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2020–21 Wrexham A.F.C. season

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Wrexham
2020–21 season
ManagerDean Keates
StadiumRacecourse Ground
National League8th
FA CupFourth qualifying round
FA TrophyThird round proper
Top goalscorerLuke Young (11)
Biggest win4-0 (vs Woking (A) on Apr 17th, 2021, National League)
Biggest defeat0-4 (vs Solihull Moors (A) on Oct 24th, 2020, FA Cup)

The 2020–21 season of Wrexham A.F.C. was the football club's 156th season.

The season saw Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney take over the club in November 2020, with the takeover being completed on 9 February 2021;[1] the tail end of the season is documented in the first two episodes of the FX docu-series Welcome to Wrexham.[2]

First team squad

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Correct as of 30 June 2021.[3][4]

No. Name Nat. Pos. Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in
Goalkeepers
1 Rob Lainton England GK (1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 31) England Port Vale 2018
21 Christian Dibble Wales GK (1994-05-11)11 May 1994 (aged 27) England Nuneaton Borough 2017
Defenders
2 Reece Hall-Johnson Jamaica DF (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 26) England Northampton Town 2020
3 Jamie Reckord England DF (1992-03-09)9 March 1992 (aged 29) England Solihull Moors 2020
4 Theo Vassell England DF (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (aged 24) England Macclesfield Town 2020
5 Shaun Pearson England DF (1989-04-28)28 April 1989 (aged 32) England Grimsby Town 2017
16 Cameron Green England DF (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 22) Free agent 2021
22 Fiacre Kelleher Republic of Ireland DF (1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 25) England Macclesfield Town 2020
26 Tyler French England DF (1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (aged 22) England Bradford City 2021
32 Max Cleworth England DF (2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020
Midfielders
6 Jay Harris England MF (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34) England Macclesfield Town 2020
8 Luke Young (captain) England MF (1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 28) England Torquay United 2018
10 Devonte Redmond England MF (1996-09-19)19 September 1996 (aged 24) England Salford City 2019
12 Dan Jarvis England MF (1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 23) Academy 2020
13 Mark Carrington England MF (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 34) England Bury 2013
14 Paul Rutherford England MF (1987-07-10)10 July 1987 (aged 33) EnglandSouthport 2016
15 James Horsfield England MF (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 25) England Scunthorpe United 2020
19 Keanu Marsh-Brown EnglandGuyana MF (1992-08-10)10 August 1992 (aged 28) England Gloucester City 2021
25 Ryan Austin Wales MF (2002-10-10)10 October 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020
29 Jordan Davies Wales MF (1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 22) England Brighton & Hove Albion 2020
Forwards
9 Jordan Ponticelli England FW (1998-09-10)10 September 1998 (aged 22) England Coventry City 2020
11 Gold Omotayo Switzerland FW (1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 27) England Gloucester City 2021
18 Chris Sang England FW (1999-06-29)29 June 1999 (aged 22) England Marshalls FC 2021
20 Dior Angus England FW (1994-01-18)18 January 1994 (aged 27) England Barrow 2021
27 Jake Bickerstaff England FW (2001-09-11)11 September 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2020
39 Kwame Thomas England FW (1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 25) England Burton Albion 2020

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
14 August 2020 DF England Jamie Reckord England Solihull Moors Free [5]
16 August 2020 MF England Elliott Durrell England Altrincham Free [6]
19 August 2020 FW England Jake Bickerstaff Academy Free [7]
DF England Max Cleworth Academy Free [7]
FW England Jordan Ponticelli England Coventry City Free [8]
24 August 2020 DF England Reece Hall-Johnson England Northampton Town Free [9]
25 August 2020 MF Wales Jordan Davies England Brighton & Hove Albion Free [10]
27 August 2020 DF England Theo Vassell England Macclesfield Town Free [11]
29 August 2020 FW England Kwame Thomas England Burton Albion Free [12]
10 September 2020 MF Guyana Anthony Jeffrey England Dover Athletic Free [13]
12 September 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher England Macclesfield Town Free [14]
15 September 2020 MF England James Horsfield England Scunthorpe United Free [15]
1 February 2021 FW England Dior Angus England Barrow Free [16]
DF England Tyler French EnglandBradford City Free [16]
10 April 2021 MF England Keanu Marsh-Brown England Gloucester City Free [17]
FW Switzerland Gold Omotayo England Gloucester City Free [17]
FW England Chris Sang England Marshalls FC Free [17]
12 April 2021 DF England Cameron Green Free agent Free [18]

Loaned in

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Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
28 August 2020 FW Tanzania Adi Yussuf England Blackpool End of season [19]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2020 FW England Bobby Grant England Oldham Athletic End of season [20]
31 January 2021 GK Poland Dawid Szczepaniak WalesCefn Druids End of season [21]
1 February 2021 FW England Jake Bickerstaff Wales Caernarfon Town End of season [22]
DF England Max Cleworth Wales Caernarfon Town End of season [22]

Released

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Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2020 DF England Jazzi Barnum-Bobb England Dartford 16 August 2020 [23][24]
FW England JJ Hooper England Barnet 11 September 2020 [23][25]
MF England Davis Keillor-Dunn England Oldham Athletic 11 August 2020 [23][26]
DF England James Jennings England Stockport County 16 July 2020 [23][27]
DF England Jake Lawlor England Harrogate Town 12 August 2020 [23][28]
FW Scotland Leighton McIntosh Scotland Cove Rangers 10 August 2020 [23][29]
FW England Jason Oswell England Telford United 1 July 2020 [23][30]
MF Wales Matt Sargent EnglandSalford City 29 August 2020 [23]
MF England Luke Summerfield England Halifax Town 20 August 2020 [23][31]
DF England Doug Tharme England Curzon Ashton 5 August 2020 [23][32]
MF England Jack Thorn Wales Aberystwyth Town 25 September 2020 [23][33]
DF England Akil Wright England York City 17 September 2020 [23][34]
27 January 2021 MF Guyana Anthony Jeffrey EnglandBillericay Town 1 February 2022 [35][36]
14 April 2021 MF England Elliott Durrell England Telford United 29 June 2021 [37][38]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National League 6 October 2020 29 May 2021 Matchday 1 8th 42 19 11 12 64 43 +21 045.24
FA Cup 24 October 2020 24 October 2020 Fourth qualifying round Fourth qualifying round 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
FA Trophy 9 December 2020 9 December 2020 Third round proper Third round proper 1 0 0 1 0 0 +0 000.00
Total 44 19 11 14 64 47 +17 043.18

Last updated: 30 June 2021
Source: Competitions

National League

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Main article: 2020–21 National League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Chesterfield 42 21 6 15 60 43 +17 69 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
7 Bromley 42 19 12 11 63 53 +10 69
8 Wrexham 42 19 11 12 64 43 +21 68
9 Eastleigh 42 18 12 12 49 40 +9 66
10 FC Halifax Town 42 19 8 15 63 54 +9 65
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[39]


Matches

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6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) 1 Solihull Moors 1–0 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 2 Yeovil Town 0–1 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
12 October 2020 (2020-10-12) 3 Wrexham 0–1 Maidenhead  
19:00 BST Report
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 4 Wealdstone 4–3 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 5 Wrexham 0–0 Barnet  
19:00 BST Report
17 November 2020 (2020-11-17) 6 Hartlepool 0–1 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 7 Wrexham 1–0 Aldershot  
15:00 BST Report
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 8 Wrexham 4–0 Sutton  
19:00 BST Report
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) 9 Bromley 1–1 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) 10 Wrexham 0–1 Altrincham  
19:00 BST Report
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 11 Torquay United 3–1 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) 12 Weymouth 2–3 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
28 December 2020 (2020-12-28) 13 Stockport County 2–0 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 14 Wrexham 3–1 Dover  
15:00 BST Report
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 15 Chesterfield 2–1 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 16 Wrexham 0–0 Halifax  
19:00 BST Report
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 17 King's Lynn 0–2 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 18 Eastleigh 1–1 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 19 Wrexham 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge  
15:00 BST Report
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 20 Altrincham 1–2 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 21 Wrexham 2–0 Woking  
19:00 BST Report
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 22 Aldershot 3–0 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 23 Wrexham 0–0 Hartlepool  
19:00 BST Report
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 24 Wrexham 4–1 Wealdstone  
15:00 BST Report
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 25 Sutton 0–0 Wrexham  
17:00 BST Report
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 26 Barnet 0–2 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 27 Wrexham 2–0 Weymouth  
15:00 BST Report
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 28 Wrexham 2–2 Eastleigh  
19:00 BST Report
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 29 Wrexham 3–0 Bromley  
15:00 BST Report
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 30 Notts County 1–0 Wrexham  
12:00 BST Report
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 31 Wrexham 0–1 Torquay United  
15:00 BST Report
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 32 Wrexham 0–3 Stockport County  
15:00 BST Report
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) 33 Halifax 0–4 Wrexham  
19:00 BST Report
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 34 Woking 0–4 Wrexham  
12:00 BST Report
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 35 Wrexham 0–0 Chesterfield  
15:00 BST Report
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 36 Wrexham 2–1 Solihull Moors  
15:00 BST Report
3 May 2021 (2021-05-03) 37 Maidenhead 2–2 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) 38 Wrexham 3–0 Yeovil Town  
15:00 BST Report
15 May 2021 (2021-05-15) 39 Boreham Wood 2–3 Wrexham  
15:00 BST Report
18 May 2021 (2021-05-18) 40 Wrexham 0–1 Notts County  
19:00 BST Report
22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) 41 Wrexham 5–3 King's Lynn  
15:00 BST Report
29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) 42 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Wrexham  
12:00 BST Report

FA Cup

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) Fourth qualifying round Solihull Moors 4–0 Wrexham  
Report

FA Trophy

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Main article: 2020–21 FA Trophy
9 December 2020 (2020-12-09) Third round proper Wrexham 0–0
(5–6 p)		 Leamington  
Report

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