The 2026–27 season is the 162nd season in the history of Wrexham Association Football Club and their second consecutive season in the EFL Championship. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
First-team squad
PlayerDate of birth (age)Previous clubSigned onContract endsGoalsGoalkeepers21GKLeicester City1 July 202530 June 20279022GKSunderland11 August 202630 June 20300025GKPlymouth Argyle15 July 202430 June 2027100Defenders2DFManchester City21 August 202530 June 20293933LBAngers27 August 202630 June 2030004CBAcademy1 February 202130 June 2029192135CBBlackburn Rovers1 September 202530 June 20274316CBBurnley1 September 202630 June 20280012RWBManchester City27 August 202630 June 20290013LBEmpoli18 July 202530 June 202811126CBBristol City1 February 202630 June 20299030RBCrystal Palace29 July 202630 June 20300034CBAcademy1 July 202330 June 202791Midfielders6DMPreston North End5 August 202630 June 20290010AMSheffield Wednesday23 July 202530 June 2028461714MFBolton Wanderers21 July 202530 June 202839115MFCharlton Athletic6 July 202430 June 202894417AMSheffield United1 September 202630 June 20290018DMCoventry City1 September 202530 June 202830020CMRotherham United9 August 202430 June 2028781623MFAston Villa15 July 202430 June 202727127CMNottingham Forest24 July 202530 June 202845437CMBristol City25 October 202430 June 202772347MFHull City24 January 202530 June 2027613Forwards11FWSheffield Wednesday2 February 202630 June 20293019FWSheffield United5 August 202530 June 2028431328FWReading31 January 202530 June 2029661733FWIpswich Town14 August 202530 June 2029418Out on Loan–MFMilton Keynes Dons24 February 202330 June 20271124–FWWest Bromwich Albion30 August 202430 June 2027163–FWPlymouth Argyle16 June 202530 June 2028101–FWBarnsley2 February 202630 June 2029131–MFAcademy1 July 202530 June 202700–GKArsenal1 September 202330 June 20271210–FWAcademy1 July 202530 June 202700
Transfers and contracts In DateNameFromFeeRef. 29 July 2026 RB Danny Imray Crystal Palace £5,000,000 5 August 2026 CM Benjamin Whiteman Preston North End £3,000,000 11 August 2026 GK Anthony Patterson Sunderland £8,000,000 27 August 2026 LB Jacques Ekomié Angers £7,000,000 RWB Issa Kaboré Manchester City £2,000,000 1 September 2026 CB Joe Worrall Burnley £2,000,000 AM Callum O'Hare Sheffield United £6,500,000 Expenditure: £31,500,000
Out DateNameToFeeRef. 12 August 2026 CB Lewis Brunt Bolton Wanderers £500,000 1 September 2026 CB Dan Scarr Salford City Undisclosed RM Harry Ashfield Peterborough United Income: £500,000
Loaned in DateNameFromDate untilRef.
Loaned out DateNameToUntilRef. 8 July 2026 FW Modou Faal Port Vale End of Season 11 August 2026 FW Ryan Hardie Bolton Wanderers 14 August 2026 FW Rio Owen AFC Telford United 20 August 2026 MF Ryan Barnett MK Dons 20 August 2026 GK Arthur Okonkwo Charlton Athletic 1 September 2026 MF Alex Moore Colwyn Bay 1 January 2027 3 September 2026 FW Davis Keillor-Dunn Sheffield Wednesday
Released / Out of Contract DateNameSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. 26 June 2026 CF Paul Mullin Rotherham United 29 July 2026 30 June 2026 CB Thomas O'Connor Peterborough United 1 July 2026 RWB Daymeon Almeida Currently unattached CB Casey Bedford Holywell Town 1 July 2026 CM Andy Cannon Fleetwood Town 14 July 2026 RW Callum Edwards Warrington Town 15 August 2026 GK Reuben Egan Currently unattached CM Tom Kelly Bala Town 5 July 2026 CF Umar Nawaz Currently unattached CB Max Purvis Bangor City 1876 1 July 2026 CF Jay Rodriguez Currently unattached 31 August 2026 CB Conor Coady 1 September 2026 AM Elliot Lee
New contracts DateNameContract expiryRef. 15 May 2026 RB Aaron James 30 June 2027 CM Alex Moore CF Rio Owen 1 August 2026 FW Sam Smith 30 June 2029
Pre-season and friendlies On 28 January, Wrexham announced their first pre-season friendly against Wisła Kraków to celebrate the Polish sides 120th anniversary. In March, a pre-season tour in the United States was also announced with matches against Liverpool, Leeds United and Sunderland. In April, a trip to Helsinki to play Manchester United was added.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 25 June, the Championship fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Wrexham were drawn away to Middlesbrough in the first round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
Assists
RankPositionNationNumberNameChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 RB 12 Issa Kaboré 3 0 0 3 2 CM 8 Benjamin Whiteman 1 0 0 1 CAM 10 Josh Windass 1 0 0 1 CM 27 Lewis O'Brien 1 0 0 1 RB 30 Danny Imray 2 0 0 2 Total 8 0 0 8
Clean sheets
RankPositionNationNumberNameChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 GK 1 Anthony Patterson 2 0 0 2 Total 2 0 0 2
Disciplinary record
Rank Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 CB 5 Dominic Hyam 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 CM 8 Benjamin Whiteman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 CB 2 Callum Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 CF 11 Bailey Cadamarteri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 RB 12 Issa Kaboré 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0FW 19 Kieffer Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 CM 27 Lewis O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 CF 28 Sam Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 LW 33 Nathan Broadhead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12 0 0
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