- Oliver Rathbone - 90'+2'
Wrexham beat Barnsley with late Oliver Rathbone winner
Meet the eighth-tier team being confused for Rob and Ryan's Wrexham
Mark Ogden heads to Wroxham FC to meet the eighth-tier team frequently mistaken for Wrexham and the glamour of their Hollywood owners.
Wrexham earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Barnsley on Tuesday thanks to a thundering stoppage-time winner from midfielder Oliver Rathbone.
The result leaves Wrexham just two points behind league leaders Wycombe Wanderers, who drew 2-2 with Exeter City on Tuesday but have a game in-hand.
Wrexham and Barnsley could hardly be separated during the match, although Jonathan Russell went close for the visitors in the first hald with a header that cleared the crossbar.
Elliot Lee nearly put Phil Parkinson's side in front around the hour mark with a curling effort, but Wrexham eventually broke the deadlock throgh Rathbone, who delivered a superb driven strike on 93 minutes to secure all three points.
It was Wrexham's third straight victory as they chase a third promotion in four years under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ben Speedie
English League One Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | +25 | 57 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | +24 | 55 |
Wrexham | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | +18 | 52 |
Huddersfield Town | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | +17 | 48 |
Stockport County | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | +14 | 44 |
Barnsley | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 42 |
Leyton Orient | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | +12 | 41 |
Reading | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | +2 | 41 |
Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 41 |
Charlton Athletic | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | +6 | 40 |
Lincoln City | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | +3 | 38 |
Mansfield Town | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 37 |
Rotherham United | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
Blackpool | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 34 |
Stevenage | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 34 |
Wigan Athletic | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 33 |
Exeter City | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 32 |
Bristol Rovers | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 28 |
Peterborough United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 27 |
Northampton Town | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -16 | 27 |
Burton Albion | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -15 | 21 |
Cambridge United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -20 | 21 |
Crawley Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -21 | 21 |
Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -20 | 20 |