Wrexham, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, secured promotion to League One after a 6-0 victory over Forest Green. This marks their second consecutive promotion, having won the National League title last season. The team's impressive performance, including nine victories in their last 15 league games, propelled them into the top three this season. Sky Sports' EFL Editor highlights the club's journey and success, emphasizing the significant progress Wrexham has made under new ownership. Stockport County also secured promotion to League One on the same day.
Welsh soccer club Wrexham, co-owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is close to securing promotion to the third tier of English soccer, just two steps away from the Premier League. Wrexham can clinch promotion by winning against Forest Green and with specific outcomes from other matches. This success follows their promotion from the National League last season. The club's rise has been documented in the show Welcome to Wrexham.
Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham lose to Blackburn 4-1 in the FA Cup, ending their chance for a fifth-round clash with Newcastle. After going up 1-0, Wrexham is brought down by Blackburn's goals from Sammi Szmodics, Sam Gallagher, and Sondre Tronstad. Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson acknowledges the need to be switched on against better quality players. Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson, a former Newcastle striker, looks forward to a reunion with his old team and Szmodics sets sights on a cup giant-killing in the next round. Wrexham's priority is securing a promotion to division three.
After Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney helped Wrexham's value to increase by 7 million since buying the Welsh team, the club now owes them nearly 9 million. The Welsh club faced financial losses of 5 million in the year of their promotion to the English Football League but has since doubled its turnover to almost 10.5 million. Reynolds and McElhenney purchased the League Two club for 2 million in February 2021, and the club stated that the generated income is now sufficient to cover operational costs and support future projects.
Wrexham, the Welsh soccer club purchased by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, reported increased debts to celebrities at nearly 9 million pounds, with rising turnover but escalating losses. The club's financial accounts revealed investments in wages and stadium expansions to support rapid growth and sustainability. Under the Hollywood owners, Wrexham has achieved promotions and increased revenue from overseas fans. Despite financial pressures, the club aims for further success and higher league placements, anticipating continued growth in turnover with popular documentaries and fan support.
The 2023–24 season is the 159th season in the existence of Wrexham A.F.C.. They are competing in League Two, in their first season back in the English Football League since the 2007–08 season. Wrexham is one of five Welsh clubs in the English football league system. In addition to the league, they competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes or simply League One in England, is the second highest division of the English Football League and the third-tier overall in the English football league system.Introduced in the 2004–05 English football season as Football League One, it is a rebrand of the former Football League Second Division, which itself is a rebrand of the now-defunct Football League Third Division before the 1992 launch of the Premier League.As of the 2023–24 season, Fleetwood Town holds the longest tenure in the division following promotion from League Two at the end of the 2013–14 season. There are eight former Premier League clubs currently competing in this division; Barnsley (1997–98), Blackpool (2010-11), Bolton Wanderers (1995–96, 1997–98 and 2001–12), Charlton Athletic (1998–99 and 2000–07), Derby County (1996–2002 and 2007–08), Portsmouth (2003–10), Reading (2006–08 and 2012–13) and Wigan Athletic (2005–13).
Wrexham Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Wrecsam) is a professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. Formed in 1864, it is the oldest club in Wales and the third-oldest professional association football team in the world. They compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.The club initially participated in friendlies and cup competitions, and first entered a league by joining The Combination in 1890. It spent 13 seasons in the Combination and two seasons in the Welsh Senior League, winning four Combination titles and two Welsh Senior League titles. It entered the Birmingham & District League in 1905, where it would remain until becoming inaugural members of the Football League's Third Division North in 1921. It spent 37 years in the Northern section until it was placed in the re-organised Third Division in 1958 and then relegated two years later. Wrexham was promoted out of the Fourth Division in 1961–62, only to be relegated again two years later. Another promotion followed in 1969–70, and it reached the Second Division for the first time after winning the Third Division title in 1977–78. Two successive relegations saw it back in the fourth tier by 1983, and it saw no further promotion until 1992–93. Relegated once more in 2002, it gained immediate promotion in 2002–03, before worsening financial problems resulted in another relegation and then administration in December 2004. It took 18 months for the club to exit administration and the club's decline on the pitch continued, as it dropped out of the Football League in 2008. Wrexham subsequently had five unsuccessful play-off campaigns in the fifth tier of the English football league system, before being promoted as champions of the 2022–23 National League; they play in the EFL League Two.Wrexham's honours include winning the Welsh Cup a record 23 times, the Football League Trophy in 2005 at the Millennium Stadium and the FA Trophy in 2013 at Wembley Stadium. The club are also record winners of the short-lived FAW Premier Cup, winning it five times out of the 11 years of its tenure, participating against fellow Welsh clubs such as Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County. However, their biggest rivalries are with English clubs Chester, Shrewsbury Town, and Tranmere Rovers, with games between the clubs known as the cross-border derby. In 1992, Wrexham upset the reigning English Champions Arsenal in the FA Cup. They also scored a 1–0 victory over FC Porto in 1984 in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Wrexham were eligible for the European Cup Winners' Cup due to winning the Welsh Cup; their first European tie was against FC Zürich of Switzerland in 1972 and their last was played in Romania against Petrolul Ploiești in 1995. Wrexham's home stadium, the Racecourse Ground, is the world's oldest international stadium that still continues to host international games. The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when the club hosted a match against Manchester United in front of 34,445 spectators.The 2020 acquisition by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and the attendant publicity from the docuseries Welcome to Wrexham had a significant impact on the club's visibility, leading to its acquiring a new global fanbase with no precedent for a team who were then in the fifth division.
Wrexham Association Football Club Women (Welsh: Merched Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Wrecsam), formerly Wrexham Ladies F.C., is a Welsh semi-professional women's football club that competes in the Adran Premier, the first-tier of women's football in Wales.Since their reformation in 2018, the club has been affiliated with Wrexham A.F.C., which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth division of English football. Before that, as Wrexham Ladies F.C., they helped found the North Wales Women's Football League in 2003 and the Welsh Premier Women's League in 2009.
Welcome to Wrexham is an American sports documentary television series that premiered on August 24, 2022, on FX. The series documents the events of Welsh association football club Wrexham A.F.C., as told by the club's owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. The series received critical acclaim, winning two Critics' Choice Television Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. The second season premiered on September 12, 2023. In November 2023, the series was renewed for a third season to premiere on April 18, 2024.
The National League is the highest level of the National League System and fifth-highest of the overall English football league system. It is the highest league that semi-professional teams in the English football league system play (as of the 2022–23 season, all but three clubs are fully professional). Notable former English Football League clubs that compete in the National League include: Chesterfield, Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, York City, Hartlepool United and Southend United. The National League is the lowest division in the English football pyramid organised on a nationwide basis. Formerly the Conference National, the league was renamed the National League from the 2015–16 season.The longest tenured team currently competing in the National League is Aldershot Town, who have been competing in the National League since 2013–14. As of the 2023–24 season, there is one former Premier League club competing in the National League: Oldham Athletic.
Rotherham United's relegation to League One was confirmed with just four wins from 41 games, ending their two-year stay in the Championship. Plymouth Argyle's Bali Mumba scored his 10th career goal, aiding their survival chances. Rotherham's struggles were highlighted by midfielder Ollie Rathbone admitting they weren't good enough, facing issues with their budget and training ground. Manager Leam Richardson, experienced in League One success with Wigan, will lead Rotherham's transition. The match drew 9,863 fans with Plymouth prevailing as Rotherham bemoaned their fate.
The 2023–24 season is the 142nd season in the history of Stockport County and their second consecutive season in League Two. The club are participating in League Two, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick at the CBS Arena as Championship Coventry City ended sixth-tier Maidstone's dazzling FA Cup run, before Fabio Tavares scored a late brace to make it 5-0 to the hosts. The National League South side had knocked out second-tier Ipswich Town to reach the fifth round, but were quickly undone by the hosts on Monday night. Simms scored three goals in the first 35 minutes, sealing his hat-trick from close range, while Tavares scored in the 88th and 91st minutes to skew the scoreline. While defeat marked the end of Maidstone's remarkable run in England's oldest cup competition, the sixth-tier Stones continued to make memories with their travelling fans following the thrashing. Here, Aadam Patel looks at some of the things you might have missed from Coventry City 3-0 Maidstone United : One Maidstone fan has been in George Elokobis sports science team while on uni placement Paul Appiah missed the chance to play after his red card when they lost to Aveley in the league As far as University placement years go, few can have more memorable tales than 22-year-old Jamie Hemsley who has spent the season in the Maidstone dugout as an intern in George Elokobis sports science team.
Prince William visited The Turf pub in Wrexham, poured a pint, drank whisky with Rob McElhenney, and joked about his poor bartending skills. He learned about Wrexham AFC's rise since the 2021 takeover by McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. McElhenney mentioned that Reynolds finds Hugh Jackman funnier.
Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system, but they will play in EFL League One in the 2024–25 season after securing promotion. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport. The team have played in blue and white kits since 1914; their original colours were red and white. The club is nicknamed "The Hatters" after the town's former hat-making industry. Stockport have played at Edgeley Park since 1902.Stockport first joined the Football League in 1900 but had to seek re-election in 1904. The club were not re-elected and spent one season outside the competition before they returned for the 1905–06 season. County then played in the Football League continuously for 106 years until 2011, mostly in the lower divisions. The team won their first league championship in 1922, the newly created Third Division North. Two league championships followed in 1937 (Third Division North) and 1967 (Fourth Division). The 1990s was the team's most successful period, when Stockport competed in the First Division for five seasons and reached the League Cup semi-finals in 1996–97. County also made four appearances at Wembley Stadium during this period, two in the Football League Trophy and two in the Football League play-offs, but lost on each occasion.After financial difficulties in the early 2000s, the club fell back down the divisions, and were relegated out of the Football League at the end of the 2010–11 season, followed by relegation to the sixth tier in 2012–13. Stockport stabilised on and off the pitch in the following seasons, and won promotion to the fifth tier in 2018–19. In 2021–22, County topped the National League, securing promotion back to the EFL after an 11-year absence. In their first season back in League Two, Stockport finished 4th and reached the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final, losing to Carlisle United at Wembley Stadium. The following season they secured automatic promotion to League One.
Stockport County Football Club, a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, was founded in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport. They joined The Combination for the 1891–92 season, and after three seasons they joined the Lancashire League in 1894. After six seasons in the Lancashire League, Stockport were elected to play in the Football League in 1900 and were placed in the Second Division. After failing to be re-elected into the Football League in 1904 they joined the Lancashire Combination for one season before re-joining the Football League. During their time in the Football League Stockport were relegated and promoted in various divisions on 14 occasions, with the club achieving their highest league placing after finishing in 8th place of the 1997–98 Football League First Division, when it was the second level of the English football league system. Stockport were relegated to the Conference National after finishing bottom of the League Two in the 2010–11 season, ending 106 years of Football League membership. After 11 seasons in non-League football, Stockport were champions of the 2021–22 National League and were promoted into EFL League Two.Stockport County's furthest FA Cup run has seen them reach the fifth round on three occasions in 1934–35, 1949–50 and 2000–01. The furthest they have reached in the EFL Cup is the semi-finals in the 1996–97 edition. The club first participated in the EFL Trophy in 1983 when it was named the Associate Members' Cup; they were the runners-up in 1992 and 1993. Stockport entered four editions of the Football League Third Division North Cup between 1933 and 1937, winning the trophy in the 1934–35 season. After their exit from the Football League in 2011 Stockport were eligible to take part in the FA Trophy, their furthest run in this competition is reaching the semi-final on two occasions in 2018–19 and 2021–22.
With Easter on the horizon, Ipswich Town sit in a position few could have imagined at the start of the season, in a race not only for Championship promotion but a shot at the title as well. Go back only a very short period of time and not only would that above sentence have sounded optimistic, it would have been almost laughable. Saturday March 20, 2021: Portsmouth 2-1 Ipswich Town in League One. Behind closed doors at Fratton Park as football continues to be played without fans under Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, recently appointed Ipswich manager Paul Cook sees his side surrender a first-half lead at one of his former clubs. The third defeat in Cook's first five games leaves the Tractor Boys two points adrift of the play-offs as Pompey, under the management of Danny Cowley for the first time, leapfrog them into seventh.
The 2023–24 EFL League One (referred to as the Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes) is the 20th season of the EFL League One under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 5 August 2023.On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for salary breaches, with another four-point deduction suspended. On 26 May 2023, a further four-point deduction was imposed.On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season. On 13 September, a further three points were deducted, for failing to deposit player wages on time. On 27 February 2024, a further two points were deducted due to late HMRC payments.On 3 October 2023, the game between Leyton Orient and Lincoln City was halted in the 82nd minute, due to a supporter in the stands requiring medical attention. After a lengthy delay of almost 1 hour, the referee eventually took the players from the field, and the match was abandoned. It was later confirmed that, despite best efforts from paramedics, they could not revive him, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene. The supporter was later identified as Derek Reynolds, aged 74, who was a life long supporter of Leyton Orient. The game would be replayed on 21 November, where Leyton Orient lost 1–0 to Lincoln City. A minute's silence was held in memory of Reynolds, prior to the game.On 13 January 2024, the game between Bolton Wanderers and Cheltenham Town was halted after 29 minutes, due to a medical emergency in the crowd. The referee initially took the players off the pitch, so that medical personnel could attend to the supporter. 30 minutes later, the game was officially abandoned, with Bolton later confirming that the supporter had suffered a cardiac arrest, and was taken to hospital.On 14 January, a statement from both clubs confirmed that despite best efforts, the supporter (who was confirmed as 71-year-old Iain Purslow, a lifelong supporter of Wanderers) had died.Also on 13 January, the game between Reading and Port Vale was stopped in the 3rd minute, as Reading fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch. The match was stopped again after 16 minutes, as Reading fans invaded the pitch, in protest of club owner Dai Yongge. The referee took both sets of players off the pitch, but despite announcements for the fans to leave the pitch, they refused, and the referee had no option but to abandon the game.
Wrexham ( REK-səm; Welsh: Wrecsam [ˈrɛksam]) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county of Denbighshire, and later the county of Clwyd in 1974, it has been the principal settlement of Wrexham County Borough since 1996.Wrexham has historically been one of the primary settlements of Wales. At the 2021 Census, it had an urban population of 44,785. The core of the city comprises the local government communities of Acton, Caia Park, Offa and Rhosddu. In the 2011 census, Wrexham's built-up area was determined to extend further into villages like Brymbo, Brynteg, Gwersyllt, New Broughton and Pentre Broughton with a population of 61,603, while also including nearby Bradley and Rhostyllen for a population of 65,692 in 2011.Wrexham was likely founded prior to the 11th century and developed in the Middle Ages as a regional centre for trade and administration. The city became the most populous settlement in Wales in the 17th century and was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution from the 18th century. Prior to de-industrialisation in the 20th century, the city and surrounding area were a hub of coal and lead mining; the production of iron, steel and leather; and brewing.Today, Wrexham continues to serve north Wales and the Welsh borderlands as a centre for manufacturing, retail, education and administration. The city is noted for hosting Wrexham A.F.C. (one of the oldest professional football teams in the world); the nationally significant industrial heritage of the Clywedog Valley; the National Trust Property of Erddig; and the fine Tudor church of St Giles, which towers over the historic Wrexham city centre.
Stockport County F.C. is an association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport County in 1890 after the County Borough of Stockport and nicknamed "The Hatters" after the town's former hat-making industry. Stockport have played at Edgeley Park since 1902.Stockport first joined the Football League in 1900 but had to seek re-election in 1904. The club were not re-elected and spent one season outside the competition before they returned for the 1905–06 season. County then played in the Football League continuously for 106 years until 2011, mostly in the lower divisions. The team won their first league championship in 1922, the newly created Third Division North. Two league championships followed in 1937 (Third Division North) and 1967 (Fourth Division). The 1990s was the team's most successful period, when Stockport competed in the First Division for five seasons and reached the League Cup semi-finals in 1996–97. County also made four appearances at Wembley Stadium during this period, two in the Football League Trophy and two in the Football League play-offs, but lost on each occasion.After financial difficulties in the early 2000s, the club fell back down the divisions, and were relegated out of the Football League at the end of the 2010–11 season, followed by relegation to the sixth tier in 2012–13. Stockport stabilised on and off the pitch in the following seasons, and won promotion to the fifth tier in 2018–19. In 2021–22, County topped the National League, securing promotion back to the EFL after an 11-year absence, and in 2023, returned to Wembley for the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final.
The 2022–23 season is the 141st season in the existence of Stockport County Football Club and the club's first season back in League Two. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system.Formed in October 1889, the club became founder members of the Mid Gloucestershire League five years later. Competing in various local league competitions for much of the 20th century, they won a multitude of league titles: the Dursley & District League (1902–03), the Stroud and District Football League (1911–12 and 1920–21), the Stroud Premier League (1934–35, 1935–36 and 1936–37), the North Gloucestershire League (1920–21 and 1921–22), and the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League (1937–38, 1949–50 and 1950–51). They became founder members of the Gloucestershire County League in 1968, before they were moved up to the Premier Division of the Hellenic League seven years later.Forest Green won the Hellenic League in the 1981–82 season and lifted the FA Vase after beating Rainworth Miners Welfare in the final at Wembley. They spent the next 13 years in the Midland Division of the Southern League, and briefly competed under the name Stroud F.C. Reverting to the name Forest Green Rovers, the club won successive Southern League Southern Division and Premier Division titles in 1996–97 and 1997–98, winning promotion into the Conference. Reaching the 1999 FA Trophy final, which they lost, they became the first club to reach the finals of both the FA Vase and FA Trophy. They also reached the 2001 FA Trophy final, which again they lost. Twice reprieved from relegation from the Conference National due to the demotion of other clubs, the club was transformed following investment from green energy industrialist Dale Vince in 2010.Under Vince's chairmanship Forest Green became the world's first vegan football club in 2015, and the New Lawn was installed with numerous eco-friendly innovations. Investment in the playing squad saw the club compete for promotion into the English Football League, which they achieved with victory in the 2017 National League play-offs, having been beaten in the semi-finals in 2015 and in the 2016 final. Forest Green were then promoted to League One in 2022 for the first time in their history, following an EFL League Two title win. They were relegated after one season. They have played their home games at The New Lawn since 2006, when they moved from their original home at The Lawn Ground
The Scottish League One, known as Cinch League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was established in July 2013, after the Scottish Professional Football League was formed by a merger of the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League.
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The National League (named Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) is an association football league in England consisting of three divisions, the National League, National League North, and National League South. It was called the "Alliance Premier League" from 1979 until 1986. Between 1986 and 2015, the league was known as the "Football Conference".Most National League clubs are fully professional (only three are not in the 2023–24 lineup), while a growing number of National League North and National League South clubs are also professional. Some professional clubs were previously in the English Football League (EFL), as opposed to clubs that have always been non-League. The National League is the lowest of the five nationwide professional football divisions in England, below the Premier League and the three divisions of the EFL, and is the top tier of the National League System of non-League football. The National League North and National League South form the sixth tier of professional English football. The National League consisted of only one division until 2004, but expanded as part of an extensive restructuring of the National League System beginning with the 2004–05 season.
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Reading fans sent a hidden X-rated message in response to the EFL's decision to hand the club a further two-point deduction for late payments. A statement from 'Sell Before We Dai', a Reading protest group against the club's owner Dai Yongge, hit out at the 'misguided' decision'. But there also appeared to be a statement hidden in the first letter of each line in the fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs, which spelled out 'f**k the EFL'. The club was docked one point in August and another three points in September after Yongge failed to deposit enough funds to cover its wage bill. Reading - demoted from the Premier League in 2013 and then from the second-tier Championship last year - are 19th in League One after the latest points deduction, three points above the relegation zone.
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