Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham one step away from promotion to second tier in English football
How about this plot for a Hollywood blockbuster? The third-oldest football club in the world languishing in the fifth tier for English professional football was bought during the pandemic by two actors who never met each other. The team performs to keep getting promoted and are now one game away from sealing a spot in the Championship, the second tier of English football. This Saturday, it could happen. Wrexham AFC, the Welsh club owned by actors Ryan Reynolds of Deadpool fame and Rob McElhenney, the creator and star in the sitcom Sunny in Philadelphia, is one step from completing its third consecutive promotion. With two games remaining in League One, the Red Dragons are in second place in the standings, which would allow them to be promoted directly to the Championship, the second tier of English soccer. From semi-professional football to the elite in such a short period of time, it’s been quite a journey. Wrexham can secure Championship promotion on Saturday if they beat Charlton and if Wycombe Wanderers lose their earlier game away …









