FM2009: Official Wrexham Association Football Club

Wlcome to the Wrexham Association Football Club Thread.

Wrexham Association Football Club, nicknamed The Red Dragons, or more traditionally, The Robins, their previous nickname) are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English Football League pyramid. Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in the UK and are the oldest professional club in Wales. They currently play in the Conference National following their relegation from Football League Two at the end of 2007–08 after 87 years of consecutive membership, and are hoping to gain promotion back to Football League Two at the first time of asking. The fifth tier of the English football league system, also known as the Conference National, is the lowest level of competition that Wrexham have played in since they were first elected to the football league in 1921.

During Wrexham's existence they have been known as a team that have been capable of going on cup runs that belie their traditionally lowly league position. They are 23-time winners and 22-time runners up of the Welsh Cup and are also 5 time winners of the FAW Premier Cup, which allowed them regular entries into European football competitions, where they carried out many famous giant killings. They also won the Football League Trophy during the 2004/05 season. They have also reached the quarter finals of the FA Cup three times and the League Cup quarter finals twice. During the 1990/91 season, they also reached the second round of the European Cup Winners Cup, before being knocked out by the eventual winners Manchester United.

Following their relegation, they will join fellow Welsh sides Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil and Colwyn Bay playing in the English non–league system for the 2008-09 season after 87 consecutive years of Football League membership.

The club was formed in September 1872, when a meeting at the Turf Hotel of members from the local cricket club was held 'for the purpose of starting a football club for the ensuing season.The initial match was played in October 1872.

There were few rules in those days and line-ups often included 17 players on either side.In 1876, with interest in football growing, Wrexham members were instrumental in forming the Cambrian Football Association, which within weeks had changed its name to the Football Association of Wales. In that same year.Wrexham joined the Combination League in 1890. A switch to the Birmingham League in 1905 lifted the standards at the Racecourse and led to election to the new Football League Third Division in 1921.Continuous membership of this division ended with reorganisation in 1958, when the Robins scrapped into the new national Third Division. series of promotions followed between the two lower divisions, although in 1962, the club did record the highest ever league score, beating Hartlepools United 10-1, a game that included three different hat-trick scorers!In 1966 Wrexham hit rock bottom finishing 92nd and having to apply for re-election. This was to prove a turning point though, as Alvan Williams took over and brought with him a bright young coach named John Neal.Neal's influence on the Racecourse can never under estimated. He initiated a youth policy that was to reap great rewards and he also completely rebuilt the club on the field.Promotion from the Fourth followed in 1970, with the club then constantly near the top of the Third in the race for another step up. But it was cup football which brought national and international attention to Wrexham.Promotion to Division Two was missed on the last day of 1976/7, but the following season Wrexham bounced back in style.Following four seasons in the Second Division relegation in 1983 heralded a low period for the club, as they then slipped into Division Four 12 months later and struggled for another five years.Promotion under Dixie McNeil was snatched from their grasp just seven minutes from the end of the Play Off Final with Orient in 1989. McNeil left six months later and Brian Flynn took over, starting a tenure at the Racecourse which is now the longest of any manager in the club's history.With money very tight, the former Welsh international enlisted the help of 1m man Kevin Reeves and local legend Joey Jones. Together the trio have used and developed the youth system to good effect, and after a close shave with demotion to the Conference struck back to beat league champions Arsenal in the FA Cup.This was the spark that pointed the club towards promotion in 1993, together with a barrow load of goals from Gary Bennett.Since then the club has lifted the Welsh Cup on the last occasion they were allowed to enter it and taken the FAW Premier Cup in two out of the three finals played.

As of 2 January 2009.

No. Position Player

1 GK Gavin Ward

3 DF Carl Tremarco

4 DF Darran Kempson

5 DF Aurélien Collin

7 DF Wes Baynes

9 FW Jefferson Louis

11 DF Neil Taylor

14 MF Tom Kearney

15 DF Mike Williams

16 MF Silvio Spann

17 DF Simon Spender

18 FW Michael Proctor

19 MF Andrew Fleming

20 MF Jamie McCluskey

21 FW Marc Williams

22 DF Christian Gyan

23 MF Sam Aiston

24 DF John Curtis

25 MF Andrew Crofts (on loan from Gillingham)

26 GK Tony Williams

27 GK Chris Maxwell

28 DF Chris Marriott

29 DF Ashley Westwood

31 FW Obi Anoruo

34 FW Patrick Suffo

36 MF Nathan Fairhurst (on loan from Preston North End)

37 DF Kai Edwards

38 DF Sam Williamson

39 MF Ryan Flynn (on loan from Liverpool)

40 FW Jonathan Brown (on loan from Cardiff City)

41 MF Steve Abbott.

Thanks to GimmeTheBall

-Darren Kenton

-Andy Smith

-Giannis Kyriakou

-Leon Quarless *

-Peter Winn

-Adam Smith

-Lee Matthews

-Malcolm Christie

-Moses Ashikodi

-Alex Flemming *

* For the future.

not finished ( edit history, Finances, Squad Roundup, Possible Buys)

I think you need to cut down on the history, it would be better with a brief summery than that. I've actually written essays shorter I believe.

lol I agree!!!!!

Are you going to be playing as Wrexham then?

cut down a bit

Are you going to be playing as Wrexham then?

Might but Might start another thread:D.

BTW when this is finished can you add it to the forum links thread, also I belive there was a reqest to make a wrexham thread:confused:.

Might but Might start another thread:D.

BTW when this is finished can you add it to the forum links thread, also I belive there was a reqest to make a wrexham thread:confused:.

Well there is no point in making threads that you don't plan to play as in my opinion. When making a thread you should play as the team, or at least have an interest in them.

Sorry, but that's my opinion.

I do and I have played as them (in FM2008) will play as them and I appreiciate your opinion (sorry for spelling mistake) btw will you still add this to the forum links thread?????

Yes, of course. But I still think that in future threads should only be made if the writer is planning on playing as them.

yep I agree will do when I make another one (whitch will be soon so look out)

Here they come the mighty champions!

And you can never do too much history on the Mighty reds Good thread, I'll take on the challenge when I get time

I support Wrexham and regularly play games with them. Just started a new one by a matter of fact on the new patch. Loaded all English players and have signed :

-Darren Kenton

-Andy Smith

-Giannis Kyriakou

-Leon Quarless *

-Peter Winn

-Adam Smith

-Lee Matthews

-Malcolm Christie

-Moses Ashikodi

-Alex Flemming *

* For the future.

The squad you recieve is no where near good enough for promotion so you have to completely rebuild the squad before the first league game. Marc Williams (gutting about the broken foot), Wes Baynes and Neil Taylor are all promising youngsters so hold onto them, maybe send them out on loan in the first season just to get some experience and then slowly introduce them into the first team.

We're nothing without Louis :*(

We're nothing without Louis :*(

I'd rather have Proctor and Anoruo playing Louis. He's annoys me every game by doing nout.

Okay maybe a little real life bias

I support Wrexham and regularly play games with them. Just started a new one by a matter of fact on the new patch. Loaded all English players and have signed :

-Darren Kenton

-Andy Smith

-Giannis Kyriakou

-Leon Quarless *

-Peter Winn

-Adam Smith

-Lee Matthews

-Malcolm Christie

-Moses Ashikodi

-Alex Flemming *

* For the future.

The squad you recieve is no where near good enough for promotion so you have to completely rebuild the squad before the first league game. Marc Williams (gutting about the broken foot), Wes Baynes and Neil Taylor are all promising youngsters so hold onto them, maybe send them out on loan in the first season just to get some experience and then slowly introduce them into the first team.

Thanks for this.