F.C. United of Wrexham
Full nameFC United of Wrexham
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundBronwen Green
ChairmanMorgan Churchill
2021–22North East Wales Championship, 7th of 8

FC United of Wrexham is an amateur football and futsal club based in Wrexham, Wales. They formerly played in the North East Wales Championship, the fifth tier of the Welsh football league system, and played home matches at Bronwens Green.

The club was founded in 2020 by Andrew Ruscoe, Tom Winsper, and Morgan Churchill, following the dissolution of the Brickfield Rangers futsal programme.

History

The club was jointly-founded in 2020 by former Prestatyn Town F.C. manager Andrew Ruscoe, referee Tom Winsper and former Wrexham AFC Women player, Morgan Churchill, following the disbanding of the Brickfield Rangers Futsal team.[1][2]

FC United of Wrexham are very vocal on their support of the ownership of Wrexham A.F.C, under RR McReynolds Company LLC, a joint venture between actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. On 20 January 2023, FC United of Wrexham opened a fundraiser to help their under-12s Futsal side get a new kit representing the key landmarks within Wrexham such as the St Giles parish church. Three days later, Ryan Reynolds gave a £1,600 donation, above their fundraiser goal of £480.[3][4] In response to this, the club decided to add the Deadpool logo onto the sleeve of the shirt.[3][5][6][7]

The club manages a senior men’s football team which competed in the North East Wales League Championship Division, and male, female and junior futsal teams.[1] The club's youth teams are futsal-focused, although the club has future plans in both football and futsal.[2]

The club had Brad Miguel as a player who later played in the World Cup qualifiers for St Vincent and The Grenadines. The team has also produced players for Crewe Alexandra, Wrexham A.F.C. and Great Britain Futsal, as well as Ruscoe's managing club Prestatyn Town. The team plans to advance into the upper tiers of both Welsh football and futsal, while also securing grants to develop Bronwens Green, their home ground.[1][2]

The club resigned from the league in June 2023, stating an intention to focus instead on youth football and fustal.[8]

Managerial history and coaching staff

List of managers

Information correct after match played on 28 January 2023. Only competitive matches are counted.

Key
  • Names of caretaker managers are supplied where known, and the names of caretaker managers are highlighted in italics and marked with an asterisk (*).
  • Names of player-managers are supplied where known, and are marked with a double-dagger (‡).
List of FC United of Wrexham managers
Name Nationality From To Matches Won Drawn[lower-alpha 1] Lost Win%[lower-alpha 2] Honours
Joaquim Ginja  Portugal 22 December 2020 21 May 2021 6 0 0 6 000.00 N/A
Michael Hughes  Wales 21 May 2021 6 November 2021 4 0 1 3 000.00
Malcolm Wareham  Wales 6 November 2021 12 March 2022 18 1 1 16 005.56
David Hughes  Wales 12 March 2022 3 September 2022 7 0 0 7 000.00
Andrew Ruscoe  Wales 3 September 2022 19 June 2023 27 3 3 21 011.11

Notes

  1. ↑ Drawn matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
  2. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Who are FC United of Wrexham? Read on…". NWSport. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Future's Bright for FC United of Wrexham". LoveWrexham. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Wrexham: Football chairman in tears after Ryan Reynolds donation". BBC News. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ @FCUtdofWxm (20 January 2023). "PLEASE RT: Our parents are trying to raise money to get the Under 12's a new kit which shows one of our amazing #Wrexham landmarks. If you could Retweet it would be hugely appreciated 😀🙌⚽️ To donate please click here 👉" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Reynolds donates £1,600 towards youth football team's new kit in Wrexham". Sky News. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Reynolds gives money towards youth football team kit in Wales". AOL. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Reynolds: Actor buys kits for children's football team". Newsround. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Club Statement". Twitter. FC United of Wrexhan. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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