List of Wrexham A.F.C. seasons

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The Wrexham side that won the first Welsh Cup in 1878

This is a list of seasons played by Wrexham Association Football Club from the 1877–78 season, when the club began playing in competitive fixtures following the founding of the Welsh Cup, to the most recent current season.

The club was formed in 1864 by members of the Wrexham Cricket Club, who wanted a sporting activity for the winter months, which makes them (after Sheffield, Cray, Hallam, Notts County, and Stoke City) the sixth oldest football team, third oldest professional club and the oldest in Wales. Their first game was played on 22 October 1864 at the Denbigh County Cricket Ground (The Racecourse) against the Prince of Wales Fire Brigade.

In 1878, they won the inaugural Welsh Cup, beating Druids 1–0,[1] and the club went on to win the competition a further 23 times, still the most wins by any team, until they were barred entry during the 1990s, along with other Welsh clubs playing in the English football league system.[2] Through winning the Welsh Cup, Wrexham also qualified several times for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the quarter-finals during the 1975–76 campaign.

In 1890, the club were founding members of the second incarnation of The Combination.[3] Apart from a brief two-year spell in the Welsh Senior League between 1894 and 1896, Wrexham spent the following fifteen seasons in The Combination, winning the competition on four occasions, before moving into the Birmingham & District League in 1905. Two years after the end of the First World War, Wrexham joined The Football League, where they spent eighty consecutive seasons,[4] before being relegated to the Conference National in 2008.

Wrexham's highest position in the Football League was 15th in the old Second Division (now EFL Championship) in 1978–79. Their lowest position in the League was 24th in the Football League Fourth Division in 1965–66 (at a time where League membership maintenance was by election) and in 1990–91 (when the League decided to suspend relegation due to expansion of the First Division to 22 clubs). The feat was repeated for a third time in Football League Two in 2007–08 and this time they were relegated to Conference National. Their lowest position in the Conference, and thus overall, was 19th in the 2019–20 season.

Seasons[edit]

Season League FA Cup League Cup Welsh Cup[5] FA Trophy EFL Trophy Other / Europe[6]
Lvl Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
1877–78 N/A W
1878–79 RU
1879–80 2R
1880–81 2R
1881–82 3R
1882–83 W
1883–84 2R 4R
1884–85 2R 1R
1885–86 1R 1R
1886–87 1R 3R
1887–88 2R
1888–89 1R 1R
1889–90 RU
1890–91 Combination 16 4 4 8 25 47 10[a] 8th RU
1891–92 22 9 2 11 45 65 20 6th SF
1892–93 22 9 1 12 41 66 19 8th W
1893–94 18 5 6 7 36 46 16 8th SF
1894–95 Welsh Senior League 16 13 2 1 77 20 28 1st RU
1895–96 12 9 3 1 39 13 19 1st RU
1896–97 Combination 18 7 2 9 41 40 16 6th W
1897–98 24 10 6 8 45 44 26 4th RU
1898–99 28 15 3 10 55 48 33 5th RU
1899–1900 16 11 1 4 58 25 23 2nd 3R
1900–01 22 16 3 3 62 20 35 1st
1901–02 26 17 7 2 80 21 41 1st RU
1902–03 26 19 5 2 80 23 43 1st W
1903–04 24 12 4 8 53 34 28 5th 3R
1904–05 26 21 1 4 70 16 43 1st W
1905–06 Birmingham & District League 34 17 5 12 72 55 39 6th SF
1906–07 34 14 6 14 68 76 34 10th 4QR SF
1907–08 34 14 9 11 51 56 37 6th 4R
1908–09 34 14 3 17 60 76 31 11th 1R W
1909–10 34 13 7 14 61 62 33 10th W
1910–11 34 17 7 10 74 52 41 4th W
1911–12 34 15 10 9 62 52 40 6th 4R
1912–13 34 16 4 14 58 48 36 6th 3R
1913–14 34 15 8 11 46 47 38 7th W
1914–15 34 16 8 10 63 49 40 6th W
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.
1919–20 Birmingham & District League 34 17 5 12 73 45 39 3rd RU
1920–21 34 22 5 7 77 32 49 3rd W
1921–22 3 Third Division North 38 14 9 15 51 56 37 12th 6QR SF
1922–23 38 14 10 14 38 48 38 10th 1R 7R
1923–24 42 10 18 14 37 44 38 16th 6QR W
1924–25 42 15 8 19 53 61 38 13th 5QR W
1925–26 42 11 10 21 63 92 32 19th 1R 6R
1926–27 42 14 10 18 65 73 38 13th 2R SF
1927–28 42 18 6 18 64 67 42 11th 4R 6R
1928–29 42 21 10 11 91 69 52 3rd 1R 5R
1929–30 42 13 8 21 67 88 34 17th 4R SF
1930–31 42 21 12 9 94 62 54 3rd 3R W
1931–32 40 18 7 15 64 69 43 10th 1R RU
1932–33 42 24 9 9 106 51 57 2nd 2R RU
1933–34 42 23 5 14 102 73 51 6th 1R 6R
1934–35 42 16 11 15 76 69 43 11th 2R 7R
1935–36 42 15 7 20 66 75 37 18th 1R 6R
1936–37 42 16 12 14 71 57 44 8th 3R 6R
1937–38 42 16 11 15 58 63 43 10th 2R 6R
1938–39 42 17 7 18 66 79 41 14th 1R 6R
1939–40 N/A[b] 4R
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1945–46 N/A[c] 3R
1946–47 3 Third Division North 42 17 12 13 65 51 46 7th 2R SF
1947–48 42 21 8 13 74 54 50 3rd 2R 7R
1948–49 42 17 9 16 56 62 43 9th 1R 7R
1949–50 42 10 12 20 39 54 32 20th 2R RU
1950–51 46 15 12 19 55 71 42 14th 2R SF
1951–52 46 15 9 22 63 73 39 18th 2R SF
1952–53 46 24 8 14 86 66 56 3rd 3R 5R
1953–54 46 21 9 16 81 68 51 8th 3R 7R
1954–55 46 13 12 21 65 77 38 18th 2R SF
1955–56 46 16 10 20 66 73 42 14th 1R 6R
1956–57 46 19 10 17 97 74 48 12th 4R W
1957–58 46 17 12 17 61 63 46 12th 1R W
1958–59 3 Third Division 46 14 14 18 63 77 42 18th 1R SF
1959–60 46 14 8 24 68 101 36 23rd 3R W
1960–61 4 Fourth Division 46 17 8 21 62 56 42 16th 1R QF SF
1961–62 44 22 9 13 96 56 53 3rd 3R 1R RU
1962–63 3 Third Division 46 20 9 17 84 83 49 9th 3R 1R 6R
1963–64 46 13 6 27 75 107 32 23rd 2R 3R SF
1964–65 4 Fourth Division 46 17 9 20 84 92 43 14th 2R 1R RU
1965–66 46 13 9 24 72 104 35 24th 2R 2R 5R
1966–67 46 16 20 10 76 62 52 7th 2R 1R RU
1967–68 46 20 13 13 72 53 53 8th 1R 1R 6R
1968–69 46 18 14 14 61 52 450 9th 2R 2R 6R
1969–70 46 26 9 11 84 49 61 2nd 4R 3R 6R
1970–71 3 Third Division 46 18 13 15 72 65 49 9th 1R 1R RU
1971–72 46 16 8 22 59 63 40 16th 3R 1R W
1972–73 46 14 17 15 55 54 45 12th 2R 2R 4R Cup Winners' Cup 2R
1973–74 46 22 12 12 63 43 56 4th QF 2R SF
1974–75 46 15 15 16 65 55 45 13th 1R 1R W
1975–76 46 20 12 14 66 55 52 6th 1R 2R 5R Cup Winners' Cup QF
1976–77 46 24 10 12 80 54 58 5th 4R 4R SF
1977–78 46 23 15 8 78 45 61 1st QF QF W
1978–79 2 Second Division 42 12 14 16 45 42 38 15th 4R 2R RU Cup Winners' Cup 1R
1979–80 42 16 6 20 40 49 38 16th 5R 2R 5R Cup Winners' Cup 1R
1980–81 42 12 14 16 43 45 38 16th 5R 1R SF
1981–82 42 11 11 20 40 56 44[d] 21st 4R 3R 5R
1982–83 3 Third Division 46 12 15 19 56 76 51 22nd 2R 1R RU
1983–84 4 Fourth Division 46 11 15 20 59 74 48 20th 1R 1R RU QF
1984–85 46 15 9 22 67 70 54 15th 1R 1R 5R 1R Cup Winners' Cup 2R
1985–86 46 17 9 20 68 80 60 13th 2R 2R W QR
1986–87 46 15 20 11 70 51 65 9th 3R 2R SF SF Cup Winners' Cup 2R
1987–88 46 20 6 20 69 58 66 11th 2R 1R RU QR
1988–89 46 19 14 13 77 63 71 7th 1R 1R 5R QF
1989–90 46 13 12 21 51 67 51 21st 1R 1R RU QR
1990–91 46 10 10 26 48 74 40 24th 1R 2R RU 1R Cup Winners' Cup 2R
1991–92 42 14 9 19 52 73 51 14th 4R 1R 5R SF
1992–93[e] 4 Third Division 42 23 11 8 75 52 80 2nd 1R 1R SF 2R
1993–94 3 Second Division 46 17 11 18 66 77 62 12th 1R 2R 4R 2R
1994–95 46 16 15 15 65 64 63 13th 4R 2R W QF
1995–96 46 18 16 12 76 55 70 8th 3R 1R 2R Cup Winners' Cup QR
1996–97 46 17 18 11 54 50 69 8th QF 1R 2R
1997–98 46 18 16 12 55 51 70 7th 3R 1R 2R
1998–99 46 13 14 19 43 62 53 17th 4R 1R AF
1999–2000 46 17 11 18 52 61 62 11th 4R 1R 1R
2000–01 46 17 12 17 65 71 63 10th 1R 1R 1R
2001–02 46 11 10 25 56 89 43 23rd 1R 1R 2R
2002–03 4 Third Division 46 23 15 8 84 50 84 3rd 1R 2R QF
2003–04 3 Second Division 46 17 9 20 50 60 60 13th 1R 1R 2R
2004–05[f] 3 League One 46 13 14 19 62 80 43[g] 22nd 2R 2R W
2005–06 4 League Two 46 15 14 17 61 54 59 13th 1R 1R 1R
2006–07 46 13 12 21 43 65 51 19th 3R 2R 1R
2007–08 46 10 10 26 38 70 40 24th 1R 2R 1R
2008–09 5 Conference National 46 18 12 16 64 48 64 10th 4QR 4R
2009–10 44 15 13 16 45 39 58 11th 2R 1R
2010–11 46 22 15 9 66 49 81 4th 4QR 2R
2011–12 46 30 8 8 85 33 98 2nd 3R 3R 1R
2012–13 46 22 14 10 74 45 80 5th 1R W
2013–14 46 16 11 19 61 61 59 17th 2R 2R
2014–15 46 17 15 14 56 52 66 11th 3R RU
2015–16[h] 5 National League 46 20 9 17 71 56 69 8th 4QR 2R
2016–17 46 15 13 18 47 61 58 13th 4QR 1R
2017–18 46 17 19 10 49 39 70 10th 4QR 1R
2018–19 46 25 9 12 58 39 84 4th[i] 2R 2R
2019–20 37 11 10 16 46 49 43 19th 1R 1R Scottish Challenge Cup QF
2020–21 42 19 11 12 64 43 68 8th 4QR 3R
2021–22 44 26 10 8 91 46 88 2nd[j] 1R RU
2022–23 46 34 9 3 116 43 111 1st 4R 4R
2023–24 4 League Two 46 26 10 10 89 52 88 2nd 4R 2R R32
2024–25 3 League One TBD TBD TBD TBD
Season Lvl Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos FA Cup League Cup Welsh Cup[5] FA Trophy EFL Trophy Other / Europe[6]

Key[edit]

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Deducted two points.
  2. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned due to the outbreak of the Second World War.
  3. ^ Following the end of the Second World War, competitive league football did not resume until the 1946–47 season.
  4. ^ In 1981–82 three points for a win was introduced instead of two.
  5. ^ In 1992-93 the Premier League was founded, and the three remaining divisions in the Football League were renamed:
  6. ^ In 2004–05 the Football League was rebranded, and the First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Championship, League One and League Two respectively.
  7. ^ Deducted 10 points for entering administration.
  8. ^ In 2015–16 the Football Conference was renamed to the National League
  9. ^ Lost in the play-off quarter-final to Eastleigh 1–0 (after extra time).
  10. ^ Lost in the play-off semi-final to Grimsby Town 5–4 (after extra time).

References[edit]

  • "Wrexham F.C." Football Club History Database. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  • "FA Cup seasons". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  • "Football League Cup seasons". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  1. ^ "Wrexham 1-0 Druids". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  2. ^ "UEFA rejects Welsh club' bid". BBC Sport. 10 October 2001. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  3. ^ "England - The Combination". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ "The history of Wales' oldest team". Wrexham F.C. 19 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 August 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Welsh Cup - year-by-year". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Welsh clubs in Europe". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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