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It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home international match in 1877, and has hosted more Wales international matches than any other ground. The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when Wrexham hosted a match against [[Manchester United]] in front of 34,445 spectators.
It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home international match in 1877, and has hosted more Wales international matches than any other ground. The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when Wrexham hosted a match against [[Manchester United]] in front of 34,445 spectators.
==Clubs and Seasons==
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!Season!!Club!!League/Competition
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| [[1977-78 English football season|1977-78]]
| [[1977-78 Wrexham football publications|Wrexham]]
| [[FA Cup]]
|}


==List of credited publications==
==List of credited publications==
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1978/1977-03-30_tch-wal.html Program]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/world-cup/tournaments/1978/1977-03-30_tch-wal.html Program]
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| rowspan=2| [[English football]]
| rowspan=1| [[English football]]
| February 1, 1978
| [[Wrexham]] vs. [[Newcatle United]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/soccer/english-football/seasons/1977-78/02-01_nufc-wrfc.html Program]
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| November 4, 1978
| November 4, 1978
| [[Wrexham]] vs. [[Notts County]]
| [[Wrexham]] vs. [[Notts County]]

Revision as of 16:38, 19 February 2023

Racecourse Ground
Location Wrexham, Wales
Opened 1807
Other Names n/a
Tenants Wrexham (1864-present)

The Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, north Wales, is the home of Wrexham.

It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home international match in 1877, and has hosted more Wales international matches than any other ground. The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when Wrexham hosted a match against Manchester United in front of 34,445 spectators.

Clubs and Seasons

Season Club League/Competition
1977-78 Wrexham FA Cup

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
FIFA World Cup December 1, 1965 Wales vs. Denmark Program
English football August 3, 1970 Wrexham vs. Crystal Palace Program
FIFA World Cup March 30, 1977 Wales vs. Czechoslovakia Program
English football November 4, 1978 Wrexham vs. Notts County Program
FIFA World Cup May 30, 1981 Wales vs. Soviet Union Program
October 11, 1989 Wales vs. Netherlands Program
April 30, 1985 Wales vs. Spain Program
English football March 12, 1997 Wrexham vs. Luton Town Program
March 24, 1998 Wrexham vs. Swansea City Program
October 1, 2002 Wrexham vs. Everton Program
August 31, 2019 Wrexham vs. Stockport County Program
September 28, 2019 Wrexham vs. Ebbsfleet United Program