With My Little Pick and Shovel - A Cardiff City Story

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CONFEDERATIONS CUP FINAL
Wales 1-1 Brazil
Wales win 4-3 on Penalties
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Morris, Llewelyn Hughes, Giggs, Davies, Cook, Grant, Felgate, Bamford, Pennock (Thomas 90), Parry (Sellick 68), Al-Wadi (Feeley 105)
Phew! What an eventful game! 120 minutes, 16 penalties in the shootout and 12 bookings! Somehow, there wasn't a red and we battle through to victory. It looked like we'd won in extra time through Kieron Sellick's first international goal, but Brazil pegged us back almost immediately and forced us through the ordeal of penalties. Fortunately we held our nerve and retained our Confederations Cup title​
 
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LOAN STARS RETURN
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Wrexham have today announced the signing of two players on loan, both of whom will be very familiar to the Robins faithful

The fist signing announced was that of Mark Giles, who's returned to Wrexham from Cardiff City for a third season long loan in a row

19 year old Wales Under 21 international Giles cited his personal relationship with Robins boss Matthew Hawkins as a huge factor in his return, labelling him a "Managerial great"

Giles has made 82 appearances fro Wrexham in all competitions, scoring 36 goals for the club and was the club's leading scorer last campaign with 20
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The second signing announced was that of central defender David Rogers, who's joined Wrexham on loan from Southampton for a second season in a row

Wales international Rogers, 21, joined the Robins last season and soon became a rock at the heart of the defence, making 44 appearances for the side

The defender, who can also play in midfield, began his career at Villa before joining the Saints for £575,000 and is touted as a potential star of the future
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TWO IN, ONE FEE, ONE FREE
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Wrexham have today announced the signings of two players, one from the Bargain Bin and another from the Finest Aisle

First up is the one from the bargain bin, 19 year old Ollie Robson, who's joined the Robins following the expiration of his contract at Port Vale, where he started his career.

Robson made 29 appearances for Port Vale, notching up six assists from his favoured attacking midfield position but, despite this, the England Under 19 international, who's also eligible for Scotland, was let go
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The second signing was one from the opposite end of the scale, left back Lewis Richards, who's joined the club from Newport County for £180,000

Newport-born Wales Under 19 international Richards, 24, had spent his entire career at Newport, making 218 appearances for the Exiles over a 7 year period
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WREXHAM BRING IN FOUR
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Wrexham have today announced the signing of four players, one on loan, one for a fee and two for free

First up was the loan signing of midfielder/winger Rob Foster from Premier League side Liverpool on a season long loan

Foster, 19, has joined the Robins in order to offer competition to winger Josh Munday on the left hand side

Foster spent last season on loan at Accrington Stanley, accruing 4 goals, 8 assists and 6 Man of the Match awards in 43 games
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The second signing was that of Warren Conway from Wigan Athletic for £14,250

Conway, 21, had spent his entire career at Wigan before joining Wrexham, making 30 appearances for them in League 2 in his six professional seasons at the club

Manchester-born Conway can play either up front or in behind the striker and will offer some vital cover in those areas
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The third signing announced was that of Will Powell on a free transfer

Powell, 19, had been courted by a number of clubs following the expiration of his contract at Cardiff City, with even Premier League Middlesbrough being linked to the Wales Under 21 international

No deals were forthcoming, however, and he has decided to stay in his homeland, joining North Wales' biggest club
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The fourth and final signing was by far the oldest signing and it was that of 30 year old Stephen Hopkins on a free transfer

Hopkins, 30, has had a varied career since emerging at boyhood club Swansea, making 191 Football League appearances for Swansea, Rochdale, Yeovil, Oldham, Gilingham, Newport County, Swindon and Middlesbrough

Hopkins has joined as a backup in both midfield and in attack
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3 LEAVE ROBINS
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Three players have today left the Racecourse for good, raking in thousands of pounds for the club as they attempt to re-establish their firm financial footing

First to leave the club was centre back Neil Mason, who has joined Sunderland for £80,000

Mason, 23, joined Wrexham for free last summer and made just 12 league appearances before moving on to last season's League 1 champions

Mason's exit was quickly followed by that of left winger Josh Munday, who has joined Notts County for £250,000

26 year old winger Munday joined Wrexham from Scunthorpe back in February 2028 for £26,000. He went on to make 61 league appearances for the Robins, scoring 9 goals and bagging 28 assists in the most fruitful few years of his career

The final player to leave was young starlet Dylan Maxwell, who has joined Championship side Norwich City for £450,000

Maxwell, 17, had been courted by a variety of clubs this summer, with Sunderland, Everton and Blackburn all interested in the youngster, following his request to leave Wrexham

40% of Maxwell's next transfer fee will go to Wrexham
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AUGUST
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We had a pretty rocky start to life in League 1 last season, can we improve on it this time around?

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Carlisle United 0-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Milns 61), Peters, Robson, Munday, Giles (Coveney 72)
We took the long trip up to Carlisle, played well and returned to Wrexham with all three points, with debutante Ollie Robson bagging the winner just three minutes from time

LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND
Wrexham 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
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Harling, Bloom, Day, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Milns 70), Zamora (Robson 70), Peters, Giles, Munday, Coveney
A late Crewe penalty continues my streak of three League Cup First Round defeats as manager of Wrexham. A stark contrast to my time with Cardiff, where I won this competition 3 times in a row

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-0 Port Vale
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch (Powell 63), Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Munday (Foster 63), Giles
Ex-Cardiff defender Hugh Evans was looking to impress his former manager and to make him happy. He really did that! His unfortunate own goal gave us another win and gives us a 100% start to the league campaign

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Queens Park Rangers 0-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers 92, Lynch (Day 89), Richards, Walker, Hopkins (Smith 67), Peters, Robson, Munday, Giles (Coveney 67)
Anotehr good performance leads to another 1-0 win in the league! We're playing very well but just aren't getting the goals our play deserves

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 2-1 Luton Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Milns 62), Smith, Gregory, Robson (Foster 72), Munday, Giles
What it is with these 1 goal victories!?!?! I'm not complaining, because its three points after all, but I wouldn't mind if a few hammerings were dealt out

LEAGUE TABLE
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A very good month! 4 wins in the league and looking good, imagine what it'll be like when the attack gets up and running!​
 
This is excellent, cannot wait to see Wrexham and Cardiff match off, perhaps in the Championship?
 
SEPTEMBER
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A very good start to the season last month, more of the same please!

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Mansfield Town 0-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Rogers, Smith (Hopkins 62), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
A very even match which ended in the fairest way possible, a 0-0 draw. Nothing gained, nothing lost

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH FIRST ROUND
Wrexham 2-0 Morecambe
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
An excellent performance that was wrapped up within 30 minutes with Mark Giles' brace. I want to win this competition this season and this is a solid start

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
A solid performance undone by a piece of defensive madness that allowed Jake Kenyon to bag a late (undeserved) equaliser

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 2-1 Portsmouth
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Hodges, Bloom (Brown 62), Day, Lynch, Richards, Smith (Hopkins 62), Walker, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
Another solid performance but this time we managed to bag all three points despite a late goal threatening to undo all of our good work

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Grimsby Town 0-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 56), Peters, Robson, Foster (L'Anson 84), Giles (Coveney 62)
A top quality performance capped off with 3 very good goals. We couldn't hit the back of the net for some reason following Mark Giles' penalty miss but fortunately we manager to get our heads together and put the game beyond Grimsby's reach late on

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-1 Bradford City
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 67), Peters, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 67)
Our first properly poor performance of the season almost ended with us losing our unbeaten record. We would have lost it too if it weren't that meddling kid, Billy Coveney. He's become something of a supersub of late and I, for one, am thankful

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-0 Southend United
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch (Brown 85), Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 58), Peters, Robson, Harper, Giles (Coveney 58)
Billy.... Coveney. What a man! The supersub came on and lifted us from our slump today, bagging an all-important goal to keep us ticking over and picking up points

LEAGUE TABLE
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Looking pretty good if I do say so myself

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (4 GOALS)
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WALES
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Two more qualifiers this month as we attempt to reach the 2030 World Cup

2030 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4
Poland 2-4 Wales
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Morris, Llewelyn Hughes, Bellamy, Davies, France, Grant, Thomas, Bamford (Powell 29), Pennock, Parry, Feeley (Giles 65)
I was worried going into this game as injuries had left us thin on the ground in some areas (right wing). Fortunately we took an early 2 goal lead before losing our second choice right winger to injury, which forced us to bring on our fourth choice right winger, Gareth Powell, for his international debut Fortunately, he had a stromer, scoring one and setting up Dale Thomas' to complete a 4-2 rout

2030 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4
Northern Ireland 0-0 Wales
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Price, Cook, Grant, Felgate, Powell, Lloyd (Pennock 63), Knight, Roberts (Feeley 63)
A dreadful match with nothing much happening apart from a makeshift front four missing the target. Oh well.

LEAGUE TABLE
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Not too bad​
 
OCTOBER
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Another solid month please

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 63), Peters (Gregory 63), Robson, Foster, Giles
A late goal from Callum Brown broke our hearts as the Baggies ****** a draw from the jaws of defeat, at least we didn't lose

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH SECOND ROUND
Bury 1-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 70), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 70)
Another Johnstone's Paint Trophy match wrapped up within the first half by Mark Giles. "Gilo" bagged a 35 minute hat-trick and killed off the tie, putting us into the next round

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 3-1 Walsall
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Hodges, Brown, Day, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Roberts 81), Smith (Hopkins 81), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 61)
He comes on, he scores. Sometimes, he scores 3! Billy Coveney is probably the best supersub I've seen, a hat-trick from the bench? Sensational

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch (Powell 71), Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 62), Peters, Robson (M.Richards 79), Foster, Coveney
A dreadful game with a grand total of 3 shots on target and 8 shots. That's a combined statistic and I think that says it all

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-1 Coventry City
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Hodges, Brown, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Smith (Hopkins 66), Walker, Peters, Giles, Foster, Coveney (Conway 60)
A good performance that was undone at the death as Coventry ****** an undeserved point.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Swansea City 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 74), Peters, Giles, Foster, Coveney
Another 1-1 draw! Our fourth of the month as Swansea score their only shot on target to get an undeserved point,sound familiar?

LEAGUE TABLE
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We could have kicked on this month but 4 draws really halted that

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (8 GOALS)
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WALES
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1 game this time round

2030 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4
Wales 1-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Morris, Pugh, Giggs, Davies, France, Grant, Felgate (O'Leary 84), Lloyd, Pennock, Parry (Sellick 84), Feeley
Bosnia gave us a shock as they took the lead but we rallied, pushed and then scored a deserved equaliser

LEAGUE TABLE
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We're basically there now​
 
Cardiff have just sacked their manager

Might send the club this as an application...
 
NOVEMBER
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A few draws last time out, now its time to turn those into wins

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 5-0 Peterborough United
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Roberts 60), Peters (Brown 60), Robson, Foster, Giles
That's one way to get over our run of draws! A huge win at home to Peterborough, smashing them by 5 and shwoing the rest of the league that we still mean business! Foster and Rogers bagged a brace each while Mark Giles showed why Cardiff want £50m for them (I enquired)

FA CUP FIRST ROUND
Wrexham 2-1 Stalybridge Celtic
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Hodges, Brown, Powell, Lynch, L.Richards, Walker, Hopkins, Peters, Robson, Harper, M.Richards (Coveney 58)
Way too close! We dominated but couldn't put the ball in the net, while Stalybridge scored their only shot on target! Fortunately Brendan Lynch fancied a few goals and got them to put us through into the Second Round

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH QUARTER FINAL
Blackpool 0-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
That's more like it! A dominant victory away to Blackpool, bagging 3 goals in good fashion with Mark Giles scoring his 6th and 7th goals of the competition this season

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 0-1 Bury
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Hodges, Brown, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Hopkins 59), Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 59)
We weren't at the races tonight and lost by a goal to a promotion rival, who really closed the gap between the sides at the top. Disappointing.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Burton Albion 2-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 65), Peters, Robson (Coveney 65), Foster, Giles
We played well and took the lead before Burton actually did something and equalised. The game carried on in the same vein - us dominating. We couldn't find the net until Rob Foster took it upon himself to bag two goal in the last 20 minutes

LEAGUE TABLE
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Looking good

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (12 GOALS)
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WALES
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Our two final qualifiers.

2030 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4
Azerbaijan 1-4 Wales
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Morris, Llewelyn Hughes, Bellamy, Davies, France, Grant (Harrington 64), Felgate, Lloyd, Pennock (Thomas 64), Parry, Wynne
Rob Wynne made only his second appearance for his country (3 years after his first) and bagged the all important second goal, allowing Jamie Parry to do his thing as he scored a magnificent hat-trick

2030 WORLD CUP QUALIFYING GROUP 4
Wales 0-0 Poland
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Morris, Llewelyn Hughes, Giggs, Bellamy, France, Grant, O'Leary (Felgate 60), Powell, Pennock, Sellick, Wynne (Sampson 60)
A very good performance but we just couldn't find the back of the net. 18 shots but none went in, whilst we completely shut out Poland at the other end. Hugely disappointing.

LEAGUE TABLE
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Unbeaten. Very nice.​
 
DECEMBER
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An FA Cup match, a Johnstone's Paint Trophy match and some league games! Can we provide the town of Wrexham with some festive cheer?

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Scunthorpe United 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 58)
Not immediately, no. A very even game decided by one moment of magic by our hosts at the Iron Arena. Unfortunately, our wands remained firmly in our pockets as David Wilson produced a piece of magic that would rival Harry Potter (He's that wizard bloke, right?)

FA CUP SECOND ROUND
West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 73), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
A very dominant performance, 62% possession, 16 shots, but only 1 goal. We really need to be more clinical in front of goal otherwise it will hurt us in the long run. We play Liverpool in the next round.

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH SEMI FINAL
Grimsby Town 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Rogers, Richards, Smith, Walker (Hopkins 76), Peters (Brown 70), Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 76)
Grimsby took an early lead but we rallied and pushed for the equaliser, it didn't look like it was coming until right back Ray Bloom bundled over the line to score his first of his career. To make matters stranger, Matthew Brown, another right back, bagged the winner just 17 minutes from time

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 3-1 Rochdale
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 58), Peters, Robson (Coveney 66), Foster, Giles
A very dominant display that never looked like going Rochdale's way. A shame to lose the clean sheet but you can't have everything

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 3-0 Carlisle United
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Hodges, Powell (Brown 66), Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 66), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
A lot tighter than our last game although the scoreline would have you believe otherwise. It was pretty tight but we actually took our chances today, very unusual

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Notts County 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 59)
An unfortunate slip-up but there was bound to be one over the gruelling Christmas period. We dominated today but couldn't get that second goal which allowed Notts County a chance to get back into the match, which they took

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 2-0 Northampton Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Rogers, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 73), Peters (Brown 73), Robson, Foster, Giles
That's more like it! A dominant performance and comfortable victory, wonderful stuff!

LEAGUE TABLE
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Everything's looking good at the moment

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (16 GOALS)​
 
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ROBINS' DEFENSIVE REINFORCEMENT
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Wrexham have today announced their first signing of the January transfer window - the signing of Sean Mitchell on loan from Blackburn Rovers

Mitchell, 23, can play at centre back and sweeper and has been brought in to provide cover defensively

London-born defender Mitchell started his career at Arsenal but failed to make a league appearance for the club in three seasons before leaving for Blackburn on a free transfer in 2025

Mitchell has made 7 appearances for Blackburn since joining, whilst making 55 league appearances out on loan at Hartlepool, Northampton and Tranmere
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JANUARY
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Liverpool.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-2 Milton Keynes Dons
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Smith (Hopkins 64), Walker (Brown 54), Peters, Robson (Coveney 64), Foster, Giles
We played well, took the lead but just couldn't grab that second goal, which cost us hugely

FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Wrexham 0-0 Liverpool
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Hodges, Powell, Rogers (Brown 80), Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 74), Peters, Robson (Coveney 74), Harper, Giles
What a result! A solid defensive performance and a red card for Liverpool means we'll be taking the short trip to Anfield with the FA Cup Fourth Round still a possibility. Admittedly this Liverpool side are currently in the bottom three in the Premier League but its still a good achievement
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SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Port Vale 3-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell (Walker 74), Lynch, Richards, Rogers, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 60)
We played well but were hit on the break three times with Port Vale scoring each time. Very disappointing.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 3-0 Queens Park Rangers
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch (Walker 37), Richards, Rogers, Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles
That's more like it! We actually finished our chances and defended well as we put QPR to the sword in a nice warm-up for the big game at Anfield on Wednesday

FA CUP THIRD ROUND REPLAY
Liverpool 1-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Powell 61), Peters (Brown 88), Robson (Hopkins 79), Harper, Coveney
Wow. Billy Coveney will never have to buy a drink in Wrexham again as he played like a man possessed, harrying the Liverpool defence who appeared like rabbits in headlights as Coveney closed them down from the first whistle to the last. What a performance. What a night.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Luton Town 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Rogers (Walker 50), Smith, Peters, Robson, Foster, Coveney (Giles 72)
*Sigh*. Typical. We can go to Anfield and get three points, but the Luton Stadium? No, no, no. We battered them today but just couldn't score, again. David Rogers is out for two months.

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH FINAL FIRST LEG
Wrexham 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 62), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 62)
Billy Coveney loves the spotlight! 1-0 down and looking like we had it all to do away in Bolton Coveney comes on, scores two in 13 minutes and sets up pretty nicely. I love this guy.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-1 Mansfield Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Powell, Lynch, L.Richards, Walker, Smith, Foster, M.Richards, Giles, Coveney
At least we didn't lose.

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY NORTH FINAL SECOND LEG
Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Wrexham
Wrexham win 7-2 on aggregate
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Hodges, Brown, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Hopkins (Smith 79), Peters, Giles (Gregory 79), Foster, Coveney
Wem-ber-ley, Wem-ber-ley.... Sean Mitchell made his debut today and what a game to make it in! Everything went right as we ran riot, banging in 5 goals and it could have been more, excellent

LEAGUE TABLE
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Hmmmm

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (20 GOALS)​
 
FEBRUARY
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The squad is set, the players are ready... let's do this!

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
Wrexham 4-3 Rotherham United
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Smith (Hopkins 72), Walker, Peters, Robson (Powell 57), Foster, Giles
Wow. What a game! Championship Rotherham came to town and took part in the game of the round. We took the lead twice in the first hal only to be pegged back by the Millers, with their second coming late in the half which had me tearing my hair out. Fortunately Mark Giles took it upon himself to give us the lead at half-time and he did just that, scoring 2 goals in 3 minutes to win us the tie and secure passage into the Fifth Round

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Bradford City 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Brown, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 76), Peters, Bird (Coveney 59), Foster, Giles
A slightly depleted side didn't really turn up today and allowed Bradford to run riot early on. We finally started playing after their opener but at that point it was too late

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-0 Bristol Rovers
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 63), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 59)
That's more like it! A solid home performance, a lot of possession and three points, lovely!

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Portsmouth 1-2 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 68), Peters (Gregory 68), Robson (Coveney 75), Foster, Giles
We fell behind early on but rallied and equalised soon after through Mark Giles, we struggled to find a second until late on when Mark Giles bagged yet another goal!

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 1-0 Grimsby Town
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Hopkins, Peters (Brown 84), Robson (Powell 84), Foster, Giles (Coveney 63)
A goal on the stroke of half-time through loanee Rob Foster was enough today. We performed well and shut out Grimsby completely and deserved more goals but one was all we needed

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Southend United 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, L.Richards, Walker, Hopkins (Milns 65), Peters, Robson (M.Richards 67), Foster, Giles
Well, that's a shame. Southend had 1 shot, they scored. We had 11 shots, we didn't score once. Very unfortunate.

FA CUP FIFTH ROUND
Chesterfield 2-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker (Powell 78), Smith, Peters (Brown 78), Robson, Foster, Giles
A lower Championship club felt the wrath of League 1's Red Dragons as we progress to the SIXTH ROUND of the FA CUP!!!! A pulsating first half and a boring second half, I'll take that so long as we come out on top! We play Watford next who are very much a beatable side

LEAGUE TABLE
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We're letting this slip...

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (25 GOALS)​
 
MARCH
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Some huge games this month as we enter the final stage of the season

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Brown 80), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 71)
A confident victory with Rhys Cook's late consolation (remember him?), being the only bad thing to happen to us all game

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Walsall 2-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 68), Peters (Brown 68), Robson, Foster, Giles
3 minutes of silliness cost us dearly here as we battered Walsall but lost 2-0 in 3 minutes. Poor.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 4-2 Bolton Wanderers
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, L.Richards, Walker, Smith, Peters (Brown 60), Robson (M.Richards 61), Foster, Coveney
Despite their goals, Bolton never really looked like winning as we ran riot, scoring four and it could have been more. Also a nice moment for youth academy graduate Michael Richards as he bagged his first goal for the club

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Coventry City 1-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Powell, LRichards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 59), Peters (Gregory 69), Robson (M.Richards 74), Foster, Coveney
A very tight, even game where a draw was a fair result and that's exactly what happened!

FA CUP SIXTH ROUND
Watford 1-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Powell, L.Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 61), Peters (Brown 83), Robson, Foster, Giles (M.Richards 83)
SEMI FINALS!!! WE'RE THROUGH TO THE SEMI FINALS!!! If I'm fully honest, I didn't really want to win this match because the league is more important but we were tremendous and managed to get through to the semis where we'll play... Brentford.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 4-1 Swansea City
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Powell, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 71), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 71)
Cardiff boy Mark Giles was properly up for it today and it showed as he smashed 4 goals past a hapless Swansea City goalkeeper. Lovely stuff.

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Peterborough United 3-1 Wrexham
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Hodges, Brown, Mitchell, Lynch, Richards, Rogers, Hopkins (Smith 82), Peters, Robson, Foster, Giles (Coveney 62)
A strange game as Peterborough ventured out of their half three times and scored... three times. Unfortunately we weren't quite so clinical because if we were we'd have scored at least 50

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Bury 1-3 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Mitchell, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 73), Peters, Robson, Foster (Brown 25), Giles
A HUGE top of the table clash ended with a HUGE win for us! This could be crucial at the end of the season as we battle it out with Bury for the League 1 title

LEAGUE TABLE
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Looking good as we head towards the end of the season

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (33 GOALS)​
 
APRIL
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Things are getting a bit tense.

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 2-2 Burton Albion
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Mitchell, Richards, Walker (Milns 71), Smith, Peters, Robson, Harper, Giles (Coveney 77)
We absolutely battered Burton but just couldn't get the winner. I'm happy that we got it back from 2-0 but we should never have been in that situation in the first place

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY FINAL
Wrexham 1-0 Colchester United
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell 65, Lynch, L.Richards, Rogers, Smith (Milns 61), Peters, Robson (Powell 65), Harper, Giles (M.Richards 78)
17,000 people were at Wembley to see Sean Mitchell try and throw away our first trophy since the FA Trophy in 2019. Carl Peters will go down in Wrexham folklore for winning us this trophy, what a man.

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Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, L'Anson, Smith (Milns 81), Hopkins, Peters, Robson, Harper, Giles (Coveney 60)
We've lost all three of our last three against the Franchise Dons so I'm glad to have broken that streak, even it wasn't the three points we wanted

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Wrexham 3-0 Scunthorpe United
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, L'Anson, Smith (Walker 77), Hopkins, Peters (Brown 77), Robson, Harper, Coveney (M.Richards 77)
That's better! A solid 3 goal victory makes me very happy, especially when an academy graduate scores as well

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Northampton Town 1-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Mitchell, Lynch, L'Anson, Rogers, Smith (Walker 56), Peters (Gregory 83), Robson, Harper, Coveney (Hopkins 83)
*Sigh*. Another game where we battered the opposition but just couldn't score. Shame.

FA CUP SEMI FINAL
Wrexham 3-2 Brentford
After Extra-Time
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers (Coveney 109), Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 59), Peters, Robson (Powell 76), Harper, Giles
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. We took the lead three times against a Premier League club, admittedly we lost it twice but at least we held on to it in the end when Billy Coveney's breakaway goal following a Mark Giles long ball sunk the Bees and allowed the Red Dragons to roar into the FA Cup Final.... that sounded a lot better in my head...

LEAGUE TABLE
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The tension is tense...

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (34 GOALS)​
 
MAY
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Three teams are vying for two automatic spots. Will it be haeartbreak or ecstasy in North Wales?

AS IT STANDS - 3RD OF MAY 2030
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We play Notts County, Bury go to lowly Portsmouth and Bradford go to Southend

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Wrexham 3-1 Notts County
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 73), Peters, Robson, Harper, Giles (Coveney 73)
Phew. When we went 1-0 down after a minute I feared tat our promotion push had hit a significant bump in the road and that it would all be derailed. Fortunately Paul Harper equalised in less time than it took to write that sentence and it was all Wrexham from there, with Ollie Robson and Paul Harper applying the finishing touches to a satisfying victory
PORTSMOUTH 1-0 BURY
SOUTHEND 2-2 BRADFORD

AS IT STANDS - 11TH OF MAY 2030
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Thanks to Bury and Bradford's slip ups, one point away to bottom placed Rochdale will win us the league

SKY BET LEAGUE 1
Rochdale 0-0 Wrexham
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Hodges, Bloom, Rogers, Lynch, Richards, Walker, Smith (Hopkins 72), Peters, Robson, Foster (Harper 72), Giles
One point is all we needed and one point is what we got. We are League 1 champions!

LEAGUE TABLE
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We're going up as f*cking champions

TOP SCORER: MARK GILES (34 GOALS)​
 
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