WREXHAM bid farewell to the National League with a 1-1 draw against Torquay United and Phil Parkinson was pleased a record-breaking season didn't end in defeat.

Last Saturday's 3-1 home win over Boreham Wood secured the title and return to the Football League following a 15-year absence.

The Reds had chances to take the lead in the first half at Plainmoor, with top scorer Paul Mullin seeing a sixth minute penalty saved by goalkeeper Mark Halstead, but Torquay went ahead early in the second period.

However, Elliot Lee converted substitute Ollie Palmer's cross 10 minutes from time as Wrexham's record breaking season ended in a stalemate.

"It's always difficult when we've had the celebrations and the release of the tension but in the main I thought it was a decent performance," said Parkinson.

"We could have scored four or five goals.

"The final ball probably let us down but we asked the lads to finish the season in a professional manner and we've done that.

"I'm very pleased we've got a result.

"We know the result wasn't important. If we ended up losing 1-0 I wouldn't be crying about it because the job was done last week but it was good to get to get the goal at the end, and we probably could have won it.

"I'm not sure if Billy Waters was offside. It would have been a nice little touch if Billy had got the winner but the lads put in a good display."

Parkinson named the same side that started the win against Boreham Wood, with Torquay still harbouring faint hopes of avoiding relegation, and he said it was important to name a strong team.

"We had to show the competition respect," added Parkinson.

"I think that was important because the club has been in this league for 15 years and we have waved goodbye to it today which is great.

"But in my mind and the staff's mind, we wanted to show the league respect; I knew the teams who were down the bottom as well."