Wrexham urged to use promotion experience to their advantage in fight for final Championship play-off spot

Wrexham midfielder Matty James is drawing on past experiences as the club faces a nail-biting final day of the Championship season, with a play-off spot hanging in the balance. The Welsh side , currently sitting sixth, will host Middlesbrough on Saturday in a tense three-way battle for the last coveted position, competing against Hull and Derby. The permutations for Wrexham, who are chasing an extraordinary fourth successive promotion under the stewardship of Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, alongside manager Phil Parkinson , are unusually complex.

They could secure a victory and still miss out on the play-offs, or conversely, suffer a defeat and yet find themselves in the top six. Veteran midfielder James, 34, is no stranger to such high-stakes scenarios. He famously scored in Leicester’s 3-2 final-day triumph at Nottingham Forest in 2013, a result that saw the Foxes sneak into the play-offs.

However, that campaign ended in heartbreak with Troy Deeney’s memorable stoppage-time winner for Watford. "We snuck in and got to sixth on the last day of the season," James recalled. "After that we had the play-offs against Watford, which is a retro moment on TV that pops up every now and again that I don’t enjoy watching.

" Matty James hopes Wrexham can use their promotion experience to their advantage (Getty) Despite the disappointment, Leicester achieved promotion the following year. "But we got promoted the year after and those experiences I can call upon, as well as numerous other lads who have been through the league," he added. "This football club is also used to winning promotions and hopefully we can bring that experience on Saturday.