2022–23 Wrexham A.F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 158th season in the existence of Wrexham A.F.C. and their 15th consecutive season in the National League. Wrexham were one of the five Welsh football clubs in the English football league system. The season was unusual in that the fixture dates of domestic and European competitions were consistently postponed to accommodate the coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup played in November and December 2022 in Qatar.

Wrexham A.F.C.

2022–23 season
Owner	RR McReynolds Company LLC (Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney)
Chairmen	Rob McElhenney & Ryan Reynolds
Manager	Phil Parkinson
Stadium	Racecourse Ground
National League	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
FA Trophy	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Mullin (38) All: Paul Mullin (47)
Highest home attendance	10,161 (vs York City, 25 March 2023, National League)
Lowest home attendance	9,805 (vs Gateshead, 30 August 2022, National League)
Average home league attendance	9,973 (22 April 2023)
Biggest win	6–0 (vs Torquay United (H), 24 September 2022, National League)
Biggest defeat	1–3 (vs Halifax Town (A), 7 April 2023, National League)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Wrexham kicked off the season by beating Eastleigh 2–1 in the National League. Wrexham has traded the top spot back and forth with Notts County throughout the season. On 7 April, leading up to their second match against one another, Wrexham was second in the league, tied with Notts County at 100 points, behind on goal difference but with a game in hand. The season saw a persistent rise in popularity of their matches, with attendance close to stadium capacity at every match.^[1] The Red Dragons successfully gained promotion to the EFL League Two title for the first time in 15 years, in a closely fought title race with Notts County. They won the league by 4 points on the penultimate matchday, coming back from a first minute goal by Boreham Wood, to score three goals in the remainder of the match, with goals from talisman Paul Mullin and Elliot Lee.

Wrexham also participated in the FA Trophy and the FA Cup. In the FA Trophy, they were knocked out in the fourth round by Altrincham, on penalties. In the FA Cup, they were knocked out in a fourth round replay against EFL Championship side Sheffield United.

The season was chronicled in Season 2 of the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham.

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First team squad

As of match played 30 June 2023

No.	Name	Nat.	Pos.	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Rob Lainton		GK	(1989-10-12)12 October 1989 (aged 33)	Port Vale	2018	2024	143	0
12	Ben Foster		GK	(1983-04-03)3 April 1983 (aged 40)	Free agent	2023	2023	31	0
21	Mark Howard		GK	(1986-09-21)21 September 1986 (aged 36)	Carlisle United	2022	2023	39	0
23	Kai Calderbank-Park		GK	(2001-01-16)16 January 2001 (aged 22)	Connah's Quay Nomads	2022	2023	0	0
31	Rory Watson		GK	(1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (aged 27)	Scunthorpe United	2022	2023	0	0
Defenders
2	Reece Hall-Johnson		DF	(1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (aged 28)	Northampton Town	2020	2023	77	13
3	Callum McFadzean		DF	(1994-01-16)16 January 1994 (aged 29)	Crewe Alexandra	2022	2024	52	0
4	Ben Tozer (vice-captain)		DF	(1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 33)	Cheltenham Town	2021	2024	106	6
5	Aaron Hayden		DF	(1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 26)	Carlisle United	2021	2024	77	19
6	Jordan Tunnicliffe		DF	(1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 29)	Crawley Town	2022	2024	31	2
15	Eoghan O'Connell		DF	(1995-08-13)13 August 1995 (aged 27)	Charlton Athletic	2023	2025	15	2
17	Bryce Hosannah		DF	(1999-04-08)8 April 1999 (aged 24)	Leeds United	2021	2024	43	2
19	Jacob Mendy		DF	(1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 26)	Boreham Wood	2022	2025	32	4
24	Scott Butler		DF	(2002-12-30)30 December 2002 (aged 20)	Swansea City	2022	2023	1	0
25	Ryan Austin		DF	(2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2021	2023	1	0
26	Harry Lennon		DF	(1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (aged 28)	Southend United	2021	2023	23	2
32	Max Cleworth		DF	(2002-08-09)9 August 2002 (aged 20)	Academy	2021	2025	68	1
34	Aaron James		DF	(2005-06-30)30 June 2005 (aged 18)	Academy	2021	2023	1	0
39	Dan Davies		DF	(2004-11-20)20 November 2004 (aged 18)	Academy	2022	2023	0	0
Midfielders
7	Jordan Davies		MF	(1998-10-18)18 October 1998 (aged 24)	Brighton & Hove Albion	2020	2025	117	33
8	Luke Young (captain)		MF	(1993-02-22)22 February 1993 (aged 30)	Torquay United	2018	2024	226	20
14	Anthony Forde		MF	(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 29)	Oxford United	2022	2024	39	3
20	Andy Cannon		MF	(1996-03-14)14 March 1996 (aged 27)	Hull City	2022	2025	19	0
22	Thomas O'Connor		MF	(1999-04-21)21 April 1999 (aged 24)	Burton Albion	2022	2025	41	7
29	Ryan Barnett		MF	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 23)	Solihull Moors	2023	2025	12	0
30	James Jones		MF	(1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 27)	Lincoln City	2021	2024	100	12
36	Will Mountfield		MF	(2003-09-18)18 September 2003 (aged 19)	Academy	2021	2023	0	0
37	Kai Evans		MF	(2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 19)	Academy	2022	2023	2	0
38	Elliot Lee		MF	(1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (aged 28)	Luton Town	2022	2025	52	15
41	David Jones		MF	(1984-11-04)4 November 1984 (aged 38)	Oldham Athletic	2021	2023	5	1
Forwards
9	Ollie Palmer		FW	(1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 31)	AFC Wimbledon	2022	2025	78	33
10	Paul Mullin		FW	(1994-11-06)6 November 1994 (aged 28)	Cambridge United	2021	2025	97	79
11	Liam McAlinden		FW	(1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 29)	Morecambe	2021	2023	58	1
16	Billy Waters		FW	(1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 28)	Barrow	2023	2025	1	0
18	Sam Dalby		FW	(1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 23)	Southend United	2022	2024	49	8
27	Jake Bickerstaff		FW	(2001-09-11)11 September 2001 (aged 21)	Academy	2021	2024	13	3
33	Daniel Jones		FW	(2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 22)	Academy	2021	2023	0	0
40	Louis Lloyd		FW	(2003-10-15)15 October 2003 (aged 19)	Shrewsbury Town	2022	2023	0	0
Out on loan
–	Jake Hyde		FW	(1990-07-01)1 July 1990 (aged 32)	Halifax Town	2021	2023	17	3
35	Tom Jenkins		MF	(2003-09-06)6 September 2003 (aged 19)	Academy	2021	2023	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	DF		Jordan Tunnicliffe	Crawley Town	Free	[2]
5 July 2022	GK		Mark Howard	Carlisle United	Free	[3]
8 July 2022	MF		Elliot Lee	Luton Town	Free	[4]
28 July 2022	MF		Anthony Forde	Oxford United	Undisclosed	[5]
1 August 2022	FW		Sam Dalby	Southend United	Undisclosed	[6]
1 August 2022	DF		Jacob Mendy	Boreham Wood	Undisclosed	[6]
4 August 2022	GK		Rory Watson	Scunthorpe United	Free	[7]
16 September 2022	GK		Kai Calderbank-Park	Connah's Quay Nomads	Free	[8]
30 November 2022	FW		Louis Lloyd	Shrewsbury Town	Free	[9]
9 December 2022	MF		Andy Cannon	Hull City	Undisclosed	[10]
31 January 2023	DF		Eoghan O'Connell	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[11]
24 February 2023	MF		Ryan Barnett	Solihull Moors	Undisclosed	[12]
23 March 2023	GK		Ben Foster	Unattached[13]	Free	[14]

Out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Club	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2022	DF		Tyler French	Dundee	Undisclosed	[3]
1 September 2022	FW		Dior Angus	Harrogate Town	Free	[15]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Club	Duration	Ref.
1 August 2022	FW		Jake Hyde	Southend United	End of season	[6]
13 January 2023	MF		Tom Jenkins	Gresford Athletic	End of season	[16]

Released

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
1 July 2022	GK		Lee Camp	Retired		[17]
	GK		Dawid Szczepaniak	Flint Town United	4 August 2022	[17][18]
	DF		Cameron Green	Bromley	27 September 2022	[17][19]
	MF		Dan Jarvis	Gateshead	1 July 2022	[17][20]
	MF		David Jones	Retired		[17]
	MF		Devonte Redmond	Gulf United	4 December 2022	[17][21]
	FW		Kwame Thomas	Sutton United	1 July 2022	[17][22]
	FW		Jordan Ponticelli	King's Lynn Town	14 July 2022	[3][23]
5 July 2022	DF		Shaun Brisley	Buxton	7 July 2022	[3][24]
25 January 2023	GK		Christian Dibble	Kidderminster Harriers	27 January 2023	[25][26]

New contracts

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Contract until	Team	Ref.
23 June 2022	MF		Luke Young	2024	First team	[27]
23 June 2022	DF		Harry Lennon	2023	First team	[28]
7 July 2022	FW		Jake Bickerstaff	2024	Reserves	[29]
30 July 2022	MF		Bryce Hosannah	2024	First team	[30]
5 August 2022	FW		Paul Mullin	2025	First team	[31]
5 December 2022	MF		Max Cleworth	2025	First team	[32]
19 January 2023	GK		Kai Calderbank-Park	2023	Reserves	[33]
	GK		Rory Watson	2023	First team
23 February 2023	GK		Rob Lainton	2024	First team	[34]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 22 June 2022, Wrexham announced plans for their pre-season campaign.^[35]

Nantwich Town v Wrexham

16 July 2022 Friendly	Nantwich Town	2–5	Wrexham	Nantwich
15:00 BST	Grant 36' Cockerline 80'	Report	Hayden 15' Trialist A 38' Evans 57' McAlinden 70' Mullin 83'	Stadium: Swansway Stadium Attendance: 1,427 Referee: Ollie Yates

Leganés v Wrexham

21 July 2022 Friendly	Leganés	2–0	Wrexham	Alicante
10:00 CEST	Muñoz 50' (pen.) Avilés 83'	Report		Stadium: Hotel Golf Campoamor Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Wrexham v Nottingham Forest U21

23 July 2022 Friendly	Wrexham	1–1	Nottingham Forest U21	Alicante
19:00 CEST	Young 69'	Report	79'	Stadium: Hotel Golf Campoamor Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Wrexham v Macclesfield

30 July 2022 Friendly	Wrexham	4–0	Macclesfield	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Palmer 12' Jones 32' Young 50' O'Connor 62' Mullin  68'	Report	Clare  15'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,076 Referee: Lee Evans

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
National League	6 August 2022	29 April 2023	Matchday 1	Winners	46	34	9	3	116	43	+73	073.91
FA Cup	15 October 2022	7 February 2023	Fourth qualifying round	Fourth round proper	7	4	2	1	19	13	+6	057.14
FA Trophy	17 December 2022	13 January 2023	Third round proper	Fourth round proper	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					55	39	11	5	140	59	+81	070.91

Last updated: 29 April 2023
Source: Competitions

National League

Main article: 2022–23 National League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Wrexham (C, P)	46	34	9	3	116	43	+73	111	Promotion to EFL League Two
2	Notts County (O, P)	46	32	11	3	117	42	+75	107	Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3	Chesterfield	46	25	9	12	81	52	+29	84
4	Woking	46	24	10	12	71	48	+23	82	Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5	Barnet	46	21	11	14	75	67	+8	74

Source: ^[36]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results^[37]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	34	9	3	116	43	+73	111	22	1	0	74	19	+55	12	8	3	42	24	+18

Last updated: complete.
Source: National League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	81	18	19	20	22	23	25	26	212	28	29	31	32	305	33	34	35	243	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	274	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D
Position	6	4	5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	4	4	7	10	13	16	19	22	23	26	26	29	32	33	36	39	42	43	46	47	50	53	56	59	62	65	68	71	72	75	78	81	84	85	88	91	94	97	100	100	103	104	107	110	111

Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2023. Source: National League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 8 (vs. Maidenhead United) was postponed, alongside all other matches in the National League, due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.^[38]
• ² Matchday 21 (vs. Bromley) was postponed to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Farnborough.^[39]
• ³ Matchday 24 (vs. Chesterfield) was postponed due to issues at the Racecourse Ground regarding frozen conditions following a pitch inspection.^[40] It was then postponed again when Chesterfield's FA Cup fixture against West Bromwich Albion was to play a replay.^[41]
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs. Yeovil Town) was postponed to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Coventry City.^[42] It was rescheduled to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup replay fixture against Sheffield United.^[43]
• ⁵ Matchday 30 (vs. Woking) was postponed to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Sheffield United.^[44]

Matches

On 6 July 2022, the National League fixtures were revealed.^[45]

Wrexham v Eastleigh

6 August 2022 1	Wrexham	2–1	Eastleigh	Wrexham
21:00 BST	Lee 72', 83' Cleworth  74'	Report	Langston 14',  26' Hill  65'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,897 Referee: Scott Jackson

Yeovil Town v Wrexham

13 August 2022 2	Yeovil Town	1–1	Wrexham	Yeovil
15:00 BST	Linton  45+2', 50' Worthington  65' Wakefield  73' Williams  90+5'	Report	Mullin 6' Dalby  90'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,885 Referee: Gary Parsons

Chesterfield v Wrexham

16 August 2022 2	Chesterfield	2–0	Wrexham	Chesterfield
19:45 BST	King 10',  32' Banks 23'	Report	McFadzean  31' Palmer  73' O'Connor  84'	Stadium: Technique Stadium Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Steven Copeland

Wrexham v Maidstone United

20 August 2022 4	Wrexham	5–0	Maidstone United	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Mullin 9', 62' (pen.), 82' Davies 39' Odusanya 45+3' (o.g.) Hayden  67'	Report	Fowler  71'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,863 Referee: David Richardson

Woking v Wrexham

27 August 2022 5	Woking	2–3	Wrexham	Woking
17:20 BST	Lofthouse Daly  37', 47' Amond  42' Grego-Cox pen.' (86)	Report	Hayden 35', 68' Palmer  38', 81' Jones  42' Young  85'	Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 3,185 Referee: Robert Massey-Ellis

Wrexham v Gateshead

30 August 2022 6	Wrexham	3–1	Gateshead	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Tozer 2' Palmer 9' Mullin 78'	Report	Storey  16'  29' Bailey 26' Olley  53'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,805 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Dorking Wanderers v Wrexham

3 September 2022 7	Dorking Wanderers	0–5	Wrexham	Dorking
15:00 BST		Report	Palmer 20', 49' Mendy 24' Moore 35' (o.g.) Lee 77'	Stadium: Meadowbank Ground Attendance: 2,730 Referee: Gary Parsons

Wrexham v Dagenham & Redbridge

13 September 2022 9	Wrexham	4–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Palmer 25', 75' Mullin 45+1', 73' Jones  83'	Report	Grant  38' Morias 90+6'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,835 Referee: Andrew Miller

Southend United v Wrexham

17 September 2022 10	Southend United	0–0	Wrexham	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	Mooney  33'	Report	Palmer  66'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,266 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Wrexham v Torquay United

24 September 2022 11	Wrexham	6–0	Torquay United	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Davies 11' Mullin 29' Palmer 42' Hayden 72' Dalby 80' Forde 90'	Report	Jarvis  78'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,970 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Oldham Athletic v Wrexham

1 October 2022 12	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Wrexham	Oldham
15:00 BST	Fondop 26'  49' Sheron  31' Clarke  70' Carragher  90+1'	Report	Tozer 85' Lee  90+3' Mullin 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,496 Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Notts County v Wrexham

4 October 2022 13	Notts County	1–0	Wrexham	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Langstaff 13',  70' Slocombe  60' Brindley  90+4'	Report	Tozer  61' Lee  84'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,741 Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Wrexham v Barnet

8 October 2022 14	Wrexham	7–5	Barnet	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Hayden 8', 58' O'Connor 35' Mullin 37', 53' (pen.)  86' Young  38' 55' Palmer 64'  90+5'	Report	Kabamba 28', 75' Pritchard 31' Kanu 51', 84' Gorman  55'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,987 Referee: Elliot Swallow

Boreham Wood v Wrexham

22 October 2022 15	Boreham Wood	1–1	Wrexham	Borehamwood
15:00 BST	Newton 30' Stephens  82'	Report	Jones  33' Hayden 53'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,536 Referee: Adrian Quelch

Wrexham v Halifax Town

25 October 2022 16	Wrexham	3–1	Halifax Town	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Tozer 65' Davies 83' Hayden 90'	Report	Dieseruvwe 13' (pen.) Golden  20'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,039 Referee: Michael Barlow

Wrexham v Altrincham

29 October 2022 17	Wrexham	4–0	Altrincham	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Mullin 31' Palmer 33', 64' Jones 78'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,107 Referee: Scott Simpson

Wrexham v Maidenhead United

1 November 2022 8	Wrexham	1–0	Maidenhead United	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Hayden 30'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,914 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: This match, originally was about to be played on 10 September 2022, was included in the league-wide postponement due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[46][47]

Scunthorpe United v Wrexham

9 November 2022 18	Scunthorpe United	1–3	Wrexham	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Lavery  30' Rowe 42'	Report	Palmer 21' Hayden 32' Young  53' Mullin 70'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

Wealdstone v Wrexham

12 November 2022 19	Wealdstone	0–0	Wrexham	Ruislip
15:00 GMT	Obiero  35' Dyer  56'	Report	O'Connor  71'	Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Attendance: 2,817 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Wrexham v Aldershot Town

19 November 2022 20	Wrexham	2–0	Aldershot Town	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Mullin 28' Jones 38' McFadzean  90+2'	Report	Amaluzor  18'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Andrew Miller

York City v Wrexham

3 December 2022 22	York City	1–1	Wrexham	York
12:30 GMT	G.Mafuta  32' M.Hancox  49' Duku 90+2'	Report	Young  42' O'Connor 88'	Stadium: York Community Stadium Attendance: 7,145 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Eastleigh v Wrexham

10 December 2022 23	Eastleigh	0–2	Wrexham	Eastleigh
15:00 GMT	Cissé  23' Hill  31' Carter  34' McKiernan  41' Whitehall  88'	Report	Tozer 18' Lee 45+2' Forde  83'	Stadium: Ten Acres Attendance: 3,986 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Wrexham v Solihull Moors

26 December 2022 25	Wrexham	5–0	Solihull Moors	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Palmer 42' Mullin 51', 78', 80' Hayden 72'	Report	Storer  62'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Solihull Moors v Wrexham

2 January 2023 26	Solihull Moors	1–2	Wrexham	Solihull
15:00 GMT	Cybulski 90+1'	Report	Tunnicliffe 11' O'Connor 65' Young  81'	Stadium: ARMCO Arena Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Adrian Quelch

Wrexham v Bromley

10 January 2023 21	Wrexham	2–1	Bromley	Wrexham
19:30 GMT	Mullin 44' (pen.) Jones 74' Young  83' McFadzean  90'	Report	Fisher  4' Webster  24' Whitely 33' Charles-Cook  45'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,807 Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: This match was originally postponed to 21 December 2022 to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Farnborough.[48] It was then postponed again when Wrexham's FA Trophy fixture against Scunthorpe United was postponed to 21 December 2022.[49]

Maidstone United v Wrexham

21 January 2023 28	Maidstone United	2–3	Wrexham	Maidstone
15:00 GMT	Binnom-Williams  27' Lawson  53' Barham 72', 79'	Report	Young 30' Mullin 59' O'Connor  65' Lee  70' Hayden 90+1'	Stadium: Gallagher Stadium Attendance: 3,341 Referee: Aji Ajibola

Gateshead v Wrexham

24 January 2023 29	Gateshead	0–3	Wrexham	Gateshead
19:45 GMT	Pye  38'	Report	O'Connor 61' Palmer 67' Mullin 90+2'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1,422 Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Altrincham v Wrexham

4 February 2023 31	Altrincham	1–2	Wrexham	Altrincham
17:20 GMT	Hulme  23' Welch-Hayes 81'	Report	O'Connell  23', 86' Young  43' Palmer 61'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Paul Marsden

Wrexham v Wealdstone

11 February 2023 32	Wrexham	3–1	Wealdstone	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	O'Connell  20' Mullin 40' Mendy 53' Dalby 90'	Report	Obiero  19' Allarakhia  36' 50' Kretzschmar  36'  83' Cook  58' Andrews  59'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,091 Referee: Elliot Swallow

Wrexham v Woking

14 February 2023 30	Wrexham	2–2	Woking	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Forde 38' Mullin 56' (pen)	Report	Amond 7' Ince  61' Brown 73' (pen)	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,030 Referee: Steven Copeland
Note: This match originally was to be played on 28 January 2023, however the match was postponed to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Sheffield United.[50]

Aldershot Town v Wrexham

18 February 2023 33	Aldershot Town	3–4	Wrexham	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	Mnoga  6' Pendlebury 30' Hutchinson 39' Tunnicliffe 89' (o.g.)	Report	Mullin 9' (pen) 23' Jordan 35' (o.g.) Dalby 90+6'  90+7'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4,568 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Wrexham v Scunthorpe United

21 February 2023 34	Wrexham	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Mullin 24' (pen.), 82' (pen.) Young  40'	Report	Richards-Everton  26' Butterfield  64' Bunker  82'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Greg Rollason

Wrexham v Dorking Wanderers

25 February 2023 35	Wrexham	3–1	Dorking Wanderers	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Lee 12' Cannon  35' Mullin 41' Dalby 56'	Report	Moore  45+2' Muitt 76'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,053 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Wrexham v Chesterfield

28 February 2023 24	Wrexham	2–1	Chesterfield	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Lee 4' Dalby 45+1'	Report	Jones  34' Grimes  45+3' McCallum  88' Colclough 90+5'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,854 Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: This match, originally was about to be played on 13 December 2022, however the match was postponed due to issues at the Racecourse Ground regarding frozen conditions following a pitch inspection.[51] It was then postponed again when Chesterfield's FA Cup fixture against West Bromwich Albion was to play a replay.[52]

Maidenhead United v Wrexham

4 March 2023 36	Maidenhead United	2–2	Wrexham	Maidenhead
15:00 GMT	Smith 57' McCoulsky 90'	Report	Mullin 28', 60'	Stadium: York Road Attendance: 3,534 Referee: Alan Dale

Dagenham & Redbridge v Wrexham

7 March 2023 37	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–4	Wrexham	Dagenham
19:45 GMT	Robinson  25'	Report	Palmer 6', 49' Tunnicliffe 39' Mendy 69'	Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium Attendance: 2,772 Referee: Lloyd Wood

Wrexham v Southend United

11 March 2023 38	Wrexham	1–0	Southend United	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Arnold 38' (o.g.)	Report	Miley  27' Kensdale  38'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,770 Referee: Paul Marsden

Bromley v Wrexham

18 March 2023 39	Bromley	1–2	Wrexham	Bromley
15:00 GMT	Cheek 64'	Report	Mullin 56', 61' Mendy  90+1'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Wrexham v York City

25 March 2023 40	Wrexham	3–0	York City	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	R.Whitley 42' (o.g.) Palmer  57' Dalby 80' Lee 90+2'	Report	Crookes  31' O.Dyson  63'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,161 Referee: Dean Watson

Wrexham v Oldham Athletic

1 April 2023 41	Wrexham	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Wrexham
15:00 BST	O'Connell 24' Mullin 33', 70', 90+3' Lee 50'	Report	Hogan 45+3' Sheron  65' Fondop  89'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,910 Referee: James Durkin

Halifax Town v Wrexham

7 April 2023 42	Halifax Town	3–1	Wrexham	Halifax
15:00 BST	Alli 47', 70' Senior  64' Dieseruvwe 84' Golden  90+2'	Report	Lee  17' 32' O'Connell  52' Tozer  63'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7,863 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Wrexham v Notts County

10 April 2023 43	Wrexham	3–2	Notts County	Wrexham
15:00 BST	O'Connor  32' Mullin  43' 48' Mendy  63' 69' Lee  72' 78'	Report	Rawlinson  40' Bostock 45+4' Palmer  66' Cameron 75'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,924 Referee: Scott Tallis

Barnet v Wrexham

15 April 2023 44	Barnet	0–0	Wrexham	Canons Park
15:00 BST	Smith  58' Beard  67'	Report	McFadzean  52' Young  90+5'	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 5,265 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Wrexham v Yeovil Town

18 April 2023 27	Wrexham	3–0	Yeovil Town	Wrexham
TBD BST	Forde 60' Jones 72' Mullin 77'	Report	Cooper  43' Freckleton  44'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Michael Barlow
Note: This match originally was to be played on 7 January 2023, however the match was postponed to accommodate Wrexham's FA Cup fixture against Coventry City.[53]

Wrexham v Boreham Wood

22 April 2023 45	Wrexham	3–1	Boreham Wood	Wrexham
15:00 BST	Lee 15' Mullin 52', 71'	Report	Ndlovu 1' Ilesanmi  30'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,126 Referee: Scott Jackson
Note: By winning this match, Wrexham secured promotion to the 2023–24 EFL League Two.[54]

Torquay United v Wrexham

29 April 2023 46	Torquay United	1–1	Wrexham	Torquay
15:00 BST	Nouble 53' Dawson  59'	Report	J. Jones  58' Lee 80'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 4,908 Referee: Gareth Rhodes

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

On 3 October 2022, the Fourth qualifying round was drawn.^[55] On 17 October 2022, the First Round Proper was drawn.^[56] On 7 November 2022, the Second Round Proper was drawn.^[57] On 28 November 2022, the Third Round Proper was drawn.^[58] On 8 January 2023, the Fourth Round Proper was drawn.^[59]

Blyth Spartans v Wrexham

15 October 2022 Fourth qualifying round	Blyth Spartans	1–1	Wrexham	Blyth
15:00 BST	Richardson 88' Hickey  54'	Report	O'Connor 76' McFadzean Young	Stadium: Croft Park Attendance: 2,787 Referee: Paul Marsden

Wrexham v Blyth Spartans

18 October 2022 Fourth qualifying round replay	Wrexham	3–2	Blyth Spartans	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Palmer 9' Mullin 12' Davies 36'	Report	O'Donnell 54' Richardson 57'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6,845

Wrexham v Oldham Athletic

6 November 2022 First Round Proper	Wrexham	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Wrexham
12:30 GMT	Dalby 10' Mullin 25', 62'	Report	Clarke  15' Cooper  44'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,113 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Wrexham v Farnborough

26 November 2022 Second Round Proper	Wrexham	4–1	Farnborough	Wrexham
15:15 GMT	Mullin 49', 82', 90' Lee  61', 78'	Report	Pendlebury 62'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,118 Referee: James Oldham

Coventry City v Wrexham

7 January 2023 Third Round Proper	Coventry City	3–4	Wrexham	Coventry
15:00 GMT	Sheaf 36' Panzo  57' Gyökeres 69' Palmer 76' Bidwell  83' Rose  90+8'	Report	Dalby 12'  16' Lee 18' O'Connor 45+6' Mullin  45+8', 58' (pen.) McAlinden  88' Young  90+3'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 18,218 Referee: Tom Nield

Wrexham v Sheffield United

29 January 2023 Fourth Round Proper	Wrexham	3–3	Sheffield United	Wrexham
16:30 GMT	Jones 50' Young  56' O'Connor 61' McFadzean  64' Mullin 86'	Report	McBurnie 2' Egan  45+7', 90+5' Norwood 65' Jebbison  71' Bogle  90+1'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,909 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Sheffield United v Wrexham

7 February 2023 Fourth Round Proper Replay	Sheffield United	3–1	Wrexham	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Coulibaly  45+2' Ahmedhodžić 50' Egan  75' Berge  90+3' 90+6' Sharp 90+4'	Report	Mullin 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 20,310 Referee: Leigh Doughty

FA Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 FA Trophy

On 22 November 2022, the Third Round Proper was drawn.^[60] On 19 December 2022, the Fourth Round Proper was drawn.^[61]

Wrexham v Scunthorpe United

21 December 2022 Third Round Proper	Wrexham	3–1	Scunthorpe United	Wrexham
19:45 GMT	Bickerstaff 33' Hall-Johnson 70' Lee 90'	Report	Lavery 8'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Aaron Jackson
Note: Match originally to be played on 17 December 2022, though was rescheduled to 21 December 2022 due to issues at the Racecourse Ground regarding frozen conditions following a pitch inspection.[62]

Altrincham v Wrexham

13 January 2023 Fourth Round Proper	Altrincham	2–2 (4–3 p)	Wrexham	Altrincham
19:45 GMT	Baines 10' Pringle  67' Goodson 88'	Report	Bickerstaff 24', 27' Lennon  62'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 2,526 Referee: Scott Tallis
	Penalties
	Conn-Clarke Goodson Lundstram Jennings Mullarkey		Bickerstaff Dalby Hall-Johnson Jones Lennon
Note: This match, originally was about to be played on 14 January 2023, however the match was moved to accommodate the Manchester derby, which is to take place the following day.[63]

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 April 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		National League		FA Cup		FA Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Rob Lainton	9	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	ENG	Reece Hall-Johnson	5	1	1+1	0	1	0	2	1
3	DF	SCO	Callum McFadzean	36	0	23+8	0	5	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Ben Tozer	52	4	45	4	7	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Aaron Hayden	31	11	26	11	4+1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jordan Tunnicliffe	32	2	24+2	2	5	0	1	0
7	MF	WAL	Jordan Davies	30	4	12+15	3	3	1	0	0
8	MF	ENG	Luke Young	44	2	34+3	2	7	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Ollie Palmer	51	17	37+7	16	2+5	1	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Paul Mullin	53	47	46	38	6+1	9	0	0
11	FW	IRL	Liam McAlinden	18	0	2+9	0	2+3	0	1+1	0
12	GK	ENG	Ben Foster	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Anthony Forde	38	3	29+1	3	4+3	0	0+1	0
15	DF	IRL	Eoghan O'Connell	15	2	15	2	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	Bryce Hosannah	12	0	5+4	0	1+2	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Sam Dalby	48	8	9+31	6	5+1	2	2	0
19	DF	GAM	Jacob Mendy	32	4	23+7	4	1	0	1	0
20	MF	ENG	Andy Cannon	19	0	15+1	0	1	0	2	0
21	GK	ENG	Mark Howard	39	0	32+1	0	6	0	0	0
22	MF	IRL	Thomas O'Connor	32	7	17+7	4	3+4	3	1	0
24	DF	WAL	Scott Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	DF	WAL	Ryan Austin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	ENG	Harry Lennon	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
27	FW	WAL	Jake Bickerstaff	3	3	0	0	0+1	0	2	3
29	MF	ENG	Ryan Barnett	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	James Jones	52	5	33+10	4	4+3	1	2	0
32	DF	ENG	Max Cleworth	27	0	19+2	0	3+1	0	2	0
34	DF	ENG	Aaron James	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
37	FW	WAL	Kai Evans	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG	Elliot Lee	52	15	34+11	12	5+1	2	0+1	1
41	MF	ENG	David Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players away on loan:
Players who appeared for Wrexham but left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	National League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	FW		10	Paul Mullin	38	9	0	47
2	FW		9	Ollie Palmer	16	1	0	17
3	MF		38	Elliot Lee	12	2	1	15
4	DF		5	Aaron Hayden	11	0	0	11
5	FW		18	Sam Dalby	6	2	0	8
6	MF		22	Thomas O'Connor	4	3	0	7
7	MF		7	Jordan Davies	3	2	0	5
8	DF		6	Ben Tozer	4	0	0	4
	DF		19	Jacob Mendy	4	0	0	4
	MF		30	James Jones	4	0	0	4
11	FW		27	Jake Bickerstaff	0	0	3	3
	MF		14	Anthony Forde	3	0	0	3
13	MF		8	Luke Young	2	0	0	2
	DF		6	Jordan Tunnicliffe	2	0	0	2
	DF		15	Eoghan O'Connell	2	0	0	2
16	DF		2	Reece Hall-Johnson	0	0	1	1
Own goal(s)					5	0	0	5
Total					116	19	5	140

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	National League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	GK		21	Mark Howard	11	1	0	12
2	GK		12	Ben Foster	4	0	0	4
3	GK		1	Rob Lainton	3	0	0	3
TOTALS					18	1	0	19

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref
Paul Mullin	Maidstone United (H)	5–0	20 August 2022	National League	[64]
	Farnborough (H)	4–1	26 November 2022	FA Cup	[65]
	Solihull Moors (H)	5–0	26 December 2022	National League	[66]
	Oldham Athletic (H)	5–1	1 April 2023	National League	[67]

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	National League			FA Cup			FA Trophy			Total
3		DF	Callum McFadzean	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
4		DF	Ben Tozer	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
5		DF	Aaron Hayden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8		MF	Luke Young	8	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
9		FW	Ollie Palmer	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10		FW	Paul Mullin	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
11		FW	Liam McAlinden	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14		DF	Anthony Forde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
15		DF	Eoghan O'Connell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18		FW	Sam Dalby	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19		DF	Jacob Mendy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20		MF	Andy Cannon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22		MF	Thomas O'Connor	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
26		DF	Harry Lennon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
30		MF	James Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
32		MF	Max Cleworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
38		MF	Elliot Lee	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Wrexham during the season:
Total				45	0	1	10	0	0	1	0	0	56	0	1

Home attendance

As of match played 22 April 2023

Competition	Total. att.	Avg. att.
National League	229,392	9,973
FA Cup	34,985	8,746
FA Trophy	5,080	5,080
Total	269,457	9,623

• Sold season tickets: 6,820^[68]