When can Wrexham be promoted from League One?
Wrexham’s Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney would scarcely believe they would be in this position after almost five years in charge.
After already securing back-to-back promotions, Wrexham have been enjoying another stellar season, sitting in third place in League One as they bid for promotion to the Championship.
If they can secure a second-place finish, they will earn automatic promotion. But should they fail, they have already earned a spot in the League One playoffs.
Here’s how it can happen.
How does the table look?
Aside from champions-elect Birmingham City, who are already promoted, all the teams are the top end of the table have played 43 games, meaning they each have three remaining.
Wrexham are on 83 points with three games remaining, including a clash with fellow-promotion hopefuls Charlton Athletic on the penultimate day of the regular season.
Their biggest rivals for automatic promotion are Wycome Wanderers, who are a one point ahead of them in second.
Charlton (fourth) and Stockport County (fifth) face an uphill battle to pip Wrexham or Wycombe to automatic promotion, but it could still mathematically happen, with both teams needing to make up at least five points.
How many points do Wrexham need?
Wrexham’s disappointing draw against lowly Bristol Rovers means automatic promotion is out of their hands. Even if they win their remaining three games, they need Wycombe to drop points in their run-in.
The maximum amount of points they can generate, is 92. However, they could need fewer than that to guarantee a place in next season’s Championship if Wycombe stumble in their remaining games.
When is the earliest Wrexham can get promoted?
The earliest date that Wrexham can go up is April 26 after a home game at Charlton, although that would require the Welsh side to win both of their upcoming games and Wycombe to lose theirs.
However, it is more likely that the promotion race will go down to the final day of the season, where Wrexham travel to Lincoln City.
Wrexham’s remaining fixtures
April 21: Blackpool (a)
April 26: Charlton (h)
May 3: Lincoln City (a)
Wycombe’s remaining fixtures
April 21: Charlton (h)
April 26: Leyton Orient (a)
May 3: Stockport County (h)