Gone but not forgotten

After a turbulent few seasons that has seen the club teeter on the brink of financial ruin, a 2-0 defeat to Hereford last night saw Wrexham lose their Football League status for the first time in their 87 year existence. The relegation comes 30 years to the day after Wrexham sealed their first promotion to the old Second Division - the highest level the club has played in.

But the plucky Welsh club has often batted way above its average, launching two famous European Cup Winners Cup campaigns in the 1970s, and beating Swedish side IF Djurgardens and Poland's Stal Rzeszo before going out to eventual winners Anderlecht in the quarter-final in 1976.

However, it was 1992 that saw the club's greatest triumph, in a night long cherished by Totterham fans they knocked the then league champions Arsenal out of the third round of the FA Cup, with the talismanic Mickey Thomas firing in a fabulous freekick before Steve Watkins grabbed a late winner in a famous 2-1 victory.

Brian Little will remain as manager and plans a big shake up to revive the ailing club's fortunes. But there is one small crumb of comfort for Wrexham as their Racecourse ground is currently undergoing redevelopement to make it the only non-league stadium in the UK to host international matches.

Comments

[Martin Belam]

Do they go down to the Conference, or do they step sideways into the Welsh League?