How do you buy Wrexham tickets?

Updated September 2024

Now that the whole world, or at least millions of non-British television viewers, have discovered Wrexham AFC, many of them are determined to see a game there. But buying Wrexham tickets is hard because of all that demand. Here is what we know about how to buy Wrexham tickets.

The short answer is, because of all the attention now on the club, it’s very difficult. There are basically two ways to buy Wrexham tickets:

• From the club, where a membership is almost certainly required.
• From third-party sites like StubHub or whoever, which is sketchy and illegal.

But buying Wrexham tickets isn’t hopeless — in fact, I recently got one myself (See below). So let’s get into it, starting with a brief introduction to soccer tickets in England — for even though Wrexham is in Wales, they play in the English league system. And the basic process is the same from clubs like Wrexham to clubs like Manchester City.

Wrexham Tickets: How Does This Work?

Clubs allocate tickets in three stages, explained in the video above: first to season ticket holders, then to club members — often ranked by loyalty points from previous purchases — and then to the public in what’s called General Sale. (Related: Do You Need a Membership for English soccer tickets?)

Normally, at a League One club like Wrexham, General Sale extends pretty much up to kickoff — ie, you can walk up and purchase on the day. If it’s a big game in the FA Cup or something, maybe not. That’s life in the third tier — and here’s an explanation of the leagues and cups of English football.

But what’s happening at Wrexham is far from normal.

Kickoff, with a near sellout against Wigan in the League Cup on a Tuesday!

Do You Need to Be a Member to Buy Wrexham Tickets?

For the 2024-25 season, we should assume there’s no such thing as General Sale for Wrexham tickets. So to buy tickets for a Wrexham home game, each member of your party will need to be a member. “Global” memberships cost £50 (around $65 US) for adults and £35 ($50) for juniors, and they are available on the club’s website.

Again, though, the demand is nuts: In the 2022-23 season, the club quit selling regular memberships at 10,000 — literally the capacity of their stadium at the time. So do the math: If, say, 7,000 of those 10,000 seats are season ticket holders, and the away team gets about 1,000 tickets, then that leaves 10,000 members trying to get 2,000 tickets to a Wrexham home game. And the club prioritizes local (ie, non-foreign) members.

Again, a key point: It’s one ticket per member. So if you want two tickets together, then both of you have to get a ticket — hard enough — and also coordinate to get tickets next to each other. You can “join” your memberships together when you get them, so that one of you can buy tickets for both of you when tickets go on sale.

So how do you buy a Wrexham ticket? You get a membership, find out when the member sale starts, log in, and hope for the best.

The Turf Pub, alongside the Racecourse Ground.

My Experience in Buying Wrexham Tickets

When Wrexham memberships went on sale in the 2023-24 season (see below), I immediately grabbed an International (now “Global”) membership. When tickets for the first home game of the season (August 5 vs MK Dons) went on sale, I was in the queue 35 minutes before the on-sale time — and I was number 851 in the queue! When it’s your turn to log in, the website opens for up for you, so when tickets went up at 10, I managed to log in at 10:04. I chased after a few tickets, but by 10:06 they were all gone.

But the very next day I logged back in to try for a Tuesday night (August 8) game in the League Cup vs Wigan. I was a few hours after the on-sale time, but I simply logged in, picked a seat, and booked it for £10! So, as is usually the case, midweek and cup games are very often the way to get tickets to a club without general sale.

2024-25 Wrexham Memberships Now for Sale

The 2024-25 Wrexham memberships are now for sale on the club’s website. You’ll need to create an online account (free) to access the ticket-purchasing section of the site, and there you can buy a membership.

• Access to priority period for the purchase of tickets for all home games at the STōK Cae Ras (Racecourse Ground). In the 2023-24 season, there was an the allocation of 75 tickets reserved for international members, but for this season there is a new temporary stand behind one goal, meaning there may be a bigger allocation.
• Access to our Official Club Ticket Exchange platform (when in use)

Also, if for some reason a season ticket holder or member needs to offload their game ticket, those will be in the Official Club Ticket Exchange. Best of luck in there!

This is what we mean about the difficulty of buying Wrexham tickets.

Wrexham Tickets: Are Third-Party Sites Safe?

At this point, many people reading this will think one of two things: Why don’t I go to StubHub or something, and Why don’t I just show up and get one outside the ground?

The answer to both is the same: It’s against UK law. And in the latter case, practically speaking, selling tickets on the street outside a game is very uncommon in the UK. (Related: Is StubHub Safe?)

I would also add that it exacerbates a problem which Hollywood has already brought to Wrexham, both with tickets and Wrexham gear: it drives up prices, creating an incentive for season ticket holders and members to resell at a profit, all of which makes it that much harder for longtime local fans to see their club play.

When Do Wrexham Tickets Go On Sale?

If you’re a member, this is what the club says about on-sale dates:

The standard window for priority ticket access will open approximately four weeks before each home fixture.

Stockport County, who beat Wrexham for promotion last season, is an excellent place to see a game.

Can’t Buy Wrexham Tickets? Here are Some Alternatives

It’s human nature to see an engaging story on the screen and want to see it for yourself. But understand two things about Wrexham and “Welcome to Wrexham”: One, the version of the club you saw in Season One no longer exists; it’s been replaced by a glamorous, much-in-demand and on-the-rise club where tickets are almost impossible to get and tourists are everywhere.

The second thing is that clubs like Wrexham — clubs well below the Premier League which are the hubs of their communities, where Hollywood has not arrived — are literally all over the map. Just in my travels, I would highly recommend clubs you may recognize from the show: Stockport County, Notts County, Peterborough, and Portsmouth are just a few such clubs where you can have an authentic, traditional experience, get tickets easily, and not be surrounded by fellow tourists.

Charlton Athletic, in London, is another such place — and we sell Charlton tickets!

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