The summer of 2025 was a busy one at Wrexham Football Club, with preparations for their first season back in the second tier of football since 1982 beginning immediately after their promotion party back in May.
The club went big in the transfer market once again, smashing their transfer record for a player with the signing of Nathan Broadhead for £7.5m from Ipswich.
In addition to player acquisitions, the club's owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, were also busy altering their grand plans for the club's stadium, the Racecourse Ground.
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Racecourse Ground plans change
The redevelopment of the Kop at the Racecourse Ground has been an ongoing project since the end of 2022, but the club's rapid ascension through the divisions has seen the club alter these plans this summer.
Although the plan is still for the brand-new stand to open over the summer of 2026, the stand will now be bigger than first planned after Reynolds and Mac submitted planning permission to the local council for an extra 2,250 seats to be added to the stand in the second tier.
While this may have always been the plan long-term, neither man expected the club to be just one promotion away from the Premier League this early on in their tenure.
Interim changes at the Racecourse Ground
Although the biggest news this summer was the altered plans for the Kop, the club were also busy making other immediate changes to the stadium this summer to improve the matchday experience for all supporters. The ‘minor' work that was undertaken over the summer of 2025 included:
- A brand-new pitch, which cost £1.7m, with undersoil heating and better drainage.
- The dugouts being moved from one side to the other.
- A new TV gantry.
- A reconfiguration of the existing stands to fit more seats.
- Two new giant screens being added at the end opposite the Kop.
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Many fans may mock Wrexham's owners, often just because they are American and therefore perceived to be out of touch with football; however, almost every club in the country wishes they had owners who cared for and invested as much as Reynolds and Mac have done since taking over in 2021.
It's no surprise that the club are hurtling towards the Premier League, and you know what, they deserve it.