Swindon sign Wrexham striker Palmer

Ollie Palmer has been with Wrexham through promotions from the National League to Championship

Swindon Town have signed striker Ollie Palmer from Wrexham on a two-year deal.

The 33-year-old scored 44 goals in 150 appearances for the Welsh side and was part of the squad that won three promotions from the National League to the Championship.

Palmer joins after striker Harry Smith was ruled out for the rest of the season having ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the defeat by Barnet on 19 August.

"I'm really excited to sign for a club of Swindon's stature," Palmer told the club website.

"The ambition here is clear, and I want to play my part in helping the team push up the table and compete for promotion."

Palmer was in the final year of his deal at Wrexham and had been expected to leave the club this summer after falling down the pecking order as they reached the second tier and bolstered their front line.

He had not played in a competitive fixture since February when he scored two stoppage-time headers against Hull City in the EFL Cup earlier this month, to send the game to penalties which Wrexham went on to win 5-3.

Palmer has also played for Crawley, Leyton Orient, Mansfield, Lincoln, AFC Wimbledon, Luton and Grimsby across his career which has seen him play more than 500 games in English football.

Confirming the departure on social media Wrexham said: "After an historic three-and-a-half-year association with the Red Dragons, an agreement has been reached for Ollie Palmer to depart the Club by mutual consent."

The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned Championship club added: "All the best for the future, Ollie!"