Wrexham, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have become the first team to achieve three consecutive promotions in English football. The Red Dragons return to the Championship, the second tier of football in England, 43 years later.
The Welsh side sealed their feat after beating Charlton Athletic 3-0 at the Racecourse Ground and taking advantage of the defeat of their main pursuers, Wycombe Wanderers, who lost 1-0 to Leyton Orient.
The atmosphere at theRacecourse Ground, the world’s oldest stadium to have hosted an official international football match, was unbeatable. Aware of the opportunity in front of them,Wrexhamset out to make sure they did not fail in front of their home fans and sealed the game with authority. Wycombe’s defeat, which needed to win to keep its hopes alive, unleashed euphoria in the stands and throughout the city.
Since Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney took control of the club in 2020, Wrexham has experienced meteoric growth both on and off the field. After several decades trapped in non-professional football, the team was promoted to League Two in 2023, League One in 2024 and now finally reaches the Championship, a category it has not played in since 1982.
Far from being satisfied, Wrexham is already beginning to dream of greater challenges. Promotion to the second tier of English soccer will bring with it a significant increase in revenue, both from television rights and sponsorship, and will allow the club to strengthen its squad to compete in an enormously demanding category.
With a ticket secured for the Championship, Wrexham are already beginning to dream of the possibility, unthinkable just a few years ago, of reaching the Premier League. The Welsh club has become one of the most fashionable teams in British football and its story, a mixture of football and cinema, promises to continue writing unforgettable chapters.
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