What’s On in Wrexham: Bonfire Night, Two Home Games and Remembrance
The clocks go back this Sunday, which means darker teatimes, the first proper whiff of bonfire smoke and, at the Racecourse, two home games in four days. Here's what's on in Wrexham and just over the border between now and Remembrance Sunday.
Is the New Football Museum of Wales Worth a Visit?
If you remember the old Wrexham Museum on Regent Street, forget everything you knew about it. The building reopened on 25 September as the Football Museum of Wales and Wrexham Museum, and it's bigger, sharper and free to get into. With half term just around the corner, here's what you'll find inside and how to bag a ticket.
Wrexham FC's Rise and What It's Done to the Town
Seven years ago, Wrexham FC were in the National League. Crowds of three or four thousand rattling around the Racecourse on a Tuesday night. A club that had spent fifteen years outside the Football League and, if we're being honest, looked like it might stay that way.
Wrexham AFC Just Had Their Best Ever Season, So What Happens Now?
Two points. That's all that separated Wrexham AFC from a Championship play-off spot and a genuine shot at the Premier League. Phil Parkinson's side finished seventh on 71 points, two behind Hull City in sixth, and if that stings, it should. But step back for a second. This is a club that was playing non-league football three years ago. Seventh in the Championship is the highest league finish in the club's 161-year history. That deserves a moment.
Can Wrexham Still Make the Playoffs? Five Games to Save the Season
Tuesday night at the STōK Cae Ras was supposed to be the statement game. Wrexham against Southampton, a six-pointer between two clubs scrapping for that final playoff spot. Instead, it turned into a nightmare. A 5-1 hammering at home, the Red Dragons' heaviest defeat of the season, and suddenly the dream of a fourth successive promotion looks like it's slipping away.