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The sides meet in League One next season after both earlier secured promotion, as Connor Lemonheigh-Evans put County ahead before Ollie Palmer equalised, while Andy Cannon’s brilliant late winner secured the division’s runners-up spot for Wrexham.
Parkinson was pleased to end the campaign on a high, but now the focus turns to improving his squad for the higher division they will compete in following back-to-back promotions for the Dragons.
He said: “We need to improve the squad. As you go up the divisions everything improves, athleticism and quality, preparation, and we need to improve, which we will do.
“There’s a lot of hard work to be done over the summer, but we’ll sit down and take our time and make the right decisions to give us a chance to be competitive next season.
“I’m pleased with five wins to finish the season. I think it’s great for the lads; we’ve had tough games but it was important we finished well.
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