Wrexham A.F.C. has never really enjoyed a stellar go of things. The third-oldest professional football team in the world, Wrexham has spent much of its existence burbling away near the bottom of the U.K.’s football-league pyramid system. The club’s most storied moment—knocking the mighty Arsenal out of the F.A. Cup—happened three decades ago now, and the intervening years have only been increasingly unkind. Buried beneath a mound of poor results, ownership worries, and an unpaid six-figure tax bill, Wrexham’s future looked bleak.
But then Hollywood came knocking. Last year, out of absolutely nowhere, the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney announced their purchase of Wrexham A.F.C., to near unanimous support from the club’s supporters’ trust. To say that their interest has turned the team around would be an enormous understatement.
