An impressive end of season means that Lincoln – currently 14th – could finish 11th in the League Two table if they beat Wrexham in the final game tomorrow at Sincil Bank, and results elsewhere are favourable.

Lincoln go into the game in good form having recorded three successive wins against Chester City (2-1), Brentford (3-1) and Morecambe (2-1).

Although Lincoln have comfortably avoided relegation, the play-offs have never been a realistic target in what has been an up and down campaign.

John Schofield, who took over as manager in May 2006, was sacked in October last year after 17 months in the hotseat.

Lincoln reached the play-offs under Schofield last term but dispensed with his services after a poor start to the current campaign in which the Imps won two, drew two and lost seven of their opening 12 matches.

Five of those losses were consecutive defeats, and The Imps found themselves bottom of the table when Schofield was dismissed in the middle of October.

At one stage, even though they had the same points and goal difference as Wrexham, Lincoln were bottom by virtue of the fact they lost 2-1 when the sides met at The Racecourse on September 29.

Grant Brown took over as caretaker manager before Peter Jackson was brought in as new boss at the end of October.

And Jackson has turned around the fortunes at Sincil Bank, gradually taking Lincoln away from the relegation zone to a comfortable mid-table position.

Lincoln's revival under Jackson was typified by a run of five consecutive victories in February.

However, Jackson has been facing a much bigger battle as he fights to beat off throat cancer.

Jackson, who was 47 last month, is currently undergoing treatment and number two Iffy Onoura has been in charge since early March.

Lincoln have continued to pick up results under Onoura's tenure and the aim is to build on that next season.

The Imps reached the play-offs in each of the last five seasons, always falling short in their bid to win promotion to League One.

But defender Paul Green believes Lincoln can build on their fine finish to the current campaign and kick-start a promotion push when they return after the summer.

Green scored only the second senior goal of his career in Saturday's 2-1 win against Morecambe and the defender now feels Lincoln's resurgence in the second half of a campaign in which they flirted with relegation could provide the momentum to sustain a push for League One football.

"At the beginning of the season we started slowly, but towards the end we have picked up. You never know, we can finish as high as 11th if we win against Wrexham," said Green.

"We have had a turnaround. The five successive wins we recorded put us right back in there, and we are a good team with great players who can score goals, keep the ball and defend as well.

"Hopefully, we can start on a winning streak at the beginning of next season. We deserve to be up there."

Jackson was told to forget about football by chairman Steff Wright when he contacted the killer disease.

But Onuora, a team-mate of Jackson's during their playing days at Huddersfield, has kept supporters updated on how the manager is fairing.

"The management team went to see the gaffer on Monday and he was a bit brighter but he's still restricted on what he can do," said Onuora.

"He was delighted with the weekend result against Morecambe. He didn't want us to lose that impetus that the team had when he left, so the last three results have been excellent.

"He wanted us to finish strongly and knowing that the lads are picking up the results has helped him concentrate solely on getting better.

"At the moment he's just keen on getting better and knowing that the management and players are keeping things on the right path. Having said that, I know he's really looking forward to returning to work and getting back into the day-to-day life of being a football manager."

Referring to tomorrow's final match of the season against relegated Wrexham, Onuora added: "He's hoping for a good turnout from the fans who have put their faith back into the club after the first half of the season.

"It would be a fitting tribute to the fans and the gaffer if the players could put in their best performance of the season, and that is what they'll be focussed on doing."

Ayden Duffy replaced the injured Alan Marriott – the club's longest serving player – for the recent win at Brentford and he should continue in goal with Paul Green, Adie Moses, Lee Beevers and Gary Croft lining up in defence.

Louis Dodds, Lee Frecklington and Gary King should be included in midfield alongside captain Scott Kerrr who is available again after suspension and will replace the injured Martin Pembleton.

Jamie Forrester and Ben Wright, who have scored 14 goals each this season, will lead the attack.