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List of Wrexham A.F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

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List of Wrexham A.F.C. players (1–24 appearances)
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This article is about Wrexham players with fewer than 25 appearances. For Wrexham players with at least 100 appearances, see List of Wrexham A.F.C. players. For Wrexham players with between 25 and 99 appearances, see List of Wrexham A.F.C. players (25–99 appearances). For the current Wrexham first-team squad, see Wrexham A.F.C. § Squad.

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.[1] 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.[2] They remained in the fifth tier of English football for the next 15 seasons, missing out on promotion through the play-offs on five separate occasions.[3] Wrexham were promoted in two consecutive seasons between 2022 and 2024, and will play in League One for the first time since 2005.[4]

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Jimmy Case made four appearances for Wrexham at the end of the promotion-winning 1992–93 season.

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 899 players have appeared in fewer than 25 such matches for the club. The list includes six players who are still contracted to the club, so can add to their appearance total. Six Wrexham players with fewer than 25 appearances went on to manage the club – Les McDowall (1949–1950), Peter Jackson (1950–1955), Cliff Lloyd (1955–1957 and 1959–1960; caretaker 1961, 1965, 1967), Alvan Williams (1967–1968), John Neal (1968–1977) and Bobby Roberts (1982–1985).[5] Joe Jones, who played nine times between 1881 and 1883, was Wrexham's first player to score a hat-trick, which he did on 3 November 1883 (this was also the first time a player had scored four goals).[6]

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Key

  • The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
  • 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.[7]
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 April 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
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Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time. Thus, the change in the names of defensive and midfield positions reflects the tactical evolution that occurred from the 1960s onwards.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Combination, Welsh Senior League, Birmingham & District League, English Football League, National League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, Welsh Cup, FA Trophy, EFL Trophy, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and Scottish Challenge Cup. Matches in wartime competitions are excluded.
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Players

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As of match played 26 February 2025
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Harry Trainer scored two goals in his one appearance for Wrexham in 1900.
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Alf Bishop made nine appearances for the Red Dragons in the 1920–21 season.
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Gordon Jones scored in his only game for Wrexham.
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Stan Rowlands made nine appearances for Wrexham during 1922 and 1923.
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Tommy Boyle ended his playing career with Wrexham, playing seven times for the club.
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Jack Prince made four appearances for Wrexham.
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Alan Kennedy played 24 times for the Red Dragons.
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Steve Basham played six times during a month-long loan spell at Wrexham in 1998.
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Terry Cooke played 13 times during the 1998–99 season.
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During a short loan spell, Stuart Elliott appeared in 13 games at the Racecourse.
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Steve Cooper started his brief playing career with Wrexham, making just two appearances.
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Danny Allsopp scored four goals in just three appearances at Wrexham.
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New Zealand striker Chris Killen made 14 appearances during a loan spell in 2000, scoring five goals.
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Jimmy McNulty made just one appearances for Wrexham's first team.
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Xavi Valero is one of only two Spanish players to appear for Wrexham, making four appearances for the club in 2005.
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Jamie Reed played nine times for Wrexham, all as a substitute.
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Matt Derbyshire scored ten times in 17 appearances for Wrexham.
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Tom Craddock scored on his only appearance for the Red Dragons.
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Robert Garrett played 23 times for Wrexham during two consecutive loan spells.
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John Ruddy appeared in five games for Wrexham during the 2006–07 season.
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Phil Bolland played 19 times before being released upon the club's relegation to the Conference.
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During a six-month loan spell, Paul Hall made 11 appearances and scored one goal.

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Wrexham.

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