Editing Sam Ricketts (section)

===Wrexham===
After his retirement from playing, Ricketts integrated into coaching, inaugurally spending a week working alongside [[Brendan Rodgers]]'s backroom staff at [[Scottish Premiership]] champions [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]. Rodgers then advised Ricketts to begin coaching at academy level to gain experience, with the latter taking his advice and joined the [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Development Squad and Academy|academy coaching set-up]] at his former side [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIKrnMLjhV4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/KIKrnMLjhV4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title= INTERVIEW {{!}} Sam Ricketts - Town TV |date=2018-12-03 |access-date=2020-11-26 |work=Shrewsbury Town FC via [[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

A year into his role, Ricketts left to become the first team manager of [[National League (division)|National League]] club [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]], signing a three-year contract, beginning on 2 May 2018.<ref name=WrexhamIn>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43963627 |title=Sam Ricketts: Ex-Wales defender becomes new Wrexham manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=2 May 2018}}</ref> On his managerial debut, his team won 1–0 at [[Dover Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=Rob |title='It is plain to see that there is a clear and obvious change in mentality at the Racecourse under new manager Sam Ricketts' |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/it-plain-see-clear-obvious-14992427 |access-date=12 March 2019 |work=Daily Post |date=5 August 2018}}</ref> During his brief spell in charge, Ricketts guided Wrexham to 13 victories out of a possible 23, with his side constantly being in the running to gain promotion to the [[EFL League Two|Football League]] throughout his tenure.<ref name=shrewsbury/>

On 1 December 2018, he was told by club officials to stay away from their [[FA Cup]] second round match against [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]], amid speculation that he was poised to be appointed the new manager of [[EFL League One|League One]] side [[Shrewsbury Town]], a local rival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Ricketts: 'A lot of making up' for him to stay at Wrexham – Barrow |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 December 2018 |access-date=3 December 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/46412094}}</ref> With compensation agreed, he was subsequently appointed their manager days later; Wrexham were sat fourth in the table when he left.<ref name=shrewsbury/>