Wrexham has had a record-breaking season, but so has Notts County. Wrexham has 100 points in league play, but so does Notts County. Wrexham has Paul Mullin… but Notts County has an equally talented forward in Macaulay Langstaff. Wrexham can’t have anything of their own, can they?

The Notts County match is one of the most important matches of Wrexham’s season. The lead-up to the match has been highly anticipated and on Mullin’s mind for months as he tells the camera crew at the start of the episode. Both teams are on pace to break the National League record of 103 points in league play and there is only one team that will be eligible for automatic promotion to League Two at the end of the season. Wrexham is desperate for automatic promotion and wishes to avoid any playoff woes like at the end of their prior season.

But before the Notts County match is a match against Halifax that should be an expected victory. “Should” being the operative word in this sentence. Halifax is able to score an easy goal in the first half of the match and we can see coach Phil Parkinson trying to reign in his players’ focus so they can return and stifle any concerns with a few quick goals. That does not happen however, and Wrexham suffers a humiliating loss against Halifax. Wrexham finds themselves tied with Notts County with an additional game played. A win against Notts County would in all likelihood cement them atop of their league and a loss would all but confirm the dreaded playoffs.

Going into the Notts County match, Rob, Ryan, Humprhey, and Shaun sit down and weigh the costs of the current season. It has cost 10.8 million pounds and the team needs promotion to demonstrate the worth of the funds that have been injected into the season. Rob also notes that he would like to see the team play in black jerseys which is not prohibited in National League play. Whatever makes it happen, right?

On the day of the Notts County match, Rob and Ryan are awarded the ‘freedom of the county borough’ award which Ryan points out awards them certain privileges in Wrexham. He refuses to elaborate further. All that’s remaining at this point is for the team to go out and execute at the Racecourse. One critique of the Halifax match was the performance of keeper Ben Foster who allowed three goals in the match. Playing against an exceptionally skilled team in Notts County and overzealous referees, it’s almost destiny that the match comes down to a free kick…