CRAIG BELLAMY has revealed how he once donated money to Wrexham to help save the Welsh club from dropping out of the Football League.
The Wales boss was defending his commitment to his country after revealing he rejected the chance to become Burnley manager this summer.
Craig Bellamy has had to defend his position as Wales manager Credit: Alamy
Bellamy donated the money to Wrexham when he was a Liverpool player Credit: AFP – Getty
Bellamy said in a Wales press conference ahead of the upcoming Nations League matches: “I donated money to Wrexham (in 2007).
“They stayed in the league. So my commitment with Wales, I don’t believe I have to ever try and win anyone over with that. It’s there.”
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Bellamy’s intervention came in March 2007, when Wrexham were second-bottom of League Two and fighting desperately to preserve their Football League status.
The then-Liverpool striker made what the club described as a “very generous donation,” with the exact sum never publicly disclosed.
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The cash allowed Wrexham to bring in THREE loan players before the transfer deadline, and they stayed up.
Bellamy said at the time that, as a “proud Welshman and supporter of Welsh football”, it was important to him that Wrexham retained their Football League place.
His intervention helped them do exactly that, with the Red Dragons eventually surviving on the final day of the 2006-07 season.
But their reprieve proved temporary and Wrexham were relegated to non-league the following year.
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They spent a painful 15 YEARS outside the EFL before their fortunes were transformed by two unlikely figures from Hollywood.
Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and It’s Always Jattvibeny in Philadelphia creator Rob McElhenney completed their takeover in February 2021, buying the club from the Wrexham Supporters Trust and initially investing £2million.
Their extraordinary project – chronicled around the world through hit documentary Welcome to Wrexham – eventually produced one of English football’s most remarkable rises.
Under boss Phil Parkinson, Wrexham won the National League with 111 points in 2023 to finally return to the Football League.
They did not stop there, earning promotion from League Two at the first attempt before finishing second in League One in 2024-25.
Wrexham narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs in their first season back in the second tier and remain there this season.
