A player who left Wrexham this summer has been given a key role by his new team.
When the 2024/25 season was over, eight players left Wrexham as their contracts were running out this summer.
Steven Fletcher was forced out of the club and could now be set to retire from football.
Mark Howard has joined Salford City in search of more regular playing time moving forward.
Elsewhere from the retained list, Sam Dalby has moved to Bolton Wanderers in League One.
It comes after Dalby rejected a Wrexham contract earlier this year during an impressive loan spell with Dundee United.
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Bolton Wanderers give Sam Dalby prestigious shirt number
Dalby suffered an injury for Bolton during pre-season, which has limited his appearances for them so far.
At the time, it was suggested the former Wrexham man would be back for the start of the proper campaign.
That kicks off for the Wanderers this weekend against Stockport County, and ahead of the tie, Bolton have confirmed their new squad numbers for 2025/26 via their official website.
The full list can be seen below, and Dalby has been given the number 10 – one of the most coveted shirt numbers in football.
- 1 Teddy Sharman-Lowe
- 2 Josh Dacres-Cogley
- 3 Chris Forino
- 4 Xavier Simons
- 5 Richard Taylor
- 6 George Johnston
- 7 Carlos Mendes Gomes
- 8 Josh Sheehan
- 9 Victor Adeboyejo
- 10 Sam Dalby
- 11 Thierry Gale
- 13 Nathan Broome
- 14 Jordi Osei-Tutu
- 15 Will Forrester
- 16 Aaron Morley
- 17 Joel Randall
- 18 Eoin Toal
- 19 Amario Cozier-Duberry
- 21 Ethan Erhahon
- 22 Kyle Dempsey
- 23 Szabolcs Schön
- 25 Max Conway
- 28 Sonny Sharples-Ahmed
- 32 Sam Inwood
- 33 Charlie Warren
- 45 John McAtee
- 48 Mason Burstow
Dalby joined Wrexham in 2022 and during his three years with the club, wore number 18.
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Wrexham number 10 history includes Paul Mullin
The number 10 shirt has been donned by some major names at the Racecourse Ground over the years.
Most recently, it was worn by Paul Mullin from the day he signed until his exit to Wigan Athletic.
- Paul Mullin (21/22 – 24/25)
- Devonte Redmond (19/20 – 20/21)
- Chris Holroyd (17/18 – 18/19)
- John Rooney (16/17)
- Connor Jennings (15/16)
- Andy Bishop (14/15)
- Brett Ormerod (12/13 – 13/14)
- Jake Speight (11/12)
- Marc Williams (09/10 – 10/11)
- Matt Jansen (08/09)
- Michael Proctor (07/08)
- Michael Carvill (06/07)
- Darren Ferguson (01/02 – 06/07)
- Ian Stevens (99/00)
- Steve Morris (94/95)
- Lee Jones (90/91)
- Graham Cooper (90/91)
- Gary Worthington (90/91)
- Andy Edwards (84/85)
- Mick Vinter (81/82)
- Dixie McNeil (79/80)
- Graham Whittle (79/80)
- Steven Buxton (78/79)
- John Lyons (77/78)
- Graham Whittle ( 76/77)
- Albert Kinsey (69/70)
- Brian Whitehouse (62/63)
Wrexham will confirm their official squad numbers for 2025/26 before their game against Southampton next week.