Wrexham equalled a 113-year-old club record during their 3-3 draw against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday.
The Red Dragons bounced back after their 5-0 thrashing from Stockport, with a spirited 3-3 draw at the Racecourse.
The game had many excellent moments. There was a Paul Mullin overhead kick as he scored his first of the season, Steven Fletcher’s first goal for the club and most importantly – plenty of top-class football.
But aside from all the big talking points, there was also a record equalled that stemmed back all the way to 1910.
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Wrexham equal 113-year-old club record
As per the club’s website, it’s been revealed that the draw on Saturday equalled a record that dates all the way back to 1910!
‘Wrexham have only scored 3 goals after having a player sent off on one other occasion in our history.’
‘In March 1910 Percy Evans was the first Wrexham player to receive a red card in a Welsh Cup semi-final replay against Connah’s Quay at Sealand Road.’
‘The dismissal took place early in the second half, with our opponents a goal ahead, but we recovered to win 3-1.’
A few more facts from the game…
- There were also a few more particular statistics of note that emerged from the Red Dragons’ clash with Crewe.
- Paul Mullin has now scored 81 goals for Wrexham, overtaking Kevin Russell and Steve Watkin to become the 13th-highest scorer in the history of the club.
- Steven Fletcher scored his first goal since the 28th of May 2023.
- This was Wrexham’s first game against Crewe since 2003, and its first home game against them since 1997.
Phil Parkinson‘s side now travel to Mansfield in a midweek clash tomorrow… let’s hope for three points this time.