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Full name | FC United of Wrexham |
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Nickname(s) | The Other Wrexham |
Founded | 2020 |
Ground | Bronwen Green |
Chairman | Morgan Churchill |
2021–22 | North East Wales Championship, 7th of 8 |
FC United of Wrexham is an amateur football and futsal club based in Wrexham, Wales. They formerly played in the North East Wales Championship, the fifth tier of the Welsh football league system, and played home matches at Bronwens Green.
The club was founded in 2020 by Andrew Ruscoe, Tom Winsper, and Morgan Churchill, following the dissolution of the Brickfield Rangers futsal programme.
The club was jointly-founded in 2020 by former Prestatyn Town F.C. manager Andrew Ruscoe, referee Tom Winsper and former Wrexham AFC Women player, Morgan Churchill, following the disbanding of the Brickfield Rangers Futsal team. [1] [2]
On 20 January 2023, FC United of Wrexham opened a fundraiser to help their under-12s Futsal side get a new kit representing the key landmarks within Wrexham such as the St Giles parish church. Three days later Ryan Reynolds, actor and co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C., gave a £1,600 donation, above their fundraiser goal of £480. [3] [4] In response to this, the club decided to add the Deadpool logo onto the sleeve of the shirt. [3] [5] [6] [7]
The club manages a senior men’s football team which competed in the North East Wales League Championship Division, and male, female and junior futsal teams. [1] The club's youth teams are futsal-focused, although the club has future plans in both football and futsal. [2]
The club had Brad Miguel as a player who later played in the World Cup qualifiers for St Vincent and The Grenadines. The team has also produced players for Crewe Alexandra, Wrexham A.F.C. and Great Britain Futsal[ clarification needed ], as well as Ruscoe's managing club Prestatyn Town. The team plans to advance into the upper tiers of both Welsh football and futsal, while also securing grants to develop Bronwens Green, their home ground. [1] [2]
The club resigned from the league in June 2023, stating an intention to focus instead on youth football and fustal. [8]
In January 2024, the club controversially accepted a donation of £5,000 from Tristan Tate, brother of Andrew Tate who faced criminal charges at the time. Following criticism on accepting the donation, particularly from local organisations and with sponsors pulling support for the club, they returned the donation. Although the club stated the donation would've substantially helped them as they are not-for-profit and were operating at a loss in some months. [9] In March 2024, Welsh actor Michael Sheen donated £5,000 to the club, as part of its £12,000 goal on GoFundMe, set up due to the club's financial difficulties. The club described Sheen's donation as "a lifeline". [10]
Information correct after match played on 28 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.
Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn [lower-alpha 1] | Lost | Win% [lower-alpha 2] | Honours |
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Joaquim Ginja | Portugal | 22 December 2020 | 21 May 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | N/A |
Michael Hughes | Wales | 21 May 2021 | 6 November 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | |
Malcolm Wareham | Wales | 6 November 2021 | 12 March 2022 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5.56 | |
David Hughes | Wales | 12 March 2022 | 3 September 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | |
Andrew Ruscoe | Wales | 3 September 2022 | 19 June 2023 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 37.04 |
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