Wrexham promoted! Can they win the title? Newest standings, fixtures, outcomes & dates

Ever because the arrival of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney as Wrexham AFC’s new homeowners, the Welsh membership has loved loads of publicity – and a few success on the pitch to go together with it.

The Pink Dragons’ most up-to-date marketing campaign noticed them promoted again to the EFL after 15 years within the non-league wilderness, and had been assured to complete within the prime three of League Two following a 6-0 thrashing of Forest Inexperienced Rovers final weekend, confirming their place in League One for subsequent season.

In fact, Wrexham did exist previous to their Hollywood takeover, and certainly have a proud historical past, from making waves within the Soccer League and Europe, to FA Cup giant-killings, to surging up the English pyramid right this moment.

However how did they go from the obscurity of the fifth tier to the verge of turning into EFL heavyweights? And is promotion a practical risk by the top of the season? Soccer FanCast gives you with the most recent Wrexham fixtures, outcomes and updates right here.

Wrexham homeowners

Actors Reynolds and McElhenney accomplished their takeover of Wrexham in February 2021. They changed the Wrexham Supporters Belief (WST) as homeowners of the membership, pledging £2m of their very own cash to imagine management of the Pink Dragons.

It might change into a watershed second for Wrexham, as together with off-pitch fame and fortune has come loads of success on the sector. On the time of writing, their footballing achievements because the arrival of the Hollywood duo embrace their astonishing 111-point haul within the Nationwide League to safe promotion, whereas there has additionally been play-off and cup ultimate heartache alongside the best way.

They’ve now secured back-to-back promotions, with the Pink Dragons set for the third tier come 2024/25.

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Welcome to Wrexham documentary

Having been taken over by performing royalty, the following pure step for Wrexham could be a documentary – one thing everybody appears to be doing lately.

The primary season of ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ explored the membership’s journey beneath Reynolds and McElhenney upon their arrival in Wales, in addition to the story of the earlier possession and their 2021/22 marketing campaign, which resulted in an FA Trophy ultimate defeat at Wembley and a fascinating play-off semi-final tie towards Grimsby City, with the Mariners popping out on prime as they went on to seal promotion.

The second instalment, which was launched in September, chronicled the membership’s 2022/23 season, the place Wrexham broke information and gained followers everywhere in the world – notably throughout the Atlantic.

The sequence additionally appeared into the progress of their girls’s staff – one thing Ryan & Rob vowed to spend money on – in addition to trying again on the membership’s giant-killing pedigree within the FA Cup, with Wrexham valiantly bowing out within the fourth spherical correct final time period having begun their journey within the qualifying rounds.

A 3rd season of the documentary is because of be launched later this 12 months, with new episodes set to premiere in April.

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Wrexham’s 2022/23 season

Wrexham’s 2022/23 Nationwide League marketing campaign will go down in historical past. As if having Hollywood homeowners trying on wasn’t sufficient, the gamers on the pitch delivered a season of epic proportions, breaking the information for probably the most wins in a season (34) and most factors earned (111). Additionally they secured the league’s highest attendance figures for a second successive 12 months, with a median of virtually 10,000 supporters coming to every Wrexham house recreation on the 13,000-capacity Racecourse Floor.

Striker Paul Mullin was Wrexham’s prime scorer with an unimaginable 38 objectives in 46 appearances, whereas he added an additional eight throughout their FA Cup run.

Regardless of exerting their dominance most weeks within the league, the Pink Dragons had been locked in a tense title tussle with league rivals Notts County, who themselves had accrued a moderately outstanding 107 factors in 46 video games, some 23 greater than third-placed Chesterfield.

An important Racecourse assembly in April 2023 noticed Wrexham and County locked on 100 factors every, and Wrexham’s recreation in hand meant they might be in command of their future with victory over their opponents, who had overwhelmed them within the earlier October.

In what has nearly change into true Wrexham style, a topsy-turvy recreation went the best way of the hosts, with Elliot Lee’s winner securing victory for the Pink Dragons. A 3-1 success over Boreham Wooden a fortnight later confirmed Wrexham’s return to the Soccer League, whereas Notts County would later be a part of them in League Two after profitable the play-offs.

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Wrexham in 2023/24

Wrexham had been assured a top-three end after outcomes went their method following their 6-0 win over Forest Inexperienced on thirteenth April.

After a sluggish begin the place they gained simply one in all their opening 5 video games, outcomes started to select up over the autumn, and Wrexham had been into the promotion spots by October.

They picked up their promotion push after a blip following the brand new 12 months, and whereas they’ve secured promotion with two video games to spare, they’ve managed to remain forward of their rivals all through the previous few months with out working away with it.

Stockport County’s midweek win just lately confirmed them as League Two champions, that means Wrexham will battle it out with Mansfield City for second, with each golf equipment assured of promotion.

Within the FA Cup, the Pink Dragons additionally repeated final season’s feat of reaching the fourth spherical, seeing off Mansfield, Yeovil and League One’s Shrewsbury City earlier than coming unstuck towards Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers.

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Elsewhere, their EFL Cup marketing campaign was over within the second spherical, with Wrexham heading out on penalties to league rivals Bradford Metropolis. There was equally no luck within the EFL Trophy, the place regardless of profitable all of their group-stage video games, Wrexham had been knocked out within the final 32 by Burton Albion.

Wrexham have been within the race for promotion from League Two all season, and final weekend’s win over Forest Inexperienced, together with defeats for MK Dons and Barrow, confirmed their place within the computerized promotion slots.

They’ll nonetheless end as excessive as second earlier than the season finishes, with Mansfield City now having confirmed their very own promotion and moved forward of Wrexham on aim distinction heading into the ultimate two video games. Stockport, in the meantime, sealed the League Two title with their midweek victory over Notts County.

Nevertheless, a very powerful factor for all involved with Wrexham will probably be that with their unassailable hole to fourth place, they can’t be caught and can escape League Two on the first time of asking, avoiding the dreaded play-offs within the course of.

Their snug lunchtime win over 10-player Crewe spoiled the hosts’ potential play-off get together, whereas exhibiting their ruthless finest as Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin put Wrexham right into a commanding lead. Andy Cannon grabbed a 3rd within the second half so as to add some gloss to the scoreline.

Their promotion will probably be rubber-stamped upon completion of the common season on twenty seventh April, after they tackle Stockport on the Racecourse Floor with simply satisfaction to play for, although second place continues to be effectively inside their grasp.

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Wrexham fixtures and standings

Only one extra recreation stays for Phil Parkinson’s aspect this time period, and whereas their title hopes are over, there may be nonetheless a runners-up spot up for grabs. They headed into the weekend stage on factors with Mansfield, who’ve a slender however essential benefit when it comes to aim distinction.

The ultimate day will probably be a gown rehearsal of kinds, with Stockport additionally confirming their promotion on the weekend, handing Wrexham an early indication of the standard they’ll maybe get used to on a weekly foundation.

Wrexham outcomes

Whereas they’d been inconsistent and unpredictable main as much as the ultimate weeks of the marketing campaign, Wrexham have hit their finest type of the season proper when it mattered.

Final weekend’s 6-0 smashing in entrance of the house supporters appeared a positive technique to affirm their re-found third-tier standing, which they final held within the 2004/05 season, whereas their newest victory over Crewe noticed them document 4 straight wins within the league for the primary time this time period.