Ossett Town officials want to say thank you for the support at the Emirates FA Cup game on Tuesday evening, the support from the Ossett public, as well as those from neighbouring areas which has not gone unnoticed.

The attendance of 1176 is the highest attendance at a competitive game since the side were members of the Yorkshire League in the 1950’s when we often came up against the ‘B’ sides of Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley and other sides of the ilk.

We had no idea what to expect in terms of attendance, and as it grew and grew the volunteers worked as quickly as they could to get everyone in for kick-off, although a few missed that first whistle there were no complaints as those in attendance recognised the significance of the day.

Supporters are the lifeblood of any football club, the more there are at games means more investment in the facilities and the side, there was an opportunity to ‘cash in’ on this tie and increase the admission fee but that is something that was never considered. Whilst swelling the coffers would have been nice, it was more important to ensure everyone who wanted to watch this game could.

This Ossett Town side has got closer to the First Round than any other in the 81 years we have been in existence, increased media coverage has seen the name Ossett Town reach further than ever before, the real legacy is yet to be seen, we hope in the short term we hope there will be continued interest and an increase in attendances as we look to achieve everything we can.

On Saturday we host Evo-Stik League leaders Bamber Bridge at Ingfield, kick-off 3pm.
We are currently in 15th place, four points outside a play-off place, but because of the FA Cup success we have four and five games in hand on sides around us.

Many of the players commented after the game on Tuesday how great it was to play in front of so many people, and how the noise generated, especially after Alex Peterson scored was a great motivator.

Admission on Saturday will be £8 adults, £4 concessions (ID required for students), £1 under 16’s and under 5s are free.

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