Parkinson praises Wrexham Racecourse record after matching 49 year high

Phil Parkinson says early season points dropped by their rivals highlights how impressive Wrexham’s home form continues to be.

Parkinson’s side bounced back from defeat at Birmingham – their first loss of the League One campaign – to earn a late victory over Crawley at the Racecourse.

It makes it four wins from four at home since their return to the third tier after a 19-year absence.

The Wrexham boss admitted his team fell below usual standards, but grinding out their latest three points is even more significant.

No side in the EFL has won as many points in front of their own fans as Wrexham after their wins over Wycombe, Reading, Shrewsbury and Crawley, and Parkinson said: “When you look at other results across the country – Stockport getting beat at home, Huddersfield losing – and when you’ve had really good runs, particularly at home, it can be difficult.

“Teams come with a lot of respect for you and set themselves up to play at their very best because they know they’ve got to, having seen the manner of our wins recently.

“Crawley were good but from our point of view it was about keeping this run going.”

The win made it the first time in 49 years since the last time Wrexham won their opening four home league fixtures, keeping them at the top of the early League One table ahead of Birmingham on goal difference.

Birmingham do have a game in hand, but Parkinson says it was key for his team – courtesy of Max Cleworth’s late goal – to bounce back after defeat at Blues, but questioned whether the disappointment at St Andrew’s was behind the below-par performance.

“When you get beat it can knock you - but it shouldn’t and I’m not sure if that was the reason,” he said.

“In the first three games of the season at home we’ve been excellent but we didn’t reach those levels with or without the ball and caused our own problems.

"But we’ve had games like that before over the years when you don’t play at your best for whatever reason – and it's up to myself and the staff to look for those reasons – but it’s about getting a result and finding a way to win.

"It was about getting back to winning ways and we did that.”