JAMES Constable returns to his old club Shrewsbury Town for the first time tomorrow insisting he has nothing to prove – but desperate to do well.

Oxford United’s 17-goal top-scorer was let go by the Shrews three years ago.

Supporters, from both clubs, have felt Shrewsbury’s loss was Oxford’s gain – as his 69 goals in three seasons have proved – and the 26-year-old striker believes the move from Shropshire to the Kassam Stadium helped turn around his career.

“I’ve got nothing to prove, “ he said.

“I think I started something like nine games there and got five goals.

“The supporters were great to me, it was just that my face didn’t really fit there, but gratefully I came here and it’s turned my career around.”

Graham Turner’s team have already been hurt by Constable once this season.

“Beano” bagged a brace in United’s 3-1 win against them at the Kassam Stadium on January 25.

But tomorrow, on the final day of the season, the Shrews, currently fourth, can clinch automatic promotion if they can better third-placed Wycombe’s result at home to Southend.

Yet Oxford, unbeaten in five games, want to finish their season on a high, even if it means spoiling Shrewsbury’s party to do so.

“We’ve done well in the last four or five games to stay unbeaten and we want to finish unbeaten,” Constable said.

“We go into the game full of confidence because we’ve been playing really well of late.”

Back last August, this was a match that stood out in the fixture list, mainly because of Constable’s history, and because people wondered whether the two clubs could both be involved in the battle for promotion.

“It was definitely a stand-out one when the fixtures came out, not knowing then how the season was going to pan out,” said the U’s skipper.

“We thought it might come down to being more significant than it is for us, but we want to continue our good run, and finish on a high.”