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Phil Parkinson says he’s ‘really pleased’ about one thing after Wrexham beat Lincoln City

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Wrexham faced off with Lincoln City to round out their League One campaign, signing off in style.

It was a day of celebration for the Red Dragons, who had already won promotion to the Championship the weekend prior.

There was no room in the squad for Paul Mullin, to the disappointment of Wrexham fans, with Phil Parkinson putting out a strong eleven.

The Welsh outfit rolled over the opponents, beating Lincoln City 2-0 to end the campaign with an impressive 92 points.

Ryan Longman was praised by Wrexham fans for his performance on the day, assisting Elliot Lee’s opener before scoring himself to kill the tie off.

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Phil Parkinson pleased with Wrexham’s record points total

Wrexham set a record of their own on Saturday, with 92 points the most they have achieved in an EFL season.

Following the tie, Parkinson spoke to BBC Sport and explained that he wanted his team to finish the season strong despite nothing being on the line.

He said: “We wanted to finish in a professional manner and we spoke to the lads about that.

“The perception of the group celebrations last week and the lads jetting out to Vegas this week – but in between that we wanted to finish the season well.

On Wrexham’s record points total, he added: “92 points from 46 games, I’m really pleased with that and I’m also delighted with 26 points from the last 11 away games – that’s an outstanding return at any level of football.”

Wrexham performance vs Lincoln assessed

Parkinson added that he thinks Wrexham were a ‘different class’ during a period of the second half.

He continued: “Difficult first half, the wind was probably stronger than people realised and we didn’t quite get the control we wanted.

“But I thought second half, certainly for the first 20-25 minutes, we were different class.”

Wrexham players will now jet off to Vegas for their promotion celebrations before returning for pre-season.

The 2025/26 Championship start date was revealed last month, with the Reds set to play their first match on the weekend of August 8-August 10