How Oldham Athletic won York battle to book place at Wembley
“Thank you Micky!” They were Oldham Athletic chairman Frank Rothwell’s first words as he embraced manager Micky Mellon, after the final whistle at York City confirmed a trip to Wembley.
Give Southend United and Oldham Athletic fans more tickets for Wembley
THE ECHO has tonight launched a petition urging Southend United and Oldham Athletic fans to be given more tickets for their Wembley final.
The two teams will meet in the National League play-off final at the world famous home of English football on Sunday June 1.
- SIGN OUR PETITION HERE TO GIVE FANS MORE TICKETSÂ
But, as things stands, both sides have seen their allocation limited to 17,500 tickets due to planned engineering works on the trainline.
However, the decision has quite rightly angered supporters of both sides and the Echo’s chief sports reporter Chris Phillips has now set up a petition to show the strength of feeling among the supporters.
He said: “Southend United and Oldham Athletic both have incredible supporters and as many of them as possible deserve to go to Wembley to watch their side.
“Both clubs have gone through an awful lot on and off to get here and this is could be a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to see our sides play at such an iconic stadium.
“This is proper football and proper clubs who form a huge part of their community.
“I hope as many people as possible sign the petition to show how much this means to the fans.”
Allocation for both sides has been limited to an initial 17,500 as a result of capacity being affected by the closure of Wembley Park station on the day of the game due to essential maintenance work on the London Underground, which Transport for London have said cannot be changed.
This means Wembley Central Station will be the main station used by supporters on matchday, limiting the number of supporters who are able to travel by public transport.
