Wembley sales pass 30,000 as Wilshere knew Luton would take a huge following
Hatters heading to the home of English football next month
Luton Town have revealed ticket sales for their Vertu Trophy final against Stockport County at Wembley next month have now passed 30,000, as boss Jack Wilshere wasn’t surprised to hear such a huge following will be in attendance at the home of English football.
The Hatters take on their fellow League One opponents on Sunday, April 12, as they were initially given an allocation of 25,340 for the contest in the capital, with a maximum of 36,799, as Town fans will be housed at the East side of the stadium, which is the same side they were allocated for the 2023 Championship play-off final against Coventry City.
A statement on the club’s official website this morning said: “We have had agreement to lift restrictions on general sale purchases for our fixture at Wembley, although postcode checks will be in place. Any Luton supporter will now be able to create an online account and be able to purchase up to 4 tickets per account. Tickets for the Vertu Trophy final at Wembley against Stockport County are currently on sale to Diamond, Executive and Season Card holders.
"Sales to 4-year Members commence tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10am. All tickets (other than disability tickets) are being sold online only. Disabled supporters who are Members will need to email [email protected]. Please make sure you have created an LTFC+ account in advance of trying to purchase online. If you have not, please follow the instructions in the Wembley Ticket Sales Plan below.
"All supporters who have purchased Memberships this season can purchase a maximum of 4 tickets by assigning all tickets to themselves. If you have other Members in your network with the same level of Membership loyalty,(see network instructions on Vertu release) you can also allocate a further 4 to them in one transaction. There is, however, a limit of 9 tickets per transaction.
"4-year Members can purchase at 10am. 3-year Members can purchase 11am. 2-year Members can purchase from 1pm. 1-year Members can purchase from 2pm. There are still tickets left in the lower/middle tiers, and we can confirm we have now opened the top tier where there are plenty of tickets left in categories 4, 5 and 6. When tickets are in your basket there is a tick box to complete to confirm all tickets are for Luton Town supporters. Once the ticket process is completed you should receive a confirmation advising that digital tickets will be received to your email address over the next two weeks."
Discussing the superb uptake from Luton fans, who saw their team win the trophy back in 2009, despite what has been a disappointing season in the league, boss Jack Wilshere, talking before the 1-1 draw against their Wembley opponents at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, said: “Speaking to Mick Harford about the last time they were there, I think there was 40,000 there, so I knew there was going to be a big following. This is a big club and days like this, I know that the fans will love and look forward to.
"We’ve got a few games before that comes, so my job as a manager and for the players is to try and help us focus on now and then when Wembley comes, we can talk about it. But it’s a big club and the fans will look forward to it and so do we. It (final against Stockport) will be very different (to Saturday’s game). A different feel about it, a different mindset to everyone going into it because we have to deal with that when it comes, but Wembley is different. It feels different and we have to understand that when the time comes.”