Wrexham director Shaun Harvey has said that the club’s potential promotion would be the “greatest sports story ever” as they bid to make the Championship play-offs.

Speaking at SportsPro London, Harvey added that Wrexham’s season can be considered a success, even without qualification for the play-offs.

Wrexham are only above Hull City on goal difference ahead of a tricky final league game against Middlesbrough, having lost to champions Coventry City last week.

With Middlesbrough chasing the final automatic promotion place, and Hull hosting mid-table Norwich, one could argue that Wrexham are the underdogs on the final weekend.

While Harvey claims if they do achieve a fourth promotion in a row it would be the “greatest sports story ever”, he would not want missing out on a play-off place to be deemed a failure.

“The time is now. We’ve got one game to go of the league season,” Harvey said.

“To use Alex Ferguson’s favourite phrase, it definitely is ‘squeaky bum time’. Will we make it or won’t we make it? Well, there’s a story to be written either way.

“Because whatever happens, we’ve gone from being a non-league team to the best team in Wales by virtue of league position.

“We’ve finished in our highest league position ever and the women’s team have won the [Adran Premier] league and will compete in the Champions League.”

Wrexham have won promotion from the National League to the Championship with three successive promotion campaigns – a record in the English Football League.

The club have never played in the Premier League in its history, but will finish the 2025/26 season as the highest placed Welsh club.

“In any circumstances, our season should be viewed as, ‘we nearly made it’, rather than ‘we just missed out’,” Harvey added.

“And whilst that’s a subtle difference, the reality is we have no right to actually achieve what we have done so far this season.

“If we do make it to the play-offs on Saturday afternoon, we have the chance of going back-to-back-to-back-to-back promotions. If we achieve it – as others have said, and I agree – it would be the greatest sports story ever.

“There’s no script, just a story to tell.

“As it happens, it’s authentic, and that’s what makes Wrexham so relatable to many others who care to dream.”

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