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Fan-run weekly Wrexham AFC newsletter on Substack. New editions every Wednesday.
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Another first-year is sent out on loan for the remainder of the season. Purvis joins Flint Town United until the summer.

Best of luck, Max!
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LOANED OUT | Max Purvis heads out on loan
Wrexham AFC can confirm that first year professional Max Purvis has joined Cymru Premier side Flint Town United on loan until the end of the 2025/26 season.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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The defending champs are out in the most shocking of ways.

Congrats to Macclesfield.
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Non-league Macclesfield FC pull off the biggest shock in FA Cup history, knocking out Premier League opposition and holders Crystal Palace.

117 league places between them.

What a performance, what a result 👏
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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WREXHAM FELL FOREST

We’re through to the next round after a gritty, anxious, wonderful, heartbreaking, heart soaring, supremely entertaining match.

We finally got a Premier League opponent, and we beat them.

FT: 3-3, Wrexham win on penalties
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January 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Rodriguez and Windass had a chance at the death, but JRod doesn’t make the move.

We go to penalties

3-3, 120’
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January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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➡️ New Ball
⬅️ Popped Ball

3-3, 110’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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➡️ Rodriguez
⬅️ Smith

3-3, 99’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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➡️ Barnett
⬅️ Longman

3-3, 91’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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Forest’s first teamers delivered them a late equal score line.

A bundle of missed chances are haunting us, could easily have two more goals at least…but it’s not over yet. Extra time.

3-3, 90’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Forest level it in the final minute of regulation.

3-3, 89’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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➡️ McClean
⬅️ Sheaf

Home stretch, lads. Hold tight everyone.

3-2, Wrexham, 88’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Annnnd Forest come right back with a second.

What a second half we’ve got here.

3-2, Wrexham, 76’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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DOMinating header to Mae it 3-1! Hyam finishes and excellent ball from Dobbo.

Sam smith must be having a sigh of relief for missing that third goal.

(Still wish he made it, though)

3-1 Wrexham, 74’
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January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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➡️ O’Brien, Windass
⬅️ Rathbone, Broadhead

2-1 Wrexham, 68’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Forest get back in it with a great cross and header.

2-1 Wrexham, 64’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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⬅️ Cacace
➡️ Thomason

Good sub. Cacace has been fantastic, obviously, but appears to be losing some steam as he eases back into full time action. And Thomason has been fabulous in league play recently.

2-0 Wrexham, 60’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Forest pushing hard to start the half, but Okonkwo and the defenders have really impressed to make it out of a dangerous spell unscathed.

2-0 Wrexham, 56’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Forest bringing on some of the big guns to start the second half in Williams, Gibbs-White, and Dominguez relieving Zinchenko, Bakwa,and McAtee

2-0 Wrexham, 46’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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Damn. Smith on his own and somehow doesn’t beat the keeper. First chance for him was tough, but that should have been the third goal.

Nevertheless, it’s 2-0 Wrexham at the break

2-0 Wrexham, HT
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January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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RATHBONE DOUBLES IT!

Broadhead and Ollie take advantage of some really poor defending, but don’t take anything away from this duo’s effort to create and execute this one.

2-0 Wrexham, 40’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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LIBBY!!!! WHAT A TIME TO SCORE YOUR FIRST CLUB GOAL!

Hell yeah.

1-0 Wrexham, 36’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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A great chance for Wrexham as Smith found and opening, but in the end he pulled it wide.

0-0, 30’
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January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Forest find the net after a clear handball. Luiz is doing too much - no way he authentically thought it should count.

0-0, 18’
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January 9, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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“Unremarkable town”? Ok, Jon. Noted.

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January 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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Concerning that Cleworth is missing entirely. Wonder if Phil will have news after the match…
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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A strong lineup to face Forest’s mostly second-string squad, although Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, & Gibbs-White lurk on the bench.

Excited to see Ashfield make the bench. What a moment it’ll be for him if he is subbed on.

Up against it today, of course, but I couldn’t be more excited!
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Our FA Cup line-up this evening 👊

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January 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM