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Topics: Wrexham, Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney, Champions League, League One
One of Wrexham's promotion heroes could be in line to pocket two medals following an EFL rule.
On Saturday, Wrexham, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, made history by securing a third consecutive promotion to seal passage to the Championship next season.
A 1-0 loss to Wycombe meant Wrexham had the chance to confirm their promotion against Charlton Athletic and a 3-0 victory in front of their supporters at the SToK Racecourse put the Red Dragons in dreamland.
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Wrexham, who had a 15 year spell in Non League, are a year ahead of their Championship target and will play in the second tier of English football next term.
Phil Parkinson's side were presented with a trophy and had medals handed out to them as well as hefty bonuses - but there is a unique situation involving one member of their squad.
Jay Rodriguez, capped once by England in 2013, signed for Wrexham on an 18-month deal in January - ending his second stint with Burnley.
Burnley have bounced back by securing instant promotion back to the Premier League under Scott Parker, taking 97 points from 45 games.
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Rodriguez featured in 20 games in the Championship and scored twice before dropping down a division with Wrexham, where he's played 17 times in the league.
Both teams achieved automatic promotion and according to the EFL handbook, Rodriguez is technically entitled to two medals because a qualifying player must feature on a club's team sheet for 25% of their league games.
As per Wrexham Insider, rule 38.2 in the handbook states: "To be eligible to receive a Championship, League One or Two winners medal, a player must have been named on the team sheet in at least 25% of the Club’s league fixtures in that season. Any medals agreed over and above those detailed above will be at cost to the Club concerned."
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Clubs get 25 medals for their squad but can request additional medals from the EFL.
With Burnley still chasing the title alongside Leeds going into the final game, there is a scenario whereby Rodriguez could therefore end up with a Championship winners' medal and a League One runners up medal.
Similar has happened before, with Ritchie de Laet making more than enough appearances to receive a Premier League medal but also helping Middlesbrough secure automatic promotion from the Championship back in 2016.