Paul Mullin departs Wrexham after 110 goals and three consecutive promotions

Paul Mullin has left Wrexham following the mutual termination of his contract, ending a four-year spell in which the striker became the defining figure of the Hollywood-owned club’s extraordinary rise through the English football pyramid.

The 31-year-old arrived from Cambridge United in 2021 and went on to score 110 goals in 172 appearances, making him Wrexham’s ninth-highest goalscorer of all time. He was one of only ten players to complete three consecutive promotions with the club, helping Wrexham climb from the National League through League Two and League One and into the Championship.

Manager Phil Parkinson paid tribute to Mullin’s contribution, saying: “It can’t be underestimated the role Mulls has played in the story of Wrexham Football Club over the last five years, with so many memorable goals and moments. He’ll be a player always remembered and revered by our supporters.”

Parkinson added that the settlement “enables him to take his time and find the right club for him, going forward.”

Mullin’s profile extended well beyond the pitch through his prominent role in the award-winning Welcome to Wrexham docuseries. Co-owner Ryan Reynolds had previously said he “could not imagine seeing Mulls on loan and in another kit” — a remark that proved prescient when Mullin was sent to Wigan Athletic on loan last summer after falling down the pecking order ahead of Wrexham’s Championship campaign.

He made 26 appearances for Wigan across all competitions, scoring five goals, before moving to Bradford City for the second half of the season. He managed just nine matches for Bradford and failed to score.

Mullin also won three consecutive player of the season awards during his time at the club, underlining the esteem in which supporters held him even as his first-team opportunities dwindled.

Wrexham, meanwhile, narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs on the final day of the season, finishing behind Hull City, who went on to win the play-offs and secure promotion to the Premier League. The club will target another promotion push next season, but will do so without their most prolific striker of the modern era.