Foster has 'lovely Saturday' with Wrexham debut and meeting Hollywood star Reynolds

And he had two very high profile cheerleaders watching him from the director's box, in the club's Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - and on non-league day, no less.

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Don't get too carried away, though, Ben - you may be Wrexham's highest-profile signing, but the Canadian and American actors weren't actually in town to watch you.

Deadpool and that guy from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are over from the States to throw their support behind Wrexham Women.

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The Women's team are set to play in front of a record crowd for a domestic women's football match in Wales on Sunday when they take on Connah's Quay Nomads, with over 8,000 tickets sold - smashing the previous record of 5,175.

It will be a celebration of the team's success this season, with Wrexham Women set to lift the Genero Adran North trophy having already clinched the title.

And what better way to lift it than after playing your closest rivals over the campaign, in a Nomads team whose first defeat of the season only came when they hosted Wrexham in February, and in front of their celebrity owners too.

But, first up, the men's side took on York City looking to maintain their lead at the top of the National League, with former England international Foster starting between the sticks.

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Earlier this week the experienced goalkeeper announced he was ending his retirement after just six months to pull on a Wrexham shirt again.

It is the 39-year-old's second spell at the Racecourse Ground after a loan stint with the Welsh outfit in 2005, where he helped the club win the LDV Vans-sponsored EFL Trophy and then earned a transfer to Manchester United.

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It's fair to say, then, that the place holds some good memories for Foster, and he was all too happy to help out the club as they aim to return to the Football League after they lost No.1 keeper Rob Lainton to injury.

Foster made 26 appearances for Watford in the Premier League last season and was recently linked with moves to Tottenham and Newcastle as they sought injury cover of their own.

But now he's dropped into non-league instead, and he insisted the draw of Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and their high-profile takeover of the Welsh club, and the money that might come with it, had nothing to do with his decision.

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"I don't need much [money]," he said on his podcast, The Fozcast.

"To be honest, the negotiations took about five minutes.

"Wages wise, it's literally peanuts… the part for me is getting the team over the line and getting them promoted. I'm a very low maintenance player.

"Just wheel me out, I'll do a job."

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Well, they did just that on Saturday as he was immediately given his first start and second debut for the club, sporting the No.12, and given a brilliant reception from the home supporters.

And it couldn't have gone any better, with Wrexham securing a 3-0 win to maintain their three-point lead over rivals Notts County, while also reaching 100 goals scored in the league this season.

Foster did get a chance to meet Reynolds on Saturday after the game.

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Foster told Wrexham's YouTube channel after not conceding: "No, doddle mate. 3-0, clean sheet, bosh. Just met Ryan Reynolds in the tunnel. Don't get much better than that. Going out for a lovely dinner tonight, lovely Saturday that."