DANNY WARD is under no illusion how difficult it will be for Wrexham in the Championship but the returning goalkeeper wants to help "try and create our own little bit of history" this season.
Phil Parkinson's men wrote themselves into the history books last term after securing a third successive promotion, putting the Reds back in the second tier for the first time in 43 years.
Huge strides have been made since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney completed their takeover at The Racecourse in February 2021 and Ward is on board for the next leg of the journey.
The goalkeeper has re-joined his home-town club on a contract until the end of the 2026-27 season after leaving Leicester City.
A product of the academy at The Racecourse, Welsh international Ward made the switch to Liverpool in January 2012 for a fee of around £100,000 having made one competitive appearance for Wrexham when he started the 2-1 Welsh Cup third round defeat at home to Airbus on December 3, 2011.
He's back where it all began and although Ward, who made 29 league appearances in seven seasons for Leicester after leaving Anfield for around £12.5 million in July 2018, knows it won't be easy when Wrexham come up against the likes of Ipswich Town and Southampton in the 2025-26 campaign, the 32-year-old hopes Wrexham can make the most of the momentum they have and continue making headlines.
"We just want to try and give a good account of ourselves," said Ward, who helped Huddersfield clinch promotion to the Premier League during a loan spell during his time with Liverpool.
"I think everyone understands the step up in level and how tough a league the Championship is.
"There are some great clubs in this division and it will be tough but we want to try and create our own little bit of history.
"We want to carry on doing as well as we can.
"It may not be straight away next season but step-by-step.
"The club is going in a really good direction and we will have to try and capitalise on the momentum that has been built over the last three or four years."