Hollywood ending for promoted Wrexham

Bryana Francis Contributor

To mark the end of an exactly 15-year spell in the National League Wrexham secured promotion back into the Football League with a 3-1 win over Boreham Wood in front of 10,000 fans at the Racecourse.

2 Paul Mullin goals following an earlier Elliott Lee goal secured the win for Wrexham after a nervy start which saw the hosts go 1-0 down inside the opening minute of the match. After the match thousands of Wrexham fans ran onto the pitch to celebrate with the players who have turned the club’s fortunes upside down.

Paul Mullin received the Player of the Match award following his brace. The Starman has proved his worth, scoring 97 goals over 2 seasons since being bought in from League Two side Cambridge United in July 2021. This season the forward also took home the Player of the Season award to top it off.

Notts County had proved to be their toughest opponents for the 1 illustrious automatic promotion spot this season having finished just 4 points shy of Wrexham. A last-minute Ben Foster penalty save proved crucial to Wrexham sealing promotion when the two teams went head-to-head in April.

The National League is widely regarded as the hardest league to get out of with only 1 automatic promotion spot followed by fiercely competitive playoffs which have seen Wrexham’s hopes of the Football League end in heartbreak and despair 5 times before. This was a feeling Wrexham did not want again, luckily, they sealed the deal before it got to that stage and they have an exciting season to look forward to next year fresh into League Two.

The North Walian side were watched on by Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenny, and ‘Ant-man’ Paul Rudd as they marked the end of a perfect season for Wrexham who have obtained promotions not just for their men’s team but also for their women’s. Their women’s side beat Britton Ferry a week earlier in Newtown to gain promotion from the Adran North League to the Adran Premier. The promotion will see them become the first women’s team in Wales to turn semiprofessional.

Wrexham’s promotions mark the continuation of exciting things to come at the Racecourse with the building of a new 5500-seat stand due for completion at the start of the 2024-25 season to upgrade the world’s oldest international football stadium. The opportunity has also arisen to host Wales matches again with the FAW planning a return to the ground with a friendly against Gibraltar in October. Not to forget the hugely successful documentary series ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ which has been officially confirmed by