2024–25 Wrexham A.F.C. season

160th season in existence of Wrexham AFC
Wrexham 2024–25 football season
Wrexham
2024–25 season
OwnerWrexham Holdings LLC
(Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney)
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumRacecourse Ground
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The 2024–25 season is the 160th season in the history of Wrexham Association Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2004–05 season, following promotion from 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

As of 1 July 2024[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Previous club Signed on Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
21 Mark Howard England GK (1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 37) Carlisle United 5 July 2022 30 June 2024 47 0
31 Luke McNicholas Republic of Ireland GK (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 24) Sligo Rovers 23 January 2024 30 June 2026 3 0
33 Arthur Okonkwo England GK (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 22) Arsenal 1 September 2023 30 June 2027 40 0
41 Liam Hall England GK (2004-12-18) 18 December 2004 (age 19) Bradford (Park Avenue) 18 August 2023 30 June 2024 0 0
Defenders
14 Anthony Forde Republic of Ireland DF (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 30) Oxford United 28 July 2022 30 June 2025 54 4
15 Eoghan O'Connell Republic of Ireland CB (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28) Charlton Athletic 31 January 2023 30 June 2025 48 2
17 Luke Bolton England RWB (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 24) Salford City 1 February 2024 30 June 2026 17 0
19 Jacob Mendy The Gambia Spain LWB (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27) Boreham Wood 1 August 2022 30 June 2025 67 6
23 James McClean Republic of Ireland LWB (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) Wigan Athletic 4 August 2023 30 June 2024 44 4
25 Will Boyle England Scotland CB (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 28) Huddersfield Town 13 July 2023 30 June 2026 28 4
32 Max Cleworth Wales England CB (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 February 2021 30 June 2025[2] 87 1
34 Aaron James England CB (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2024 4 0
Midfielders
7 Jordan Davies Wales CM (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25) Brighton & Hove Albion 25 August 2020 30 June 2025 138 31
8 Luke Young England CM (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) Torquay United 1 July 2018 30 June 2024 246 22
12 George Evans England DM (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 (age 29) Millwall 1 September 2023 30 June 2025 32 0
20 Andy Cannon England CM (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) Hull City 9 December 2022 30 June 2025 58 8
22 Thomas O'Connor Republic of Ireland DM (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999 (age 25) Burton Albion 31 January 2022 30 June 2025 75 7
29 Ryan Barnett England MF (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) Solihull Moors 24 February 2023 30 June 2025 49 2
30 James Jones Scotland CM (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) Lincoln City 24 August 2021 30 June 2025 120 14
38 Elliot Lee England AM (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 29) Luton Town 8 July 2022 30 June 2027 103 30
45 Harry Ashfield England RM (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) Wrexham U18 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 0 0
Forwards
9 Ollie Palmer England CF (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32) AFC Wimbledon 24 January 2022 30 June 2025 118 39
10 Paul Mullin Wales England CF (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 29) Cambridge United 23 July 2021 30 June 2027 140 105
11 Jack Marriott England CF (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 29) Fleetwood Town 1 February 2024 30 June 2025 17 1
18 Sam Dalby England CF (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) Southend United 1 August 2022 30 June 2025 86 13
26 Steven Fletcher Scotland England CF (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37) Dundee United 8 September 2023 30 June 2024 34 8
27 Jake Bickerstaff England Wales CF (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2026 0 0
52 Callum Edwards England FW (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2025 0 0
Out on Loan

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK England Arthur Okonkwo England Arsenal Free [3]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Arsenal contract expired

Out

Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Aaron Hayden England Carlisle United 1 July 2024 [4][5]
CB Wales Scott Butler England Marine 1 July 2024 [6][7]
CM England Owen Cushion Currently unattached [4]
LB Wales Daniel Davies Wales Flint Town 1 July 2024 [4][8]
GK England Rob Lainton Currently unattached [4]
LB Scotland Callum McFadzean Currently unattached [4]
CB England Ben Tozer England Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2024 [4][9]
CB England Jordan Tunnicliffe Currently unattached [4]
CM England Luke Young England Cheltenham Town. 1 July 2024 [4][10]

New contracts

Date Pos. Nat. Name Contract until Ref.
3 May 2024 RM Wales Harry Ashfield 30 June 2025 [4]
CF England Callum Edwards 30 June 2025 [4]
GK England Liam Hall 30 June 2025 [4]
LM Republic of Ireland James McClean 30 June 2025 [4]
18 June 2024 FW Scotland Steven Fletcher 30 June 2025 [11]
19 June 2024 GK England Mark Howard 30 June 2025 [12]
24 June 2024 DF England Harry Dean 30 June 2025 [13]

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 Vancouver Whitecaps.[14] Two months later, a third fixture was announced versus Hanley Town.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Hanley Town v Wrexham
13 July 2024 Friendly Hanley Town v Wrexham Hanley
13:00 BST Stadium: Potteries Park
Wrexham v Bournemouth
20 July 2024 Friendly Wrexham v Bournemouth Santa Barbara, United States
TBC BST Stadium: Harder Stadium
Wrexham v Chelsea
24 July 2024 Friendly Wrexham v Chelsea Santa Clara, United States
TBC PDT Stadium: Levi's Stadium
Vancouver Whitecaps v Wrexham
27 July 2024 Friendly Vancouver Whitecaps v Wrexham Vancouver, Canada
TBC PDT Stadium: BC Place

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[16]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Wrexham v Wycombe Wanderers
10 August 2024 1 Wrexham v Wycombe Wanderers Wrexham
17:30 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Bolton Wanderers v Wrexham
17 August 2024 2 Bolton Wanderers v Wrexham Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Wrexham v Reading
24 August 2024 3 Wrexham v Reading Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Peterborough United v Wrexham
31 August 2024 4 Peterborough United v Wrexham Peterborough
15:00 BST Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Wrexham v Shrewsbury Town
7 September 2024 5 Wrexham v Shrewsbury Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Birmingham City v Wrexham
14 September 2024 6 Birmingham City v Wrexham Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's
Wrexham v Crawley Town
21 September 2024 7 Wrexham v Crawley Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Leyton Orient v Wrexham
28 September 2024 8 Leyton Orient v Wrexham Leyton, East London
15:00 BST Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Stevenage v Wrexham
1 October 2024 9 Stevenage v Wrexham Stevenage
19:45 BST Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Wrexham v Northampton Town
5 October 2024 10 Wrexham v Northampton Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Wrexham v Lincoln City
12 October 2024 11 Wrexham v Lincoln City Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Rotherham United v Wrexham
19 October 2024 12 Rotherham United v Wrexham Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Wrexham v Huddersfield Town
22 October 2024 13 Wrexham v Huddersfield Town Wrexham
19:45 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Charlton Athletic v Wrexham
26 October 2024 14 Charlton Athletic v Wrexham Charlton
15:00 BST Stadium: The Valley
Wrexham v Mansfield Town
9 November 2024 15 Wrexham v Mansfield Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Stockport County v Wrexham
16 November 2024 16 Stockport County v Wrexham Stockport
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
Wrexham v Exeter City
23 November 2024 17 Wrexham v Exeter City Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Wrexham v Barnsley
3 December 2024 18 Wrexham v Barnsley Wrexham
19:45 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Burton Albion v Wrexham
7 December 2024 19 Burton Albion v Wrexham Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Wrexham v Cambridge United
14 December 2024 20 Wrexham v Cambridge United Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Bristol Rovers v Wrexham
21 December 2024 21 Bristol Rovers v Wrexham Bristol
15:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Wrexham v Blackpool
26 December 2024 22 Wrexham v Blackpool Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Wrexham v Wigan Athletic
29 December 2024 23 Wrexham v Wigan Athletic Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Carabao Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Wrexham being drawn away against Sheffield United.[18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sheffield United v Wrexham
13 August 2024 First round Sheffield United v Wrexham Sheffield
19:45 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Wrexham were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Port Vale, Salford City and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21.[19][20]

Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 ACA Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Mark Howard 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Luke McNicholas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Arthur Okonkwo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Luke Bolton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Will Boyle 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Wales WAL Max Cleworth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF The Gambia GAM Jacob Mendy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eoghan O'Connell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas O'Connor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF England ENG Ryan Barnett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Andy Cannon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Jordan Davies 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG George Evans 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Forde 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO James Jones 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Elliot Lee 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW Wales WAL Jake Bickerstaff 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Sam Dalby 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Steven Fletcher 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jack Marriott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Paul Mullin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Ollie Palmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Billy Waters 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References

  1. ^ "Men's First Team". Wrexham A.F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "CONTRACT NEWS | Max Cleworth signs Wrexham AFC extension". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  3. ^ "Arthur Okonkwo signs permanent Wrexham AFC deal". Wrexham AFC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2024 released/retained list". Wrexham AFC. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Defender agrees Brunton Park return". Carlisle United FC. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Scott Butler to leave Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Scott Butler rejoins Marine". Marine AFC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Dan Davies is our latest new signing". Flint Town United. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  9. ^ "Ben Tozer signs".
  10. ^ Palmer, Jon (June 18, 2024). "Experienced midfielder joins Cheltenham Town". Gloucestershire Live.
  11. ^ "Steven Fletcher signs new Wrexham deal". Wrexham AFC. 18 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Mark Howard signs new one-year contract". Wrexham AFC. 19 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Harry Dean signs first professional contract". Wrexham AFC. 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Wrexham AFC announces men's first team dates for summer tour; tickets available today". Wrexham AFC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Wrexham to kick-off pre-season schedule at Hanley Town". Wrexham AFC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  16. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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