Wrexham miss playoffs in heartbreaker as Premier League promotion will have to wait
Wrexham narrowly missed out on the Championship playoffs on the final day of the 2025-2026 season, finishing seventh after a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough. Despite the setback, their finish marks the highest in club history. The playoff final, worth over $250 million to the winner, will be contested by Hull City, Millwall, Southampton, and Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium on May 23.
- ▪Wrexham finished seventh in the Championship, one spot below the playoff qualification zone.
- ▪Hull City secured the final playoff spot by defeating Norwich City 2-1, aided by an Oli McBurnie brace.
- ▪The top two teams, Coventry and Ipswich Town, earned automatic promotion to the Premier League.
- ▪Wrexham was aiming for a fourth successive promotion under owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
- ▪The Championship playoff final will take place on May 23 at Wembley Stadium.
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Soccer Wrexham miss playoffs in heartbreaker as Premier League promotion will have to wait By Jake Nisse Published May 2, 2026, 3:04 p.m. ET Wrexham’s dream of playing in the Premier League will have to wait at least one more year, as they narrowly missed out on the Championship playoffs on Saturday. The Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac-owned club, which has earned promotions in three successive seasons, entered the final day of the season in sixth place in the Championship, the second tier of English soccer. However, following a back-and-forth 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough, the Red Dragons dropped to seventh — two points behind Hull City and just one place off the final playoff spot.
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