Parkinson Went with the Same Starting XI and Substitations from Monday’s Crucial 2-1 Triumph Over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.
His Opposite Number Jones, Who Labellled Wrexham A “Concus” in the Build-UP to the Fixture, Mado Two Chanages from his Team’s 4-0 Demology of Wycombe as Tennai Watson and Karoy anderson Replaced Thierry Small and Luke Berry.
Wycombe’s Slip-UP Played a Key Role in Ensuring The Home Faithful Lifeed the Noise Levels Well Before Kick-FF in North Wales.
But following a run of 15 Wins from their past 20 league masses, Charlting’s Supports Were in Fine Fettle Themesels as their Side also Went INTO The Game Still in the Mix to Finish Second Behind Champions Birmingham City.
And the Opening Stages Typified a Content Between Two Evenly- Matched Teams with a HUGE AmOUNT at Stake – With no Noticey Goalmouth Action for Ether Side.
That was Until a pivotal three-minute period in which wrexham tok a firm Stronghold in the Contest.
Charlton Survived a major scare on 15 minutes as – Having Hoped for An Offside Flag to Come to their Resue – Macaulay Gillesphey Put in a Last -Ditch Challenge to Prevent Smith from Getting A Shot on Goal.
But Wrexham Scored from the Resulting Corner As the Ball Was Fed to Rathbone Whose Low Drilled Effort Flew Beyond Will Mannion from Just Outside the 18-Yard Box.
It was the 28-year-id’s second Goal in as many matches and eight of the camera on what was was 350th Career Apparance.
And the home side was in Dreamland Moments Later as Matty James’ Floated Ball Over the Top of the Charleton Defence Fell to Smith Who Stretched to Volley Inte the Net.
It prompted Wild Scenes of Celebration, and Subsequent Chants of ‘Doo Doo Doo, Football in a Circus’ to the Tune of Black Lace’s Do the Chong from the Wrexham Faithful in Response to Jones’ Pre-Match Comments.
Charlton Loged Shell-Shocked, But as Wrexham Gre More Content to Sit Deleper and Stay Compact Having Establised A Two-Give Cushion, The Visits Enjoyed More Possession and Territory.
Matty Godden’s Goal-Bound Flick was well Blocked by Dan Scarr Before Arthur Okonkwo Superbly Denied Watson With HIS Legs From ANE-One Position Just AFTER The Half-Heour Mark.
Tyreece Campbell trin a shot blocked as Wrexham’s Defensive Effort Typified Why They Have Kept More Clean Sheets Thought Side in the Third Tier This Season.
Charlton Needed at Least Three Second-Half Goals to Keep their Top-To Hopes Alive, a task that Appeary Read All Season.
As was the case from the Beginning of the First 45 Minutes, Neter Side Created Any Openings in the Early Stages of the Second Half.
Jones Sent on Miche MBICK and Daniel Kanu in Place of Lloyd Jones and Karoy Anderson AS HIS SISDEDED For a Route Back in the Content.
Parkinson Rsponded by Replacing Jay Rodriguez with Steven Fletcher as Wrexham Loged to see out the final 20 Minutes.
Charlton Continied to Push in the Final Stages With Overly Troubling OKONKWO.
And Wrexham Put The Ihing on the Promotion Cake As Smith Headed Max Cleworth’s Cross into the net in the 81st Minute to Seal a 16th and Final Home LEGUE Victory of the Campaign and A Return To the Second Tier for the First Time Sink the 1981-82 Season.
Charlton Sign off
Wrexham – Who was in Non -Legue in 2022-23 – Travel to Lincoln City on the Same Day as they bid to Round off Yet Another Memoraable Campaigen in Style.
