Wrexham seal third promotion in a row as Sam Smith double sinks Charlton
Wrexham have been promoted for the third season in a row after a 3-0 home win over Charlton took them into the Championship, seizing their opportunity after Wycombe's defeat in their 3pm kick-off at Leyton Orient.
Since the actors Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bought the club in the 2020-21 season, Wrexham have been transformed. After missing out in the National League playoffs in 2021-22, they won the division a year later before coming second in League Two in 2023-24.
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Charlton, guaranteed a playoff spot, had automatic promotion hopes of their own at kick-off: they were four points behind their opponents and looking to follow up their 4-0 Easter Monday win at Wycombe. But two goals in three minutes, for Oliver Rathbone and Sam Smith, gave Wrexham control. In the 17th minute Rathbone seized on a short corner and shortly afterwards Smith's volley doubled the lead.
Smith's third, with nine minutes left, confirmed Wrexham would finish second behind Birmingham.
Dominic Booth's report from the STōK Cae Ras to follow
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