Wrexham Association Football Club is an association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. Founded in October 1864, it is the oldest football club in Wales and the third-oldest professional association football team in the world. After playing in the Combination and regional leagues for several years, Wrexham joined the Football League shortly after the First World War, as a founding member of the new Third Division North. The club remained in the Football League for over 85 years, before they were relegated to the National League in 2008. They remained in the fifth tier of English football for the next 15 seasons, missing out on promotion through the play-offs on five occasions. Wrexham achieved three promotions in three seasons, from 2022 to 2025, through winning the 2022–23 National League, finishing runner-up in the 2023–24 EFL League Two and also in the 2024–25 EFL League One. Thus, Wrexham secured a spot in the EFL Championship, and became the first club across the top five tiers of English football to achieve three consecutive promotions.
Wrexham's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, a total of 396 players have appeared in between 25 and 99 such matches for the club. The list includes 14 players who are still contracted to the club, so can add to their appearance total. Two Wrexham players with between 25 and 99 appearances went on to manage the club on a caretaker basis – Ralph Burkinshaw (1931–1932) and George Showell (1985).
Key The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order by surname. Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season. + Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull-backDFDefenderHBHalf-backMFMidfielderFWForward
Players
Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Wrexham.
+ List of Wrexham A.F.C. players with 100 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppearances FW32329 FW26269 FW303020 HB42425 HB83833 FW989849 FW282814 GK28280 FW434316 FW262613 FB88881 HB52521 HB1911–1912707022 GK36360 FW31313 FW787814 FW505010 FW343423 FW1913–1914545416 FW1909–1910727231 FW393914 HB38381 FW949463 FW1911–19131914717120 GK61610 FW555528 FB43430 FW/HB31315 FB33330 FW373712 FW414128 FW272712 GK58580 FW393918 HB77779 FW41418 FB1913–191483833 FB34341 FB40400 HB27270 FW858562 FW27275 FW363616 FW66669 FB91910 FW282814 FW30303 FW363619 FW40407 FW42423 FW454518 FW333314 FW656514 GK42420 HB192144441 FW32322 FB39390 FW353528 HB58585 FB1924192651511 FB58580 FW393916 GK41410 FW676713 FW37372 HB77772 FB28280 FW646415 FW40405 FB39390 FW656519 HB1938–193954542 FW35350 FB41410 FW41413 FW515110 HB72722 FW393910 FW727226 FW454526 HB42421 FW373714 HB36361 GK39390 FB41410 FW727224 GK83830 FW515129 HB92925 FB79790 HB44440 FW606046 FW404013 GK27270 HB33331 HB25250 FW25254 FW30307 HB74742 HB77772 FW959538 HB58581 FB99990 GK35350 GK99990 HB35352 FW29296 FW26264 GK35350 FW929230 FW454517 HB56560 FW343412 FW515113 FW1946676724 FB96960 FW545427 FW878722 FW32325 HB42422 FW25255 FW767641 HB61611 FB75750 HB68680 FW767644 HB31310 FW404016 GK44440 FW323213 HB31310 FW30306 FB34341 HB39395 FB28280 FW29294 FW40408 HB65652 GK38380 FW292913 HB67671 HB37371 FW292911 DF41410 FW828227 FW343424 FW47475 FW47477 FW33336 FW383816 HB76760 FW575712 GK88880 FB96960 FW454513 HB79793 FW898933 HB56560 FW363615 GK95950 FW636311 FW626224 HB72724 FW262611 HB71713 FW62629 FW363618 FW555530 FW888812 HB33332 HB47476 GK93930 FB36360 FW383817 FW33339 FW43435 FW1966–1968960960 FW28283 HB27270 GK44440 FW646421 FW83834 FW40404 FW343414 GK61610 FW676726 HB70703 FW262614 GK80800 FW545427 HB/FB49490 FW43437 GK960960 FW27273 FB29290 HB33330 FB38380 FW27277 FW8608636 FW5605626 HB910910 DF251260 MF463497 HB850850 FB594630 FW304346 FW3223413 HB/FW471487 GK620620 DF540541 DF970975 HB891904 GK900900 MF6226414 FW236297 FW/MF8078721 FW57126919 DF281291 MF500504 DF1984–1986542560 DF270270 FW9449828 DF920921 MF381393 MF218292 MF3403413 GK510510 MF413442 DF970971 MF424464 GK380380 MF3684410 MF352373 DF682705 MF/FW61127310 FW5596418 GK410410 MF3214468 DF361373 FW50106023 MF69229121 MF544583 FW9049429 FW6096913 MF19942713400 FW263295 MF6510756 FW32296115 MF/FW60127210 DF3010400 MF712736 FW35215612 GK660660 FW/MF207270 MF2007–2008276333 GK242260 GK481490 DF/MF3026563 DF6435995 DF236290 DF20065121722 DF/MF847914 GK900900 MF2004–20052012323 GK2005–2007960960 MF4037772 DF9719810 DF/MF4214560 MF3622582 FW2006–200733144727 GK2023350350 DF251260 FW36205616 FW386447 MF/FW4926752 DF885937 DF552572 MF1323361 DF209290 MF706761 FW44297315 GK390390 DF360360 DF7018883 MF4514591 MF2517420 DF57308712 GK630630 DF290290 FW4354818 MF3714517 DF730734 MF2610363 DF2016244281 MF225274 DF304340 MF244284 DF451461 FW50176716 DF603630 FW6636923 DF257321 DF460461 DF6422869 MF51186911 DF2210322 FW53227516 DF824864 MF2015–20163719566 GK910910 DF5112632 FW3874521 FW74128625 MF637432 DF572593 DF214252 DF633661 FW35417616 FW65218615 DF2016–2017733760 FW76239926 GK761770 DF402423 FW2510354 MF1221330 MF2020–20214322656 DF777847 FW39125123 MF/FW68319919 DF442460 FW1713307 FW/MF1820384 MF286340 DF660669 MF2923111 GK290290 MF278352 DF/MF262282 GK532550 MF232251 FW719262 MF3243611 GK270270 DF380381 MF1712291 FW/MF1614305 FW178257 FW2023437 FW2511363 FW48176517 MF431442 MF926350 DF763790 MF420421 GK684720 MF1413272 FW3313466 FW1511266 MF677744 DF760761 MF311324 FW4645010 MF/FW20191813315 FW1820383 DF2019–2020263293 MF/FW1414283 MF2210323 FW1513286 MF2429533 FW29366511 DF6897713 DF411420 DF480483 FW3173811 DF310314 FW2620467 DF357420 DF9319420 FW2737641 DF3313462 DF489570 DF/MF4912614 GK564600 DF/MF5523786 FW37549113 DF365412 MF75138812 DF865912 DF274316 MF/DF3312450 FW13647716 FW1434487 MF7719964 MF/DF1512271 DF347411 MF59268516 DF377440 MF6119803 MF/DF4523683 FW179262 FW44317517 FW36165216 MF3915544 MF32195117 FW2718458 DF462484 MF265310 DF511521 DF299380 MF366421
References General
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External links Wrexham A.F.C. first team