The 2021–22 season of Wrexham A.F.C. was the football club's 157th season and 14th successive season in the National League; the season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. They also played in the English FA Cup and FA Trophy.
Following the takeover by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in the previous season, they arranged a FX docu-series called Welcome to Wrexham for the American Disney+ streaming service. A 20-person camera crew follow the players, coaches and fans to film the series for an entire matchday. The takeover from Wrexham Supporters Trust has resulted in investment of £2 million ($2.75m), attracting TikTok as kit sponsor and Expedia for the sponsor at the back of the kit. The owners were in the crowd first time as the club played against Maidenhead United, while they made their first visit to the club's home ground in October 2021 with more than 9,800 supporters attending their introduction before kickoff against Torquay United. Season-ticket sales for the season almost tripled to 5,800 from about 2,000.
On 24 January 2022, the club broke their transfer record since 1978 to sign Ollie Palmer for £300,000.
As of March 2022, the club was negotiating the purchase of the freehold of the Racecourse Ground stadium from Wrexham Glyndŵr University.
First team squad
No. Name Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Goalkeepers 1 Rob Lainton GK Port Vale 2018 21 Christian Dibble GK Nuneaton Borough 201723Lee CampGKFree agent2022 31 Dawid Szczepaniak GK Cefn Druids 2019 Defenders 2 Reece Hall-Johnson RB Northampton 20203Callum McFadzeanLB Crewe Alexandra2022 4 Shaun Brisley CB Port Vale 2021 5 Aaron Hayden CB Carlisle United 2021 6 Ben Tozer CB Cheltenham Town 2021 15 Tyler French RB Bradford City 2021 17 Bryce Hosannah RB Leeds United U-23s 2021 26 Harry Lennon CB Southend United 2021 32 Max Cleworth CB Academy 2020 Midfielders 7 Jordan Davies CM Brighton & Hove Albion 2020 8 Luke Young CM Torquay United 2018 12 Dan Jarvis CM Academy 2020 18 David Jones CM Oldham Athletic 202122Thomas O'ConnorCM Burton Albion2022 30 James Jones CM Lincoln City 2021 Forwards 9 Jake Hyde CF Halifax Town 2021 10 Paul Mullin CF Cambridge United 2021 11 Liam McAlinden CF Morecambe 2021 19 Jordan Ponticelli CF Coventry City 2020 20 Dior Angus CF Barrow 2021 35 Ollie Palmer CF AFC Wimbledon 2022 37 Kai Evans CF Academy 2020 39 Kwame Thomas CF Barrow 2020
Transfers Transfers in DateNameFromFeeRef9 July 2021CFLiam McAlinden MorecambeFree transfer9 July 2021CBShaun Brisley Port ValeFree transfer18 July 2021CFJake Hyde Halifax TownUndisclosed22 July 2021CBHarry Lennon Southend UnitedFree transfer23 July 2021CFPaul Mullin Cambridge UnitedFree transfer8 August 2021CBAaron Hayden Carlisle UnitedUndisclosed17 August 2021CMDavid JonesFree AgentFree Transfer24 August 2021CMJames Jones Lincoln CityUndisclosed27 August 2021CBBen Tozer Cheltenham TownUndisclosed31 August 2021RBBryce Hosannah Leeds United U-23sFree Transfer24 January 2022CFOllie Palmer AFC Wimbledon£300,00027 January 2022LBCallum McFadzean Crewe AlexandraUndisclosed31 January 2022CMThomas O'Connor Burton AlbionUndisclosed24 March 2022GK Lee CampFree AgentFree Transfer
New contracts DateNameContract untilRef.30 June 2021GKChristian Dibble30 June 2022LBCameron Green30 June 2022RBReece Hall-Johnson30 June 2022GKRob Lainton30 June 2022CBShaun Pearson30 June 2022LBJamie Reckord30 June 2022CMDevonte Redmond30 June 2022CMLuke Young30 June 2022
Released / Out of Contract DateNameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2021RBMark Carrington Kidderminster Harriers6 July 2021CFBobby Grant Radcliffe1 July 2021CMJay Harris Warrington Town29 August 2021RBJames Horsfield Chester17 September 2021CBFiacre Kelleher Bradford City1 July 2021CMPaul Rutherford Bala Town1 July 2021CFChris Sang Bala Town1 July 2021CBTheo Vassell Salford City12 November 2021
Competitions Overall record
National League
League table
Matches On Thursday, 7 July 2021, the National League fixtures were revealed.
Playoffs
FA Cup
The fourth qualifying round draw was made on 4 October 2021.
The first round draw was made on 17 October 2021.
FA Trophy
References