Wrexham Storms Into Championship History With Stunning Victory to Cap Off 2025
Wrexham concluded another memorable year with a 2–1 triumph against Preston North End on Monday night, climbing higher in the Championship table.
Following their thrilling Boxing Day success against Sheffield United just three days prior, the Red Dragons returned to action at STōK Cae Ras, seeking to achieve consecutive league wins for the first time this campaign. To the joy of their supporters, Phil Parkinson's squad accomplished exactly that, primarily due to Nathan Broadhead's outstanding display.
The Welsh forward nodded in his team's first goal during the 39th minute, providing Wrexham with a single-goal advantage over Preston, who entered the match sitting in fifth position. Subsequently, Ollie Rathbone found the net merely seven minutes after entering as a substitute in the second period, extending the home side's lead to 2–0.
Alfie Devine managed to reduce the deficit for the away team in the 84th minute, but the Red Dragons maintained their composure and saw out the match to secure all three points, finishing 2025 with flourish. Wrexham can now proudly claim they achieved two straight Championship victories under Parkinson, an accomplishment that required almost five months to realize.
Wrexham Position: EFL Championship Following 24 Matches
Position | Club | Points | Matches Played |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry | 51 | 24 |
2 | Middlesbrough | 43 | 24 |
3 | Ipswich Town | 41 | 24 |
4 | Hull City | 41 | 24 |
5 | Millwall | 39 | 24 |
6 | Watford | 38 | 24 |
7 | Preston | 37 | 24 |
8 | Bristol City | 36 | 24 |
9 | QPR | 35 | 24 |
10 | Stoke City | 34 | 24 |
11 | Wrexham | 34 | 24 |
12 | Leicester City | 34 | 24 |
13 | Southampton | 32 | 24 |
14 | Derby County | 32 | 24 |
15 | Birmingham | 31 | 24 |
Wrexham's success against Preston elevated the club to 11th place in the Championship table. Despite securing just eight victories thus far in the 2025–26 season, the Welsh side sits only four points away from the playoff positions.
If Parkinson's team can carry their current form into the new year and compile several more victories, they will break into the top 10 and move significantly closer to their ambition of becoming the first club to achieve four successive promotions across England's top five football tiers.
However, before they can envision competing in the Premier League, the Red Dragons must initially guarantee their Championship playoff qualification, which they can only accomplish by consistently earning results throughout the season's remaining fixtures.
Wrexham's upcoming fixture takes them to Ewood Park on New Year's Day for a clash with a faltering Blackburn Rovers team. Victory in Thursday's encounter would perfectly cap off an extremely successful festive period for Wales' oldest football club.