2020–21 Wrexham A.F.C. season

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; the tail end of the season is documented in the first two episodes of the FX docu-series Welcome to Wrexham.

First team squad

Correct as of 30 June 2021.

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

Transfers

In

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

Loaned in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
28 August 2020 FW Adi Yussuf Blackpool End of season

Loaned out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
10 August 2020 FW Bobby Grant Oldham Athletic End of season
31 January 2021 GK Dawid Szczepaniak Cefn Druids End of season
1 February 2021 FW Jake Bickerstaff Caernarfon Town End of season
DF Max Cleworth Caernarfon Town End of season

Released

Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2020 DF Jazzi Barnum-Bobb Dartford 16 August 2020
FW JJ Hooper Barnet 11 September 2020
MF Davis Keillor-Dunn Oldham Athletic 11 August 2020
DF James Jennings Stockport County 16 July 2020
DF Jake Lawlor Harrogate Town 12 August 2020
FW Leighton McIntosh Cove Rangers 10 August 2020
FW Jason Oswell Telford United 1 July 2020
MF Matt Sargent Salford City 29 August 2020
MF Luke Summerfield Halifax Town 20 August 2020
DF Doug Tharme Curzon Ashton 5 August 2020
MF Jack Thorn Aberystwyth Town 25 September 2020
DF Akil Wright York City 17 September 2020
27 January 2021 MF Anthony Jeffrey Billericay Town 1 February 2022
14 April 2021 MF Elliott Durrell Telford United 29 June 2021

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 2020–21 National League

League table

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


Matches

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

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

FA Trophy

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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