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Wrexham have unveiled the new home shirt they will be wearing in the Championship next season - a nod to the strip they wore the last time they played in English football's second tier.

The shirt is inspired by the strip worn between 1981 and 1984, which included the 1981-82 season.

That was the final campaign of a four-season stint Wrexham had in the old Second Division.

It's taken them 43 years to return but Wrexham fans will only have to wait until Saturday, 9 August to see their team back at the level, with Phil Parkinson's team starting the new Championship season at Southampton.

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Wrexham's first home game in the Championship has been selected for live television coverage, with the visit of West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, 16 August now set for a 12:30 BST kick-off on Sky Sports Football.

The game will be the first time Wrexham have met the Baggies in the league.

The Stok Cae Ras will also now play host to the tv cameras for the visit of Derby County on Saturday, 27 September, with that game also moved to a 12:30 BST kick-off on Sky Sports+.

Wrexham's trip to Southampton for their league campaign opener on Saturday, 9 August had already been confirmed for television coverage, with that game set for 12:30 BST on Sky Sports Football.

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New Forest Green Rovers boss Robbie Savage has made Wrexham's Luke McNicholas one of his first recruits, signing the goalkeeper on an undisclosed deal.

The 25-year-old Irishman joined Wrexham in August 2023 from Sligo Rovers and made his debut the following October in a 3-0 EFL Trophy win over Crewe Alexandra, playing twice more in the competition that season.

McNicholas did not feature again for Wrexham and with game time hard to come by joined Rochdale on loan last season, playing nine times in the National League where he will now ply his trade with Rovers under ex-Wales midfielder Savage.

Wrexham wished McNicholas well at his new club: "Everyone at the football club would like to thank Luke for his contributions on and off the pitch during his time with Wrexham and we wish him all the best for the future."

BBC Sport Wales asked Wrexham fans for their views on Paul Mullin's loan move to Wigan Athletic.

Chris:

Paul's treatment like other loyal wxm fc players at times has been appalling. with the support of his team mates he dragged us up from the pits. I believe the income created by his presence has been a huge contributor to Wrexham's meteoric rise, he was just finding his feet scoring goal of the season when just over halfway through the season he and Ollie [Palmer] were sent into the cold.

Chris:

He was excellent in the National League and League 2 but struggled in League one until he was dropped. Unfortunately he is not a Championship player. Mullin will always be thanked for what he did at Wrexham.

Joji:

I'm very sad he's not getting his chance to play in the Championship, but from 17 appearances Mullin only scored 3 goals, it's not enough for a striker and not even a single assist.

Dominic:

Like many I've followed Wrexham by watching the show, I'm a Brit (Everton supporter) living in Canada but I'm shocked they let Mullin go after all he's done.

Barry:

HUGE MISTAKE BY PARKINSON

Reg:

It's just football really. He's been superb since arriving in 2021, bags of goals every season. He's missed 2 pre-season's training for 2 years through no fault of his own, that's massively problematic. His job is scoring goals and he hasn't done it all season with any consistency or volume.

Chris:

Mullin isn't just a player; he's been the very embodiment of Wrexham's incredible journey under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. From the National League to the Championship, his goals have been the soundtrack to our ascent.

Who could forget the crucial goals in those promotion campaigns? The hat-tricks, the last-minute winners, the moments when you just knew Mullin would deliver. He played with his heart on his sleeve, a true warrior on the pitch.

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Wrexham have been handed a home tie against rival Championship club Hull City in the first round of the EFL Cup.

Phil Parkinson's side will face the Tigers in the week commencing 11 August.

Hull's visit to the Stok Cae Ras will be Wrexham's first home game of 2025-26, with their league campaign starting at Southampton on Saturday, 9 August.

They will be back on their own patch on Saturday, 16 August when they take on West Bromwich Albion.

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Promoted Wrexham will start the 2025-26 Championship season away to Southampton, who were relegated from the Premier League last season.

The game on Saturday, 9 August at St Mary's will kick-off at 12.30 BST for live television coverage.

Wrexham will be playing in English football's second tier for the first time in 43 years after securing a third successive promotion last season.

The Dragons host West Bromwich Albion in their first home game of the campaign a week later.

Other fixtures of note see Phil Parkinson's men host fellow promoted side Birmingham City on Saturday, 4 October, while they face Welsh rivals Swansea City away on Saturday, 20 December.

Boxing Day sees Wrexham renew acquaintances with Sheffield United at the Stok Cae Ras, followed by the visit of Preston North End on Monday, 29 December.

Blackburn Rovers away will be Wrexham's opponents on New Year's Day and they travel to Derby County on Saturday, 4 January, 2026.

The return Welsh derby against Swansea takes place on Saturday, 14 March and the regulation season ends with a home game against Middlesbrough on Saturday, 2 May (kick-off 12:20 BST).

• Follow this link for Wrexham's full 2025-26 fixture list.

*Dates and kick-off times will be subject to change.

Your club will soon discover their schedule for the upcoming EFL season. As soon as Thursday, in fact.

Want to know who your side will face on opening day? The EFL fixtures will be announced at 12:00 BST - but that's not all.

The day will be rounded off by the first round of Carabao Cup being drawn at 16:30 BST.

So check back on 26 June to see who your team faces first, last and everything in between.

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Wigan Athletic have signed Wrexham striker – and cult hero among fans - Paul Mullin on loan for the forthcoming 2025-26 season.

The 30-year-old has scored 110 goals in 170 games in all competitions for the Welsh club since joining in the summer of 2021.

Mullin helped the club win promotion from the National League to the Championship in successive seasons but was on the sidelines for much of the last campaign.

After missing the start of 2024-25 through injury, he made only 17 appearances for Wrexham last term and started just nine League One games, scoring three league goals.

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds says it will be strange seeing Mullin playing elsewhere while the striker has admitted he was "sad" to leave the Stok Cae Ras.

Let us know your views on Mullin's loan move by clicking here.

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Wrexham are being linked with Wales and former Rangers striker Tom Lawrence in Monday's gossip.

The Wrexham-born forward is a free agent with his contract at the Scottish club up this summer.

Stockport County - who missed out on joining Wrexham in the Championship after losing to Leyton Orient in the play-off semi-final - are also said to be interested in the 31-year-old.

A Manchester United academy product, Lawrence made one first-team appearance at Old Trafford at the start of a career that has seen him play for Leicester, Rotherham, Cardiff, Ipswich and Blackburn.

After scoring 37 goals in a five-year spell at Derby County, he joined Rangers in 2022, scoring 11 goals in 65 games.

Lawrence was included in Wales' squad for World Cup qualifiers in March this year, though his most recent and 23rd cap was in March 2021.

Earlier this month Wrexham signed ex-Rangers striker Ryan Hardie from Plymouth Argyle, adding to attacking options which include January signings Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez.

Veteran former Scotland international Steven Fletcher was released following their promotion from League One last season, but the squad also includes the likes of Jack Marriott, Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin, who has been urged to stay and fight to regain his place in Phil Parkinson's line-up.

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Ryan Hardie is "excited" to join Wrexham after the Championship-bound club made the Scottish striker their first signing of the summer.

Hardie, 28, has joined from Plymouth Argyle for an undisclosed fee and has signed a deal with the north Wales club until the end of the 2027-28 season.

Wrexham will be playing in English football's second tier for the first time since 1982 after securing their third successive automatic promotion last season.

"I love how family-oriented the club is, the community is all together and it really is a one-club City," Hardie said.

"Everything is to do with the football, and I'm really excited to be a part of that – I'll give everything I've got for the badge."