Party time for Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney! How Wrexham secured historic back-to-back promotion to League One
The champagne will be flowing in Wrexham tonight after the Welsh club secured promotion into League One. Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are celebrating as their Red Dragons ensured a top-three League Two finish with a thumping 6-0 win over Forest Green.
Road to promotion
Wrexham needed to beat Forest Green and see MK Dons and Barrow drop points to secure automatic promotion to League One with two rounds to go. Wrexham’s win was never in doubt as the team was 4-0 up at halftime. MK Dons wasted an early lead in losing at home against Mansfield 4-1, while Barrow lost to Gillingham 3-0. That sparked mass celebrations at Wrexham as fans ran onto the field after the final whistle, despite pre-game warnings from the club urging them to stay in the stands.
A dream come true for Reynolds and McElhenney
Reynolds and fellow actor McElhenney bought the little-known club for $2.5 million in 2021. Last season, Wrexham clinched the National League title to get back into the English Football League, three divisions below the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years. The team’s journey has been chronicled in the show “Welcome to Wrexham.”
What’s next for Wrexham?
Wrexham is now second in League Two, four points behind leader Stockport, which also clinched promotion on Saturday. The top three teams are automatically promoted to League One, and fourth-placed MK Dons can no longer catch Wrexham. The Red Dragons will be playing in the English third tier next season for the first time since 2005.
Reynolds tweeted: “I want to win League Two.”
And now, his dream has come true. Congratulations to Wrexham on a historic promotion!
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