 WREXHAM
('The Red Dragons') | Year formed | 1864 | | Turned professional | | | Limited company | 2011 | | Previous names | None | Ground | Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham LL11 2AH (for pictures of the ground click here) | | Pitch measurements | 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 metres) | | Ground capacity | 10,500 | | Record attendance at present ground | 34,445 v Manchester United, FA Cup 4th round, 26 January 1957 (lost 0-5) | | League career | The Combination: 1890 - 1894 Welsh Senior League: 1894 - 1896 The Combination: 1896 - 1905 Birmingham & District League: 1905 - 1921 Division Three (North): 1921 - 1958 Divsion Three: 1958 - 1960 Division Four: 1960 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1964 Division Four: 1964 - 1971 Division Three: 1971 - 1978 Division Two: 1978 - 1982 Division Three: 1982 - 1983 Division Four / Three: 1983 - 1993 Division Two: 1993 - 2002 Division Three: 2002 - 2003 Division Two / League One: 2003 - 2005 League Two: 2005 - 2008 National League: 2008 - 2023 League Two: 2023 - .2024 League One: 2024 - . | | First Football League game | 27 August 1921 v Hartlepools United, Division Three (North) (lost 0-2) | | | | | Honours | | | European | None | | Domestic - League | Division Three champions: 1977-78 Division Three (North) runners-up: 1932-33 Division Four / Three runners-up: 1969-70, 1992-93 National League champions: 2022-23 National League runners-up: 2011-12, 2021-22 The Combination champions: 1900-01, 1901-02, 1902-03, 1904-05 The Combination runners-up: 1899-1900 Welsh Senior League champions: 1894-95, 1895-96 | | Domestic - Cup | Welsh Cup winners: 1881-82, 1892-93, 1896-97, 1902-03, 1904-05, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1930-31, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1985-86, 1994-95 Welsh Cup runners-up: 1889-90, 1890-91, 1894-95, 1895-96, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1901-02, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1949-50, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1990-91 FAW Premier Cup winners: 1997-98, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04 FAW Premier Cup runners-up: 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06 LDV Vans Trophy winners: 2004-05 FA Trophy winners: 2012-13 FA Trophy runners-up: 2014-15, 2021-22 | | | | | Highest League position | 15th, Division Two, 1978-79 | | Lowest League position | 24th, Division Four / League Two, 1965-66, 1990-91, 2007-08 | | Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1973-74, 1977-78 | | Furthest in League Cup | 5th round, 1960-61, 1977-78 | | | | | Most League points | | | 2 for a win | 61, Division Three, 1977-78 61, Division Four, 1969-70 | | 3 for a win | 88, League Two, 2023-24 | | Fewest League points | | | 2 for a win | 32, Division Three, 1963-64 32, Division Three (North), 1925-26, 1949-50 | | 3 for a win | 40, Division Four / League Two, 1990-91, 2007-08 | | Most League goals scored | 106, Division Three (North), 1932-33 | | Most League goals conceded | 107, Division Three, 1963-64 | | Fewest League goals scored | 37, Division Three (North), 1923-24 | | Fewest League goals conceded | 42, Division Two, 1978-79 | | Most wins in a League season | 26, Division Four / League Two, 1969-70, 2023-24 | | Fewest wins in a League season | 10, Division Three (North), 1923-24, 1949-50 10, Division Four / League Two, 1990-91, 2007-08 | | Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Four, 1966-67, 1986-87 | | Fewest draws in a League season | 5. Division Three (North), 1933-34 | | Most losses in a League season | 27, Division Three, 1963-64 | | Fewest losses in a League season | 8, Division Three, 1977-78 8, Division Three, 1992-93, 2002-03 | | Record League win | | | Record Cup win | | | Record League Cup win | 5-2 v Chester, League Cup 1st round, 1 September 1965 | | Record defeat | | | Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Everton, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 9 October 1990 | | | | | Highest number of League goals scored | | | in a season | 44, Tommy Bamford, Division Three (North), 1933-34 | | in total | 175, Tommy Bamford, 1928-34 | | | | | Most League goals scored in one match | tbc | | Most League appearances | 592, Arfon Griffiths, 1959-61 and 1962-79 | Most capped player | 49, Dennis Lawrence for Trinidad & Tobago, 2001-06 | | Youngest League player | 15 years 158 days, Ken Roberts versus Bradford (Park Avenue), 1 September 1951 | | Highest transfer fee received | £800,000 for Byran Hughes to Birmingham City, 1997 | | Highest transfer fee paid | £300,000 for Ollie Palmer from AFC Wimbledon, January 2022 |
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