One of Wrexham's players is poised to receive two medals after helping the Red Dragons secure promotion to the Championship.

The club was founded in 1864, making it the oldest football club in Wales and some argue the third oldest club in the world.

Wrexham secured an unprecedented third consecutive promotion with a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday night.

The 37-year-old was later convicted of battering Antony Derwent to death in a ferocious attack at the flat they shared in Gwersyllt, Wrexham ... Phil Williams, the investigating officer, said ...

Matthew Hardy, 37, was found guilty of killing Antony Derwent, 52, whose flat in Gwersyllt, Wrexham county ... to go "right to the wire", says boss Phil Parkinson.

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson tells his history-chasers to keep their focus after League One rivals stumble to leave promotion in their hands. Matthew Hardy was found guilty of killing Antony ...

Speaking after sentencing, Detective Constable Phil Williams, the investigating officer, said: “For reasons known only to himself, Matthew Hardy callously and brutally committed this heinous crime ...

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