Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join Wrexham crowds for open-top bus parade celebrating club's return to English Football League
Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join players and staffMichael Pearlman and Rowenna HoskinBobby Shinton and team-mates celebrate on Wrexham's open top bus parade in May 1978May 1978. Nottingham Forest were newly crowned First Division champions, Ipswich beat Arsenal to win the FA Cup while Liverpool were European Cup champions for a second time.
In Wrexham, crowds packed the streets of the town to celebrate a memorable season for the football club as Arfon Griffiths’ side secured the Third Division title to gain promotion to the second tier of the Football League for the first - and only time, in their history. Captain Gareth Davies, forwards Bobby Shinton and Dixie McNeil were among the Wrexham stars who celebrated on an open bus tour to proudly show off the Third Division trophy as well as the Welsh Cup.
Arguably one of the finest sides in the club’s history, inevitably there will be comparisons with the stars of 2023.The open top bus makes it's way through the streets of Wrexham town centre in 1978.BBCImage caption: Wrexham fans greet the team outside the town's Guildhall in May 1978.
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