Phil Parkinson could be set to receive Freedom of Wrexham
The Wrexham AFC manager could be granted freedom of the county borough, following the club's historic back-to-back-to-back promotions.
Parkinson joined the club in 2021 and has overseen a meteoric rise from the National League to the Championship.
At a meeting on Tuesday (May 13), the Executive Board will consider recommending to full Council that Parkinson is granted the honour, after steering the club to promotion over three successive seasons.
If the board agrees, the recommendations will then be considered at a later meeting of full Council, which includes all 56 councillors from across the county borough.
Parkinson would join Reds co-owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds in having the Freedom of Wrexham, who were granted the privilege in 2022.
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Leader of the Council, Councillor Mark Pritchard, said: 'In 2022 the council granted freedom of the county borough to the club's owners, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds.
'It now seems fitting to have a similar discussion about granting the same honour to Phil Parkinson, as he's done an incredible job in taking the team from National League to Championship football over the past three seasons.
'What the club has achieved is phenomenal – not just in terms of success on the pitch, but also in terms of the knock-on effect for the city as a whole. It's given Wrexham renewed confidence.'
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