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Tyrone Marshall

How many season tickets Salford City have sold ahead of historic Football League season

Salford City have sold more than 1,900 season tickets for their historic first campaign in the Football League.

That figure represents an increase of more than 800 on last season and is an indication that crowds at the Peninsula Stadium could again be promising for the forthcoming campaign.

The Ammies won promotion via the National League play-off final at Wembley back in May, beating AFC Fylde 3-0 to book their place in the Football League.

That was a fourth promotion in five years for the Class of 92-owned club, who will make history when they play Stevenage on Saturday in their first ever Football League game.

The club's Moor Lane ground has undergone development work as the club have progressed through the leagues and now has a capacity of just over 5,000. In the National League last term Salford City averaged 2,489 for home games, the fifth highest average attendance in the league.

They will expect to increase that in the Football League and the sales of season tickets have been encouraging. Season tickets have been priced at £175 for adults, and £87.50 for students, children aged five to 17 and the over 60s.

The club have also frozen matchday ticket prices despite promotion, with a desire to keep watching football affordable. Adults will pay £10, concessions £5 and children under five can enter free of charge.

Boss Graham Alexander said the club had focused on giving the people of Salford an "identity" in their club.

"I didn't actually realise how big a city Salford was until I joined the club," he said. "I've lived in Preston for the last 20 years and come to Manchester quite often but I didn't realise Salford was its own city with this potential and fan base.

"We know we're on the doorstep of two giants in Manchester but we feel we can offer the supporters a personal identity of their own. The club has made a brilliant effort to encourage that support to come, we've been out in the community to be a part of it, we put something back. That was made quite clear to me when I came in.

"People who come here feel a part of the club, we go for our post-match meal in the bar with the supporters. We want to make that effort to do that because it's important to us."

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