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| Full name | Wrexham Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Dragons The Robins |
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| Founded | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Racecourse Ground Wrexham (Capacity 15,500) |
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| Chairman | Neville Dickens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |  Brian Little[1] |
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| League | Conference National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | League Two, 24th (of 24) (relegated) |
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Wrexham Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam, nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins) are a football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The following are the Association football events of the year 1872 throughout the world Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Brian Little (born 25 November 1953 in Horden, County Durham) is an English former football player and manager Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region Founded in 1872 they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in the UK, and the oldest professional club in Wales. They currently play in the Conference National following their relegation from Football League Two at the end of 2007–08
They have been regular winners of the Welsh Cup and FAW Premier Cup and in the 1990-91 European Cup Winners Cup campaign were knocked out by Manchester United who went on to win the trophy. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The FAW Premier Cup (formerly the FAW Invitation Cup is a Welsh football cup competition organised annually by the Football Association of Wales since 1997
Following their relegation, they will join fellow Welsh sides Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil and Colwyn Bay playing in the English non–league league system for the 2008-09 season after 87 consecutive years of football league membership. Newport County are a Welsh football team based in the city of Newport. Merthyr Tydfil Football Club is a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. Colwyn Bay FC are a Welsh football club who currently play in the Northern Premier League Division One North.
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History
1872 - 1905
The club was formed by members of the Wrexham Cricket Club, who wanted a sporting activity for the winter months, on 28 September 1872 during a meeting held at the Turf Hotel in Wrexham (this is despite the club's modern badge stating they were formed in 1873). Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Turf Hotel is a Public house in Wrexham, North Wales. The location of the Pub on the corner of Wrexham AFC 's Racecourse Ground
As the rules of football were still somewhat fluid at the time, early matches featured teams with up to 17 players on each side (16 players when playing the Provincial Insurance Office and Chester College, 15 players against the Volunteer Fire Brigade). The University of Chester is a University based in the city of Chester in the United Kingdom. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed In these early years Wrexham were leaders of the campaign to restrict teams to 11 players. The club's first match against an outside team was a 12-a-side game against past and present members of Grove Park School played at Wrexham Cricket Ground, which Wrexham won 2-0 on 19 October 1872. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
In 1876 the newly formed Football Association of Wales saw Wales play their first International match, against Scotland, featuring Edwin Cross and Alfred Davis as the first of many Wrexham A. The following are the Association football events of the year 1876 throughout the world The Football Association of Wales (Cymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru is the governing body of Association football in Wales, being a member of both FIFA The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. F. C. players to play for Wales.
In the 1877-78 season the FAW inaugurated the Welsh Cup competition, to run on similar lines to the English FA Cup. The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The first Welsh Cup Final was played at Acton Park. Acton Park is a residential area in the county borough of Wrexham, in Wales. Wrexham got to the final of the inaugural competition, where they defeated Druids F.C. 1-0, but thanks to lack of money at the fledgling FAW they did not receive their trophy until the next year. NEWI Cefn Druids AFC (Derwyddon Cefn NEWI is a football team based in the village of Cefn Mawr, Wrexham, Wales playing in the Welsh For their first decade, Wrexham mostly played friendly matches against both Welsh and English opposition, with the Welsh Cup providing most of their competitive football, Wrexham winning it again in 1883.
1883 also saw Wrexham's first appearance in the FA Cup, when after receiving a bye to the second round of the competition they were defeated 3-4 at home by Oswestry. The following are the Association football events of the year 1883 throughout the world Oswestry Town FC was a football club latterly playing in the League of Wales. Crowd trouble at the game led to the club being disbanded, although a new club, Wrexham Olympic, was formed a month later and which reverted to the original name after three years.
Thanks to a dispute with their landlords, who had raised the rent of the Racecourse Ground to £10 a year, Wrexham played their home games in the 1881-82 and 1882-83 seasons at Rhosddu Recreation Ground (changing the club's name to Wrexham Athletic for one season), before moving back to the Racecourse Ground for the 1883-84 season, where they have remained ever since. Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located Rhosddu is a community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated in the north-western suburbs of the town of Wrexham It neighbours
In 1890 Wrexham joined the Football Combination. Their first game was played against Gorton Villa on 6 September 1890, with Arthur Lea scoring Wrexham's only goal in a 5-1 defeat. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lea played for the club despite only having one arm as did playing colleague James Roberts. Wrexham finished the season second from bottom in eighth place.
Wrexham played in the Combination for four years before a rapid increase in costs resulted in the club joining the Welsh League in the 1894-95 season. Wrexham won the Welsh League both years that they were in it, but they then decided to return to the Combination, as the reduced support they received meant that the savings they made on their travelling expenses were outweighed by the reduction in gate revenue.
1905 - 1960
The club then remained in the Combination until 1905, winning the title four times. After several unsuccessful attempts Wrexham were elected to the Birmingham and District League in time for the 1905-06 season. Wrexham's first ever match in this league was against Kidderminster Harriers at the Racecourse. Kidderminster Harriers FC are an English Association football team based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Two thousand spectators saw Wrexham win 2-1. Wrexham finished sixth in their first season.
During their time in the Birmingham and District League, Wrexham won the Welsh Cup six times, in 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1913-14, 1914-15, and 1920-21. They also reached the First Round proper of the FA Cup for a second time in the 1908-09 season before losing a replay 1-2 to Exeter City after extra time. Exeter City Football Club are an English football club based in Exeter, who were members of the Football League from 1920 to 2003 and rejoined
In 1921 Wrexham were elected to the newly formed Third Division North of the Football League. The Third Division North of The Football League was a level in English association football, which ran parallel to Third Division South from The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Their first League game was against Hartlepool United at the Racecourse in front of 8,000 spectators. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. Playing in blue shirts Wrexham were defeated 0-2. The following week Wrexham gained revenge when they travelled to Hartlepool and earned a 1-0 victory.
During that season Ted Regan scored the club's first ever hat-trick, while Brian Simpson became the first Wrexham player to be sent off in a League game when he was ordered from the field of play against Southport in January 1922. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Southport Football Club are an English football club based in Southport, Merseyside. Charlie Hewitt was the clubs' first ever manager.
In the 1926-27 season the club got past the first round of the FA Cup only to be knocked out by Rhyl. Rhyl Football Club ( Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) is a Welsh football club playing in the Welsh Premier League. The following season Wrexham fought their way to the Fourth Round before they lost 0-1 to Birmingham City. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham. A record 32 League goals from Albert Mays helped Wrexham to third position in the division in the 1928-29 season. Later in that season Tommy Bamford made his debut for the club. He went on to score 201 League and Cup goals for the club. During the 1929-30 season the club recorded their best ever League win when they defeated Rochdale 8-0. Rochdale Association Football Club is a English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Wrexham enjoyed their best ever Third Division North season in 1932-33, when they finished runners-up to Hull City and won 18 of their 21 home games. Hull City Association Football Club are an English football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. The club first appeared in their now-familiar red and white strip for the short-lived 1939-40 season.
During the Second World War years, Wrexham played in the Regional League West against teams from Merseyside and Manchester, among others. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Wrexham's position as a barracks town meant that the team could secure the services of many famous guest players such as Stanley Matthews and Stan Cullis. Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE ( 1 February 1915 — February 23 2000) was an English football player Stan Cullis ( 25 October 1916 - 28 February 2001) was a football player and manager most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers
In the first post war season Wrexham equalled their best ever position when they again finished third in the Third Division North. In the summer of 1949 the club made its first ever tour abroad when it played three games against the British army in Germany.
The club reached the Fourth Round of the FA Cup in 1956-57 where they played Manchester United's Busby Babes in front of a crowd of a record attendance of 34,445 people. The 5-0 defeat did not spoil the occasion. Later that season Wrexham won the Welsh Cup for the first time in 26 years.
1960 - 1970
In 1960 the club were relegated for the first time, to the newly created Fourth Division but performances improved following the appointment of Ken Barnes as player-manager. He led Wrexham to promotion in his first season and oversaw a 10-1 trouncing of Hartlepool United, the club's record League victory. Hartlepool United Football Club are an English football team from Hartlepool playing in League One. Unfortunately Wrexham were relegated to the Fourth Division again two years later and in 1966 they finished rock-bottom at 92nd in the Football League.
1970-1982
Wrexham's inaugural match in Europe was against Swiss side FC Zurich in Switzerland on 13 September 1972, the game finished 1-1, in the return leg Wrexham won 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate) the second round drew saw Wrexham face the ex-Yugoslav, now Croatian side Hajduk Split, the game finished 3-3 but Wrexham went out on away goals. FC Zürich or FCZ (short for Fussballclub Zürich) is a football club from Zürich, Switzerland, founded 1896. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian football club one of two most popular football clubs in the country The 1972 season saw the completion of the new Yale stand, with a capacity of 5,500. The 1973 saw Wrexham change their badge from the Maelor crest to a brand new one that incorporated the 3 feathers at the top and two dragons holding a ball at the bottom. The 1973/74 season saw Wrexham reach the Quarter-finals of the FA Cup, After wins at Shrewsbury, Rotherham, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Southampton finally came to and end at first division Burnley with 20,000 Wrexham fans at Turf moor, the score finished 1-0, Wrexham came 4th in the league just missing out on promotion. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England Crystal Palace FC is an English football club based in South Norwood, London. 1975/76 saw John Neal's starlets again shock the football world by reaching the quarter finals of the European cup-winners cup. in the first round Wrexham beat the Swedish team IF Djurgardens 3-2 on aggregate, They next knocked-out Polish side Stal Rzeszow 3-1 on aggregate, Wrexham played Anderlecht in the quarter finals and lost 2-1 to the eventual winners. This article is about the region of Belgium for the football club see R The 1976/77 season saw Wrexham again beat First division opposition in both Cup competitions, Tottenham Hotspur in the league cup and Sunderland in the FA Cup, the season was a traumatic one as the club, on the verge of promotion to the second division with only four matches left, required just three points to reach their goal, unbelievably they missed out. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Arfon Griffiths took over as player-manager for the 1977/78 season. They reached both the League and FA Cup Quarter-finals, Wrexham clinched promotion when they beat Rotherham united 7-1 at a packed Racecourse. Wrexham went on to win the Third Division Championship. In the 1978/79 season Wrexham made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup where they narrowly lost to Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 in the replay after the first game finished 3-3, the Spurs team had the likes of Ossie Ardiles, Ricky Villa and Glen Hoddle in their team. Osvaldo César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba Province) commonly known as Ossie Ardiles is a football coach Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa (pronounced VEE-jah; born August 18, 1952 in Roque Pérez, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957 in Hayes, London) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as a attacking Following Arfon Griffiths' departure in 1981, his assistant Mel Sutton was put in charge, the memorable Third round FA Cup win over Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest was the highlight of the season. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham
1982-1992
The summer of 1982 saw Bobby Roberts appointed the club's new manager, relegation meant the club had dire financial problems, This meant the sale of many of the club's experienced and talented players. Frank Carrdus, Ian Edwards, Mick Vinter and Wayne Cegieski had already left during the summer, Steve Fox, Joey Jones, Dixie McNeil and Billy Ronson soon followed. Ian Edwards (born 30 January 1955, Rossett) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a striker. Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born 4 March 1955 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a former professional football full-back who played for Dixie McNeil (born 16 January 1947 in Melton Mowbray) is a former English footballer and manager who played as a striker Wrexham were again relegated again to the Fourth Division. The 1984/85 season saw Wrexham take on Portuguese giants FC Porto, Wrexham won the home leg with a remarkable 1-0 victory, the second leg and Porto showed their class and were 3-0 up after 38 minutes, however Wrexham pulled goals back, the game finished 4-4 and Wrexham went through on away goals. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known The second round draw was to pair Wrexham with Italian giants AS Roma managed by Sven Goran Eriksson. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Wrexham lost 3-0 on aggregate. Former Racecourse favourite Dixie McNeil was appointed the clubs new manager in May 1985, his first season in charge saw the team finish mid-table position, he led the team to a Welsh cup final win over Kidderminster Harriers. 1986 saw Wrexham return to European football with a first round draw against Maltese side, FC Zurrieq, whom they beat 7-0 on aggregate to earn a second round tie against Real Zaragoza which they drew 2-2 with on aggregate but went out on away-goals. Following the Bradford fire in May 1985, legislation on ground safety at all football grounds was brought in effect, this eventually led to the closure of the Mold road stand. Led by Dixie McNeil Wrexham reached the Fourth Division play-offs in 1989, having finished seventh in the league, Wrexham beat Scunthorpe United in the semi-final 5-1 on aggregate, however Wrexham narrowly lost to Leyton Orient 2-1 in the final. After just 3 wins from 13 league games, Dixie McNeil resigned. He was replaces, initially on a temporary basis, by Brian Flynn, but that was made permanent a month later, The club continued to struggle, Flynn made three important signings in Mark Setori, Eddie Youds and Alan Kennedy which saw the team finish in twenty-first place and avoiding relegation. The 1990/91 season it was announced there would be no relegation to the conference, Wrexham were to finish in ninety-second place, Wrexham were knocked-out of the European cup winners cup by Manchester United 5-0 on aggregate. The 1991-92 season saw Wrexham still in a poor financial state,. With the club knocked out of the League Cup and struggling in the league, it was left to the FA Cup to keep the season alive, having beaten Telford United and Winsford United they were drawn to play the previous seasons First Division champions Arsenal; Wrexham produced one of their most memorable nights to beat the Gunners 2-1 with a Mickey Thomas free kick. Telford United FC were an English football team based in Telford, Shropshire. Winsford United are a football team based in the Cheshire town of Winsford. Mickey Thomas (born 7 July 1954 in Mochdre, Denbighshire, Wales) is a former football player They lost in the next round to West Ham United 1-0 in the replay after the first game finished 2-2. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played
1993 - 2001
The 1992/93 season saw Wrexham manager Brian Flynn Make a shrewd signing when he enlisted the services of Gary Bennett, he soon settled and helped Wrexham into the promotion race. Wrexham'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. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The game ended 2-0 to Wrexham and the 4,500 "Reds" supporters there were jubilant.
The 1994/95 season would see Wrexham achieve success in the FA Cup, Having beaten Stockport County and Rotherham United, they faced Premier League Ipswich Town at the Racecourse, with Wrexham running out 2-1 winners thanks to Gary Bennett and Kieron Durkin. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. Rotherham United Football Club (also known as 'The Millers' are an English professional football club temporarily based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here For the former defender of Sunderland among others see Gary Bennett (footballer born 1961 Gary Bennett (born September 20 1962 In the next round, Wrexham were drawn away to Manchester United and despite taking the lead at Old Trafford, United went on to win 5-2. The 1995/96 season saw Wrexham in European action again, this time in Romania against Petrolul Ploiesti, the home leg ended in a 0-0 draw and in the return leg the Romanians scored the only goal of the match. Petrolul Ploieşti is a Romanian Football (soccer club based in Ploieşti.
The 1996/97 season saw Wrexham set off on another amazing cup run, following wins at Colwyn Bay and Scunthorpe United, they were drawn to play West Ham United at home, the result ended in a 1-1 draw on a snow-covered pitch, the replay at upton park ended in a shock Wrexham win as Kevin Russell scored in the dying minutes to send Wrexham in to round 4. After they beat Peterborough united and Birmingham City, they played Chesterfield in a Division 2 FA Cup Quarter final, Wrexham lost narrowly 1-0. Wrexham's new training ground Colliers Park was officially opened in June 1997 at a cost of £700,000, and is said to be one of the best outside of the Premier League. The 1999/2000 season saw Wrexham again beat a top flight team in the FA Cup in the shape of Middlesbrough, 2-1. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Wrexham went on to win the FAW Premier Cup in May 2001.
2001-2008
At the start of the 21st century the club was dogged with many problems off the pitch, including the chairman, Alex Hamilton, attempting to get them evicted from their stadium so that he could sell it for development purposes – the saga involved the sale of the Racecourse Ground to a separate company owned by Hamilton immediately after he became the club's chairman. For the US Secretary of Treasury see Alexander Hamilton Alex Hamilton is a British Property developer who became the chairman In the summer of 2004 Hamilton gave the club a years' notice to quit the ground.
The club's fans developed an affinity with those of Brighton & Hove Albion, who themselves had successfully deposed a chairman who sold their ground in almost exactly the same circumstances. Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club are an English football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex.
On 3 December 2004 the club was placed in financial administration by the High Court in Manchester as the club owed £2,600,000, including £800,000 to the Inland Revenue in unpaid taxes. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Administration is a procedure under the Insolvency laws of a number of Common law jurisdictions which functions as a rescue mechanism for insolvent companies The Inland Revenue was until April 2005 a department of the British Government responsible for the collection of direct taxation, including Wrexham 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 pointsd deduction.
Despite their financial troubles, Wrexham went on to win the 2004-05 LDV Vans Trophy by defeating Southend United 2-0 after extra time, in Wrexham's first appearance in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Southend United Football Club is an English football team based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell in the Borough of Southend-on-Sea, Essex Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Millennium Stadium (Stadiwm y Mileniwm is the National stadium of Wales, located in the capital Cardiff. It was Southend's second consecutive defeat in the LDV Vans Trophy final. The goals were scored by Juan Ugarte and Darren Ferguson as they ran out winners in front of over 20,000 Reds supporters.
Wrexham still retained an outside chance of escaping the drop in the 2004-05 season following an end-of-season winning streak; however, their faint hopes of staying up ended with a 2-1 home loss to Brentford on 3 May 2005. Brentford Football Club are an English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 10-point deduction proved decisive in determining Wrexham's fate, as the club finished with 43 points compared to 20th-placed Milton Keynes Dons' 51 - a net points tally of 53 after deduction, which caused the relegation.
In October 2005, Birmingham High Court decided that Mr Hamilton's company CrucialMove had improperly acquired the freehold of the ground. Mr Hamilton then took this to the Appeal Court in London and it ruled on 14 March 2006 that the stadium must remain in the hands of the club's administrators. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On 30 April 2006 the Administrators reached an agreement with local car dealer Neville Dickens, subject to agreement by the shareholders and creditors (which was achieved on 30 May), for Mr Dickens to take over the club. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Had the club still been in Administration on 3 June then it would have automatically been expelled from the League. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering
Wrexham Football Club (2006) Ltd is the name of the "phoenix" company that took over the assets of the old Wrexham Association Football Club Limited - technically, the club is no longer known as Wrexham Association Football Club; this is reflected on new merchandise, althought most fans will still refer to it as "Wrexham AFC".
The 2006/07 season started well for Wrexham, as they went 8 games unbeaten and were in the play-off places. Unfortunately they were beaten in a shock 5-0 defeat at Accrington Stanley on 13th September 2006, then followed by a 5-2 defeat at Stockport County. This would begin the start of a long relegation battle for Wrexham. Denis Smith was sacked on 11 January 2007 with Wrexham in the bottom half of the division and after a poor run of results and was replaced by coach Brian Carey. Denis Smith (born November 19, 1947 in Stoke-on-Trent) is an English football manager and former player Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brian David Carey (born 21 January 1968 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish football manager and former player Wrexham finished 19th in League Two and on 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 ever derby match at Gay Meadow. Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Wrexham's league status was saved on the last day of the season with a vital 3-1 victory on 5 May 2007 over Boston United at home which sent their opponents down to the Conference and ensured that Wrexham would stay in the Football League. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Boston United Football Club are a football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. Conference National (currently named the Blue Square Premier for sponsorship reasons is the top division of the Football Conference. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
Expectations were high for the 2007/08 season, as there had been the signings of players such as Richard Hope, Michael Proctor, Silvio Spann and Eifion Williams and a push for promotion was expected by the fans. But the season started badly, with only three wins and 10 points by the middle of November. Brian Carey was finally sacked after Wrexham crashed out of the FA Cup in the First Round following a 4-1 defeat against Peterborough United. On 6 November 2007 Wrexham Football Club released a statement saying that the club were looking for an "experienced senior manager" to work alongside the current Racecourse staff. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On 15 November 2007, Brian Little was named as Wrexham's new manager and the replacement to Brian Carey, who took the role of assistant manager
After a promising start to his reign, a run of 7 straight league defeats forced Little to ring the changes and brought in 11 players in the January transfer window to attempt to change Wrexham's fortunes. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brian Little (born 25 November 1953 in Horden, County Durham) is an English former football player and manager With the new players introduced Wrexham went a run of six matches unbeaten, which included victories against promotion candiates Darlington FC and the MK Dons and a 0-0 draw against Peterborough United. However in the final months of the season many players were injured and Wrexham suffered several defeats against fellow strugglers in the league. Wrexham were finally relegated following a 2-0 defeat away at Hereford United.
Stadium
The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras in Welsh) has been the home of Wrexham F. Sainsbury Standjpg|thumb|The Sainsbury's Stand]]Wrexham FCjpg|thumb|The Mold Road Stand looking towards the Kop]] The Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras is a Stadium located C. since 1872. The capacity is 15,500, with the Kop end to be redeveloped within the next 5 months so that the Racecourse Stadium can be used regularly for Wales international matches. Spion Kop (or Kop for short is the name for a number of terraces and stands at sports Stadia; so named due to their steep nature resembling The ground is located on Mold Road close to the A483 dual carriageway. The ground has four sides, of which three are seated, these being the Mold Road stand, the Yale stand and the Eric Roberts stand (away). The home terrace behind the goal is called The Kop or Town End, which is being developed into a 5,000-seater stand so that the stadium can be made a suitable venus for international matches. The Racecourse is the largest stadium in north Wales, and consequently is sometimes used by the FAW for Wales' home international games. North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. The ground is also used by Llanelli Scarlets rugby team, and formerly Liverpool F. C. Reserves.
Training ground
Wrexham currently train at the purpose built Collier's Park training ground in between The Gresford Heath estate and Gresford. It cost £750,000 to build initially but has further been developed and now boasts an artificial pitch and running hill. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency Collier's Park is regarded as one of the best training grounds in the UK outside the top flight. Rangers, Barcelona and both the Welsh and English national sides have trained there. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football
Honours
Domestic
League
- 1977/78 - Third Division (replaced by League One) Champions
- 1992/93 - Division Three (replaced by League Two) Runners/Up
- 1969/70 - Third Division (replaced by League Two) 3rd place promoted
- 2002/2003 - Division Three (replaced by League Two) 3rd place promoted
Cups
- LDV Trophy (Football League Trophy) - Winners: 2004/2005
- Welsh Cup - Winners: 23 times, runner-up 22 times
- FAW Premier Cup - Winners: 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2003/04
- FA Cup - QF: 1973/74, 1977/78, 1996/97
- League Cup - QF: 1960/61, 1977/78
European
- European Cup Winners Cup - QF: 1975/76
Player Records
- Most league goals in a season - 44 Tommy Bamford (1933-34)
- Most league goals in total - 175 Tommy Bamford (1928-34)
- Most league appearances - 592 Arfon Griffiths (1959-61, 1962-79)
- Most capped player - Joey Jones, 72 for Wales
- Oldest player - Billy Lot Jones - aged 46 v Tranmere Rovers
- Youngest player - Ken Roberts - aged 15 years and 158 days v Bradford P. Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of Structure The Trophy is currently contested by just Football League One and Football League Two clubs and from season 2006-07 is played in a knock-out ( Thomas "Tommy" Bamford (born November 2, 1905 in Port Talbot, died 12 December 1967 in Wrexham) was a Welsh Thomas "Tommy" Bamford (born November 2, 1905 in Port Talbot, died 12 December 1967 in Wrexham) was a Welsh Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born 4 March 1955 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a former professional football full-back who played for Billy Lot Jones was a Welsh footballer who was born in Chirk and who was a forward For the former footballer and Chester City FC manager see Ken Roberts (footballer. A.
Team records
- Attendance - 34,445 Vs Manchester United, FA cup R4, 26/01/1957
- Highest league win - 10-1 Vs Hartlepools United, 03/03/1962 (Notable for the first occasion of 3 hat tricks in a single football league game)
- Worst league defeat - 0-9 Vs Brentford
- Highest transfer received - £800,000 for Bryan Hughes, Birmingham City 1997. Bryan Hughes (born June 19 1976 in Liverpool) is an English football player who currently plays for Hull City as a Midfielder.
- Highest trasfer fee paid - £212,000 for Joey Jones, Liverpool 1978
Rivals
Wrexham's main rival are Chester City F.C., The clubs are just 12 miles apart but are Welsh and English respectively, making it one of the very few international derbies in the world. Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born 4 March 1955 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a former professional football full-back who played for Chester City Football Club is an English football club from Chester. They clubs have met on 74 occasions in the league, Wrexham edging the head-to head with 30 victories against Chester's 26. Wrexham haven't lost to Chester at home in the league since 1977/78 when Chester were the only team to win at the Racecourse that season in front of 19,000 fans. Games between the two are usually moved to Sunday 12. 00 kick offs to minimise the risk of the two sets of supporters clashing. In Heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up The most recent meeting between the two teams was on 9 March 2008 at the Deva Stadium and ended in a 2-0 victory for Wrexham with goals from Paul Hall and Michael Proctor
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Current squad
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Coaching Staff
- Brian Little - Manager
- Martin Foyle - Assistant Manager
Brian Carey - First Team Coach
Joey Jones - Coach- Mel Pejic - Physio
- Andy O' Boyle - Fitness Coach
- Gavin Ward - Goalkeeping Coach
Club Officials
- President: Arfon Griffiths MBE
- Chairman: Neville Dickens
- Chief Executive: Anthony Fairclough
- Company Secretary: Geoff Moss
- Directors: Neville Dickens and Geoff Moss
- Football Secretary & Webmaster: Geraint Parry
- Sales Manager: Phil Sadler
- Football in the Community Officer: Mark Morris
- Safety Officer: Colin Edwards
- Head Groundsman: Johnny Edwards
Notable former players
- See also Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Famous former players include:
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Managers since joined the league
- Ted Robinson (1921-25)
- Charlie Hewitt (1925-29)
- Jack Baynes (1929-21)
- Ernest Blackburn (1932-36)
Jimmy Logan (1937-38)- Arthur Cowell (1938)
- Tom Morgan (1938-40)
- Tom Williams (1940-49)
- Les Mcdowall (1949-50)
- Peter Jackson (1950-54)
- Cliff Lloyd (1954-57)
- John Love (1957-59)
- Billy Morris (1960-61)
- Ken Barnes (1961-65)
- Billy Morris (1965-66)
- Jack Rowley (1966-67)
- Alvan Williams (1967-68)
- John Neal (1968-77)
- Arfon Griffiths (1977-81)
- Mel Sutton (1981-82)
- Bobby Roberts (1982-85)
- Dixie McNeil (1985-89)
- Brian Flynn (1989-2000)
- Denis Smith (2000-2007)
- Brian Carey (Jan 2007-Nov 2007)
- Brian Little (2007- present)
Trivia
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Alan Phillip Kennedy (born 31 August 1954 is a former footballer who played for Liverpool during their halcyon days in the late 1970s and early 1980s who had a knack of scoring Dixie McNeil (born 16 January 1947 in Melton Mowbray) is a former English footballer and manager who played as a striker Andrew Jonathan Morrell (born 28 September 1974 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently Mel Pejic (born 27 April 1959 in Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom) is a former footballer and current physiotherapist Melvyn Charles "Mel" Sutton (born 13 February, 1946 in Birmingham) is a former English professional footballer. Lee Christopher Trundle (born October 10 1976 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays Paul Anthony Hall (born 3 July, 1972 in Nottingham, England) is an English born Jamaican international footballer Christopher John "Chris" Killen (born October 8, 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand international football player currently Barry Hunter (born 18 November 1968, Coleraine, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer Daniel James "Danny" Sonner (born 9 January, 1972 in Wigan, England) is a Northern Irish international footballer Jeffrey "Jeff" Whitley (born January 28, 1979 in Ndola, Copperbelt Province) is a Zambian born Northern Irish Brian David Carey (born 21 January 1968 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish football manager and former player Shaun Holmes (born December 27, 1980 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish footballer who plays with Finn Harps of the Alexander Ewan Fenton (more commonly known as Ewan Fenton; November 17 1929 — April 3 2006) was a Scottish professional Darren Ferguson (born 9 February 1972) is a professional Scottish football player Juan Ugarte (born 7 November, 1980 in San Sebastián) is a former professional Footballer, who most notably played for Football League Two Xavi Valero (born 28 February, 1973 in Castellón de la Plana) to improve his English language speaking (learnt at the University of Castellón Carlos Akenhaton Edwards (born 24 October 1978 in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago) is a Trinidadian football player Dennis Lawrence (born 1 August 1974 is a Trinidad and Tobago football player who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra on loan from Swansea City Thomas "Tommy" Bamford (born November 2, 1905 in Port Talbot, died 12 December 1967 in Wrexham) was a Welsh William David Davies, better known as Dai Davies (born April 1 1948 in Glanaman, Wales) is a former professional footballer Ronald Wyn Davies (born March 20, 1942 in Caernarfon, Gwynedd) is a former professional Welsh football player Andrew Gerald Dibble (born 8 May, 1965 in Cwmbran) is a Welsh former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper Michael Graham "Mickey" Evans (born June 4, 1947 in Llanidloes) is a Welsh former footballer, who had a long playing career Brian Flynn, (born 1955 is a Welsh football manager and former Welsh international player Ronald "Ron" Hewitt (born 21 June 1928, Flint, Flintshire; died 23 September, 2001) was a Wales Barry Horne (born May 18 1962, St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh former professional footballer and former chairman of the Joseph Patrick "Joey" Jones (born 4 March 1955 in Bangor, Gwynedd) is a former professional football full-back who played for Philip Lee Jones, known as Lee Jones (born May 29, 1973) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a centre-forward Mark Jones (born 15 August 1984 in Wrexham) is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Rochdale. 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Literature
Wrexham related books
- Wrexham FC 1972-1950 by Peter Jones and Gareth Davies
- Wrexham FC 1950-2000 by Peter Jones and Gareth Davies
- Wrexham - A Complete Record 1872 - 1992 by Peter Jones
- Wrexham; The European era by Peter Jones
- Wrexham FC, An A-Z history by Dean Hayes
- The Racecourse Robins from Adams to Youds by Peter Jones and Gareth Davies
- The Giant Killers; a Wrexham fan's view by Richard Partington
- Wrexham Football Club Pen-Portraits by Don Meredith
The Wrexham football team plays a significant role in the 1994 Peter Davies book Twenty Two Foreigners in Funny Shorts which was written for the World Cup in the U. S. It also profiles the Robins' ongoing and ultimately successful promotion effort.
Wrexham FC are neighbours of the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education and share a good relationship.
Team Mascot
Wrex the dragon is the official team mascot. He was first introduced at the start of the 2001-2002 season when the Welsh club changed their nickname from the Robins to the Red Dragons. Due to the nickname change he was to replace previous mascot Rockin' Robin. He wears a red dragon suit and Wrexham A. F. C. kit over his dragon costume. He was also sent off by the referee in the Wrexham vs. Wycombe Wanderers F.C. game after distracting the Wycombe Wanderers' players. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, currently playing in Football League
Rockin' Robin was also famous for having a wife called Tina Turfit (plus a son, Robinson) and being able to ride a bike.
Supporters Groups
- The Wrexham Supporters trust
- The Shropshire Reds Formed in 1994 with its first meeting held in Shrewsbury attended by 21 recruits! Membership now stands at just under 250.
- London Reds, The London Reds/Cochion Llundain was formed in 1993 after the promotion game in Northhampton. Many Wrexham fans before this were travelling south not north on the train.
- Manchester Reds, The Manchester Reds were founded in November 1997.
- Buckley & District Reds, were formed in 2006 when 29 people attended the very first meeting which was held at the Hope & Anchor pub in Buckley. By June in 2007 they had 110 members with members living as far as London and Glasgow.
- Mold & District Reds, The Mold & District Reds were formed in May 2007.
- Holywell & district Reds
- Rhos Reds, Formed in 2006 the group has grown steadily and now has over 80 members.
- The 12th man
Famous Fans
External links
- Wrexham F. Ted Robbins (born 1956) is an English Comedian and Actor. Robbins was born in Liverpool, Lancashire. Tim Vincent (born Timothy Russell Walker, 4 November 1972) is a Welsh actor and television presenter who is most famous for being a presenter Paul Burrell, RVM (born, at Grassmoor (near Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is a former member of the Royal Household. Llŷr Ifans, is a Welsh actor born on 22 July 1968 in Ruthin, Wales. Andrew Scott may refer to Andrew Scott (actor, Irish film television and stage actor Andrew Scott (bishop (1772&ndash1846 Roman C. on BBC Sport: Club News - Recent results - Upcoming fixtures - Club stats
- Official site
- Red Passion - Wrexham FC Fansite
- Wrexham Supporters Trust
- Wrexham FC Supporters' Association - Founded 1926
- 12th Man - Wrexham FC Supporters site
- WrexhamFC 365
- Wrexham-ONTSS
- Dragons News - Wrexham FC news site
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