Wrexham 0-3 Stockport County

Alex Reid scored three goals in 18 appearances during his loan spell at Wrexham

Alex Reid and John Rooney both scored against their former team as promotion-chasing Stockport inflicted another blow to Wrexham's National League play-off hopes.

Reid, who had a loan spell at Wrexham in 2017, scored two first-half goals to put County in control.

Rooney added a second-half penalty after Macauley Southam-Hales was brought down by Reece Hall-Johnson.

Stockport are now unbeaten in eight games and are fourth in the table.

Wrexham's third successive loss leaves them in eighth spot, three points off the play-offs.

The sides observed a minute's silence before kick-off following the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Following two defeats against promotion rivals over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, Wrexham announced three new signings ahead of kick-off.

Forwards Keanu Marsh-Brown, Gold Omotayo and Chris Sang were brought in with Dean Keates' side having failed to score in the losses to Notts County and Torquay.

Keanu Marsh-Brown is a Guyana international

Wrexham made most of the running in a positive start with Dior Angus and debutant Marsh-Brown both trying their luck.

But it was County who took the lead when a long ball forward caught the Dragons defence hesitating and Reid snuck in to score his 13th goal of the season to give County the lead.

County were now looking a threat and a cross from Tom Walker was flicked on by Harry Cardwell for Reid to tap in.

Ex-Newport County player Marsh-Brown made way for another new face, Swiss striker Omotayo, and Wrexham came close when Jamie Reckord's header from Luke Young's corner hit the post.

But from a Wrexham corner Southam-Hales made an impressive break, abruptly ending in him being brought down in the area by Hall-Johnson, before Rooney converted the resultant penalty to seal victory.

Pre-match, both sides wore t-shirts in support of Stockport's former Wrexham striker Connor Jennings.

The 29-year-old, who was recently diagnosed with low-grade chondroid sarcoma - a rare type of cancer - was among the County contingent at the Racecourse for the game.

Wrexham manager Dean Keates said:

"They're well drilled, they're organised and they had a good, robust team with a lot of experience in there and that showed in the vital moments.

"We're disappointed with the last three games. We've got a quarter left of the season and we've got a chance to turn it around. You'd rather lose a couple of games now than going into six games left.

"We've got to regroup. It's tough but we'll stay together and we'll do our best."