Wrexham accomplished a exceptional journey by thrashing Charlton Athletic 3-0 on Saturday to safe a historic promotion to the EFL Championship.
Ollie Rathbone and Sam Smith scored simply three minutes aside within the first half to place the Welsh membership firmly in management. Smith, who joined in a club-record £2 million deal, later sealed the win with a 3rd purpose within the 81st minute.
The victory confirmed Wrexham’s second-place end in League One and earned them automated promotion, simply behind champions Birmingham Metropolis.
This extraordinary achievement marks Wrexham’s return to English soccer’s second tier for the primary time since their relegation within the 1981-82 season.
Wrexham’s story is much more particular, as they’ve now turn out to be the primary group in English soccer historical past to realize three consecutive promotions throughout the highest 5 divisions.
The race for promotion had been tight, with Charlton and Wycombe Wanderers nonetheless in competition. Nonetheless, Wycombe’s earlier 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient meant Wrexham solely wanted a win — they usually delivered in model in entrance of their residence followers.
