Welcome to Wrexham

Career Highlights

A hugely experienced former player and manager, Parkinson made more than 500 appearances in his professional career – the majority of which were with Reading – before embarking on his managerial career with Colchester United in 2003.Up to June 2023, Parkinson has won promotions as manager of four different football clubs. He also made history with Bradford City when he led them to the EFL Cup Final at Wembley, making him the only manager to take a 4th tier Club to a major Wembley final. Parkinson has also managed Hull City, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland and since joining Wrexham has passed 900 games in football management.Working alongside his long-serving assistant manager Steve Parkin, Parkinson passed 100 games in charge of Wrexham during the 2022/23 season with the best win record of any previous manager of the North Wales Club. He has been named Manager of the Month on three separate occasions while with Wrexham, became only the third manager to lead the team to a Wembley Cup Final in 2022 and won the league’s Manager of the Season award for 2022/23.

Phil Parkinson is the WAFC manager for the Red Dragons football club.

Phil Parkinson headshot wearing a black jacket with a Wrexham logo

Phil Parkinson | WAFC Manager | Welcome to Wrexham

Phil Parkinson

Career Highlights

Paul Mullin
as WAFC Player

Ollie Palmer
as WAFC Player

Aaron Hayden
as WAFC Player

Phil Parkinson | WAFC Manager | Welcome to Wrexham

Phil Parkinson

Paul Mullinas WAFC Player

Ollie Palmeras WAFC Player

Aaron Haydenas WAFC Player

Paul Mullin
as WAFC Player

Ollie Palmer
as WAFC Player

Aaron Hayden
as WAFC Player