Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny’s Soccer Team Scores Historic Win

April 23, 2023

The soccer club at the center of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s FX docu-series Welcome to Wrexham has secured a league promotion after a historic win.

Fans of the team celebrated with the athletes and two celebrities after a 3-1 victory over Welsh soccer club Boreham Wood, resulting in a promotion from the National League to League Two.

Footage from the milestone game, which you can view below, will certainly be featured in the show’s upcoming season.

“Congratulations @Wrexham_AFC! A club with such amazing history, looking forward to a very exciting future back in the Football League. Doing Wales proud,” read a tweet from the official account of The Prince and Princess of Wales, who celebrated the win.

The Wrexham AFC account, acknowledging the end to their 15-year football league exile, tweeted: “WE ARE CHAMPIONS! AFTER 15 YEARS, WE ARE BACK IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE!”

Congratulations @Wrexham_AFC! A club with such amazing history, looking forward to a very exciting future back in the Football League. Doing Wales proud. W https://t.co/VGdF6GkFVw

— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 22, 2023

This was not Wrexham’s first major victory as the team also upset Coventry (a team three tiers above) 4-3 earlier in the season. After that win, Reynolds said he was “totally speechless” when sharing the exciting news on social media.

The FX docuseries, which centers on Wrexham co-owners Reynolds and McElhenney as they attempt to revive the team, first premiereid August 2022. According to Deadline, Wrexham is the third-oldest professional association soccer team in the world going back to 1864.

Season 2 of the series has been filming this season and will document the team’s incredible rise to victory.