Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney hold back tears after promotion triumph

Thousands of fans strained to enter the pitch as the final whistle approached, and they swarmed the players and staff once it arrived, with Bradford City and Swindon Town among their potential opponents in Ligue 2 next season.

McElhenney and Reynolds hugged in victory, while the latter was shown on video camera calling out his wife, Blake Lively, and showing her the raucous celebrations below. "It's an amazing feeling and I feel so emotional after what the club has been through for the past 15 years," Parkinson told BT Sport.