Racecourse Stadium in Wrexham has been renovated recently, and with the opening of a new stand, they will have more space than two Premier League teams.
With the construction of a new temporary stand, Wrexham currently has a bigger stadium than two Premier League teams.
Under the ownership of Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the League Two team has big plans for both on and off the field, including a projected stadium extension that will increase its capacity even further.
This month at the Racecourse Ground, a makeshift stand with space for 2,309 spectators was unveiled. This was done in reaction to the unprecedented demand for tickets, which was sparked by the widespread acclaim of the Disney+ documentary Welcome to Wrexham by Reynolds and McElhenney.
When Wrexham hosted Newport County on Saturday, December 23, the stand was opened for the first time.
12,095 people attended the game, more than the capacity of the Premier League’s Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth (11,307) and Kenilworth Road in Luton Town (11,500). Reynolds and McElhenney had promised all-new stands by the upcoming season, but that hasn’t happened yet.
Originally, Wrexham was going to prepare a makeshift stand for their League 2 fixture in late October against Notts County. This came after Reynolds and McElhenney first pledged to have a completely redesigned Kop stand ready for the upcoming season.
They had promised that the new Kop stand would be ready for the start of the next season, but that promise was dashed due to construction delays.
Then Wrexham thought about building a makeshift end, but they weren’t sure whether they could keep their word to finish that by December 23.
Wrexham revealed on social media this week that they are authorized to sell tickets for the 2,289-capacity temporary stand. The stand will be open for seating for Saturday’s game against Newport Country, as promised, but only to 80 percent of its maximum capacity.
In a statement that also addressed developments with the Kop Stand, W stated: “We are making good progress resolving the outstanding matters before the Kop Development can commence, but with a minimum of three months mobilization period before work can start on site, we can now install a temporary stand without negatively impacting the construction program for the Kop.”
“Although the Board believed that allowing more supporters to see the team in person and allaying their frustration that they couldn’t obtain game tickets should come first, the costs of the makeshift stand will exceed the revenue from ticket sales.
Adults will pay £20 for the temporary stand, while those 65 and under will pay £15; children under 18 will pay £9, and children under 11 will pay £6.”
When their new Kop stand will be finished remains to be seen.
