"When Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought Wrexham in 2020, the Welsh club were a long way from the Premier League. Back then, the Red Dragons were still in the National League, the top tier of non-league. But since returning to the EFL in 2023, Wrexham's rise has been literally unprecedented, becoming the first team in English football to achieve three successive promotions."
"Led by promotion-specialist manager Phil Parkinson, Wrexham currently sit sixth in the Championship, occupying the last of the division's four play-off spots. They have some wiggle room in that regard too, boasting a four-point cushion ahead of Southampton in seventh."
"To take a club from the fifth tier to the second, you need to recruit extremely well. It's not enough to have some decent buys here and there, you have to be nailing most of your business if you're actually going to achieve multiple promotions in a row."
Wrexham, purchased by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2020, has experienced unprecedented success in English football. The Welsh club climbed from the National League to the Championship in three successive seasons, a first in English football history. Currently sixth in the Championship with a four-point cushion above the playoff line, Wrexham are managed by promotion specialist Phil Parkinson. The club reached the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1980 and will face Chelsea this weekend. Wrexham's rise required exceptional recruitment, leveraging their global fame and Hollywood backing to attract quality players across multiple divisions.
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