List of Wrexham A.F.C. records and statistics

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Wrexham Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. The club competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system since 2024–25, following two successive promotions from the National League.

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The club was founded in 1864, making it the oldest club in Wales and the third-oldest professional team in the world. In 1890, it joined The Combination league, before spells in the Welsh Senior League and Birmingham & District League. They remained in this division before being elected to the Football League in 1921. Wrexham would spend the next 37 years in the Third Division North until they were placed in the Third Division as part of the League re-structuring in 1958. Wrexham would subsequently fluctuate between the Third and Fourth Divisions before earning promotion to the Second Division as champions in 1978. By 1983, Wrexham had experienced two consecutive relegations to leave them back in the Fourth Division once again. In the early 21st century, Wrexham would experience severe financial issues and despite a triumph in the Football League Trophy in 2004–05, they would be relegated from the Football League for the first time in 2008. After five unsuccessful play-off attempts, Wrexham would finally win the National League in 2023 after a 15-year exile in non-League.

Wrexham have won the Welsh Cup a record 23 times, the Football League Trophy in 2005, and the FA Trophy in 2013. They have gained one promotion from the third tier, six promotions from the fourth tier, and one promotion from the fifth tier. Wrexham's record league appearance maker is Arfon Griffiths with 592 appearances, whilst their top goalscorer is Tommy Bamford with 175 league goals. Their highest recorded attendance is 34,445 for an FA Cup tie with Manchester United in 1957.

Honours and achievements

Wrexham AFC's honours include: [1]

League

Cup

Player records

Team records

Annual awards

League awards

PFA Team of the Year

The following Wrexham players have been included in the PFA Team of the Year

SeasonDivisionPlayer(s)
1974–75 [20] Third Division Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Arfon Griffiths
1976–77 [21] Third Division Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Arfon Griffiths, Flag of England.svg Billy Ashcroft
1977–78 [22] Third Division Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Davies, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mickey Thomas, Flag of England.svg Bobby Shinton, Flag of England.svg Dixie McNeil
1988–89 [23] Fourth Division Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joey Jones, Flag of England.svg Kevin Russell
1991–92 [24] Fourth Division Flag of Ireland.svg Phil Hardy
1992–93 [24] Division Three Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Gareth Owen
1994–95 [25] Division Two Flag of England.svg Gary Bennett
1995–96 [26] Division Two Flag of England.svg Karl Connolly, Flag of England.svg Bryan Hughes
2002–03 [27] Division Three Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlos Edwards, Flag of England.svg Andy Morrell
2003–04 [28] Division Two Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Carlos Edwards
2005–06 [29] League Two Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Jones
2023-24 [30] League Two Flag of England.svg Elliot Lee, Flag of England.svg Paul Mullin

EFL Team of the Year

The following players have been included in the English Football League Team of the Year at the EFL Awards whilst playing for Wrexham:

SeasonDivisionPlayer(s)
2023–24 [31] League Two Flag of England.svg Arthur Okonkwo, Flag of England.svg Elliot Lee

National League Team of the Year

The following players have been included in the Conference Premier or National League Team of the Year whilst playing for Wrexham:

SeasonDivisionPlayer(s)
2011–12 [32] Conference Premier Flag of England.svg Mark Creighton, Flag of England.svg Nathaniel Knight-Percival, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Lee Fowler
2012–13 [33] Conference Premier Flag of England.svg Jay Harris, Flag of England.svg Dean Keates
2017–18 [34] National League Flag of England.svg Shaun Pearson, Flag of England.svg Manny Smith
2018–19 [35] National League Flag of England.svg Shaun Pearson
2021–22 [36] National League Flag of England.svg Aaron Hayden, Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jordan Davies, Flag of England.svg Paul Mullin
2022–23 [37] National League Flag of England.svg Ben Tozer, Flag of England.svg Elliot Lee, Flag of England.svg Paul Mullin

Wrexham Player of the Year

The following players have been named Wrexham A.F.C. Player of the Year. [38]

Young Player of the Year

The following players have been named Wrexham A.F.C. Young Player of the Year. [39]

Steve Edwards Goal of the Season award

The following players have won the Steve Edwards Goal of the Season award. [40]

Top scorers

Goal counts are formatted with the league total first, and the total for all competitions in parentheses. [41]

Hall of fame

The following are members of the Wrexham A.F.C. Hall of Fame. [43] Entry is not restricted to players; anyone who has made a great contribution to the club in any capacity can be considered.

International caps

The following players earned international caps whilst playing for Wrexham: [44]

Cap counts are formatted with caps earned whilst at Wrexham first, with total career caps in parenthesis.

European record

European Cup Winners' Cup:

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregateRef
1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich 2–11–13–2 [45] [46]
Second round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Hajduk Split 3–10–23–3 [47] [48]
1975–76 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgården 2–11–13–2 [49] [50]
Second round Flag of Poland.svg Stal Rzeszów 2–01–13–1 [51] [52]
Quarter-final Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht 1–10–11–2 [53] [54]
1978–79 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Rijeka 2–00–32–3 [55] [56]
1979–80 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of East Germany.svg FC Magdeburg 3–22–55–7 [57] [58]
1984–85 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Portugal.svg FC Porto 1–03–44–4 [59]
Second round Flag of Italy.svg Roma 0–10–20–3 [60] [61]
1986–87 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Malta.svg Żurrieq 4–03–07–0 [62] [63]
Second round Flag of Spain.svg Real Zaragoza 2–20–02–2 [64] [65]
1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Denmark.svg Lyngby 0–01–01–0 [66] [67]
Second round Flag of England.svg Manchester United 0–20–30–5 [68] [69]
1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup First round Flag of Romania.svg Petrolul Ploiești 0–00–10–1 [70] [71]

Notes

  1. Notable for the first occasion of three hat tricks in a single Football League game.[ citation needed ]

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