Wrexham players are set for their end of season celebrations in Las Vegas following another historic campaign.
Wrexham’s promotion from League One means they become the first side to win three successive promotions in the English Football League.
Phil Parkinson was the mastermind behind yet another triumph after being appointed by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021 and Wrexham’s £40m Championship boost can now be used to further strengthen.
All eyes will be on how the Red Dragons bolster their squad ahead of the challenges of the second tier, Ryan Hardie has again been linked with Wrexham following a January window of speculation.
However, the club should bask in its glory of promotion for a little longer before turning attentions to the next campaign and we look at five key victories this season that earned them that success.
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Five key victories in Wrexham’s League One promotion campaign
It was a season in which Parkinson’s side went through many peaks and troughs, at times the Red Dragons were doubted as to whether they could last the course. Here are five key victories that earned their incredible promotion success.
August 24th 2024 – Wrexham 3-0 Reading
Having picked up four points from their opening two games, this convincing win over former Premier League side Reading really showed fans and the Wrexham squad that they could compete in the division.
Wrexham were magnificent from start to finish and goals from Ollie Palmer and Elliot Lee had the home side with a well-deserved two goal lead at half time.
Andy Cannon completed the scoring just after half time to kill off any hopes of a Reading fightback and the manner of the win gave the whole club the confidence it needed that promotion was once again possible.
December 29th 2024 – Wrexham 2-1 Wigan Athletic
Just days after a late winner at home to Blackpool, Steven Fletcher produced another stoppage time winner to fire Wrexham into the automatic promotion spot at the turn of the new year.
It wasn’t the best performance of the season from Parkinson’s side but they showed incredible resilience to pick up another late winner after Jordan Hugill had equalised with just ten minutes remaining.
Ryan Barnett had scored his second goal of the season on the hour mark and it looked as though points were going to be dropped at the Racecourse Ground before Fletcher’s crucial heroics.
March 4th 2025 – Huddersfield Town 0-1 Wrexham
Wrexham’s poor away form looked set to derail their promotion push for much of the season and even after victories over Crawley and Northampton on the road, this was a real turning point.
Huddersfield were fellow promotion contenders at the time and the Red Dragons produced a performance of steel in defence before taking their chance on the break in clinical fashion.
Fletcher once again scored the vital winner but it was a driving run and cross from midfield by Ollie Rathbone that set up the goal and three points that instilled belief in the team that they could pick up points on the road.
March 15th 2025 – Wycombe Wanderers 0-1 Wrexham
Having trailed Wycombe in the automatic promotion race for several weeks, Wrexham laid down the biggest marker yet by winning on their rivals home patch.
The game itself was tight and tense, everything you would expect from a top of the table clash before a lengthy delay due to a medical emergency added to the challenge.
Sam Smith’s winning goal was one worthy of winning any football match as his sweet volley arrowed into the far corner and earned Smith comparisons with Robin Van Persie.
April 26th 2025 – Wrexham 3-0 Charlton Athletic
The game that sealed the dream. Charlton were hot on Wrexham’s tails heading into the game and their manager Nathan Jones ramped up the mind games by claiming the Red Dragons were a ‘circus’.
Wrexham responded in the best possible way, letting their football do the talking as they destroyed Charlton from start to finish.
Rathbone got the opener with a strike from long range before Smith doubled the lead inside the opening twenty minutes with a stunning, acrobatic effort.
Smith’s deflected header ten minutes from time put the icing on the cake for Wrexham and ensured that Championship football would be heading to North Wales next season.