Wrexham’s Premier League dreams are on hold as they fall out of the Championship play-off places

Wrexham Saturday suffered play-off qualification heartbreak after being bounced out by promotion rivals Hull City on a dramatic final day of the Championship season.

The Welsh club, owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mack, started the day in the top six on goal difference, but their 2-2 home draw with Middlesbrough meant City’s 2-1 win over Norwich City saw Wrexham miss out on play-off qualification by two points.

Wrexham, who were aiming for a fourth consecutive promotion which would see them play Premier League The following season, finished seventh in the Championship table.

At STōK Cae Ras, a topsy-turvy four-goal first half saw Wrexham come from behind to lead Middlesbrough. David SagittariusA 43rd minute goal ensured the visitors went into the break. Despite a tightly contested second half, both teams missed chances, with Wrexham’s Ollie Rathbone seeing his strike saved early in the half and Josh Windus also having a blast late in the contest.

Wrexham’s frustration saw Ollie McBurnie’s 67th minute winner for Hull look like it should have been ruled out for a narrow offside.

Championship

Champion: Coventry

Promoted: Ipswich

Playoffs: Millwall, Middlesbrough, Southampton, Hull

Deported: Sheffield Wednesday, Leicester, Oxford

League One

Champion: lincoln

Promoted: Cardiff

Deported: Northampton, Rotherham, Port Vale

League Two

Promoted: Bromley, MK Dons

National League

Promoted: York

Deported: Truro, Braintree, Morecambe, Brackley