A NON-LEAGUE football club has gone viral after releasing a trailer for a new documentary supporting their claim of missing out on a Hollywood takeover by just one letter.

Wroxham FC are, perhaps jokingly, claiming that they missed out on Wrexham AFC's celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

It’s a story the club have wanted to tell for over three years, and now finally made possible thanks to new club sponsor, quit smoking missionaries Riot Labs, who have invested in the club as part of a drive to help non-league football fans quit smoking.

As part of the deal, the club has declared their 50-person Kenny Cooke stand behind the goal “smokefree” for the rest of the season to encourage fans to kick the habit into touch.

The club recently released the trailer to the series - aptly named, Welcome to Wroxham - and have since racked up over 300,000 views on social media and garnered thousands of comments from football fans, including many from Wrexham. 

The trailer features wholesome characters from the Norfolk-based football club, including tireless cigar smoking 78-year-old Head Groundsman, Barry Letten, and club Chairman, James Blowers. 

Clips were shared across X and to various football meme pages, igniting discussion and some friendly rivalry between fans sharing their confusion over the one vowel separating the two teams. 

One user aimed to settle the difference and unite the two clubs by saying: "What’s one vowel and 250 miles between friends? Up the Wr_xhams!"

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Another commenter said: "Ryan or Rob must have put you up to this? It’s got to be for some advert or campaign?"

And another shared an anecdote where they experienced the vowel mix up first hand: "A woman from Norwich bought a bike off me on eBay, and asked if she could pop round to collect in the next half hour.  I said sure and then she realised she used the wrong vowel in the name.  Up the Wr?xhams!’

The fortunes of Wroxham FC, who currently sit rock bottom of the Isthmian North League, could not be further from those of Wrexham FC - with club Chairman, James Blower, revealing the club has had “hundreds” of people confuse the two clubs over the past couple of years.

Blowers commented: "We’ve watched from the subs bench as Wrexham FC has soared up the leagues and achieved global fame thanks to their celebrity owners. 

“There’s plenty of people around this great little club that think but for ONE letter, it could have been us. 

“With investment from our new club sponsor, Riot Labs, we’ve finally been able to make the documentary that tells our side of the story, and with a bit of luck, put the club on the map to maybe secure our own celebrity investment.

“Our dream is for Ryan and Rob to spot our own special story, and maybe set up a pre-season grudge match!”

One of the stars of the documentary is 78-year-old cigar smoking Head Groundsman, Barry Letten, who has tended to the grounds at the club as a volunteer for the past two decades.

During the documentary, Letten goes on his own quit smoking journey with the help of Riot Labs, hoping to bin the cigars for good. 

Also featured is Rachel Cole, who has been involved with Wroxham FC for over 30 years, and her father was once the club physio.

Now she runs the catering on matchdays, where the average crowd is around 150 fans compared to the 13,000 strong at a Wrexham FC match.