The 2021–22 season of
Wrexham A.F.C.
Wrexham Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Wrecsam) is a Welsh professional association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Formed ...
was the football club's 157th season. Despite being based in
Wrexham
Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the county ...
in North Wales, the club plays in the
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for men's association football clubs in England, with five teams from Wales, one from Guernsey, one from Jersey and one from the Isl ...
, with 2021–22 being their 14th successive season in the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
; the season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. They also played in the English
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
and
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...
.
Following the takeover by
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor. He is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time, with a worldwide box-office gross of over billion.
He began his career starring in the Canadian teen ...
and
Rob McElhenney
Robert McElhenney III (; born April 14, 1977) is an American actor, producer, writer, podcaster and co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C. He is best known for his role as Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Ronald "Mac" McDonald on the FX Networks, FX ...
at the previous season, they have arranged a
FX docu-series called ''
Welcome to Wrexham'' for the American
Disney+
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streaming service. A 20-person camera crew follow the players, coaches and fans to film the series for an entire matchday.
The takeover from Wrexham Supporters Trust has resulted in investment of £2 million ($2.75m), attracting
TikTok
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TikTok is an international version ...
as kit sponsor and
Expedia
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for the sponsor at the back of the kit.
The owners were in the crowd first time as the club played against
Maidenhead United, while they made their first visit to the club's home ground in October 2021 with more than 9,800 supporters attending their introduction before kickoff against
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
.
Season-ticket sales for the season almost tripled to 5,800 from about 2,000.
[
On 24 January 2022, the club broke their biggest transfer record since 1978 to sign ]Ollie Palmer
Oliver James Palmer (born 21 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Wrexham.
Early life and education
Born in Epsom, Surrey, Palmer supported Wimbledon as a child, for whom his grandfather Tony Wrig ...
for £300,000.
As of March 2022, the club was negotiating the purchase of the freehold of the Racecourse Ground
The Racecourse Ground ( cy, Y Cae Ras) is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C.
It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home ...
stadium from Wrexham Glyndŵr University
, mottoeng = Confidence through Education
, logo = Wrexham Glyndŵr University Logo.svg
, image = Coat of arms of Wrexham Glyndŵr.svg
, image_size = 180px
, caption = Coat of arms
Flag
, established = 1887, as Wrexham School of Scien ...
.
First team squad
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
New contracts
[https://web.archive.org/web/20210603131435/https://www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/news/club-news-wrexham-afc-announce-2021-retained-list]
* Christian Dibble
*Cameron Green
*Reece Hall-Johnson
Reece Anthony Clive Hall-Johnson (born 9 May 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Barnet.
He started his career at Cambridge United academy and joined Norwich City academy at the age of 11. Hall-Johnson was part of t ...
*Rob Lainton
Robert Paul Lainton (born 12 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Wrexham.
He turned professional at Bolton Wanderers in March 2011 but never played a first team game for the club. He joined Bu ...
*Shaun Pearson
Shaun Mark Pearson (born 28 April 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL League Two side Grimsby Town.
Pearson began his career at Spalding United in 2006 before moving to Stamford in 2008. A year late ...
* Jamie Reckord
*Devonte Redmond
Devonte Vincent Redmond (born 19 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for United Arab Emirates club Gulf United.
Redmond began his career with the academy of Manchester United, but left in 2018 without ...
* Luke Young
Released
* Mark Carrington
* Bobby Grant
* Jay Harris
* James Horsfield
* Fiacre Kelleher
* Paul Rutherford
* Chris Sang
*Theo Vassell
Theo Gary Carlstan Vassell (born 2 January 1997) is an English professional footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...
Competitions
Overall record
National League
League table
Matches
On Thursday, 7 July 2021, the National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
fixtures were revealed.
Playoffs
FA Cup
The fourth qualifying round draw was made on 4 October 2021.
The first round draw was made on 17 October 2021.
FA Trophy
References
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Welsh football clubs 2021–22 season