WREXHAM were far from their best but they dug deep to clinch victory and continue the brilliant start to the League One campaigns.

Supporters have been spoilt in recent seasons for the huge amount of wins, particularly at The Racecourse where Phil Parkinson's men boast an impressive record.

Fresh from clinching a second promotion in a row, Wrexham have hit the ground running in the third tier and three wins from the opening three home games helped propel the Reds to the top of the table.

Wrexham scored three goals in each of those wins in north Wales and while they were less convincing in Saturday's 2-1 success against Crawley Town, they dug deep to make sure the outcome was the same.

Crawley, promoted from League Two alongside Wrexham after beating Crewe in the play-off final, deserve credit for the way they took the game to the Reds.

A lot of teams head to north Wales looking to shut up shop but Scott Linsey's side signalled their intentions from the start.

Even after Elliot Lee gave Wrexham the lead midway through the first half, the visitors did not crumble and created most of the chances before the break.

The equaliser early in the second period was no more than Crawley deserved but the Reds have made winning a habit after climbing from the National League to League One, and not every one has been convincing or a landslide success.

It is a sign of a good team that you can win matches when far from your best and that is what Wrexham did with Max Cleworth finding the net 11 minutes from time.

Thunder and lightening surrounded The Racecourse in the closing stages but the players managed to see out the game and continue the brilliant start.

The Reds ground out victory to maintain the 100 per cent home record and while they were helped by a lack of a killer instinct by Crawley, that never-say-die attitude had taken Wrexham a long way and will continue to do so.

Wrexham, who took 13 points from their opening five games before losing 3-1 at big-spending Birmingham City last Monday, bounced back from that first defeat at the first opportunity.

They may not have performed at their best, with too many passes going astray in the first half, but three points was all that mattered to continue the superb start and keep the Reds top of the table on goal difference ahead of two successive away games at Leyton Orient on Saturday and Stevenage next Tuesday.

"It is hard to be right at your best all the time," said Parkinson. "Circumstances can attribute to that.

"It can be the opposition but through all those times, we have found a way and we have to keep doing that.

"Crawley have got players who can give you problems and at times they did that.

"I thought in patches in the first half we got in some great positions and could have made more of it.

"It was a bit too open at times for our liking and in certain actions in the game we could have dealt with them better than we did but we will look at that as a group and look forward to next weekend."