Since 1982, Wrexham has not played at the second level of English football, but promotion is on hand on the oldest club in Wales as it enters the end of the one -end season. With two games to go, the equation is clear to the Phil Parkinson side. With Wycombe Wandeers points on Saturday morning, if Red Dragons wins later on Saturday, they will jump to the second layer.
The promotion race fluctuated greatly, and perhaps decisively, in its direction in the 44th round of games earlier this week. Away to Blackpool, Wrexham got the task nervously. James McLean and the first Rathbon hit immediately after the hour, but a late goal from Rob Ater paves the stage for a nervous commitment if he succeeds in the Bloomfield road. Meanwhile, in southern London, Charlton was doing all the good types of the Wrexham case, as Wycombe was sent from second place by winning 4-0 in the valley. Then, when Wycomb again dropped points against Leyton Orient on Saturday, at 1-0, Wrexham gained an opportunity to lock up the upgrade on Saturday against Charlton with a match to spare it.
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Charlton has a lot to play for it as well, as they still have hopes for automatic promotion.
Automatic promotion race in the league
|
1 |
Birmingham |
42 |
30 |
9 |
3 |
45 |
99 |
|
2 |
Wrexham |
44 |
25 |
11 |
8 |
28 |
86 |
|
3 |
Wikomb |
45 |
24 |
12 |
8 |
28 |
84 |
|
4 |
Charlton |
44 |
24 |
10 |
10 |
25 |
82 |
|
5 |
Stockport |
44 |
23 |
12 |
9 |
27 |
81 |
|
6 |
Lateon Orient |
45 |
22 |
6 |
16 |
20 |
75 |
It will be automatically automatically to the first and second aspects of the tournament, where the third to sixth ranks were ranked in the qualifiers, a semi -final with the legs followed by Wembley on May 25.
The remaining Wrexham combinations
- April 26: Charlton (h)
- May 3: Lincoln (a)
What does Wrexham need to provide automatic promotion?
Wrexham can imprison the automatic promotion of the championship by beating Saturday over Charlton, although they will need a little help from Leytun Orient, which will need to overcome Wycombe Wandeers to ensure winning enough for Wrexham. In this case, there will be at least a four -point gap between Wrexham and Wycombe, which will be impossible to overcome while leaving one game in the season.
Did a team rise ever as soon as possible Wrexham?
If Wrexham stopped Wycombe and the rest of the competitors, they will make him three promotional offers in many seasons. In 2022-23, they returned to the English Football League after a 15-year absence, immediately after that by achieving a comfortable upgrade from the second league in second place.
Many other teams in English football have risen through three layers of the pyramid in successive years – in fact, Troro City and Shu Lin rose four times in a row, but no one rose so quickly through the highest levels of the English pyramid. For example, the FC United of Manchester increased after three levels after being established by Disafaff Manchester UNITED supporters in June 2005, but in doing this reached the Premier League section, the seventh level on the pyramid.
For Wrexham, the opposition was higher because it chases the second layer. The National League was 2022-23 to a large extent, if not completely, consisting of professional clubs. Each team in the two league championships and one is completely professional. Of course, it should be noted that Wrexham, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mccanini, had the financial muscles to impose themselves on each of the competition they were until now. This leads to the main question that will come with any possible upgrade.
Can Wrexham remain in the tournament?
Park for a moment that this team may rise to another level and reach the English Premier League. The successive promotions of the first league to the top of the trip were done, in fact, Epswich Town, last season, but the teams managed tend to be some big monsters in the English game. Wrexham may have developed a global mass base that has been hidden since its acquisition, but the tournament is an expensive league.
In the second league, Wrexham has achieved an bill for more than $ 14 million annually, a number that will definitely rise by employing former Premier League players such as Jay Rodriguez and Matty James. Even accounting for ascending in salaries, the wealthy side may still promote it finds itself spending a third of what the championship clubs pay. Wrexham Humprey Ker manager talked about salary spending that needs quadruple to continue promotion.
This investment may be necessary because the basic numbers of Wrexham do not shout that this is a team ready to take over the likes of Southampton and Leesester. Parkinson’s men turned 48.1 expected goals (XG) into 56 goals scored and faced 42.4 xG shots, and gave up 32 goals. They may sit in second place at the Legue One table, but they classify clubs through the non -advanced XG and Wrexham difference in ninth.
This is not a good thing about Wrexham’s ability to secure promotion in their remaining six matches, not to mention staying in the tournament if they arrived there. Then again, the story of this club since 2020 was a club ready to upgrade the moment if it was paid. If they already take it out of the first league, expect to invest the wealth that comes in the tournament in keeping Wrexham there.