27 Facts About Wrexham FC

Wrexham FC have been out of the Football League ever since, and have had five unsuccessful play-off campaigns in the fifth tier.

Wrexham FC's honours include winning the Welsh Cup a record 23 times, the Football League Trophy in 2005 at the Millennium Stadium and the FA Trophy in 2013 at Wembley Stadium.

Wrexham FC were eligible for the European Cup Winners' Cup due to winning the Welsh Cup; their first European tie was against FC Zurich of Switzerland in 1972 and their last was played in Romania against Petrolul Ploiesti in 1995.

Wrexham FC finished the season second from bottom in eighth place in the first season.

Wrexham FC won the Welsh League both years that they were in it, but they then decided to return to the Combination League in 1896, as despite the reduced support they received, the savings made on their travelling expenses outweighed the reduction in gate revenue.

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Wrexham FC finished sixth in their first season in this league.

In 1921 Wrexham FC were elected to the newly formed Third Division North of the Football League.

Wrexham FC went on to score 201 League and Cup goals for the club during his time at the Racecourse.

Two years after their promotion, Wrexham FC were relegated to the Fourth Division again, and in 1966 they finished rock-bottom at 92nd in the Football League after an extremely disappointing season.

Also that season Wrexham FC just missed out on the promotion spots, finishing in 4th place at the end of the season.

Wrexham FC were again relegated to the Fourth Division after plummeting from apparent mid-table security.

The club's slide continued into the following season, and only goal difference prevented Wrexham FC from being forced to apply for re-election to the League.

Wrexham FC was replaced, initially on a temporary basis, by Brian Flynn, but his appointment was made permanent a month later.

Wrexham FC's season came to a head on 27 April 1993 when with two games left they travelled to Northampton Town requiring a win to gain promotion to the next tier of the English football.

Wrexham FC became the first League club to suffer a ten-point deduction under the new rule for being placed in administration, dropping them from the middle of the League One table to the relegation zone after the point deduction, and subsequently condemned Wrexham FC to relegation.

Wrexham FC finished 19th in League Two with 51 points after an impressive late run of form which saw them win 4 out of their last 5 games, which included defeating local rivals Shrewsbury in the last derby match at Gay Meadow.

Wrexham FC went six matches unbeaten before some poor form which saw defeats against some fellow strugglers.

However a run of poor results followed, with Wrexham FC being left in the mid-table battle, only four points above the relegation zone and only keeping two clean sheets all season.

Wrexham FC earned themselves places in both the FA Trophy final and the Conference Premier play-off Final, their first two appearances at Wembley Stadium in the club's 150-year history to date, and within five weeks of one another.

Welcome to Wrexham FC debuted on 24 August 2022 on FX and Hulu in the USA, followed by a release on Disney+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland the next day.

In June 2022 Wrexham FC AFC purchased the Racecourse Ground freehold from the university and are planning renovations to the stadium.

Wrexham FC did however retain the use of Colliers Park for Youth and Reserve fixtures.

Wrexham FC are currently occasionally training at their former site, Colliers Park.

Famous Wrexham FC fans include Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, former Royal butler Paul Burrell, actor and television presenter Tim Vincent, actor Llyr Ifans, actor and Comedian Ted Robbins, Sweet guitarist Andy Scott, Lloyd Roberts of rock band Neck Deep, 2012 Olympian weightlifter Gareth Evans, Sky Sports reporter Bryn Law, Rugby World Cup Referee Nigel Owens and former footballers Neil Roberts, Robbie Savage and Mark Hughes.

Wrexham FC has a fierce rivalry with Chester, the clubs are just 10 miles apart, but are Welsh and English respectively.

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Wrexham FC have a fierce rivalries with Shrewsbury Town, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County due to geographical proximity.

Wrexham FC has a hooligan gang of supporters that go by the name of "Wrexham FC Front Line" and have been involved in major disorder around Britain since the early 1980s.