Team Mascot
Wrex the Dragon is the official team mascot of Wrexham. The mascot Wrex the dragon (along with the team nickname "The Dragons"), was introduced in 2001/02 by the Commercial manager following a ballot of fans to help increase sponsorship and promote the club's Welsh image whilst also providing a more unique nickname as Bristol City, Swindon Town and Cheltenham Town also use the nickname of 'The Robins'. 'Wrex' wears a red face and Wrexham F.C. shirt wearing the numbers "1873" on his back, as this is the year the Wrexham F.C. was officially founded, although originally founded in 1872. Previous mascot Rockin' Robin was also famous for having a wife called Tina Turfit (plus a son, Robinson) and for being able to ride a bike around the ground and pitch which he did regularly getting him into trouble with manager Brian Flynn. Rockin Robin was also sent off by the referee in the Wrexham vs. Wycombe Wanderers game.
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