Paul Mullin is now close to surpassing his own personal Wrexham record with his new club.
Wrexham made the difficult decision to let Paul Mullin leave the club during the 2025 summer transfer window.
Shaun Harvey’s prediction involving Mullin and more previously key players came true, with the likes of Ollie Palmer also leaving.
After losing his place under Phil Parkinson, the striker has dropped down to League One once again with Wigan Athletic.
Mullin wanted to play in the Championship with Wrexham, and while he hasn’t been able to achieve that goal, he is impressing with the Latics.
How many goals has Paul Mullin scored for Wigan
Most recently, Wigan Athletic faced off with Bolton Wanderers in a League One fixture on Saturday.
It was a poor display from Ryan Lowe’s side, who suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of their rivals.
Former Wrexham striker Sam Dalby also featured in the fixture, coming off the bench late on for Bolton.
Meanwhile, Mullin scored Wigan’s only goal of the match, curling in a shot from the edge of the box.
It was nothing more than a consolation strike on the day, but it was an important goal for the centre-forward.
After Bolton, Mullin now has three League One goals for Wigan in nine appearances, with only four of those outings coming as a starter.
Across 26 third-tier appearances for Wrexham in 2024/25, the 30-year-old only scored three times, meaning one more goal in the league this term will see him surpass that tally.
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Why Paul Mullin struggled in League One for Wrexham
On paper, Wrexham’s 2024/25 team was stronger than Mullin’s new Wigan side.
So it may leave some fans wondering why he has already looked much sharper in the current campaign.
Well, the reason for that is pretty simple and was made clear in Season 4 of Welcome to Wrexham.
Mullin had injury problems last summer, and as he revealed in the documentary, even though he returned to action early in 2024/25, he was told it could take up to six months for him to fully recover.
He said: “I’ve had mental struggles this season, mainly from coming back from injury. I got the surgery and they told me it’d be six weeks before I could start running, then once I got a bit fitter, I could get back involved and things.
“But for some reason, after probably 8-10 weeks, I’m still having severe pains in training. The surgeon decided to tell me it could take up to six months to feel full relief, so that was challenging because I want to make sure I can give even more to make sure when I go on the pitch, I can be myself.”