What is Wrexham's league? Explaining when Ryan Reynolds' club can get promoted to Premier League

Wrexham returned to the English Football League for the first time since 2008 as the Welsh side won the National League title in 2023.

The Red Dragons have seen their popularity soar since 2021 following a shock club takeover from Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

Increased investment, and a feel-good factor at the Racecourse Ground, has propelled Phil Parkinson's side to the top of the table as part of ambitious plans in North Wales.

Reynolds has made no secret of his desire to take Wrexham up the football league pyramid with the potential of a Premier League place not out of the equation.

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Wrexham have just been promoted to League One, which will see the Welsh side compete in England's third division for the 2024/25 campaign.

The journey to the Premier League looks like this: Promotion from League Two (4th tier) feeds into League One (3rd tier), and on into the EFL Championship (2nd tier), and finally the Premier League (1st tier).

On this day in 1978...

One of the greatest days in Wrexham history, as we secured promotion to the Second Division with a 7-1 win over Rotherham!#WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/vuWn4XMp6T

Wrexham reaching the Premier League would be nothing short of incredible, based on spending the majority of the century in the 5th division, and it would take a few years of progress and steady promotions up the pyramid to finally reach the top tier.

The difficulty in rising up through the EFL (4th tier 'League Two' to the Premier League) can be very difficult, even for sides with greater football league experience, but Reynolds remains ambitious.

A pathway to the Premier League would break new ground for the National League as the financial gap