Gareth Ainsworth admitted that he will be disappointed if Wanderers fail to gain automatic promotion from League Two, before stating that the feeling won’t linger for too long given where they came from last season.

Wycombe came within 90 minutes of dropping into the Conference before saving their skins on the final day of last season but now, 12 months on, they stand on the cusp of reaching League One.

The Chairboys have been an almost constant feature in the automatic promotion places – racking up a club record points haul in the Football League this campaign – and the prospect of missing out on a place in the third tier of English football hasn’t crossed Ainsworth’s mind.

“People have said to me if we don’t go up will it be disappointing and it will be, but it won’t last very long because, looking back, we’ve got something to be proud of here,” said the Blues boss.

“The turnaround of the club has been incredible on and off the pitch. At this point it wouldn’t last too long but hopefully it won’t get to that stage and we can get the points we need to get promoted.

“Having got the most points Wycombe’s ever got in the league it would be nice to receive something for that and promotion would be the perfect tonic.”

Bury failed to capitalise on their game in hand on Tuesday night, leaving the door open for Wycombe to secure a top three spot with two wins from their final two matches – barring a major swing in goal difference in favour of fourth place Southend.

A 0-0 draw against AFC Wimbledon on Saturday had taken Blues’ fate out of their own hands but heading into tomorrow’s penultimate game against Morecambe at Adams Park they aren’t reliant on results from elsewhere.

Ainsworth said: “It was a good result for us and we were looking out for the result but on Saturday we’ll be focussed on Wycombe Wanderers’ result and that’s important.

“It’s in our hands and we need to concentrate on what we’re doing before we think about asking for favours from anyone else. We had a big favour on the last day of last season, so it would be nice to do it on our own merits this time.”

The 41-year-old admitted that he wasn’t keeping a close eye on the game as it would have been “torture” and instead watched Barcelona in the Champions League.

Ainsworth is prepared to go through the full range of emotions for one last time on home turf this season, and he hopes his players will be taking in their annual lap of honour after moving the club a step closer to League One.

“It will be nice if we can win our last home game of the season and thank the fans for their support all year, and that’s all I’m thinking of,” he said.

“I’m not really thinking of any other outcome on Saturday. I can only see the positives in everything and hopefully the fans, after a tough year last year, can too. They’ve been fantastic this season and in the last few games they’ve got right behind us, and I know the majority will be appreciative of the boys’ efforts because we appreciate what they’ve given us as well.”