Wrexham A.F.C.

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Wrexham A.F.C.
Full nameWrexham Association Football Club
Founded1873
GroundRacecourse Ground
Wrexham
Capacity15,550
OwnerRR McReynolds Company LLC
(Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney)
ManagerPhil Parkinson
LeagueNational League
2021–22National League, 2nd

Wrexham A.F.C. is a football club located in Wrexham, Wales but playing in the English National League, the fifth level of the latter country's league system.

The club has received major international publicity since being purchased in November 2020 by American actor Rob McElhenney and Canadian–American actor Ryan Reynolds, with the purchase completed in February 2021. 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.

League position[change | change source]

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[change | change source]