Over the coming weeks, I will be adding a match programme for each of the games that I have focused on in Dirty Old Town.

This is the programme from the FA Cup Fifth Round match against Birmingham City at St Andrews on 15-02-97 . The game ended 1-3 to Wrexham.

FA Cup fever hit Wrexham again during the 1996/97 season, but if you told supporters that this would be the case after 66 minutes of our first round clash with Colwyn Bay at the Racecourse, few would have believed you. At the time we were trailing 0-1 and look to be heading for a humiliating exit. Thankfully, Bryan Hughes slammed home an equaliser after 76 minutes to force a replay. The match was due to take place at Llanelian Road but was switched to the Cae Ras as the police deemed the Unibond League side’s ground unfit to hold such a game. Back in our home kit for the replay – we had to play in our white away shirts during the first encounter – we won 2-0 thanks to a Bryan Hughes (45, 81) double.

Following this fortunate victory, we continued to do things the hard way. The second round saw Scunthorpe United take us to a replay after a 2-2 draw at the Racecourse. We finally dispatched the Ironmen after a 2-3 thriller at Glanford Park. The third round saw us entertain West Ham United on a snow-covered pitch. The match ended 1-1 and yet again we were involved in a replay. A large Wrexham following saw Kevin Russell (90) strike the only goal of the game as we marched on to the FA Cup fourth round. After a 2-4 victory at London Road against Peterborough United, we were drawn against Birmingham City at St Andrews.

The chapter goes on to summarise the match against Birmingham City and our season in full as each chapter in Dirty Old Town does. This creates the ideal gift for all true Wrexham fans.

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