Wrexham filled the final place in their Championship squad ahead of their meeting with Stoke City.
Wrexham face Stoke City in a 3pm Championship kick-off on Saturday, October 18.
The Red Dragons have been handed some good news ahead of what is expected to be a tricky tie.
After the winter transfer window closed, Wrexham confirmed their Championship squad for the first half of the season.
Danny Ward, Ollie Rathbone, Jay Rodriguez and Andy Cannon were all omitted, leaving one place open for a player to be added whenever Wrexham wished.
Now, the Dragons have filled that final place in the 25-man team ahead of their latest tie.
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Wrexham add Ollie Rathbone to Championship squad
Rathbone picked up an injury during pre-season and has been out of action since.
However, Phil Parkinson has now confirmed ahead of Stoke that the player, who had been travelling with the team for their recent matches prior to the international break, is back in the squad.
He said, as per the Leader: “I’d already put Ollie in the squad. He’s had a great 10 days so he’s had a nice block of training now.
“We had a game arranged and the team we were due to be playing pulled out a couple of days before, which was frustrating, but we were able to have an in-house game last Wednesday.
“Then we’ve had further 11-v-11s this week as well just to prepare everybody for what is an important period coming up when we start again at Stoke.”
Rathbone was one of Wrexham’s best players during the 2024/25 season.
After a slightly slow start, he scored eight goals from midfield in the league, making him the Dragons’ joint-top scorer in the competition alongside Elliot Lee and Steven Fletcher.