- Jake Bickerstaff - 29'
- Elliott Lee - 51' Pen, 90'+6'
- James Jones - 55', 90'+2'
- Jake Young - 17', 34'
- Charlie Austin - 27'
- Daniel Kemp - 31', 71'
Wrexham stun Swindon with stunning comeback to earn 5-5 draw
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Wrexham pulled off an incredible second-half comeback to recover from 4-1 down to draw 5-5 against Swindon Town on Saturday at the recently renamed Stok Racecourse.
The Welsh club, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, endured a terrible first half and trailed 4-1 at the break.
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Swindon went 2-0 up inside 20 minutes with goals from Jake Young and Charlie Austin. The hosts pulled a goal back through Jake Bickerstaff but a Daniel Kemp goal and Young's second meant Wrexham had conceded four goals in the first half.
Wrexham responded well in the second half and made it 4-3 with goals from Elliott Lee and James Jones.
Kemp appeared to give Swindon an unassailable lead with his second goal to make it 5-3 but Wrexham battled to the end.
Jones grabbed his second goal in stoppage time before Lee scored in the 96th minute to rescue a remarkable 5-5 draw for Wrexham.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Charles Breakspear
English League Two Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | +21 | 78 |
Port Vale | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | +18 | 77 |
Bradford City | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | +19 | 75 |
Walsall | 44 | 20 | 14 | 10 | +21 | 74 |
AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 19 | 13 | 12 | +22 | 70 |
Notts County | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | +18 | 69 |
Grimsby Town | 44 | 20 | 7 | 17 | -5 | 67 |
Colchester United | 44 | 16 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 66 |
Salford City | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | +7 | 65 |
Chesterfield | 44 | 17 | 13 | 14 | +15 | 64 |
Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 15 | 17 | 12 | +4 | 62 |
Bromley | 44 | 16 | 14 | 14 | +2 | 62 |
Swindon Town | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | +8 | 60 |
Barrow | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | +2 | 57 |
Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 57 |
Cheltenham Town | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 57 |
Gillingham | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 54 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 14 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 50 |
Harrogate Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | -17 | 50 |
Newport County | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 49 |
Accrington Stanley | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | -16 | 47 |
Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | -25 | 45 |
Carlisle United | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -26 | 41 |
Morecambe | 44 | 10 | 6 | 28 | -28 | 36 |