2024–25 Wrexham A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Wrexham
Season:	2024–25
Owner:	Wrexham Holdings LLC
Manager:	Phil Parkinson
Stadium:	STōK Cae Ras
League:	League One
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	First Round
Cup3:	EFL Trophy
League Topscorer:	Max Cleworth Jack Marriott Steven Fletcher (1)
Season Topscorer:	Five Tied with One (1)
Highest Attendance:	13,214 (10 August 2024 vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
Largest Win:	3–2 (10 August 2024 vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
Largest Loss:	2–4 (13 August 2024 vs. Sheffield United)
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Prevseason:	2023–24
Nextseason:	2025–26
Updated:	13 August 2024

The 2024–25 season is the 160th season in the history of Wrexham Association Football Club and began with the 5000th recorded league match for the club.^[1] Their first season back in League One since the 2004–05 season, following successive promotions from the National League two years ago and League Two the previous season. In addition to the league, they will compete in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.

Current squad

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No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Signed on	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				2001 9, df=yes		1 September 2023	30 June 2027	40	0
13	Callum Burton		GK	1996 8, df=yes	Plymouth Argyle	15 July 2024	30 June 2026	0	0
21				1986 9, df=yes		5 July 2022	30 June 2025	47	0
41	Liam Hall			2004 12, df=yes		18 August 2023	30 June 2025	0	0
Defenders
3				6 November 2000		2 July 2024	30 June 2027	0	0
4				2002 8, df=yes	Academy	1 February 2021	30 June 2027^[3]	87	1
5				1995 8, df=yes		31 January 2023	30 June 2025	48	2
19				1996 12, df=yes		1 August 2022	30 June 2025	67	6
24				1994 12, df=yes		2 August 2024	30 June 2027	0	0
25				1 September 1995		13 July 2023	30 June 2026	28	4
34				30 June 2005	Academy	1 July 2023	30 June 2025	4	0
44	Harry Dean			21 March 2006	Academy	1 July 2024	30 June 2025	0	0
Midfielders
6				1999 4, df=yes		31 January 2022	30 June 2027	75	7
7				1989 4, df=yes		4 August 2023	30 June 2025	44	4
8				1996 3, df=yes		9 December 2022	30 June 2025	58	8
12				13 December 1994		1 September 2023	30 June 2026	32	0
14				1993 11, df=yes		28 July 2022	30 June 2025	54	4
15				15 November 1997		6 July 2024	30 June 2027	0	0
17				7 October 1999		1 February 2024	30 June 2026	17	0
20				1996 10, df=yes		9 August 2024	30 June 2027	0	0
23				14 July 2003		15 July 2024	30 June 2027	0	0
29				1999 9, df=yes		24 February 2023	30 June 2025	49	2
30				1996 2, df=yes		24 August 2021	30 June 2025	120	14
38				1994 12, df=yes		8 July 2022	30 June 2027	103	30
45	Harry Ashfield			2006 5, df=yes		1 July 2022	30 June 2025	0	0
Forwards
9				1992 1, df=yes		24 January 2022	30 June 2025	118	39
10				1994 11, df=yes		23 July 2021	30 June 2027	140	105
11				9 September 1994		1 February 2024	30 June 2025	17	1
16				1994 10, df=yes		22 March 2023	30 June 2025	4	0
18				1999 12, df=yes		1 August 2022	30 June 2025	86	13
26				1987 3, df=yes		8 September 2023	30 June 2025	34	8
27				11 September 2001	Academy	1 July 2020	30 June 2026	0	0
42	Callum Edwards			22 June 2006	Academy	1 July 2021	30 June 2025	0	0
43	James Rainbird			1 September 2005	Academy	1 July 2021	30 June 2025	0	0
Out on Loan
				2000 1, df=yes		23 January 2024	30 June 2026	3	0
	Jordan Davies		CM	1998 8, df=yes	Brighton & Hove Albion	25 August 2020	30 June 2025	138	31

Transfers

In

Date			Name	From	Fee	Ref
1 July 2024			Arthur Okonkwo	Arsenal	Free	^[4]
2 July 2024			Lewis Brunt	Leicester City	Undisclosed	^[5]
6 July 2024			George Dobson	Charlton Athletic	Free	^[6]
15 July 2024	GK		Callum Burton	Plymouth Argyle	Free	^[7]
15 July 2024	LB		Sebastian Revan	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	^[8]
2 August 2024					Undisclosed	^[9]
9 August 2024					Undisclosed	^[10]

Out

Date			Name	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date			Name	To	Date until	Ref

Loaned out

Date			Name	To	Date until	Ref
15 July 2024	GK		Luke McNicholas	Rochdale	End of season	^[11]
8 August 2024	CM		Jordan Davies	Grimsby Town	End of season	^[12]

Released / Out of Contract

Date			Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024					1 July 2024	^[13] ^[14]
			Scott Butler		1 July 2024	^[15] ^[16]
			Owen Cushion	Prescot Cables	2 August 2024	^[17]
			Daniel Davies	Flint Town	1 July 2024	^[18]
				Currently unattached
				Currently unattached
				Forest Green Rovers	1 July 2024	^[19]
					6 August 2024		^[20]
					1 July 2024	^[21]

New contracts

Date			Name	Contract until	Ref.
3 May 2024			Harry Ashfield	30 June 2025
			Callum Edwards	30 June 2025
			Liam Hall	30 June 2025
18 June 2024				30 June 2025	^[22]
19 June 2024				30 June 2025	^[23]
20 June 2024			Aaron James	30 June 2025	^[24]
24 June 2024			Harry Dean	30 June 2025	^[25]
1 July 2024				30 June 2026	^[26]
4 July 2024				30 June 2027	^[27]
9 July 2024				30 June 2027	^[28]
7 August 2024				30 June 2026	^[29]
9 August 2024				30 June 2026	^[30]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 25 April, Wrexham announced a return to North America for a tour during pre-season, with matches against Bournemouth, Chelsea, and the Vancouver Whitecaps.^[31] Two months later, a third fixture was announced versus Hanley Town.^[32] In July, a fifth pre-season match was confirmed to be against Fleetwood Town.^[33]

Competitions

Overall record

^[34]

League One

See main article: 2024–25 EFL League One.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[35]

FA Cup

See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup.

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wrexham being drawn away against Sheffield United.^[36]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy.

In the group stage, Wrexham were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Port Vale, Salford City and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.^{[37] [38]}

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1			4		1	0	0	0	1
			26		1	0	0	0	1
			11		1	0	0	0	1
			25		0	0	1	0	1
			23		0	0	1	0	1
Opponent's Own Goal(s)					0	0	0	0	0
Total					3	0	2	0	5

Assists

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1			9		1	0	0	0	1
			24		0	0	1	0	1
			38		0	0	1	0	1
Total					1	0	0	2	3

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
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6				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
7				0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11				0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0

Home attendance

Competition	Total	Games	Average
League One	13,214	1	13,214
FA Cup	0	0	0
EFL Cup	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	0	0	0
Total	13,214	1	13,214

Notes and References

1. Wrexham_AFC . 1822350157993701801 . Goals from Max Cleworth, Jack Marriott and Steven Fletcher earned victory over Wycombe Wanderers in our 5000th recorded league match.
2. Web site: Men's First Team. Wrexham A.F.C.. 29 January 2023.
3. Web site: Contract News Max Cleworth signs three-year contract . www.wrexhamafc.co.uk . en-gb.
4. News: 22 June 2024 . Arthur Okonkwo signs permanent Wrexham AFC deal . 22 June 2024 . Wrexham AFC.
5. News: 2 July 2024 . Wrexham AFC sign Lewis Brunt from Leicester City . 7 July 2024 . Wrexham AFC.
6. News: 6 July 2024 . Wrexham sign George Dobson . 7 July 2024 . Wrexham AFC.
7. Web site: SIGNED Callum Burton signs for Wrexham . www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
8. Web site: Wrexham AFC sign Sebastian Revan from Aston Villa . 2024-07-15 . www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
9. News: Wrexham AFC sign Dan Scarr from Plymouth Argyle . 2 August 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 2 August 2024.
10. News: Wrexham AFC sign Ollie Rathbone from Rotherham United. 9 August 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 9 August 2024.
11. Web site: LOANED OUT Luke McNicholas joins Rochdale on season-long loan . 2024-07-15 . Wrexhamafc.
12. Web site: LOANED OUT Jordan Davies signs for Grimsby Town . 2024-08-08 . Wrexhamafc.
13. News: 2024 released/retained list . 3 May 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 3 May 2024.
14. News: Defender agrees Brunton Park return . 20 May 2024 . Carlisle United FC . 20 May 2024.
15. News: Scott Butler to leave Wrexham AFC . 13 May 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 13 May 2024.
16. Web site: Scott Butler rejoins Marine . Marine AFC . 5 June 2024 . 5 June 2024.
17. Web site: 2 August 2024 . NEW SIGNING .
18. Web site: 2024-06-16 . Dan Davies is our latest new signing . 2024-06-16 . Flint Town United . en-GB.
19. Web site: Ben Tozer signs .
20. Web site: Solihull Add Strength To Defence .
21. Web site: Experienced midfielder joins Cheltenham Town. Jon. Palmer. June 18, 2024. Gloucestershire Live.
22. Web site: Steven Fletcher signs new Wrexham deal. 18 June 2024. Wrexham AFC.
23. Web site: Mark Howard signs new one-year contract. 19 June 2024. Wrexham AFC.
24. Web site: CONTRACT NEWS Aaron James signs new Wrexham AFC contract . 2024-07-11 . Wrexham AFC.
25. Web site: Harry Dean signs first professional contract. 24 June 2024. Wrexham AFC.
26. Web site: George Evans signs new two-year contract. 1 July 2024. Wrexham AFC.
27. Web site: Max Cleworth signs three-year contract. 4 July 2024. Wrexham AFC.
28. Web site: CONTRACT NEWS Tom O'Connor signs new three-year deal . 2024-07-10 . Wrexham AFC.
29. Web site: CONTRACT NEWS James McClean signs new Wrexham AFC contract . 2024-08-07 . Wrexham AFC.
30. Web site: CONTRACT NEWS Andy Cannon signs new Wrexham AFC contract . 2024-08-09 . Wrexham AFC.
31. News: Wrexham AFC announces men's first team dates for summer tour; tickets available today . 25 April 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 25 April 2024.
32. News: Wrexham to kick-off pre-season schedule at Hanley Town . 25 June 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 25 June 2024.
33. News: Wrexham to host Fleetwood Town in final pre-season friendly . 8 July 2024 . Wrexham AFC . 8 July 2024.
34. Web site: Matches. 1 July 2024. English. Wrexham AFC.
35. News: Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading . 26 June 2024 . British Broadcasting Corporation . 26 June 2024.
36. News: Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed . 27 June 2024 . English Football League . 27 June 2024.
37. News: Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy . 24 June 2024 . English Football League . 24 June 2024.
38. News: Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed . 27 June 2024 . English Football League . 27 June 2024.