Summary

  • Wrexham promoted to English Football League after 15-year absence

  • Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, with Paul Rudd also in attendance

  • Wrexham were relegated to National League exactly 15 years ago on this day

  • Mullin scored two superb second-half goals to put Wrexham in command

  • Lee equalised after Ndlovu gave visitors shock lead inside opening minute

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Anon: We put money in buckets to save our team. My dad probably put in far more than my mum ever knew! Now Wrexham is going back into the football league.

  2. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Barry Horne
    Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on BBC Radio Wales

    I am not putting a dampener on things - they will have a party, they will enjoy the success.

    Then everyone will realise, we have got to go and start again in League Two now.

  3. Postpublished at 92 mins

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    More chants of "we are going up" beat down from the stands.

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    Christian: It will be fantastic for Wales to have four Football League clubs again and this will be fantastic for the city of Wrexham and the whole of north Wales after 15 long years.

    The way the club has been managed since the fan takeover and subsequently by Ryan and Rob has been fantastic. The marketing has been excellent. It's wonderful to see.

    Welcome back to the league, Wrexham and hopefully it won't be long before we can see Wrexham involved in some great Welsh derbies again.

  5. ADDED TIMEpublished at 90 mins

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    There will be FIVE minutes of added time.

    That's how long the Wrexham fans have to wait.

  6. Postpublished at 20:20 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Rob Phillips
    BBC Wales Football Correspondent

    The crowd all around us are on their feet. They know how special this is.

    Nobody knew when Wrexham were relegated that it would take 15 years to get back, but the Football League is within touching distance now.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 90 mins

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    Paul Mullin is being substituted so he can have the ovation he deserves.

    Ryan Reynolds stands to applaud, as do 10,000 more in North Wales.

    Outstanding.

  8. Postpublished at 88 mins

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    Wrexham owners celebrateImage source, PA Media

    Almost there.

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    Anon: No matter what you think about the amount of money spent on Wrexham. Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Rob McElhenney have put the spotlight on non league football like never before!

    Ryan ReynoldsImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 86 mins

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    Where is the party in Wrexham tonight, then?

  11. Postpublished at 20:15 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Barry Horne
    Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on BBC Radio Wales

    What a story it's been, the struggle between Wrexham and Notts County.

    It's been a fantastic season.

  12. Postpublished at 85 mins

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    The Wrexham fans now cheer a defensive clearance just as loudly as a good effort on goal.

    Paul Mullin wants a hat-trick.

  13. 'Individual brilliance for Wrexham'published at 20:12 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Barry Horne
    Former Wales and Wrexham midfielder on BBC Radio Wales

    You can see why Boreham Wood haven't let many goals in this season.

    They have defended really well but have been undone by bits of individual brilliance for the second and third goals.

  14. Postpublished at 81 mins

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    And this is the fifth tier of the league, Owain.

    Long live British football.

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    Owain: The atmosphere from the Wrexham fans is incredible - they have not stopped even when they went a goal down! They deserve this for what they did for the club to save it.

  16. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

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    Almost fourth.

    The ball comes very close to nestling in the back of the Boreham Wood net after a deflection off one of their own players at a corner.

    Wood's Lee Ndlovu, who scored after 43 seconds of this game, is replaced by Danny Newton.

  17. A dream coming truepublished at 20:08 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

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    Rob Phillips
    BBC Wales Football Correspondent

    It has been an unbelievable story, a story you probably wouldn't write in Hollywood.

    But sometimes dreams come true and it's happening here.

    Ryan ReynoldsImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 78 mins

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    Wrexham fans have waited for this.

    The rain is starting to pour down. They do not care.

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    Richard: 3-1. Time to enjoy the last 20 minutes. These moments don't come around too often.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 77 mins

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    Boreham Wood roll the dice. Josh Rees is on for Jack Payne.