Wrexham Women to turn semi-professional if they reach top flight
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Rosie Hughes in action for Wrexham Women against Llanfair United Ladies
Wrexham's Hollywood owners could be supporting a top flight side next season.
The club's women's team have applied for Wales' highest-level licence, with the squad set to turn semi-professional should they win promotion to the Adran Premier.
Wrexham are currently second in the Adran North, one point behind Connah's Quay with a game in hand.
The league winners play the winners of the Adran South for promotion.
Co-chairmen Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney pledged investment into the women's programme when they took over in February 2021.
They have regularly praised on social media the achievements of the women's side who play in the second tier of the Welsh women's game.
Now the club are hopeful of featuring alongside Cardiff City and Swansea City after submitting a tier one licence for 2023-24.
All clubs in Welsh football must fulfil criteria to be eligible for promotion to the top levels. Wrexham opted against applying last season as they finished runner's up to Adran North winners Llandudno.
Now the club feels the women's programme is ready for the next step, and has appointed Gemma Owen as the full time Head of Women's Football Operations.
"The commitment of the club's owners in their Mission Statement was clear, in that their ambition was to grow all areas of Wrexham AFC, not just the first team and this is an important step towards achieving this," the club said.
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