Wrexham to swap red home shirts for special-edition version of black away kit for Crawley game as club commemorate 90th anniversary of Gresford Colliery disaster

Despite playing at home, the Red Dragons will wear a special version of their away shirt to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Gresford Colliery Disaster, when an explosion in a mine claimed the lives of 266 men in 1934.

A post on Wrexham's website explained: "Ahead of the 90th anniversary of the Disaster, Wrexham AFC will swap our usual red home shirt for the black away kit for tomorrow’s match against Crawley Town – each featuring a special patch to commemorate the anniversary.

"The patch features a mining lamp, with a stylised 90 – featuring a pit wheel – and the year of the disaster, 1934. Arranged by New York-based Wrexham fan Jay Julg and designed by Liam Stokes-Massey, the logo has been gifted to the Wrexham Miners Project and also features on a range of commemorative clothing and a pin badge. All can be bought from the Wrexham Miners Project, on Maesgwyn Road, with money raised going to their Education Fund."

A minute's silence will also take place before the match kicks off on Saturday and the matchday shirts will later be auctioned off to the Wrexham Miners Project. The women's team, meanwhile, will wear the same patch on their jerseys in their next match.

Wrexham's unbeaten start to the league campaign came to an end when they lost 3-1 to Birmingham on Monday. The Welsh team are still level on points at the top with Birmingham and Charlton ahead of the weekend clash against Crawley.