Fine-tuning and a clear target - Wrexham's season aim

What the report says

Wrexham head into the new Championship season with a straightforward objective: improve on last year’s seventh-place finish and push for the play-offs, BBC Sport reports. Phil Parkinson’s side, in their first second-tier campaign since 1981-82, begin their league programme away to Cardiff City on Monday after an early Carabao Cup exit to Middlesbrough. The club’s stated ambition is to keep building after three promotions in four seasons and to turn last season’s strong finish into a more complete campaign.

The article says Wrexham have added to a squad that was already strengthened heavily in the summer of 2025, with arrivals including Danny Imray, Ben Whiteman and goalkeeper Anthony Patterson. Some familiar names, including Paul Mullin, have moved on, but the core remains intact. Defender Zak Vyner said the aim is to finish higher than last season and sustain the momentum they showed in the latter part of the previous campaign.

BBC Sport notes that Wrexham were productive in attack last season, scoring 69 league goals and outperforming their expected-goals figure. However, defensive issues remained, with the team conceding 65 league goals and too often allowing multiple goals in a match. Injuries and unsettled defensive selections contributed to those problems, while Patterson’s arrival is seen as part of an effort to add stability in goal.

Off the pitch, the club continues to expand under Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, with a new 7,500-seat Kop Stand due next year and projected revenue growth also highlighted. Former Wales international Nia Jones told BBC’s Feast of Football podcast that missing out on the play-offs may reduce pressure on the club this season.