Wrexham AFC 7 Rotherham Utd 1 April 22nd, 1978 (League 3)

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The 1977-78 season saw the realisation of a 57-year-old dream as Wrexham reached the second tier of the English Football League with an emphatic 7-1 victory over Rotherham. Their biggest win of the season capped quite possibly their biggest season of all time as they finally joined the illustrious company of Newcastle United, Sheffield United and West Ham United.
With promotion already secured and the Racecourse Ground in celebratory mood ahead of kick-off, a side including Mickey Thomas, Bobby Shinton and Les Cartwright made sure Wrexham completed this campaign with a flourish.
After 34 minutes the hosts were up five nothing with striker Les Cartwright making four of those goals before getting on the scoresheet himself with the seventh. It’s still regarded as one of the greatest days in the club’s history.
Wrexham: Davies, Evans, Dwyer, Davis, Roberts, Thomas, Shinton, Sutton, Lyons, Whittle, Cartwright

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@tobyclark3200 10 ай бұрын

The GREATEST champions ever to grace the Cae Ras. I stood next to the players on the directors box balcony as they took their sock ties off and threw them down to the sea of happy faces below. This video brings a tear to my eye every time, guaranteed. 👏🏻

@mikeweston3514 11 ай бұрын

Great wrexham side

@paulgriffiths8803 2 жыл бұрын

This was the greatest Wrexham game I ever saw. They would have beaten any team in the top league that day

@spradder5 2 жыл бұрын

My very first match, and what a belter! My cousins were in the Kop, while I was in the family stand with my brother and my dad.

@griffdaz1982 2 жыл бұрын

My brother just found a photo of me & my Dad (passed away last year). I cried after that game. Wrexham were my life back then. I lived amongst last lot of terrace houses Crispin Lane and even on a midweek late match thousands of fans filled Crispin Lane. Brilliant atmosphere. I can't get get used to fans at the away end 🙃 and the empty kop. Anybody remember the kop with the seated stand above. 🎶 WREXHAM IS THE NAME🎵

@martindavies74 2 жыл бұрын

What a team! What memories! A different time- if you were in a pub in the town after a match in might come Graham Whitle ,Bobby Shinton . The importance of Arfon Griffiths to the club - as a player and as a manager never seems to get enough recognition. Bittersweet to see John Lyons; but lovely to hear John-the-Bell .