Hardie was at Rangers as a youngster, making 17 senior appearances for the Glasgow giants and spending time on loan with Raith, St Mirren and Livingston during his time at Ibrox. He joined Blackpool in 2019, before moving on loan to Plymouth in January 2020 – scoring seven goals in 13 games as the Pilgrims...
Bolton Wanderers have signed forward Sam Dalby on a four-year contract following his departure from Wrexham. The 25-year-old scored 15 goals on loan for Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership last season as the Tannadice club qualified for the European Conference League. Dalby was offered a new contract by Wrexham in January but rejected the...
Davies, 26, played 28 times as Wrexham secured their return to the Football League in 2023 and was again heavily involved in last year’s promotion from League Two. But he was sent on loan to Grimsby at the start of the season and has not been offered a new deal, posting on social media that...
Fletcher had been considering retiring when Wrexham’s approach prompted his arrival at the Stok Cae Ras on a free in September 2023. A former Premier League frontman for Burnley, Wolves and Sunderland, Fletcher proved his worth as Wrexham won promotion from League Two, earning a one-year contract-extension last summer. Fletcher admitted in March he had...
Wrexham’s co-chairmen wasted no time in outlining their ambition upon acquiring the club little more than four years ago, stating their ultimate goal was to reach the Premier League. In the aftermath of Wrexham’s 3-0 victory against Charlton Athletic on 26 April – a result that sealed promotion into the Championship – Reynolds told BBC...
Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds says one Wrexham AFC player took his offer of a helping hand literally by asking the Hollywood star to book him a rental car. In an effort to forge connections with the club’s players, Reynolds and fellow co-owner Rob McElhenney get in touch with them personally after they sign with Wrexham,...
“Madness – in a good way.” That is how former Republic of Ireland international McClean describes a club who have looked a perfect fit for him since signing from Wigan Athletic last summer. Fletcher is the only outfield player older than McClean. But while the former Scotland striker has made all bar two of his...
Wrexham’s value could rise to £150m following their promotion to the Championship, according to football finance expert Kieran Maguire. That would represent a valuation increase of 7,400% since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the club for around £2m in 2021. At the time, the club were in the fifth-tier National League –...
Smith – whose acrobatic goal helped deliver promotion and earn lavish praise from Reynolds – became Wrexham’s record signing for a reported £2m in January. Big money for a side operating on frees and non-contracts not so long ago, but small fry when it comes to pushing for the Premier League. “Money talks in football,”...
Ryan Reynolds was not budging from his line nor from the pitch as the latest instalment of Wrexham promotion celebrations carried on long after the final whistle sounded on their 3-0 win over Charlton. For now, for Reynolds, for Wrexham, the Championship will do just fine. It is a level the club have not experienced...
McElhenney, 48, posed for photographs with Wrexham supporters and joined in with celebrations during the course of what could prove a pivotal victory for the Welsh club against Steve Bruce’s side. They now lead Wycombe by two points with just two matches remaining this season as they bid to secure an historic third successive promotion....
The club set a new third-tier record by signing England Under-21 international Jay Stansfield for an eight-figure sum, and also brought in Christoph Klarer and Willum Thor Willumsson for big fees to bolster a squad relegated from the Championship last season. The rebuild has been a success with 18-goal Stansfield currently joint top scorer in...
Dewey and Engelberg have both worked with Reynolds during their careers. Dewey is executive producer of the Welcome to Wrexham documentary and is a co-founder – alongside Reynolds – of movie, TV series, content and advertising creators Maximum Effort. He started his career as a writer with advertising agency McCann and was the marketer for...
Wrexham have long been keen not to pin all their ambitions on a documentary and the financial rewards that follow. And the accounts show that as much as the club have benefited from the backing of their celebrity owners, they are not really being bankrolled by them. According to the strategic financial report accompanying the...