The 2025/2026 EFL season is now in full swing as we are now around the two months into the season. It is fair to say that so far for the four Welsh teams, the opening few weeks have presented themselves as a mixed bag in terms of how well each of the clubs have performed thus far. Despite not performing the best on paper, it feels the most logical to turn attention to the Hollywood-owned, bigspenders Wrexham AFC.
The Red Dragons’ start back to life in the second tier of English Football after a 43-year period outside of the division has been a peculiar one to say the least. The back-to-back-to-back promotion winners built their identity over the last three seasons as being a well-drilled side that are hard to break down and more importantly very solid on home turf. However, so far this season Phil Parkinson’s men are winless at home in five games yet boast 7 points from four away games, two of which against recently relegated Leicester and Southampton contributing to one of the better away points tallies in the league.
Putting the strange home and away form to one side, performances are improving weekly especially as new signings such as Lewis O’Brien, Welsh international Kieffer Moore and Issa Kaboré continue to make an impact. Despite some criticism towards Reds’ manager Phil Parkinson and currently being in 18th position, the 25/26 season is shaping up to be a solid one for Wrexham who may even hope to make a late push for the playoffs come May next year. Moving on from Wrexham, we have Swansea City. 9 games into the season the Swans have a satisfying record on the eye; achieving three wins, three draws and three defeats, whilst scoring and conceding 10, landing them in 12th position in the table.
Finishing in midtable is no stranger to Swansea having finished no higher than 10th since the 20/21 season. Slovenian international Zan Vipotnik has been a standout so far netting four goals in eight games. Despite a solid start, concerns have been raised about if Swansea’s position is slightly flattering as all three wins have come against the two Sheffield clubs who currently occupy the bottom two as well as Blackburn who sit just above the relegation zone in 21st.
Another solid start for the Swans, but performances may need to improve to achieve a more desirable league position by the end of the season. Next up is the high-flying yet recently relegated Cardiff City, who so far are enjoying life in League One as they sit 3rd in the table having won 7 of their 11 games and boasting the best away record in the division. Despite being a largely inexperienced side and relying on youth talent, the Bluebirds have really impressed so far especially showing how they can gain points in diverse ways.
Whether it be grinding out a result or putting teams to the sword, gaffer Brian Barry-Murphy has got City playing. An obvious name of note has been 19-year-old Dylan Lawlor, who has started phenomenally and has even earned a Welsh cap thanks to his performances. Despite currently sitting just one point off the automatic promotion places, Cardiff will fancy themselves to go straight back up and rightfully so after a fast start to life in the third tier.
Moving down to League Two now we reach the first and only Welsh team who really are not enjoying the season so far; Newport County currently sit bottom of the fourth tier with only 1 win from 11 games played and just 5 points on the board. County manager, David Hughes is currently enduring his first professional managerial tenure. That said, results need to improve fast, or Hughes could find himself out of a job or worse County could be relegated back to non-League for the first time since 2013.