Wrexham: Timeline from National League to Championship under Hollywood stars

July 2024: Wrexham return to the United States of America for a third successive US tour.

August 11, 2024: Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria watches on as Wrexham begin their League One campaign with a 3-2 win at home to Wycombe.

16 September 2024: Wrexham’s encouraging start to the season hits a stumbling block with defeat to Birmingham. The game is billed as a ‘Hollywood derby’ with Birmingham partly owned by NFL legend Tom Brady.

19 October 2024: Paul Mullin’s goal 16 seconds into his return to the starting lineup was enough to see Wrexham beat Rotherham, but fellow striker Jack Marriott suffers a leg fracture and needs surgery.

7 December 2024: A 1-0 win at Burton, Wrexham’s fourth in a row, puts them level on points with leaders Wycombe.

14 December 2024: Channing Tatum is the latest Hollywood actor to visit Wrexham as the team draw 2-2 with Cambridge. Tatum records a social media with players, teaching them how to dance when celebrating goals.

26 December 2024: Late goal specialist Steven Fletcher successfully converts a penalty to overcome Blackpool 2-1.

29 December 2024: Another late Fletcher goal sees off Wigan, 2-1, at the Cae Ras.

4 January 2025: Fletcher scores an 87th minute winner in the 1-0 win at home to Peterborough.

28 January 2025: Wrexham suffer their first home defeat of the season. 3-2 to Stevenage.

31 January 2025: Wrexham sign strikers Sam Smith and Jay Rodriguez. Smith becomes the Dragons’ record signing for a fee of over £2m from Reading. Rodriguez also joins for an undisclosed fee, in his case from Championship side Burnley

1 February 2025: Wrexham return to winning ways with another late winner, this time from Elliot Lee at Crawley Town.

15 February 2024: Smith scored his first Wrexham goal in the 2-0 win at Northampton.

22 March 2024: Rodriguez gets his first Wrexham goal a winner against Stockport. Wrexham are second in the table with eight games remaining.

18 April 2025: A 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers, six days after a draw at Wigan sees Wycombe leapfrog Wrexham in to second place.

21 April 2025: Co-owner Rob McElhenney joins Wrexham fans and poses for photographs in the away end at Blackpool as Wrexham return to second on the table with a 2-1 victory.

26 April 2025: Wrexham know a win over Charlton Athletic will see them promoted after Wycombe lose 1-0 to Leyton Orient. Owners Reynolds and McElhenney are in attendance as Wrexham thrash Charlton Athletic 3-0, securing an unprecedented third successive promotion.

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