The Spireites are set for one of the toughest away trips of the season tonight when they travel to North Wales to take on Wrexham at the Racecourse. It’s a great opportunity for the Blues to rise to the occasion and bounce back into some winning form. The Spireites will have to do what no other team have managed so far this season, with Wrexham still unbeaten at home this campaign.
Here’s all you need to know…
Match details
Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Kick-off: 7:45pm
Competition: National League
Opponents: Wrexham AFC
Location: Racecourse Ground
Matchday Coverage
Live radio commentary
Our in-house radio station, 1866 Sport, will provide full match commentary on the game, as well as pre-match/post-match analysis.
Don’t forget that 1866 Sport is on air 24-hours a day, seven days a week!
You can download the app from the Apple Store here: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/1866-sport/id1580041321
If you’re an Android user, you can download the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radio.ma57501030
Alternatively, you can listen online here: https://streaming.radio.co/s47db4a4f3/listen
It is also available via Alexa.
Commentary is provided by Phil Tooley. It is sponsored by National Windscreens.
Social media
Our official Twitter page (https://twitter.com/ChesterfieldFC) will provide regular updates on the match. It is also the place to find our exclusive goal GIFs, which are used when a player scores a goal.
Key news will also be posted on our Facebook page, which can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterfieldFC.
Our official Instagram page will keep you posted with key moments and content throughout the day on our stories: https://www.instagram.com/chesterfieldfc/?hl=en.
The post-match interview with manager Paul Cook will be posted to our YouTube Channel soon after the game is finished: https://youtube.com/user/OfficialChesterfield.
Highlights of the game will also be posted to our YouTube Channel.
Fact file
Name: Wrexham AFC
Nicknames: The Dragons
Founded: 1864
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Capacity: 10,771
Manager: Phil Parkinson
On Wrexham AFC
Wrexham is an historic football club based in Wales. The Dragons have years of history in the Football League but have recently spent the past 14 years in the National League.
Wrexham competed in the Football League for many years and have had some historic nights in the FA Cup, most memorably against the Spireites in 1998, when the Blues were victorious in the quarter-final of the competition.
They have won many honours in their time as a club, including the FA Trophy, promotion from division three and the Football League Trophy.
The club now have a Hollywood status and are famously being followed around the globe after Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds and American actor Rob McElhenney, through the RR McReynolds Company LLC, bought the club in November 2020.
This season Wrexham are the bookies’ favourites to win the National League and will be hoping they can finally regain their Football League status after a long period away. They currently sit in 2nd place, hoping to catch league leaders Notts County.
One to watch
Paul Mullin is an English-born striker who has a very impressive goal-scoring record. Starting his career at Huddersfield Town, he moved to Morecambe in 2014, where he made 122 appearances and scored 25 goals.
He played for both Swindon Town and Tranmere Rovers upon leaving Morecambe, but eventually found himself at Cambridge United where he scored 32 goals in 42 appearances for the U’s. He gained promotion that season and was awarded League Two player of the year.
The striker’s signature was impressively captured by Wrexham the following summer and the 27-year-old has scored 53 goals in 71 appearances since joining the club.
He is described as a physical striker with an eye for goal and will cause most teams that he comes up against serious problems.
Recent Form
Chesterfield FC: D/D/L
Wrexham AFC: W/W/W
Last time we met
The last time the two sides met was back in August 2022, as the Spireites picked up an impressive 2-0 victory at the Technique Stadium.
