2021–22 Wrexham A.F.C. season
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The 2021–22 season of Wrexham A.F.C. was the football club's 157th season. The 2021–22 season was Wrexham's 14th successive season in the National League; the season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. They also played in the English FA Cup and FA Trophy.
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds | ||
Manager | Phil Parkinson (from 1 July)[1] | ||
Stadium | Racecourse Ground | ||
National League | 2nd | ||
Play-offs | Semi-finals | ||
FA Cup | First round | ||
FA Trophy | Runners-up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Paul Mullin (22) All: Paul Mullin (26) | ||
Highest home attendance | 10,118 (vs. Stockport County) (League) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,454 (vs. Notts County) (League) | ||
Average home league attendance | 8,834 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 (vs Barnet (H), 5 April 2021, National League) 0–5 (vs Aldershot Town (A), 9 November 2021, National League) | ||
Biggest defeat | 3–0 (vs Dagenham & Redbridge (A), 15 May 2022, National League) | ||
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Following the takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney at the previous season, they have arranged a FX docu-series called Welcome to Wrexham for the American Disney+ streaming service. A 20-person camera crew follow the players, coaches and fans to film the series for an entire matchday.[2][3] The takeover from Wrexham Supporters Trust has resulted in investment of £2 million ($2.75m), attracting TikTok as kit sponsor and Expedia for the sponsor at the back of the kit.[4] The owners were in the crowd first time as the club played against Maidenhead United,[5] while they made their first visit to the club's home ground in October 2021 with more than 9,800 supporters attending their introduction before kickoff against Torquay United.[6] Season-ticket sales for the season almost tripled to 5,800 from about 2,000.[2]
On 24 January 2022, the club broke their biggest transfer record since 1978 to sign Ollie Palmer for £300,000.[7]
As of March 2022, the club was negotiating the purchase of the freehold of the Racecourse Ground stadium from Wrexham Glyndŵr University.[8]