Always Sunny in Philadelphia star risked criminal record during Wrexham AFC game

Rob McElhenney's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co star Charlie Day nearly landed himself with a police record after going to watch Wrexham play.

McElhenney and co-owner Ryan Reynolds have certainly added extra appeal to Wrexham Football Club, since buying them at the end of 2020.

A number of players considered too good for the National League joined to help them get into League Two, with some Manchester United fans even calling for their club to try and sign Paul Mullin.

Ben Foster is probably the most high profile of the players who could be in a higher division and he could yet stay on for next season.

The Always Sunny creator and actor has revealed that players from higher divisions are still interested in moving to the Racecourse Ground in the summer too.

But it's not just on the pitch where the Hollywood stars have added razmataz with the likes of Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd coming to watch, the latter so see them crowned champions.

And McElhenney's co-stars on his popular Netflix show have also been to watch games, including Day, who plays Charlie on the show.

Speaking on the RobRyanRed podcast the owner revealed that Day's lack of knowledge on the rule of not drinking in view of the pitch in England nearly landed him in hot water.

"He was the only one to get busted drinking alcohol because he didn't know," McElhenney explained.

"I mean, what people truly don't understand is Americans we don't understand that rule, we didn't know that was a rule.

"So he was sitting outside in the box drinking a beer and nobody noticed or didn't say anything and somebody took a still frame and texted it to me.

"They said, 'Get your boy off the balcony or you're going to get a fine', and, of course, he ran back inside because he had no idea what the law was and that's something he'll take to his grave."

McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, Kaitlin Olson and Charlie Day at the game. Image: Alamy

Fans caught in their seat with alcohol can face a large fine and potentially even a criminal charge, which would end up on his record.

The rule to stop fans drinking in the stands was brought in as part of the The Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act of 1985.

It stops people from drinking in view of the pitch from 15 minutes before kick off until 15 minutes after full time and only applies to football in England and Wales but not other sports.

Day's appearance actually broke a rule that McElhenney and co-owner Reynolds tried to put in place, where they wanted to ban celebrities coming to watch the games.