Ryan Barnett's opener for Wrexham was his first goal of the season
Wrexham returned to winning ways by seeing off promotion rivals Mansfield Town thanks to Ryan Barnett's early goal.
The home side were quickly out of the traps, with Barnett getting a sixth-minute opener - his first goal of the season - as he cut back on to his right foot before firing in an excellent low shot from outside the box.
His fellow full-back James McClean was booed throughout the game by sections of the visiting Mansfield supporters, the Republic of Ireland international not linking arms with team-mates for the minute's silence before kick-off marking Remembrance Sunday, and foregoing displaying a poppy for personal reasons as he has throughout his career.
After conceding that early goal, Mansfield suffered a further blow when goalkeeper Christy Pym was forced off with a shoulder injury after just over 30 minutes, with Scott Flinders replacing him.
Lee Gregory seemed the likeliest to fashion an equaliser, with the Stags striker seeing a shot deflected to safety before heading narrowly wide from a free-kick, before Will Evans saw a shot saved.
However, just before half-time Paul Mullin went close to doubling Wrexham's lead with a curling left-footed strike from outside the area.
Gregory hit the bar as Mansfield came out firing for the second half, before Arthur Okonkwo pulled off a low save to deny Evans.
Ollie Palmer had a late chance to seal it for Wrexham but saw his header batted away by Flinders and then skied his follow-up, but the home side held on for victory after two successive League One draws and a loss in the FA Cup.
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said: "The result was great for us, it's good to get back to winning ways after losing in the FA Cup last weekend. It was important.
"It was a hard-fought game, Mansfield are a good team who have done well on their travels and we had to work exceptionally hard to get the win today.
"Were we at our best? No, in terms of giving the ball away cheaply at times. Whether that was a little bit of a hangover from last week, I'm not sure with the early kick-off - because both teams in the early exchanges gave the ball away."
