Although Wrexham is historically known for being an underdog, the team is also known for something quite different. Each year in English football, the FA Cup is held. Unlike any other American sporting event, the FA Cup is open to any football participants at any level of organized play. This means that Wrexham, in the National League, can play opponents in the Championship League or even Premier League should they play up to competition and qualify for the match in this knockout tournament.

Wrexham, would you know it, has historically been quite adept at forcing upsets, most notably winning against Arsenal in one of the FA Cup’s greatest upsets of all time. They are known as ‘giant killers’ when competing in the FA Cup. During Wrexham’s current season, the team finds themselves at a turning point. With strong performance in the National League two years in a row, they are no longer underdogs within their league. But, against opponents in upper leagues, Wrexham finds themselves resuming the underdog role but with fierce determination to take home a victory and prove that they are competitive against the best in English football.

When the Round 3 match drawing is broadcasted on television, Wrexham is paired against Coventry City, a team in the Championship League, three leagues above Wrexham’s. To be victorious in a road win against Coventry City would no doubt be a highlight of Wrexham’s year. Humphrey emphasizes that Coventry City’s player payroll is 2.5 times Wrexham’s and the team typically has 4 times the audience of Wrexham’s in attendance for any given match. It will take everything from the Wrexham players to avoid a pummeling. Surely enough though, the day of the match comes and Wrexham’s fans are in strong attendance supporting their team. A few early goals put Wrexham comfortably in the lead, and they hold on to secure a 4 – 3 victory. They’ve done the impossible, and have made it to Round 4, Wrexham’s first time in 23 years as well as becoming the only team in the National League to advance to the fourth round in this year’s tournament.

Round 4 sees Wrexham draw Sheffield United as opponents. Those who follow English football will know that Sheffield United is promoted at the end of the season to the Premier League. They are more than a formidable opponent and a victory for Wrexham would be nothing short of a miracle. As a home game, the match represents some of the best football to be played at the Racecourse in years. The most exciting moments of Welcome to Wrexham come in this match, and it goes down to the wire and has an ending that I wouldn’t want to spoil.

Focused solely on Wrexham football, ‘Giant Killers’ is sure to be a standout from this season of Welcome to Wrexham. In attendance for the Sheffield United match is Ryan Reynolds who we see for the first time be truly immersed in a football match. Excitement, hope, disbelief, aggravation, and exhaustion cross his face over the course of the match and he is left just short of speechless when he goes to address the players following the match. Ryan’s emotional investment in this team is now comparable to Rob’s, and it’s an exciting transformation that really speaks to the passion the players, community, and management have for the team that has brought Wrexham to a Round 4 match in the FA Cup with Ryan along for the ride.