Paul Mullin’s exit was confirmed by the club, bringing an end to a five-year spell that has left supporters debating his place among the club’s greatest ever players.
It is a fair question. Mullin was not just a prolific scorer, he became the face of a team that took Wrexham from the National League to the Championship.
That puts him in rare company. Wrexham’s history is too deep for easy rankings, but Mullin now belongs in the same conversation as names supporters have passed down for generations.
Paul Mullin’s Wrexham record demands elite status
Paul Mullin leaves Wrexham with 110 goals in 172 appearances.
That return places him among the club’s top five all-time goalscorers. Numbers alone do not settle the debate, but they give Mullin a powerful case.
The achievements around those goals matter too. Wrexham rose from the National League to the Championship during Mullin’s spell, with the striker central to the club’s promotions and named Player of the Season three times.
Where Paul Mullin sits among Wrexham greats
Tommy Bamford remains untouchable as Wrexham’s greatest goalscorer, with 215 goals in 204 appearances. Arfon Griffiths, Joey Jones and Mickey Thomas also carry historic weight because their achievements shaped different eras of the club.
Mullin’s case is different. He does not rank above every one of those names, but he clearly sits in the highest bracket of modern Wrexham players.
His defining value is context. Mullin arrived from Cambridge United in 2021, dropped into the National League, and immediately became the elite forward Wrexham needed for the new era.
His goals helped deliver the 2022-23 National League title, a famous FA Cup run, and the momentum that pushed Phil Parkinson‘s side into the EFL and beyond.
Phil Parkinson’s Paul Mullin tribute says plenty
Parkinson’s reaction underlined how Mullin will be remembered inside the club. Speaking after the striker’s exit, he made it clear that the forward’s impact went beyond statistics.
“It can’t be underestimated the role Mulls has played in the story of Wrexham Football Club over the last five years, with so many memorable goals and moments. He’ll be a player always remembered and revered by our supporters.”
That quote captures the fairest judgement. Mullin is not just part of the story, he is one of the reasons this story happened.
Wrexham fans will have their own order. Some will put Bamford first, others will lean towards Griffiths, Jones or Thomas.
But Mullin’s place is secure. He is the defining player of the Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney era, one of Wrexham’s greatest forwards, and comfortably one of the club’s greatest ever players.
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