Wrexham: Hero's welcome for fan after long-awaited return home

Martin Davies, otherwise known as 'Moody Marty', has been back in Wrexham for the first time in 44 years, having moved to Canada when he was younger.

On Friday, August 19, he paid a visit to Wrexham's Racecourse ground and was given a wonderful reception as he met players and staff from the club.

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Martin was welcomed to the historic ground with open arms and the club posted a few pictures of his visit to their official social media accounts.

Welcome home, @moodymarty65! ❤️

Wrexham fan Martin is back in town for the first time in 44 years after moving from North Wales to Canada as a youngster, and we were delighted to be able to make his visit a special one ahead of tomorrow's match.#WxmAFC pic.twitter.com/92L7U0bX3O

— Wrexham AFC (@Wrexham_AFC) August 19, 2022

Commenting underneath the club's post Martin said: "What a return to the Racecourse. That was a welcome I never expected. Thank you to all for being so welcoming and kind. Up the worldwide reds."

And if that wasn't enough, Martin even had the iconic Wrexham Lager singing his praises after he visited the brewery shop.

Martin Davies, or maybe better known ‘@moodymarty65’, was back in Wrexham today after 44 years & what a pleasure it was to have you at the Brewery! 🍻

Enjoy your trip HOME ❤️ (And we’ll see you next week). 😉🍺 pic.twitter.com/xZwHTOi3q7

— Wrexham Lager (@WXM_Lager) August 19, 2022

In respone, Martin added: "Absolutely brilliant to be there today. Thank you Joss and Mark for making me feel so welcome. You guys are the best."