NEIL Harris believes Millwall will overcome their poor play-off record to win promotion to the Championship.

The Lions beat Swindon 3-2 at The Den on Saturday to clinch third place in League One, but Leeds United’s home win over Bristol Rovers denied Millwall automatic promotion to the second tier of English football.

Kenny Jackett's side will now have to face Huddersfield Town in a two-leg play off before overcoming either Swindon or Charlton in the final at Wembley.

Last season the Lions reached the play-off final for the first time but were edged out by Scunthorpe in an unforgettable game at Wembley.

History in the play-offs counts for nothing, though, according to the Lions’ all-time top scorer.

He said: “We haven’t got a great record in the play offs but I’m confident of getting through.

“Records don’t count in the play-offs, they are cup competitions.

“We never had a great record in the FA Cup and got to the final a few years ago, so history doesn’t matter when it comes to play-off games.”

However, the striker warned the two clashes with Huddersfield will be no easy task.

He added: “We have been strong at home all year and we will need to be strong at home in the play-offs. We have to improve slightly on our away form, but it is a great game for us.

“We’ve done really well against the teams in the top six this season and we will take the positives from that and the fact we beat Leeds over two legs last year.

“I also believe the squad is better now than it was last year.”

The Lions lost away to Huddersfield in front of the Sky TV cameras in April but Harris believes Millwall can come away from the Galpharm Stadium with an advantage this time around.

He said: “I feel we can get something at Huddersfield. We lost there 1-0 a few weeks ago but we played very well in the second half and probably deserved something better than what we got.

“We beat them here at The Den so I guess it evened itself out over the two games, but the play-offs are like that.

“They are all about tight games, who performs the best over two legs and who perhaps gets that little bit of luck.”

Harris insisted the club’s immediate focus was on the Terriers double header, but the Lions would finally love to put paid to their play-off hoodoo with victory in the final at Wembley.

For the Millwall number nine this would mean another shot at the Championship, something he has dreamed about.

“It would mean everything to me,” he said.

“At my age it is about wining things and I’m desperate for promotion and desperate for some of these players to test themselves in the Championship.

“We have got some really terrific players who are more than good enough to play at that level.”