Wrexham Association Football Club is an association football club based in Wrexham, Wales. Founded in October 1864, it is the oldest football club in Wales and the third-oldest professional association football team in the world. After playing in the Combination and regional leagues for several years, Wrexham joined the Football League shortly after the First World War, as a founding member of the new Third Division North. The club remained in the Football League for over 85 years, before they were relegated to the National League in 2008. They remained in the fifth tier of English football for the next 15 seasons, missing out on promotion through the play-offs on five occasions. Wrexham achieved three promotions in three seasons, from 2022 to 2025, through winning the 2022–23 National League, finishing runner-up in the 2023–24 EFL League Two and also in the 2024–25 EFL League One. Thus, Wrexham secured a spot in the EFL Championship, and became the first club across the top five tiers of English football to achieve three consecutive promotions.
Wrexham's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, a total of 209 players have appeared in 100 or more such matches for the club. Arfon Griffiths holds the record for the greatest number of appearances for Wrexham. In two spells between 1959 and 1979, the Welsh winger played 721 times in all competitions for the club. As of 2001, eleven other players have made more than 400 appearances for Wrexham. The club's goalscoring record is held by Tommy Bamford, who scored 209 goals in all competitions between 1929 and 1934. To date, Bamford is the only player to have scored 200 goals for Wrexham. He also holds the club records for most goals in a season (51 in 1933–34) and most goals per game (0.855). Ten players on this list went on to manage Wrexham – Ken Barnes, Arfon Griffiths, Mel Sutton, Dixie McNeil, Brian Flynn, Joey Jones, Brian Carey, Andy Morrell, Dean Keates and Bryan Hughes.
Key The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order by surname. Appearances as a substitute are included. This feature of the game was introduced in the Football League at the start of the 1965–66 season. + Positions keyPre-1960s1960s–GKGoalkeeperFBFull-backDFDefenderHBHalf-backMFMidfielderFWForward
Players
Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Wrexham.
+ List of Wrexham A.F.C. players with 100 or more appearancesPlayerNationalityPosClub careerStartsSubsTotalGoalsAppearances FB1421420 FW10610649 FB30930911 HB3703707 HB1910–191526426417 FW21421420 GK1951950 FW275275148 HB38938926 HB1301309 FB/FW17417443 GK1921–19261881880 FB1041040 FW10610647 HB21621615 HB1271272 GK1929–19321181180 FB5815816 FW25425439 FB1901900 HB1461463 FW1935–193614914945 HB19719729 FW12912927 FW241241209 FW10310319 FW12112145 FW1935–193610310322 HB1521524 HB1381384 FW10210234 FW10810837 HB1651657 FW23523547 FB1851851 HB1111112 GK1261260 FW16016043 FB2562560 HB1946–19491041041 FB1221220 FW13313318 FW11211267 FB2422421 FW26526588 HB1091090 FW11111113 HB20320317 GK1401400 HB1581583 HB1921925 HB1281288 FW260260104 FW1959–1960267267109 FB2472471 FW10710724 FW10710728 FB4784782 HB4124123 FW12612658 HB26326314 FW28128143 GK1191190 FW196111611630 HB20820810 FW14414473 MF1962–19797138721143 FB1441440 DF27102718 HB15615630 FW10210229 FW13313335 FW16116148 DF15221545 FW170017061 DF200172174 DF11541196 FW2928300100 DF4631748025 DF17261788 FW1931520871 DF13431372 MF1973–19751891120025 DF604861221 DF406441043 MF/FW3171933666 GK11701171 MF12141259 DF9921012 FW2462727395 DF19842021 FW37224396118 GK33303330 MF1991–19933311834943 MF463847126 FW122312551 DF1978–19821987–1992476347922 DF227132407 DF236312678 FW862911534 DF19121935 FW177017758 DF151151661 MF150415414 GK14301430 GK1985–198719901990 FW1985220222288 FW1986–19902307430467 MF173818119 FW1171513242 MF11611178 MF132313511 DF1983–199032413253 DF10901096 MF133914224 FW1831219545 FW/MF1252915435 DF199019911 DF121112211 MF/FW912811916 MF/DF267327017 FW1984–1987230023073 MF184018428 DF23262385 MF146515144 MF/DF126713311 GK13801380 MF/DF1162614215 DF140101509 GK12601260 MF1461115715 FW1995–20033363737380 MF1851219726 MF121101316 DF15051554 DF1831720018 GK10801080 FW2003–2005945414835 MF4086847645 MF1999–20022863532123 DF/FW14071472 DF48144851 FW2214526680 FW199619972002–2004875314043 DF1996–200420063811039120 FW/MF45125476122 DF1153715217 DF12731305 DF247825510 DF237152527 FW19971742176114 MF1582518316 DF11841227 GK26902690 MF1002712721 DF107111182 DF309931814 MF872511211 MF157416118 MF1816124215 DF151191702 FW/DF1052012512 MF1054114615 FW2006–20081382816640 DF17891879 MF65391049 FW2010–20131898026996 MF121291509 GK10001000 FW1162514144 MF2004–2008192619813 MF349735634 DF2005–200710131040 FW1028718947 MF/DF1692819728 FW852611134 DF2191022919 DF191182092 MF15571622 MF2009–20101564019634 MF87271145 MF/FW2006–2008195419937 DF105231286 DF112271396 FW653510021 GK201310801080 MF/FW6410917321 DF10281102 DF1043113516 DF243124416 MF2020–20212391725620 MF1681618415 MF1572418119 MF97391367 MF245292746 FW95710223 DF2017–201816101617 MF154451998 DF130413410 DF140114112 DF78241028 GK14301430 MF2233625922 DF1831319613 MF1024714937 FW14527172110 MF1083013816 DF13741417 FW1183815646 DF/MF89261158 MF1173515241 MF79331124 MF/DF93151088 GK12011210
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External links Wrexham A.F.C. first team