With the Non-League season set for a grand finale at Wembley on Sunday 22 May, when the FA Trophy and FA Vase finals are held together on the same day for the first ever time as part of Non-League Finals Day, the national stadium will also host the most important match in the calendar one week earlier.
The National League promotion final is a scaled-down version of the Championship play-off final with the winners moving into the Football League and sharing in increased commercial revenues and the vanquished facing up to another season at the same level.
Last season’s game, between Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town, attracted a record crowd of 47,029 which was partly because two well-supported clubs had made it to the final but the figure was also boosted by around 7,000 ‘early-bird’ sales to mainly neutral supporters who purchased before the two finalists were known.
That was the first time the offer had been made and this year, fans have until the end of March to buy tickets at the reduced price of £20 Adults or £10 Over-60’s with each ticket purchased qualifying for one Under-16 ticket free.
Speaking to The Non League Paper this week, National League media & partnership support director Colin Peake said: “The whole drive is to make it more of a family day out and enhance the fans experience, whichever club they support.
“(Last year) neutral fans were placed on the far side of Wembley at level one. This year, the tickets will be at level two – the best seats in the stadium – and early bird purchasers can choose what block they want to be in.”
Tickets for the 4pm kick-off on Sunday 15 May can be purchased directly from Wembley Stadium.
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