.

Sam turned provider to get Wrexham off the mark 17 minutes in when his pull back was swept in by Andy Holt. From there Wrexham went for the jugular as Dennis Lawrence made it 2-0 before a Sam header made it 3-0. Chris Llewellyn bagged seven minutes from time to complete the rout.

Short-lived cup success, mind you, as Scunthorpe United dumped us out in round two.

Wrexham 3-0 Woking (2014-15)

ATT: 2,253

A first half demolition job did the trick here with Neil Ashton, Wes York and Andy Bishop all striking before the interval to take this tie away from Woking. 

Bishop stood out among the rest as he won the 19th-minute penalty for Ashton to convert before he picked out York with a cross to make it 2-0. He then deservedly added a goal of his own.

Woking went into the game five league places above Wrexham so it was an impressive dissection.

‘I was just amazed by the cheapness of the goal and that killed us off,’ a fuming Garry Hill said of his Woking side. 

Easy street. 

BAD

Wrexham 0-2 Darlington (2002-03)

ATT: 3,442

This one could have been so different had Brian Carey’s first half header not been cleared off the line, but alas, it wasn’t to be. 

There was an expectant crowd at the Racecourse as a Darlington side that were on the ropes of survival in the Football League came to town. 

And trust a former Wrexham player - Neil Wainwright - to be the difference maker. Salt in wounds.

Wainwright set up the opening goal early in the second half when his cross from the left found Barry Conlon three yards out. Easy header. 1-0.

Wainwright was again involved to ice the game when his free-kick picked out the head of Craig Liddle and bang, 2-0.

Boos echoed around the ground at full-time and Smith was raging. 

‘We haven't even gone out with a whimper,’ he fumed. ‘This is the FA Cup and you don't get many chances to play in this competition. They played with passion while we were just very, very poor.’

Rubbish day all round.

Cambridge 2-2 Wrexham (2011-12)

ATT: 2,792

This was irritating more than anything else. 

Andy Morrell, then our player-manager, nodded us in front in the 20th minute thanks to a brilliant ball from Lee Fowler. 

Josh Coulson levelled for the hosts before Morrell was on hand to strike again, putting us back in front. 

And so when Coulson struck in stoppage time when it looked like we had safe passage to round two secured it was a bitter pill to swallow. 

Joslain Mayebi in the Wrexham goal won’t want to see that second Coulson goal again. One to forget. 

UGLY

Wrexham 2-4 Alfreton (2012-13)

ATT: 2,409

Mayebi is back and this time a moment of complete madness cost us dear.

Before we get to how this game was thrown away one of the main memories was of the line markings on the pitch for the rugby that had been played not long before. Absolutely bizarre watching on.

Anyway, the match, and in fairness it started well when Neil Ashton’s second-minute penalty put us 1-0 up.

If we’re being honest it’s a soft penalty on Danny Wright but who cares? Not us.

It unravelled from there when in the 27th minute a speculative free-kick from Josh Law was spilled erroneously by Mayebi and Paul Clayton was afforded a tap-in.

The second half is a bit of a blur now but Mayebi was shown a straight red card for an elbow on Lee Franks. Penalty. 

Dan Bradley converted past substitute goalkeeper Andy Coughlin before two Ben Tomlinson goals, either side of one by Wright in the 85th minute sealed victory.

Weirdly this still glosses over the fact Bradley and Tomlinson were both sent off by the time the final whistle went. A truly ridiculous occasion. 

‘Joslain (Mayebi) then goes and does something to change the game. It’s crazy and that kills us,’ a fuming Morrell said afterwards.

‘I can’t talk about the ref, because I’ll get in trouble. He was equally bad for both teams but he didn’t cost us the game. We did.’

Crewe Alexandra 6-1 Wrexham (1992-93)

ATT: 5,556

This was a complete and utter hammering, fair play.

Crewe were a good side, don’t get us wrong, but they toyed with us in front of more than 5,500 fans at Gresty Road. A chastening display for Flynn and his players. 

Craig Hignett produced one of his career-best performances with four goals of Crewe’s six. 

Down 2-0 at half-time the game was far from over but by the time Gary Bennett scored a consolation goal we were already 4-0 down and buried. 

David McKearney bagged the other two for the hosts and it’s just a scarring experience a season on from the highs of beating Arsenal. 

If you’re glutton for punishment you can watch the full match here… (why is this existing on the internet?!)

The October Review

For anyone who has followed the last couple of articles, there is going to be a real sense of deja vu right now.

The third month of the National League season is over and Wrexham have ended it how they started it (again). Just as we were a month ago; Phil Parkinson’s side are second-place and the highest scorers in the division.

Some supporters might be frustrated that Wrexham remain off the early pace-setters, but a lot of perspective is needed right now.

The only defeat of the month came away at Notts County in a match we shouldn’t have lost, and a creditable point was earned away at Boreham Wood as well. Wrexham have faced five of the top-seven sides in the league already, and all of those matches have been away from home.

Given our immaculate home form, it certainly bodes well for the rest of the season, and if Wrexham can remain ruthless at the Racecourse and continue to beat the lesser sides away from it, then we will be just fine.

Here is our review of October:

Red Army 📸🔴⚪️ #WxmAFC #WrexhamFX #Wrexham pic.twitter.com/SS2jT3zZ9U

— stead.photos (@steaddotphotos) October 29, 2022

Results

Oldham 1-2 Wrexham (Fondop 26’ - Tozer 85’, Mullin 90+5’)

Notts County 1-0 Wrexham (Langstaff 13’)

Wrexham 7-5 Barnet (Hayden 6’, 60’, O’Connor 36’, Mullin 37’, 54’, Young 56’, Palmer 65’ - Kabamba 29’, 76’, Pritchard 31’, Kanu 51’, 85’)

Blyth Spartans 1-1 Wrexham (Richardson 88’ - O’Connor 76’)

Wrexham 3-2 Blyth Spartans (Palmer 9’, Mullin 11’, Davies 37’ - O’Donnell 53’, Richardson 57’)

Boreham Wood 1-1 Wrexham (Newton 30’ - Hayden 53’)

Wrexham 3-1 Halifax (Tozer 65’, Davies 83’, Hayden 90’ - Dieseruvwe 13’)

Wrexham 4-0 Altrincham (Mullin 31’, Palmer 34’, 65’, Jones 79’)

Best Moment

We’ve been spoiled for choice this month. For those in America… or with basic knowledge of the internet, there was the treat of watching Wrexham twice on ESPN. There was the bonkers Barnet bonanza and the James Jones goal so filthy that it belongs buried deep on the dark web alongside searches for ‘how can I watch the Wrexham game today’ and ‘Coach Humphrey Ker Column Zip Hoodie’.

That said, it has to be the away end scenes at Oldham when Paul Mullin fired in the winner. Winning any match with the last kick of the game is sweet, though it tastes even more sickly when done so in a proper old school stadium, in a match that means so much, and when you’ve played so badly for the majority of it.

⚠️ 𝑵𝑺𝑭𝑾 ⚠️

A goal so filthy it deserves an explicit content warning 😳 #WxmAFC #WrexhamFX

pic.twitter.com/AxlTS0AuEo

— RobRyanRed - Wrexham AFC Podcast (@RobRyanRed) October 30, 2022

Worst Moment

Notts was dreadful, but at least it had a Hooters. The worst moments of last month weren’t those that happened on the pitch, but off it.

We had the ugly scenes at Oldham and the poorly worded club statement condemning Paul Mullin’s boots. Worst of the lot, though, were the Tech End security, who kicked out one of our own supporters during the tribute to Nigel Williams at the Altrincham game. Of course, rules and regulations do need to be followed, but have some common sense.

Player of the Month

Four goals, his own clothing line, and the perfect sliding celebration. It’s got to be Ollie Palmer again.

The 30-year-old is not only offering a huge threat in front of goal, but he is playing an integral role in our overall approach, so often linking up play and doing the dirty work that largely goes unnoticed.

We are a far better team when Palmer is on the pitch, and there is an argument to suggest he is actually the most important player for our side, given how unique his talents are and how much we miss him when he’s not on the pitch.

Let us know your picks for best/worst moment and Player of the Month below.

The September review

Do you remember 

Wrexham’s results in September?

Parky was changin’ the mind of pretenders

And now we’ve got two huge games away…

I can’t quite recall Earth, Wind & Fire lyrics word for word, but I’m pretty sure that is how that one goes.

The second month of the National League season is over and Wrexham have ended it how they started it; second-place, the highest scorers in the division with the highest goal difference of any side. Not too shabby.

Only four matches this month but we netted 15 goals and kept three clean sheets, exactly what we wanted ahead of a pivotal run of fixtures to start the new month.

We’ve been excellent so far but October is the real acid test with three tricky away test and home matches against sides we really should be beating.

Here is our review of September

Results

Dorking 0-5 Wrexham (Palmer 20’, 49’, OG 35’, Mendy 24’, Lee 76’)

Wrexham 4-1 Dagenham (Palmer 25’, 75’, Mullin 45+1’, 73’ - Morias 90+6’)

Southend 0-0 Wrexham 

Wrexham 6-0 Torquay (Davies 11’, Mullin 30’, Palmer 43’, Hayden 72’, Dalby 81’, Forde 90+1’)

Best moment 

Sam Dalby’s first goal for the club. Not only was it a brilliantly worked move with all three substitutes integral to it, but the celebration highlighted the team spirit Phil Parkinson has created. The 22-year-old striker has had to wait for his chance in the side but took it well on this occasion. To see how much it meant to him and his teammates was a wonderful sight.

Worst moment

Southend away. Do we need to say anymore? A really poor performance, but given the response it looked to be a rare off day. We all know how incredible our home form is, but we look a different side away from the Racecourse and need an emphatic response this month.

Player of the Month

Ollie, Ollie, Ollie.

Palmer has proven his doubters wrong ever since he joined the club and even now he still does things that surprise you. Not only is he a potent finisher with a physical presence up front, but he is also integral to our build-up play and has a wicked burst of pace. His signing unlocked the true potential of Mullin, but he is far from the support act anymore.

An incredible talent and has totally transformed the way we play.

Wrexham FIFA 23 player ratings revealed

Paul Mullin has been confirmed as the highest rated Wrexham player in the FIFA 23 ratings list.

The scouse striker has enjoyed an incredible start to life in North Wales with a memorable debut campaign that saw him net 30 goals in all competitions and be crowned the National League Player of the Year.

Mullin, 27, will no doubt be a key part of many people's Career Mode campaigns when FIFA 23 launches next week and for the second-year running he will be Wrexham's highest rated player on the game.

Elliot Lee, a summer signing from Luton Town, comes in with a 65 rating, second only to Super Paul Mullin.

For those looking for summer signings Jacob Mendy and Sam Dalby, they are yet to receive a FIFA 23 card…

Wrexham AFC official FIFA 23 player ratings

PAUL MULLIN - 67

ELLIOT LEE - 65

OLLIE PALMER - 64

JORDAN DAVIES - 64

JORDAN TUNNICLIFFE - 64

AARON HAYDEN - 64

MARK HOWARD - 63

ANTHONY FORDE - 63

TOM O’CONNOR - 63

BEN TOZER - 63

LUKE YOUNG - 62

JAMES JONES - 61

CALLUM MCFADZEAN - 61

HARRY LENNON - 61

ROB LAINTON - 61

BRYCE HOSANNAH - 60

MAX CLEWORTH - 59

REECE HALL-JOHNSON - 59

LIAM MCALINDEN - 59

CHRISTIAN DIBBLE - 58

JAKE BICKERSTAFF - 55

RYAN AUSTIN - 54

DAN DAVIES - 52

TOM JENKINS - 51

KAI EVANS - 50

WILL MOUNTFIELD - 50

IN FOCUS: Aaron Hayden

Who better than our August Player of the Month to start off a new ‘In Focus’ series?

Aaron Hayden was, along with an unlucky Max Cleworth (who was excellent), a class apart in the early weeks and has shown no hangover from the injury that ruled him out of the back-end of last season.

‘Aaron is immense,’ Parkinson said after the televised win at Woking. 

‘He was immense for us last season, too. We missed him when he went out injured as he gets goals for us.’

Asked then if, after he scored two crucial goals in the 3-2 win, he is the most dominant player in both boxes in the division, Parkinson was having a hard time coming up with a worthy opponent. 

‘He’s almost unmarketable the way he leaps,’ Parkinson added. 

Wrexham have been spoiled in the centre back position in the last decade alone - think Nat Knight-Percival; think Mark Creighton; think Manny Smith; think Jamal Fyfield; think Shaun Pearson. There have been loads. 

But in Hayden, Wrexham fans can see a player that is destined to thrive at a much higher level.

Here, RobRyanRed takes a closer look at Hayden, a player that started out as a striker as a youngster in Sunday League, and why he is one of the most important pieces to Parkinson’s puzzle.

OPEN PLAY

It should be taken as a sign of respect that opposition game-plans appear to factor in that they will, where possible, look to target Wrexham’s left side, rather than their right. 

That is, in large part, down to Hayden and his dominance both in the air but also on the floor. He is comfortable driving the ball out from the back three and it was his ball down the line towards Ollie Palmer that drew the second yellow card in the Gateshead match, reducing them to 10 men. 

Hayden’s lateral movements have improved having settled into this back three with Ben Tozer and Cleworth and there is now an unspoken awareness, on most occasions, of when he is able to press aggressively up the pitch and when he need to drop as the recovering man. 

One of the areas of Hayden’s game that he is continuing to develop is his body positioning when out of possession. 

In this example in the Gateshead match his original body position, side on and facing the attacker on the run isn’t too bad. 

It was a poor header under no real pressure to Owen Bailey (pictured with the ball) but it is only when Hayden looks to be aggressive and intercept the through ball, opening his body out to be square on to Bailey and therefore leaving Adam Campbell too much space to run into. 

Tozer cannot recover and Campbell really should score, forcing a strong save out of Mark Howard. 

Hayden has shown he more often than not takes the upper hand in one v one situations and here is another useful example from that same Gateshead game. 

A long diagonal switch from right to left picks out Kenton Richardson and Hayden initially looks to have been caught out in behind with a 7 metre gap between him and Richardson. Hayden’s first step is good and his recovery pace forced a first time cross from Gateshead - danger averted. 

Gateshead liked their left flank that night and in the pictured example you can see Dan Ward who has got in behind Anthony Forde and in the pocket of space between Hayden and the wing-back. 

While his decision-making with the Campbell chance later in the game raised questions, in this instance he gets it spot on. Hayden finds himself eight metres away from Ward, who has decent body position driving into the top left corner of the area.

In three steps the distance is closed to 5 metres and Hayden is able to take some of the sting out the shot at goal, preventing a near-certain equaliser for 2-2 had it been a slower centre back. 

Hayden has spoken previously about having a ballet teacher come round to his house as an academy player at Chelsea and Wolves and there is definitely a lightness on his feet and to his burst movements that show the principles have stuck with him. 

His on-ball decision-making is an interesting facet of his game. Hayden’s displays are predicated, firstly, on winning aerial battles in both boxes, seconded by keeping discipline in the shape and the clean sheet. 

But, like Cleworth on the other side, he has been brought up to be comfortable with the ball at his feet and in the Maidstone game, a match where Wrexham dominated the ball and faced little threat in behind, he showed his composure in driving out from the defence. 

In this example (below) you can see that James Jones has elected not to target Forde at right wing-back and has instead gone short to Hayden. 

Maidstone initially do well to cut off Hayden’s shift to the wing-back and it appears his only avenue is back to Howard. But instead he drops the shoulder, more akin to a midfielder or striker on the last line of defence, and spots a gap between two Maidstone bodies. 

From there he uses his strength and in turn opens up four passing lanes: Jones, Forde, Mullin and Palmer. Centre backs comfortable with the ball at their feet are invaluable in drawing more attention to open pockets of space either centrally for midfielders or for wide players. 

Typically centre backs are afforded room on the ball as they are considered no real threat but Hayden has shown his passing range both on the floor and over the top and in the Maidstone game he proved he commands respect when in possession as much as he does out of it. 

IN THE AIR

Easily one of Hayden’s biggest attributes. In a one-v-one aerial duel he is, as Parkinson put it at Woking, almost ‘unmarkable’. 

But his ability goes beyond just out muscling and out jumping his rivals. Hayden is clever in that he often likes to pick up deeper positions - he can alternate between occupying the front or back post - towards the far post and with so much respect given to his aerial prowess, he can open up huge spaces for late-running midfielders or the other defenders to occupy.

Below is a free-kick on Paddock side in the win over Gateshead. Hayden is seen in front of Ben Tozer, before peeling off further. From there a chain of events is set in play where his run towards the near post drags multiple markers out of position and allows Tozer to, largely, head for the back post quadrant under minimal pressure, leading to the opening goal from a deflection. 

While his first goal at Woking didn’t come from a set-piece, the construct of it is distinctly similar to what led to Tozer’s goal against Gateshead. Again Hayden elects to peel off towards the back post and this time he has successfully managed to get separation goal-side of his marker. 

You can both the No 3 and No 4 have switched off and the ball in from Mullin is meat and drink for someone of Hayden’s heading ability. One of the most striking things about Hayden’s ability in the air is the power and direction he generates. 

His body position against Woking initially suggested that the inswinging ball would be headed back across goal in a bid to wrong foot the goalkeeper. Instead, he’s showed, from 14m away, the deft touch to guide it into the corner. Unsaveable. 1-0. 

Goals from set-pieces are a key component of what Parkinson has built at Wrexham and it is why the Tozer throw-in proved so effective throughout last season. 

Even when he himself is not on the end of things, Hayden garners so much attention that, in the win over Maidstone (pictured below) you can see his shirt being pulled with multiple players trying to prevent him from gaining elevation to connect. 

So much focus is placed onto Hayden and Palmer that it goes on to be an own goal - and a third in the half for Wrexham. Much of that move came down to the chaos Hayden creates at set-pieces and while he has shown he is not infallible defensively - Gateshead’s opening goal saw him leave too big a quadrant of space at the front post to make up through a crowd - it is an area where Wrexham know they have one of the most dominant players in the box at either end. 

The August review

The first month of the new season is over and, despite some of the recent doom and gloom, Wrexham are actually doing quite well.

Sure, the performances haven't been convincing, other than the thrashing of Maidstone, but what matters most is that Phil Parkinson's side are chalking up wins and gradually strengthening their position in the table.

Wrexham head into September second in the National League table, the highest goal scorers in the division with the highest goal difference, and are four points better off than they were at the same stage last season. Still, let's boo them off for only beating Gateshead 3-1, right?

There is no denying that there is plenty of room for improvement in the weeks ahead, but to be winning ugly when the performances haven't been great is a trait of any top side, and with forty matches of the season still left to play, there is a lot more to be happy about than sad.

September will be another important month packed full of winnable games, and it will be key to keep building momentum ahead of a tricky fixture schedule that looms on the horizon.

Here is our review of August.

Results

Wrexham 2-1 Eastleigh (Lee 73', 85' - Langston 15')

Yeovil 1-1 Wrexham (Linton 49' - Mullin 6')

Chesterfield 2-0 Wrexham (King 10', Banks 23')

Wrexham 5-0 Maidstone (Mullin 8', 64' (P), 83', Davies 39', OG 45+3')

Woking 2-3 Wrexham (Daly 47', Grego-Cox 85' (P) - Hayden 35', 68', Palmer 80')

Wrexham 3-1 Gateshead (Tozer 2', Palmer 10', Mullin 79' - Bailey 26')

Best moment

Elliot Lee's brilliant brace from the bench against Eastleigh. We can't remember many debuts quite that impressive, certainly not from the bench anyway. The 27-year-old curled in a brilliant effort to draw us level out of nowhere and then toyed with the defence Dom Vose-style before despatching the winner five minutes from time. He's influenced every match he has featured in from the bench; now he surely deserves to start them too.

Worst moment

Chesterfield away. A match that promised so much with Rob McElhenney in attendance and a possible repeat of the brilliant win there earlier in the year. Instead, it was arguably the worst performance of the Parkinson reign and a really disappointing away day.

Player of the Month

Max Cleworth. It looked like he'd lost his place in the starting line-up after the impressive summer business, but instead he has responded in style with a string of classy performances. Opposition attacks still look to target him most weeks, though they've had little luck getting past him.

Welcome to Wrexham: Episode guide

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ documents Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of Welsh football club Wrexham AFC, the third oldest professional football club in the world.

Over the course of eight weeks, and sixteen episodes, viewers will be taken behind the scenes of the Hollywood takeover and follow the National League side as they battle for the ultimate goal of promotion back to the Football League.

There will be 16 episodes in total, most of which will be 30 minutes long, although it is understood a couple of them might be longer at roughly one hour in runtime.

The documentary series, for the most part, will be released two episodes at a time over the coming weeks, meaning there is roughly one hour of new content coming each Thursday for viewers in the UK.

Here are a list of the current confirmed episode titles and their official descriptions.

“Dream” - August 24 - Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney attempt a takeover of the world's third oldest professional football (a.k.a. soccer) club, located in Wrexham, a working class town in northern Wales in the United Kingdom.

“Reality” - August 24 - Wrexham Football Club attempts to qualify for the playoffs as their new owners try to (very quickly) learn the ins and outs of a game and an industry they know nothing about.

“Rebuilding” - August 31 - With just weeks before the season begins, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds find themselves having to convince star football players and executives to take a chance on Wrexham.

“Home Opener” - August 31 - The first Wrexham home opener of the new era arrives, whether Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are ready for it or not.

“Fearless” - September 7 - Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney land an important partnership as the Wrexham goalies - and fans - face some tough contests.

“Hamilton!” - September 7 - Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney try to fulfill one of their biggest promises to Wrexham as a previous owner's dark shadow still lingers.

"Wide World of Wales" - September 14 - In this "very special episode", Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney take us through on a tour of Wales - and TV show formats.

"Away We Go" - September 14 - Wrexham Chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney make a surprise appearance at an away game to watch Wrexham play in person for the very first time.

“Welcome Home” - September 21 - After a year of cheering from afar due to Covid, Co-Chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney finally get to visit Wrexham and spend time with their team and the town.

“Hooligans” - September 28 - Unfortunate occurrences at the first home game attended by the Co-Chairmen lead to a police investigation and raise the ugly spectre of football Hooliganism.

“Sack the Gaffer” - September 28 - Fans grumble about Wrexham's lacklustre performance and aim their ire at manager Phil Parkinson. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney debate his future with the club.

“Wins and Losses” - October 5 - Wrexham AFC begin to play up to their potential while off the field challenges put match play in perspective.

“Worst Team in the League” - October 5 - Squad changes threaten Wrexham's momentum as they prepare to face the worst team in the league.

“A Hollywood Distraction” - October 5 - Ryan Reynolds surprises the team with a visit as Wrexham prepares for the biggest match of the season against Stockport County, their rivals for promotion.

“Daggers” - October 5 - With one match left to play in the regular season, Wrexham has a chance to win the league and promotion.

“Hello Wembley” - October 12 - Hollywood stars and Wrexham residents descend on London for the Red Dragons' big match at legendary Wembley Stadium.

“Wromance” - October 12 - An inside look at the unusual beginnings and dynamics of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's football friendship.

“Do or Die” - October 12 - For the first time in 14 years, Wrexham has a chance to be promoted out of the National League. Can they do it?

How to watch Welcome to Wrexham: UK release date, episodes and streaming of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney documentary

The long wait is finally over with the official release of Welcome to Wrexham now just around the corner as fans get an insight into Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's takeover of the Welsh football club.

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ stars and is executive produced by Hollywood actors Reynolds and McElhenney who officially completed their purchase of the National League club in February 2021.

The first series will look back at their takeover process, the end of the 2020/21 season and lift the lid on their first full season in charge of the club as Wrexham went in search of a league and cup double under new manager Phil Parkinson.

When is Welcome to Wrexham released?

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ will begin streaming on Disney+ in the UK on Thursday August 25, with two episodes set to be released initially.

Episode one is titled 'Dream' while the following episode will be a crash down to earth with the title 'Reality'.

The series is produced by Boardwalk Pictures, the company which is also behind popular Netflix docuseries’ ‘Last ‘Chance U’ and ‘Chef’s Table’

How many episodes are there?

Welcome to Wrexham will air in the UK between August 25 and October 13 this year.

There will be 16 episodes in total, most of which will be 30 minutes long, although it is understood a couple of them might be longer at roughly one hour in runtime.

The documentary series will be released two episodes at a time over the coming weeks, meaning there is roughly one hour of new content coming each Thursday for viewers in the UK.

Here are the confirmed episode titles and their release dates so far.

• “Dream” - August 24

• “Reality” - August 24

• “Rebuilding” - August 31

• “Home Opener” - August 31

• “Fearless” - September 7

• “Hamilton!” - September 7

• "Wide World of Wales" - September 14

• "Away We Go" - September 14

How to watch Welcome to Wrexham in the UK

The Welcome to Wrexham football documentary series will be streaming exclusively on Disney+ in the UK, while it will be shown by Hulu in North America.

A Disney+ subscription costs £7.99 a month or £79.90 for a year and monthly subscriptions come with no commitment.

The streaming service supports mobile devices, web browsers, game consoles, set-top boxes, and smart TVs.