2023–24 Wrexham A.F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 159th season in the existence of Wrexham A.F.C. They competed in League Two, in their first season back in the English Football League since the 2007–08 season. Wrexham is one of five Welsh clubs in the English football league system. In addition to the league, they competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. By virtue of a 6–0 win over Forest Green Rovers on 13 April and subsequent losses by MK Dons and Barrow, Wrexham clinched its second straight promotion and will compete in League One in 2024–25.[1]

Wrexham
2023–24 season
OwnerWrexham Holdings LLC
Co-chairmenRyan Reynolds
Rob McElhenney
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumRacecourse Ground
League Two2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Mullin (24)
All: Paul Mullin (27)
Highest home attendance12,562 (27 April 2024 vs. Stockport County)
Lowest home attendance4,963 (5 December 2023 vs. Burton Albion)
Average home league attendance11,213
Biggest win6–0 (25 November 2023 vs. Morecambe)
(13 April 2024 vs. Forest Green Rovers)
Biggest defeat0–5 (23 September 2023 vs. Stockport County)

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

Kits

Supplier: Macron / Shirt front sponsor: United Airlines / Shirt back sponsor: Vistaprint

Home
0
Away
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Third
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Current squad
As of 27 April 2024[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Previous club Signed on Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1Rob LaintonGK (1989-10-12) 12 October 1989Port Vale22 November 201830 June 20241330
21Mark HowardGK (1986-09-21) 21 September 1986Carlisle United5 July 202230 June 2024470
31Luke McNicholasGK (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000Sligo Rovers23 January 202430 June 202630
33Arthur OkonkwoGK (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001Arsenal1 September 202331 May 2024400
41Liam HallGK (2004-12-18) 18 December 2004Bradford (Park Avenue)18 August 202330 June 202400
Defenders
3Callum McFadzean LWB (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994Crewe Alexandra27 January 202230 June 2024520
4Ben TozerCB (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990Cheltenham Town27 August 202130 June 20241317
5Aaron HaydenCB (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997Carlisle United8 August 202130 June 20248620
6Jordan TunnicliffeCB (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993Crawley Town1 July 202230 June 2024393
15Eoghan O'ConnellCB (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995Charlton Athletic31 January 202330 June 2025482
17Luke BoltonRWB (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999Salford City1 February 202430 June 2026170
19Jacob Mendy LWB (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996Boreham Wood1 August 202230 June 2025676
23James McCleanLWB (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989Wigan Athletic4 August 202330 June 2024444
25Will Boyle CB (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995Huddersfield Town13 July 202330 June 2026284
29Ryan BarnettRWB (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999Solihull Moors24 February 202330 June 2025492
32Max Cleworth CB (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002Academy1 February 202130 June 2025[3]871
34Aaron JamesCB (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005Academy1 July 202330 June 202440
Midfielders
7Jordan DaviesCM (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998Brighton & Hove Albion25 August 202030 June 202513831
8Luke YoungCM (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993Torquay United1 July 201830 June 202424622
12George EvansDM (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994Millwall1 September 202330 June 2025320
14Anthony FordeRM (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993Oxford United28 July 202230 June 2025544
20Andy CannonCM (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996Hull City9 December 202230 June 2025588
22Thomas O'ConnorDM (1999-04-21) 21 April 1999Burton Albion31 January 202230 June 2025757
30James JonesCM (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996Lincoln City24 August 202130 June 202512014
38Elliot LeeAM (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994Luton Town8 July 202230 June 202710330
Forwards
9Ollie PalmerCF (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992AFC Wimbledon24 January 202230 June 202511839
10Paul Mullin CF (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994Cambridge United23 July 202130 June 2027140105
11Jack MarriottCF (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994Fleetwood Town1 February 202430 June 2025171
18Sam DalbyCF (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999Southend United1 August 202230 June 20258613
26Steven Fletcher CF (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987Dundee United8 September 202330 June 2024348
Out on Loan
16Billy WatersSS (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994Barrow22 March 202330 June 202580
24Scott ButlerCB (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002Academy5 October 202230 June 202400
27Jake Bickerstaff CF11 September 2001 (age 22)Academy1 July 202030 June 2026243
35Owen CushionCM (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005Academy6 June 202330 June 202410
39Daniel DaviesLWB (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004Academy6 January 202230 June 202410

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
13 July 2023DF Will Boyle Huddersfield TownUndisclosed[4]
4 August 2023DFJames McClean Wigan AthleticUndisclosed[5]
18 August 2023GKLiam Hall Bradford (Park Avenue)Undisclosed[6]
1 September 2023MFGeorge Evans MillwallFree transfer[7]
8 September 2023FW Steven FletcherFree agent—[8]
23 January 2024GKLuke McNicholas Sligo RoversUndisclosed[9]
1 February 2024DFLuke Bolton Salford CityUndisclosed[10]
1 February 2024FWJack Marriott Fleetwood TownUndisclosed[11]

Out
Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.

Loans in
Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
11 August 2023GKLuke McNicholas Sligo Rovers1 January 2024[12]
1 September 2023GKArthur Okonkwo Arsenal31 May 2024[13]

Loans out
Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
18 August 2023DFScott Butler Nantwich Town1 January 2024[14]
10 January 2024MFOwen Cushion Colwyn Bay30 June 2024 [15]
10 January 2024DFDaniel Davies Colwyn Bay30 June 2024
11 January 2024FWBilly Waters Doncaster RoversEnd of Season[16]
19 January 2024DFScott Butler MarineEnd of Season[17]
1 February 2024FW Jake Bickerstaff Accrington StanleyEnd of Season[18]

Released
Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2023DFRyan Austin Caernarfon Town1 July 2023[19][20]
FWJake Hyde Yeovil Town1 July 2023[19][21]
FWDan Jones Colwyn Bay1 July 2023[19][22]
FWLouis Lloyd Caernarfon Town1 July 2023[19][23]
DFReece Hall-Johnson Barnet4 July 2023[19][24]
MFTom Jenkins Northwich Victoria F.C. 23 July 2023[25][19][26]
GKRory Watson Doncaster Rovers8 August 2023[19][27]
MF Kai Evans Nantwich Town F.C. 11 August 2023 [19][28]
MFMalik Dijksteel Cork City F.C. 16 August 2023[19][29]
GKKai Calderbank-Park Chester F.C. 20 October 2023[19][30]
MFWill MountfieldCurrently unattached[19]
DFHarry LennonRetired[19]
21 August 2023GKBen FosterRetired[31]
1 February 2024DFBryce Hosannah AFC Fylde 6 February 2024[32][33]
FW Liam McAlinden Scunthorpe United F.C. 15 February 2024 [34][35]

New contracts
Date Pos. Nat. Name Contract until Team Ref.
23 May 2023 MF Liam McAlinden 2024 First team [36]
9 June 2023 GK Ben Foster 2024 First team [37]
9 October 2023 MF James Jones 2025 First team [38]
20 October 2023 FW Sam Dalby 2025 First team [39]
30 December 2023 FW Jake Bickerstaff 2026 First team [40]
1 January 2024 FW Paul Mullin 2027 First team [41]
1 January 2024 MF Elliot Lee 2027 First team [41]

Pre-season and friendlies

Wrexham announced their first pre-season tour for July and their inaugural visit to the United States and confirmed three friendly matches against Manchester United,[42] Chelsea[43] and LA Galaxy II.[44] On 12 June, a fourth friendly in the US was confirmed, against Philadelphia Union II.[45]

19 July 2023 Friendly Chelsea 5–0 Wrexham Chapel Hill, United States
19:00 EDT Maatsen 3', 42'
Casadei  59'
Nkunku 80'
Gallagher 90'
Chilwell 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 50,596
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
22 July 2023 Friendly LA Galaxy II 0–4 Wrexham Carson, United States
19:30 PDT Report Hayden  27'
Cannon 47'
Lee 55'
Mullin 65'
Forde 89'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 10,553
Referee: Omeed Azadpour
25 July 2023 Friendly Manchester United 1–3 Wrexham San Diego, United States
19:30 PDT Bishop  12'
Jurado 45'
Gore  47'
Fernández  51'		 Report Lee 29'
Hayden 36'
McFadzean  45+1'
Waters  65'
Dalby 69'		 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 34,248
Referee: Ismail Elfath
28 July 2023 Friendly Philadelphia Union II 1–1 Wrexham Chester, United States
19:30 EDT Rafanello 45+3' Report O'Connor 42' Stadium: Subaru Park
Referee: Laura Rodriguez

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League Two 5 August 27 April Matchday 1 2nd 46 26 10 10 89 52 +37 056.52
FA Cup 4 November 29 January First round Fourth round 4 3 0 1 7 5 +2 075.00
EFL Cup 8 August 28 August First round Second round 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy 5 September 5 December Group stage Round of 32 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 075.00
Total 56 32 12 12 105 62 +43 057.14

Source: Soccerway

League Two
Main article: 2023–24 EFL League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County (C, P) 46 27 11 8 96 48 +48 92 Promoted to EFL League One
2 Wrexham (P) 46 26 10 10 89 52 +37 88
3 Mansfield Town (P) 46 24 14 8 90 47 +43 86
4 Milton Keynes Dons 46 23 9 14 83 68 +15 78 Qualified for League Two play-offs
5 Doncaster Rovers 46 21 8 17 73 68 +5 71
6 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 14 13 69 65 +4 71
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[46]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 26 10 10 89 52  +37 88 17 3 3 62 25  +37 9 7 7 27 27  0

Source: Soccerway

League Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202223242526282931323334272352113637383940414243303444546
GroundHAHHAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHHAHAAHHAH
ResultLDWDDWWWLDDWWDWWWLWDWWWLWWLLLWWDLDWWDLWWLWWWWW
Position2120111516137479975433242233233224543344333333322332
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League Two fixtures were released.[47]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Wrexham 3–5 Milton Keynes Dons Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee  23'
O'Connell  24'
Mendy 42'
Davies 82' (Hosannah)
Forde 90+6' (Palmer)		 Report O'Connell 6' (o.g.)
Eisa 10' (Leko)  11'
Leko 51' (Robson), 64' (Eisa)
Norman  68'
MacGillivray  84'
Harvie 90+4'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Tom Reeves
12 August 2023 2 Wimbledon 1–1 Wrexham Merton, London
15:00 BST Bugiel  40'
Lewis  48'
Al-Hamadi
Pell  75'
Tilley 81' (pen)		 Report Lee 22' (Mendy)  75'
Boyle  56'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 August 2023 3 Wrexham 4–2 Walsall Wrexham
19:45 BST Boyle 8' (Young)
Palmer  16' 20'
Bickerstaff 56' (Mendy)
Lee 85'		 Report Hussey 24' (Draper)
McEntee  35'
Foulkes  53'
Oteh  83'
Forde 90+1' (og)		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Simon Mather
19 August 2023 4 Wrexham 5–5 Swindon Town Wrexham
15:00 BST Bickerstaff 29'
Lee 51' (pen) 90+6' (Dalby)
Jones 55' (Lee) 90+2' (Mendy)
Boyle  76'		 Report Young 17' (Austin) 34' (McEachran)
Brewitt  20'
Austin 27' (Kemp)
Kemp 31' (Young)  56' 71' (Young)
Blake-Tracy  64'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 August 2023 5 Barrow 1–1 Wrexham Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST Warren  45'
Acquah 52' (Spence)
White  57'
Canavan  88'		 Report Lee 12' (pen)
O'Connell  47'
O'Connor  58'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4,789
Referee: Daniel Middleton
2 September 2023 6 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Wrexham Birkenhead
12:30 BST Merrie  55' Report Hayden 56' (O'Connor)
O'Connell  83'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 10,630
Referee: Martin Woods
9 September 2023 7 Wrexham 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee  21' 88' (Evans)
Young 37' (Barnett)
O'Connor  79'		 Report Olowu  47'
Faal 52' (Ironside)
Senior  80'
Anderson  90+9'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Leigh Doughty
16 September 2023 8 Wrexham 3–0 Grimsby Town Wrexham
15:00 BST McClean  6'
Palmer 21' (Lee)
Boyle 31' (McClean)
Lee  44' 79' (Dalby)		 Report Conteh  39'
Maher  50'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,116
Referee: David Rock
23 September 2023 9 Stockport County 5–0 Wrexham Stockport
15:00 BST Olaofe 21' (Collar)  22' 30' 50'
Barry 32'
Madden 90' (Barry)		 Report Dalby  48' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9,548
Referee: Carl Brook
30 September 2023 10 Wrexham 3–3 Crewe Alexandra Wrexham
15:00 BST Palmer  11'
Barnett  36'
Mullin 40' (Hayden) 47' (Palmer)  90+2'
McClean  45+2'
Boyle  45+4'
Fletcher 90+5' (Mendy)		 Report Demetriou 25' (Tabiner)
Tracey  33' 65' (Adebisi)
Long 45+5' (pen)
Williams  79'
Davies  82'
Holíček  87'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: Lee Swabey
3 October 2023 11 Mansfield Town 0–0 Wrexham Mansfield
19:45 BST Clarke  18'
Cargill  19'		 Report Evans  69' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8,613
Referee: Adam Herczeg
7 October 2023 12 Crawley Town 0–1 Wrexham Crawley
15:00 BST Wright  70'
Gordon  90+2'
 Report Palmer 13'  33'
Mendy  43'
McClean  45+1'
Cannon  66'
Hayden  76'
Fletcher  83'
O'Connor  90+7'		 Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Ollie Yates
14 October 2023 13 Wrexham 3–2 Salford City Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee 39' (McClean)
Jones  45+2'
O'Connell  75'
Mullin  80'
Fletcher 88'
Davies 89' (Dalby)		 Report Smith 15' (Mallan) 36' (Lund)
Ingram  45+1'
Tilt  45+2'
Shephard  60'
Bolton  81'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Ben Toner
21 October 2023 14 Bradford City 1–1 Wrexham Bradford
15:00 BST Smallwood  6'
Walker  26'
Pointon  37'
Wilson 85'		 Report Mullin  2' 68' (Barnett)
Jones  29'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 21,552
Referee: Ross Joyce
24 October 2023 15 Wrexham 2–1 Sutton United Wrexham
19:45 BST Mullin 14' (Jones)  90+4'
Tunnicliffe  89'
Lee 89'
McClean  90+6'		 Report O'Brien 59' (Smith) Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,183
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
28 October 2023 16 Notts County 0–2 Wrexham Nottingham
15:00 BST Crowley  28'
Jones  37'		 Report Jones  6'
Mullin  37'
McClean  43'
Lee 73' (Cannon)
Palmer 76' (Mullin)		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 16,083
Referee: Marc Edwards
11 November 2023 17 Wrexham 2–0 Gillingham Wrexham
15:00 BST Palmer 1'
Tozer 71' (Mendy)		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,268
Referee: Will Finnie
18 November 2023 18 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Wrexham Accrington
15:00 BST Adedoyin  28'
Leigh 50' (pen)
Longelo 73'		 Report Mullin 90+10 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,261
Referee: Neil Hair
25 November 2023 19 Wrexham 6–0 Morecambe Wrexham
15:00 BST Senior 5' (o.g.)
Mullin 7' (Cannon) 67' 77' (O'Connor)
Cannon  19'
Mendy 35' (Cannon)
Jones 90+6' (Dalby)		 Report McKiernan  56' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,224
Referee: Ben Atkinson
28 November 2023 20 Harrogate Town 2–2 Wrexham Harrogate
19:45 BST March  22'
Cornelius 45' (Muldoon)  45+4'
O'Connor 47' (Thomson)		 Report Cannon 36' (McClean)
Lee 41' (Mullin)
Tozer  63'
Hayden  90+3'		 Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Martin Woods
16 December 2023 22 Wrexham 2–1 Colchester United Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee 4'
Evans  20'  26'
McClean  37'
Tozer  56'
Mitchell 69' (o.g.)
Davies  90+4'		 Report Taylor  43'
Kelleher  74'
Fevrier 89'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,746
Referee: Oliver Yates
23 December 2023 23 Wrexham 2–0 Newport County Wrexham
15:00 BST Jones 64' (Mullin)
Lee 87' (Tozer)		 Report Wildig  9' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,095
Referee: John Busby
26 December 2023 24 Swindon Town 0–1 Wrexham Swindon
15:00 BST Austin  61'
 Report McClean 13' (Dalby)
Jones  70'  74'		 Stadium: The County Ground
Attendance: 12,271
Referee: Tom Reeves
29 December 2023 25 Walsall 3–1 Wrexham Walsall
19:45 BST Earing 16' (Draper)
Farquharson  52'
Hutchinson 60'
James-Taylor  76'
Allen 83'
Knowles  90+3'		 Report Mullin 24' (pen)
Cannon  59'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,709
Referee: Paul Howard
1 January 2024 26 Wrexham 4–1 Barrow Wrexham
15:00 BST McClean  45+4'
Fletcher 45+9' (Mullin) 45+13' (McClean) 67' (Forde)
Mullin 45+11'		 Report Spence 1' (Newby)  77'
White  45+10'
Proctor  90+5'
Ray  90+10'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,323
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 January 2024 28 Wrexham 2–0 Wimbledon Wrexham
15:00 BST Fletcher 61' (McClean)
Mullin 69'
Lee  85'		 Report Currie  21' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,478
Referee: David Rock
20 January 2024 29 Newport County 1–0 Wrexham Newport, Wales
15:00 BST Palmer-Houlden 34' (Delaney)  90+4'
Morris  37'
Evans  55'
Charsley  64'
Waite  89'
Townsend  90'		 Report Boyle  18'
McClean  37'
O'Connell  84'
Palmer  90+1'		 Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Simon Mather
3 February 2024 31 Salford City 3–1 Wrexham Salford
15:00 BST Vassell 6' (Garbutt)
Watt 16'
Garbutt  20'
Watson  35'
Smith 56' (Watt)
Tilt  79'
N'Mai  90'		 Report Tunnicliffe  32'
Lee  34'
Dalby 41' (Hayden)
Mullin  45+2'		 Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
10 February 2024 32 Wrexham 0–1 Bradford City Wrexham
15:00 BST Report Platt  25'
Gilliead  45+2'
Tomkinson  64'
Cook 83, 90'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,447
Referee: Ben Speedie
13 February 2024 33 Sutton United 1–2 Wrexham Sutton, London
19:45 BST Adom-Malaki  8'
Eastmond  51'
Lakin 76'
Sanderson  78'		 Report Boyle 45+3'
Lee 85' (Bolton)		 Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 4,831
Referee: Daniel Middleton
17 February 2024 34 Wrexham 1–0 Notts County Wrexham
15:00 BST Fletcher 20'
Lee  55'		 Report McGoldrick  48'
Robertson  55'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,532
Referee: Carl Brook
20 February 2024 27[48] Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Wrexham Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Kemp 26'
Lewington  60'
Harvie  83'
Gilbey  90+5'
O'Hora  90+8'		 Report McClean 22' (Young)
Boyle  48'  77'
O'Connell  62'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 11,282
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.
24 February 2024 35 Gillingham 1–0 Wrexham Gillingham, Kent
15:00 BST Dieng 55' Report Lee  69'
Bolton  81'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,693
Referee: Scott Simpson
27 February 2024 21[49] Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Wrexham Nailsworth
19:45 GMT Osadebe 3' (Doidge)
Robson  90+2'		 Mullin 90+3' (pen) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally postponed due to a waterlogged pitch in December 2023
2 March 2024 36 Wrexham 4–0 Accrington Stanley Wrexham
15:00 BST Mullin 17' (Barnett) 25' (Lee) 35' (Lee)
Lee 41' (Mullin)
McClean  75'		 Report Woods  46'
Shipley  90+1'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,209
Referee: Ben Atkinson
9 March 2024 37 Morecambe 1–3 Wrexham Morecambe
15:00 BST Garner 4'
Melbourne  39'  49'
Songo'o  42'
Edwards  63'		 Report McClean 32' (Mullin)
Mullin 55' (pen)
Fletcher 80' (McClean)
Barnett  90+6'		 Stadium: Mazuma Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Thomas Parsons
12 March 2024 38 Wrexham 0–0 Harrogate Town Wrexham
19:45 BST McClean  73' Report Odoh  39'
O'Connor  61'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,018
Referee: Matthew Corlett
16 March 2024 39 Wrexham 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee  12'
Cannon  77'		 Report Yarney  7'
Norris 8'
Hendry  33'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,519
Referee: Scott Oldham
23 March 2024 40 Grimsby Town 1–3 Wrexham Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Hume  48'
Gnahoua 81' (Clifton)		 Report Cannon 5' 36' (O'Connor)
Mullin 42'
Cleworth  90+4'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,728
Referee: Oliver Yates
29 March 2024 41 Wrexham 2–0 Mansfield Town Wrexham
15:00 BST McClean  3'
Mullin 32' (Cannon) 67' (pen)		 Report Clarke  45'
Reed  69'
Lewis  71'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,494
Referee: Lewis Smith
2 April 2024 42 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Wrexham Doncaster
19:45 BST Maxwell  35'
Bailey 44' (Maxwell)
Sterry  74'
Ironside  84'		 Report Boyle  60'
Mullin  71'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 10,537
Referee: Charles Breakspear
6 April 2024 43 Colchester United 1–2 Wrexham Colchester
15:00 BST Akinde 54' (McGeehan) Report Evans  29'
Mullin 62' (Barnett)
Cleworth 85' (Evans)		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,432
Referee: Tom Reeves
9 April 2024 30[50] Wrexham 4–1 Crawley Town Wrexham
19:45 GMT Barnett 21' (Lee)
Mullin 23' (Cannon) 82'
Cannon 76'
Bolton  90+5'		 Report Maguire  31'
Lolos 90+4' (Roles)		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11,544
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Originally postponed due to progression into the Fourth Round of the Emirates FA Cup
13 April 2024 44 Wrexham 6–0 Forest Green Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST Lee 17'
Mullin 23' (McClean) 44' (O'Connell)
Inniss 33' (o.g.)
Barnett 63' (McClean)
Marriott 83' (McClean)		 Report Osadebe  27'
McCann  62'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11,450
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
20 April 2024 45 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Wrexham Crewe
12:30 BST Williams  45'
Rowe  45'
Cooney  54'
Nevitt  86'		 Report Palmer 24' (Mullin)
McClean  45'
Mullin 45+1' (Palmer)
Cannon 61' (Lee)		 Stadium: Mornflake Stadium
Attendance: 9,033
Referee: Seb Stockridge
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved on request from the Cheshire Police.[51]
27 April 2024 46 Wrexham 2–1 Stockport County Wrexham
15:00 BST Palmer 47' (O'Connell)
Cannon 88' (Cleworth)		 Report Lemonheigh-Evans 29' (Camps)
Madden  59'
Camps  67'
Pye  90+6'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,562
Referee: Steve Martin

FA Cup
Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Wrexham were drawn away to Mansfield Town in the first round,[52] at home to Yeovil Town in the second round,[53] away to Shrewsbury Town in the third round[54] and Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round.[55][56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First round Mansfield Town 1–2 Wrexham Mansfield
19:45 GMT Oates 60'
Reed  68'		 Report Dalby 2' (Cannon)
Evans  32'
Mullin 58' (Dalby)
Davies  90+3'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,158
Referee: Edward Duckworth
3 December 2023 Second Round Wrexham 3–0 Yeovil Town Wrexham
15:45 GMT Palmer 14'
Lee  43'
Cannon 45+2'
Dalby 90+3' (McClean)		 Report Cooper  31'
Wannell  86'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,604
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 January 2024 Third Round Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Wrexham Shrewsbury
14:00 GMT Bowman  57'
Anderson  60'		 Report McClean  57'
O'Connor 72' (Dalby)
Tozer  88'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,304
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
29 January 2024 Fourth round Blackburn Rovers 4–1 Wrexham Blackburn
19:30 GMT Szmodics 3' (Gallagher) 45+1' (Tronstad)
Gallagher 34' (Sigurðsson)
Garrett  51'
Tronstad 59' (Gallagher)		 Report Cannon 19' (Dalby) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,169
Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Wrexham were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the first round[57] and Bradford City in the second round.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Wrexham 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Wigan Athletic Wrexham
20:00 BST Forde  45+4'
Palmer  68'
Barnett  75'		 Report Smith  20'
Sze  45'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,736
Referee: Samuel Allison
Penalties
Young
Lee
O'Connor
Dalby 		Wyke
Humphrys
Hughes
Aasgaard
29 August 2023 Second round Wrexham 1–1
(3–4 p)		 Bradford City Wrexham
19:45 BST Young  67'
Boyle 72' (Young)		 Report Smith 3' (pen)
Pattison  45+4'
Platt  90+2'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,816
Referee: Ben Speedie
Penalties
Young
Lee
Palmer
McClean
Jones 		Derbyshire
Smallwood
Wilson
Halliday
Oyegoke

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Wrexham were drawn in Northern Group B alongside Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale and Newcastle United Under-21s.[59][60] After finishing first in the group, they were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the second round.[61]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Wrexham 3 3 0 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 1 3 3 0 5
3 L2 Crewe Alexandra 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 ACA Newcastle United U21 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Wrexham 1–0 Newcastle United Under-21s Wrexham
19:00 BST Dalby 13'
Tunnicliffe  20'
Jones  42'
Okonkwo  49'
Evans  74'		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,988
Referee: Thomas Parsons
10 October 2023 Group stage Crewe Alexandra 0–3 Wrexham Crewe
19:00 BST Colkett  33'
Offord  72'		 Report Tunnicliffe 5' (Davies)
Davies  11' 13' (Bickerstaff)
Young 73' (pen)		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,751
Referee: Aaron Jackson
7 November 2023 Group stage Wrexham 2–1 Port Vale Wrexham
19:30 GMT Mullin 70' (McClean)
McClean  73' 83' (Young)		 Report Thomas 31' (Massey)
McDermott  90+7'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7,870
Referee: Lewis Smith
5 December 2023 Round of 32 Wrexham 2–3 Burton Albion Wrexham
19:00 GMT Dalby 5'
Davies  26' 90+2' (McClean)		 Report Oshilaja 1' (Sweeney)
Helm 3' (Lubala)
Sweeney  36' 64' (Powell)
Hughes  90+4'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,963
Referee: Scott Tallis

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF  SCO Callum McFadzean 500+20001020
4 DF  ENG Ben Tozer 35125+41402000
5 DF  ENG Aaron Hayden 181151201000
6 DF  ENG Jordan Tunnicliffe 1014+300+100021
7 MF  WAL Jordan Davies 3242+2320+301032
8 MF  ENG Luke Young 33212+1310+202041
9 FW  ENG Ollie Palmer 46825+1471+211+100+20
10 FW  WAL Paul Mullin 432634+42441000+11
11 MF  ENG Jack Marriott 1713+141000000
12 MF  ENG George Evans 32021+60400010
14 MF  IRL Anthony Forde 1818+61201010
15 DF  IRL Eoghan O'Connell 33028+20101+1000
17 DF  ENG Luke Bolton 1705+120000000
18 FW  ENG Sam Dalby 40514+1712+221+1032
19 DF  GAM Jacob Mendy 35222+821+201+1000
20 MF  ENG Andy Cannon 41831+46421010
21 GK  ENG Mark Howard 1006+10102000
22 MF  IRL Thomas O'Connor 38130+30310+100+10
23 DF  IRL James McClean 444373400+100+21
25 DF  ENG Will Boyle 28420+43001130
26 FW  SCO Steven Fletcher 34810+238100000
29 DF  ENG Ryan Barnett 37225+721+101+100+10
30 MF  SCO James Jones 32416+741+30202+10
31 GK  IRL Luke McNicholas 3000000030
32 DF  WAL Max Cleworth 31123+11201040
33 GK  ENG Arthur Okonkwo 400360300010
34 DF  ENG Aaron James 401000002+10
38 MF  ENG Elliot Lee 531643+316400+200+10
45 MF  ENG Harry Ashfield 100000000+10
Players away on loan:
16 FW  ENG Billy Waters 701+20000+102+10
27 FW  ENG Jake Bickerstaff 1523+420+20203+10
39 DF  WAL Daniel Davies 1000000010
Players who appeared for Wrexham but left during the season:
12 GK  ENG Ben Foster 4040000000
11 MF  IRL Liam McAlinden 601+10000040
17 DF  ENG Bryce Hosannah 300+10000020

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1FW10Paul Mullin2410126
2MF38Elliot Lee1600016
3FW26Steven Fletcher80008
FW9Ollie Palmer71008
MF20Andy Cannon62008
6FW18Sam Dalby12025
7MF7Jordan Davies20024
MF30James Jones40004
DF25Will Boyle30104
DF23James McClean30014
11FW27Jake Bickerstaff20002
MF8Luke Young10012
DF19Jacob Mendy20002
DF29Ryan Barnett20002
15MF14Anthony Forde10001
DF5Aaron Hayden10001
DF6Jordan Tunnicliffe00011
DF4Ben Tozer10001
MF22Thomas O'Connor01001
DF32Max Cleworth10001
FW11Jack Marriott10001
Opponent's Own Goal (s)30003
Total 89718105

Assists
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1DF23James McClean1010213
2FW18Sam Dalby53008
3MF20Andy Cannon52007
FW10Paul Mullin70007
5DF19Jacob Mendy50005
MF38Elliot Lee50005
7MF30James Jones40004
MF8Luke Young20114
DF29Ryan Barnett40004
10MF22Thomas O'Connor30003
FW9Ollie Palmer30003
12DF5Aaron Hayden20002
MF12George Evans20002
14MF7Jordan Davies00011
FW27Jake Bickerstaff00011
DF4Ben Tozer10001
MF14Anthony Forde10001
DF17Luke Bolton10001
DF15Eoghan O'Connell10001
DF32Max Cleworth10001
Players who left Wrexham during the season:
DF17Bryce Hosannah10001
Total 6341573

Clean sheets
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1GK33Arthur Okonkwo1410116
2GK21Mark Howard21104
3GK31Luke McNicholas00011
Total 1521220

Hat-tricks
Player Against Result Date Competition Ref
Paul MullinMorecambeWin25 Nov 2023League Two[62]
Steven FletcherBarrowWin1 Jan 2024League Two[63]
Paul MullinAccrington StanleyWin2 March 2024League Two[64]

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
4DFBen Tozer200100000000300
5DFAaron Hayden200000000000200
6DFJordan Tunnicliffe200000000100300
7MFJordan Davies100300000200600
9FWOllie Palmer400000100000500
10FWPaul Mullin700000000000700
12MFGeorge Evans310100000100510
14MFAnthony Forde000000100000100
15DFEoghan O'Connell600000000000600
17DFLuke Bolton200000000000200
18FWSam Dalby100000000000100
19DFJacob Mendy100000000000100
20MFAndy Cannon301000000000301
22MFThomas O'Connor300000000000300
23DFJames McClean12001001001001500
25DFWill Boyle511000000000511
26FWSteven Fletcher100000000000100
29DFRyan Barnett101000100000201
30MFJames Jones410000000100510
32DFMax Cleworth100000000000100
33GKArthur Okonkwo000000000100100
38MFElliot Lee9001000000001000
Total 70337004007008833

Home attendance
Competition Total Games Average
League Two257,8612311,211
FA Cup9,64019,640
EFL Cup19,55229,776
EFL Trophy20,82136,940
Total307,8742910,616
  • Renewed season tickets: 6,731 (99.25% renewal rate)[65]

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