Ben Whiteman

Defensive Midfielder - Wrexham
31 Aug 2026
Monday
Process

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The Wrexham Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Transfer targets

Door shut on Marcus Edwards

Wrexham asked and Burnley said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Boardroom

Graduation day at Wrexham

3 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Squad

Tempers go at Wrexham

Jacques Ekomié was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match

Kieffer Moore’s goal not enough for Wrexham

Kieffer Moore scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Birmingham, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Anthony Patterson

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market

Charles Richardson steps up from the Wrexham academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Charles Richardson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

Paul Bennett steps up from the Wrexham academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Bennett has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market

Richard Collins steps up from the Wrexham academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Richard Collins has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Squad

Words at Wrexham training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Callum Doyle is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

In brief

  • The dugout The view from the dugout
  • Squad The formation has left Giovanni Leoni behind
  • Market Ben Whiteman told to find a new club