December 2025 — A Derby Sting and a Boxing Day I Won't Forget

A WrexPat's monthly look back at Wrexham AFC — December 2025

December gave me the lowest and highest points of the season within a week of each other. That's Wrexham for you this year — nothing arrives without a matching gut-punch or a matching adrenaline rush right next to it.

The first Swansea derby in 22 years hurt

Wrexham led Swansea City from the 14th minute on December 19th, then conceded a 90th-minute winner after keeper Arthur Okonkwo spilled a header, losing 2-1 in the first Wrexham-Swansea league meeting in over two decades. That extended a winless run to five games and, I'll be honest, it was the worst 90 minutes of the season to actually sit through.

Then Boxing Day happened

Down 3-1 to Sheffield United inside the first half-hour, Wrexham somehow won 5-3. Kieffer Moore scored twice against his former club, Ryan Longman added another, and Windass converted the penalty that finished the comeback. Moore didn't hold back afterward: "I thought that literally every time we went forward, we looked like scoring... I'm delighted for myself." Even Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder admitted losing Moore "might have changed a few people's views on him." That's about as good a receipt as a player can get.

Looking ahead to January

Reports going into the new year pointed to a modest transfer budget — around £3m — with interest already circling in striker Ryan Hardie. Coming off a five-game winless stretch closed out by the best comeback of the season, I'd take stability over a spending spree in January anyway.

Sources: Goal.com — Swansea derby, Sky Sports — Sheffield United comeback, ESPN — Moore's reaction, Goal.com — January transfer outlook.

Header photo: Racecourse Stadium floodlights, Wrexham, by Jaggery, via Geograph / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).