{"id":294080,"date":"2025-07-26T19:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294080\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T19:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T19:45:20","slug":"wrexhams-five-most-expensive-sales-include-14-cap-northern-ireland-international-and-a-former-manager-of-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/294080\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham’s five most expensive sales include 14-cap Northern Ireland international and a former manager of the club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wrexham are set to take part in their first ever Championship campaign, due to the rebranding and restructuring of the Football League, with the last time they were in the second tier being over 40 years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Red Dragons have won three successive promotions<\/a>, taking them from the National League to the Championship in no time at all.<\/p>\n

The addition of Josh Windass is a statement of intent<\/a> from the Welsh outfit as they prepare for life back in the second tier.<\/p>\n

Wrexham<\/a> will be looking to secure their Championship status this campaign and know they need to bring in several fresh faces; however, they have bid farewell to a number of players too.<\/p>\n

Yet, to this point, they have not received any significant figures for their outgoings, as a number have left at the expiration of their contract.<\/p>\n

So, EFL Analysis<\/strong> has examined Wrexham\u2019s five most expensive departures, according to Transfermarkt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. Craig Morgan \u2013 \u00a3328K<\/p>\n

Starting off our list is also the most recent departure to be considered, as Craig Morgan left the club in the summer of 2005 to join MK Dons.<\/p>\n

Morgan opted to leave Wrexham following their relegation, and he joined League One side MK Dons.<\/p>\n

\"CraigPhoto by Serena Taylor\/Newcastle United via Getty Images<\/p>\n

He came through Wrexham as a youngster and was part of their side for four seasons, playing a total of 70 matches.<\/p>\n

Morgan would go on to play for several clubs around the EFL, including Wigan Athletic and Preston North End<\/a>.<\/p>\n

4. David Brammer \u2013 \u00a3424K<\/p>\n

Another player to come through the youth system at Wrexham, he spent his first seven seasons of professional football at the club before moving onto Port Vale.<\/p>\n

\"David22 Apr 2001: David Brammer of Port Vale tries to take the ball past Paul Evans of Brentford during the LDV Vans Trophy Final played at the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales. Port Vale won the match and trophy 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Shaun Botterill\/Allsport<\/p>\n

David Brammer was a key player for the Welsh side, as he played in 168 matches for the club.<\/p>\n

He would manage to play three seasons at the Championship level with Stoke City<\/a>, the highest level he would reach in his professional career.<\/p>\n

3. Barry Hunter \u2013 \u00a3437K<\/p>\n

The Northern Irishman joined Wrexham from Crusaders in 1993, and he would spend three years at the Welsh club.<\/p>\n

Reading would spend big on bringing him to the club in 1996, as they spent \u00a3437K.<\/p>\n

\"PortraitAug 1996: A portrait of Barry Hunter of Reading football club taken during the club photocall. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK<\/p>\n

Barry Hunter would then spend five years at the English club before moving on to Rusden and Diamonds before retiring back home in Northern Ireland with Portadown.<\/p>\n

2. Neil Roberts \u2013 \u00a3524K<\/p>\n

The former Welsh international began his career with Wrexham, coming through as a youngster, and he would impress.<\/p>\n

Neil Roberts would then leave to join Wigan in 2000, after scoring 17 goals in 75 league games for the club.<\/p>\n

\"NeilPhoto by Gary M. Prior\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Again, similar to many on the list, he would play for a number of EFL clubs, as he played for Hull City<\/a> and Doncaster Rovers, scoring 76 league goals across all the clubs he played for.<\/p>\n

1. Bryan Hughes \u2013 \u00a31.3 million<\/p>\n

The most expensive sale Wrexham have ever made is Bryan Hughes, when he signed for Birmingham City<\/a> in 1997.<\/p>\n

Hughes was another player who came through the youth academy at Wrexham despite being from Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\"BryanPhoto by Lewis Storey\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

He featured in four seasons with Wrexham before moving to Birmingham, and he would spend eight seasons at the club, helping them win promotion to the Premier League in 2002.<\/p>\n

Hughes was a prolific attacking midfielder throughout his career, beginning that at Wrexham as he scored 20 goals in 119 appearances.<\/p>\n

He would return to the club as a manager while they were in the National League but was unable to lift them from the division.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wrexham are set to take part in their first ever Championship campaign, due to the rebranding and restructuring…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[109230,109231,109232,1144,16,15,18833],"class_list":{"0":"post-294080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-barry-hunter","9":"tag-craig-morgan","10":"tag-neil-roberts","11":"tag-northern-ireland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-wrexham"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114921257596902073","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}