Wrexham AFC history, 2025-26 season, promotions, stadium
A historic Welsh club turned Hollywood curiosity is now in the second tier of English football, one step away from the Premier League, as Wrexham AFC began their Championship season on August 9, 2025.The 2020 story that actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were bidding to invest in Wrexham, a now-161-year-old club that had been out of the Football League since 2008, was not some sort of prank — and the Red Dragons have catapulted up the pyramid.Wrexham won promotion to the League Two in 2023, backing it up with promotions to League One in 2024 and the Championship last season.So how did this all happen? And what do you need to know about Wrexham AFC?Wrexham AFC history — How old are they? Where do they play?Wrexham were formed in 1864 and are the oldest club in Wales and one of the oldest football clubs in the world. Notts County and Sheffield FC claim earlier starts among activ e clubs.The club is one step away from the Premier League after winning promotion from League One last season, the most recent of three successive promotions.The Red Dragons had never played higher than the Football League Third Division from their founding until 1978-79, and this season in the Championship is as high as the club have ever made it in the Football League.Wrexham play their matches at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, Wales.Can Wrexham AFC win promotion to the Premier League?The Championship slate is grueling, and Wrexham will look to assert its safety in the second tier before concerning itself with a historic move to the Premier League, but the Red Dragons have not been quiet in the transfer mill.Conor Coady and Danny Ward aren’t the only Premier League-experienced players on the roster, while a number of Championship-hardened players have also joined the team in Lewis O’Brien, Josh Windass, and Kieffer Moore.Wrexham also bought Liberato Cacace from Empoli, and already had Lewis Brunt, Matty James, James McClean, and Jack Marriott in the fold.Southampton, Ipswich Town, and Sheffield United are the favorites to win the Championship, and Leicester City, Coventry City, and Norwich City all boast impressive teams, but oddsmakers place Wrexham as an outside to reach the playoffs — not bad given their history.Wrexham AFC 2025-26 season scheduleAugust 9 — at Southampton — Lost 2-1August 16 — vs West BromAugust 23 — vs Sheffield WednesdayAugust 30 — at MillwallSeptember 13 — vs QPRSeptember 20 — at Norwich CitySeptember 27 — vs Derby CountySeptember 30 — at Leicester CityOctober 3 — vs Birmingham CityOctober 18 — at Stoke CityOctober 22 — vs Oxford UnitedOctober 25 — at MiddlesbroughOctober 31 — vs Coventry CityNovember 5 — at PortsmouthNovember 8 — vs Charlton AthleticNovember 22 — at Ipswich TownNovember 26 — vs Bristol CityNovember 29 — vs Blackburn RoversDecember 6 — at Preston North EndDecember 10 — at Hull CityDecember 13 — vs WatfordDecember 19 — at Swansea CityDecember 26 — vs Sheffield UnitedDecember 29 — vs Preston North EndJanuary 1 — at Blackburn RoversJanuary 4 — at Derby CountyJanuary 17 — vs Norwich CityJanuary 20 — vs Leicester CityJanuary 24 — at QPRJanuary 31 — at Sheffield WednesdayFebruary 7 — vs MillwallFebruary 14 — at Bristol CityFebruary 21 — vs Ipswich TownFebruary 24 — vs PortsmouthFebruary 28 — at Charlton AthleticMarch 7 — at WatfordMarch 10 — vs Hull CityMarch 14 — vs Swansea CityMarch 21 — at Sheffield UnitedApril 3 — at West BromApril 6 — vs SouthamptonApril 11 — at Birmingham CityApril 18 — vs Stoke CityApril 21 — at Oxford UnitedApril 25 — at Coventry CityMay 2 — vs MiddlesbroughLeague CupAugust 12 — vs Hull City
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