ALL THE HARD WORK BEGINS NOW, WARNS PARKINSON

PHIL PARKINSON insists there’s plenty of hard work ahead as Wrexham prepare for life in League One after ending the campaign with a win over League Two champions Stockport.

- Tom Turnbull

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.