McClean adds another chapter to Wrexham's blockbuster storyline

The Championship may have to start preparing for Hollywood. A third successive promotion remains firmly in Wrexham's sights after a near-perfect day for them in League One's tumultuous automatic promotion race.

- Dominic Booth

The Championship may have to start preparing for Hollywood. A third successive promotion remains firmly in Wrexham's sights after a near-perfect day for them in League One's tumultuous automatic promotion race. Who writes their scripts?

While their rivals Wycombe crumbled to a 4-0 home defeat against Charlton to topple out of the top two, Wrexham took full advantage, overpowering Blackpool with a dominant second-half display capped by quickfire goals from James McClean and Oliver Rathbone. Behind the champions Birmingham, the Welsh club are two points better off than the Chairboys on 86, with Charlton on 82 and Stockport, who beat Huddersfield, on 81.

Wrexham are two wins from making English football history; no club has won three successive promotions in the top-five tiers. From non-league to the second tier in three years would be quite the journey.

No wonder the visiting supporters came in their droves up the M6 for this one. The rowdy sold-out contingent of 2,000 away fans roared Phil Parkinson's side on to triumph in a contest that might have proved another tripwire after Wrexham had drawn three of their past four.