SCOTT QUIGLEY would love to see Wrexham finish the job off and clinch promotion.

The striker, on loan at Halifax Town, could come up against his former club when the high-flying Reds visit The Shay this afternoon.

He might be on the opposing team but Quigley has nothing but respect for Wrexham.

Quigley arrived at The Racecourse on loan from Blackpool in January 2018 and enjoyed a good rapport with Reds' fans, and he hopes to see the club back in the Football League.

"It was brilliant what the fans gave me at Wrexham," said Quigley.

"If I am being honest, I did not experience that at Port Vale or Halifax and that makes a huge difference. I would not hear a bad word about Wrexham fans.

"I absolutely loved it at Wrexham, it was really good what they did for me as a player and a person.

"I really hope they get promoted."

Bryan Hughes' side have already booked a play-off spot and Quigley is delighted to see the Reds in the promotion mix.

"It is no surprise that Wrexham are up there and have secured a play-off spot," said Quigley.

"It is a shame they have not been able to get automatic promotion but when you look at the wages between Wrexham and Salford and Orient, it is a lot of difference.

"With the manager changes and to still be up there, it is brilliant."

Quigley bagged eight goals in 17 appearances for Wrexham - seven came in his first eight games - and Sam Ricketts expressed an interest in signing him when he was appointed manager last May.

With chances limited at Blackpool, and Quigley eager to play in the Football League, he opted for a loan spell at Port Vale rather than Tranmere - one of Wrexham's biggest rivals.

"I spoke to Sam about coming back and I was interested," said Quigley.

"I played in League One and then the National League so the Football League was the obvious next step.

"I spoke to a couple of League Two clubs and Tranmere was probably the right move but I know the rivalry between Tranmere and Wrexham so I swayed away from that out of respect for Wrexham fans and joined Port Vale.

"I needed to go to a Football League club; the perfect scenario would have been helping Wrexham win promotion last season and come back, I am gutted it did not pan out that way but I really wanted that Football League move."

Wrexham's promotion challenge fell away last term when manager Dean Keates left to take charge of Walsall, the Reds failing to secure a play-off spot following a dreadful run-in under Andy Davies.

"I felt when Dean left it disrupted us," said Quigley.

"Andy was a great guy and we had respect for him but we did not seem to have that stand-out leader off the pitch when Dean left; we had to look to Shaun Pearson.

"Dean was fresh out of playing and he had a good rapport with older players like James Jennings and Mark Carrington who could relate down to us. I hold Dean in high regard."

Quigley's loan spell at Port Vale didn't work out and he was allowed to join Halifax in January but that move hasn't gone according to plan.

"I would have come back to Wrexham in January if circumstances had been different," said Quigley.

"I was desperate to get out of Port Vale, I was not enjoying it. I have had two loans that haven't worked out."

Quigley hopes he still has a future at Blackpool.

"I will have to see what happens in the summer," said Quigley, who joined the League One club in 2017 following a successful spell in the Welsh Premier League with The New Saints.

"I would love to have a chance under Terry McPhillips and if he wants me, it is a different ball game again."