Wrexham's penultimate match and final fixture of the season at The Racecourse ended in a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Accrington.

Accrington did not have to get out of first gear as lacklustre Wrexham gifted them victory thanks to three badly conceded goals.

Already relegated after losing at Hereford United on Tuesday, the Wrexham side was once again predominantly made up of younger players who had been given their chance to impress.

Little is planning for the future but Saturday's performance will tell him that he needs an injection of quality, experienced players who will be up for the fight as Wrexham embark on their first season in the Blue Square Premier Division.

It remains to be seen what kind of players Little will be able to attract to a club that will be operating in the non-league.

It is inevitable that young players currently at the club will feature next term, and the likes of Wes Baynes and Neil Taylor - named Young Player of the Year - have turned out to be excellent additions to the squad in what has been a season of so many lows.

But having taken the first steps of his rebuilding programme on Friday by releasing some out of contract players and making others with deals available for free transfer, it will be Little's new additions over the next couple of months that will be crucial if Wrexham are to bounce back at the first time of asking.

Little has revealed a big turnaround in the playing staff and hopes to add significant numbers to his squad.

The present squad has simply not been good enough and it is now down to Little to make the changes that will hopefully end Wrexham's downward spiral of the last couple of seasons.

No-one has a divine right to win immediate promotion back to the Football League and it won't be easy.

But after two successive relegation dogfights you would like to think that Wrexham will be challenging at the other end of the table next season.

Little, continuing his policy of giving younger players their opportunity as part of his plans for next season, made five changes to the side beaten at Hereford.

Goalkeeper Michael Jones, Gareth Evans, Mike Carvill – making his first appearance since the end of December – Andy Fleming and Chris Llewellyn were all brought into the side.

Gavin Ward, Neil Taylor, voted young player of the year, Wes Baynes, Conall Murtagh and Marc Williams were the players who made way.

And Wrexham got off to the worst possible start as they fell behind after just seven minutes in calamitous fashion.

James Bell crossed from the right and although Robert Grant's header posed little threat, the ball deflected off Shaun Pejic and through the legs of Michael Jones who had called for the ball.

Wrexham responded through Carvill whose mis-hit shot from Matty Done's centre failed to trouble the keeper, but Accrington doubled their lead on 28 minutes.

Shaun Whalley got the better of Steve Evans on the left flank and when his cross was parried by Jones, Peter Cavanagh was on hand to slot into an empty net from six yards.

The Reds had hardly mustered a meaningful attack, with goalkeeper Kenny Arthur enjoying an easy afternoon, typified by Done's right footed effort that flew wide after being played in by Mike Williams four minutes before the break.

Following that lacklustre first half, Little made a double substitution for the start of the second period, with Baynes and Taylor brought on in place of Carvill and Steve Evans respectively.

Wrexham's best chance came after 57 minutes when Llewellyn raced onto Gareth Evans' header but with just keeper Arthur to beat, the striker blasted over the bar from inside the area.

But Accrington, hardly setting the world on fire, made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute.

Cavanagh threaded a well timed pass through for an unmarked Whalley who guided the ball beyond the advancing Jones.

All Wrexham could muster was Done's low drive that was easily gathered by Arthur, while Paul Mullin was thwarted by Jones at the other end as he attempted to turn home a James Harris volley.

However, Wrexham snatched an injury time consolation goal.

Baynes made a charging run through the Accrington defence and was eventually unended by Phil Edwards in the area.

And Roberts stuck away the resulting penalty to register his ninth goal of the season.

A pitch invasion ensued at the final whistle, but there was little to cheer about as fans were left to contemplate yet another defeat.

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