The incredible numbers behind Wrexham’s Hollywood revolution | OneFootball

Five years after Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham for £1, the club’s rise has been extraordinary, with three promotions into the Championship.

According to NY Times, Apollo Sports Capital’s minority investment recently valued the club at £350 million.

On the pitch there have been 279 games and a National League record 111 points in 2022-23. Home form shows 100 wins in 146 and only 16 defeats.

Max Cleworth now leads appearances on 173, edging Paul Mullin on 172. Mullin has 110 goals, and Ben Foster’s 97th-minute penalty save against Notts County is etched in folklore.

Investment spans a £1.7 million undersoil-heated pitch and a transfer record broken seven times, starting with £300,000 for Ollie Palmer in January 2022. The benchmark is £7.5 million for Nathan Broadhead, which could rise by £2.5 million.

Average league crowds hit a record 12,781 last season. The new Kop will hold 7,500 in 2027, the first step towards 28,000 at the world’s oldest international sports ground still in use.

A 50,596 crowd watched Wrexham face Chelsea in Chapel Hill in July 2023, with US dates including Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Welcome to Wrexham has aired 49 episodes across four series, a fifth due in spring, and has eight Primetime Emmys.

There have been four 6-0 wins and two Royal visits from King Charles then Prince William, plus a 1-0 FA Trophy final defeat to Bromley in 2022. Ollie Palmer and Mullin even cameoed in Deadpool & Wolverine.

Source: NY Times