Wrexham to Premier League? Team director thinks it's possible
Wrexham FC is in position to compete for promotion from Championship into the Premier League. What a story that would be.
Just a few years ago, Wrexham FC was nothing but an interesting pull to make when discussing unknown European soccer teams. They certainly aren't so unknown anymore. With the media attention provided by owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the team's popularity has grown exponentially and come Saturday, they might have an opportunity to do something no one could have imagined from the club just six years ago: earn promotion into the English Premier League.
That hasn't happened yet, but it is a legitimate possibility. After all, the final game of the Championship regular season is this Saturday, and as it stands, Wrexham FC is in position to compete for the third and final promotion slot. "If we achieve that, as others have said and I agree, it would be the greatest sports story ever," said team director Shaun Harvey.
He isn't exaggerating either. A promotion this year would mean four straight seasons resulting in a promotion. Wrexham will have climbed from the doldrums of English football leagues, starting in the National League and climbing through League Two and League One, to the top of the top in half a decade.
Will Wrexham earn a playoff spot? While Wrexham currently holds the No. 6 seed, the final playoff position, the team still has one game left: a showdown with current No.