Town Draw Wrexham Away
Monday, 12th Jan 2026 18:42

Town have been drawn away against Wrexham in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

The draw means the teams will face one another twice in successive weeks with the Championship match between the teams in North Wales on Saturday 21st February.

Fourth round ties will be played around the weekend of Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February meaning the Championship home game against Hull City will be rescheduled.

The draw also means Town will have five away games on the bounce in February, at Portsmouth, Derby, Wrexham twice and Watford.

Town and Wrexham have met once before in the FA Cup third round at the Racecourse Ground in January 1995 when the then-Second Division (third tier) side beat the Blues, who were in the Premier League, 2-1 in George Burley’s third game as manager.

Kieron Durkan gave the home side a deserved lead on the hour, but Blues skipper David Linighan nodded an equaliser from a corner on 84 as Town thought they’d escaped an embarrassing cup shock.

But, two minutes later, one-time Town defender and future academy director Tony Humes sent in a free-kick from deep and Adam Tanner, making only his second senior appearance having scored in the 4-1 home victory over Leicester the previous week, brought down Karl Connolly in the area. Clive Baker came close to saving Gary Bennett’s penalty but the ball crossed the line off the inside of the post.

The Blues almost grabbed a second equaliser injury time but Wrexham keeper Andy Marriott pushed Adrian Paz’s header onto the bar from virtually point-blank.

Earlier this season in the Championship, Wrexham frustrated Town to a 0-0 draw at Portman Road.

FA Cup Fourth Round
1 Liverpool or Barnsley v Brighton & Hove Albion
2 Stoke City v Fulham
3 Oxford United v Sunderland
4 Southampton v Leicester City
5 Wrexham v Ipswich Town
6 Arsenal v Wigan Athletic
7 Hull City v Chelsea
8 Burton Albion v West Ham United
9 Burnley v Mansfield Town
10 Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion
11 Port Vale v Bristol City
12 Grimsby Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Aston Villa v Newcastle United
14 Manchester City v Salford City or Swindon Town
15 Macclesfield v Brentford
16 Birmingham City v Leeds United

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armchaircritic59 added 19:33 - Jan 12

blues1, no problem, it's enough to freeze anyone's brain! I wonder if it's logistically possible for the squad to stay in Wales for a week ( training facilities etc ) ? Would at least cut down on one load of travelling, and between playing and training help with some more team bonding. As for our brilliant away supporters, they are probably already laying down in a darkened room!

edwardeberneezer added 19:40 - Jan 12 Tin pot 10k fans what's to like about Wrexham
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55015Deltic added 19:53 - Jan 12 We always get a crap Cup draw!
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Brogan55 added 20:00 - Jan 12 Although disappointed,I feel that we will be travelling around the country with a confident team.It balances January as we are only playing one away this month,I know we had an abortive trip to Portsmouth.Ironically the longest trips will be to Wrexham,twice.
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OldFart71 added 20:01 - Jan 12 Why do we never get a decent draw like a Arsenal or Liverpool at home. Always some shite away game.
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bluesissy added 20:05 - Jan 12 Probably the worse draw we could have got...
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dirtydingusmagee added 20:10 - Jan 12 Oh well ,
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BangaloreBlues added 20:16 - Jan 12 What a let down.
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alfromcol added 20:50 - Jan 12 Not many tickets, 1200 max
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ElvisMariner added 21:05 - Jan 12 Bring it on !!
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ChingShady added 21:11 - Jan 12

Honestly I’d much rather we beat them in the league and let them go through to the next round of the FA Cup.

I’ve just got a bad feeling about injuries if we put out a strong side. I know that’s not what most people will want to hear, but I genuinely wouldn’t mind if Kieran fielded the U21s alongside a few bench players, especially during such a pivotal and congested part of the season.

9darter added 21:16 - Jan 12 Town better equipped than any other team to come away with a decent result from these five away games.
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Northstandveteran added 21:19 - Jan 12 What's the matter with the posters on here? Great draw. An away win and another step towards Wembley. Wrexham? They have a team full of the players who couldn't make it at town!
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poet added 21:29 - Jan 12

I think the most important factor in this draw is that we have what I highlighted may happen if we were drawn away from home in the 4th round. That is of course, no less than 5 away games on the bounce. I hope it doesn’t, but it could hamper our league standing.

With reference to the rescheduled Portsmouth game, I was informed that both clubs have to agree to the rearranged date? If this is correct, knowing if we were drawn away in the FA Cup, we would have 5 away games on the bounce, why on earth did ITFC agree to that date?

Personally I don’t care much about the FA Cup game and playing Wrexham twice in quick succession, it’s having to play those 5 games on the bounce that concerns me. It’s not just the travelling for the fans which will be lamentable, but it will also impact upon the players. At this stage of proceedings in the league, for me, it doesn’t bode well.

VanDusen added 21:40 - Jan 12 @armchair critic - and even then: if we win and get another away draw on 7 March it will be 8 out of 9 away!
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Maccaisgod added 21:47 - Jan 12 This run of 5 aways wull make us or break us.
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poet added 22:07 - Jan 12 It Will be interesting to see where the rearranged game against Hull at Portman Road now falls!
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bobble added 22:54 - Jan 12 Our reserves should do it
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armchaircritic59 added 23:57 - Jan 12

VanDusen, hadn't even thought of that one! Well I suppose it could be even worse. Just imagine if the original rules applied and a draw would mean a replay, we'd have to fit that in somewhere as well, of course at home, but it would have been a true nightmare! I swear I can hear chuckles coming from the directions of Coventry, Middlesborough and one or two other places!

PhuketPete added 02:01 - Jan 13 It’s worst of all for the supporters. Ridiculous schedule, but at least Derby on 7th isn’t so far away then we’ve 7 days clear to the FAC game and another 7 to the league game. Can hear KMck saying “just one game at a time”. Talking of which we have a run of winnable games before Wrexham. We could be top of the table by the time we go to Wales!!
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Steve_ITFC_Sweden added 05:08 - Jan 13 Not what we wanted, but let’s go for it!
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JewellintheTown added 08:07 - Jan 13 Frustrating for the fans but if we can't battle through & win games like this along with away games in the quantity we face, then we'll struggle in the Premiership once again. This run will show if we're ready.
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Cadiar added 09:05 - Jan 13 Wrexham will roll out Mickey bloody Mouse & turn it into a crass B list Hollywood festival of bad taste
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BobbyBell added 09:12 - Jan 13 I should think that 95% of Town fans groaned when that draw happened.
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Runner added 09:22 - Jan 13 Not great for travelling fans, but, as above poster, 7 days between games. In this day & age, professionally sports persons should never be having a problem with those sort of travel distances over those time scales.
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