Walsall sell-out away allocation for Chesterfield play-off first leg

The club had been handed an allocation of 1,043 tickets for their trip to Derbyshire, which went on sale on Wednesday morning. 

Season ticket holders who'd attended three away games or more were given priority, and Walsall confirmed within just two hours of them going on sale that tickets had officially sold out. 

Hundreds of supporters queued outside of Bescot in a mad scramble for tickets for the Saddlers' first play-off campaign since they were beaten by Barnsley in the semi-finals in League One at the end of 2015-16. 

Both clubs have agreed to provide each other with an identical away ticket allocation, with the second leg at Bescot fixed for Friday, May 16.

Walsall dropped into the play-offs in dramatic style after Bradford City pipped them to automatic promotion with a 96th-minute winner against Fleetwood Town at Valley Parade last Saturday. 

They did at least end a dismal 13-match winless run, with George Hall scoring the only goal in a 1-0 success over Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road on the final day. 

Meanwhile, Chesterfield snuck into the final play-off spot with a 1-0 victory at Accrington Stanley, with former Walsall striker Will Grigg scoring the winning goal at the Wham Stadium. 

Walsall collected four points from both games against Chesterfield during the regular season - drawing 2-2 away from home in October and winning 3-1 at home in February. 

The Spireites head into the play-offs in red hot form after losing just once in 12 games in League Two (seven wins, four draws). 

The winner of the tie will face either Notts County or AFC Wimbledon in the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on Monday, May 26. 

County welcome Wimbledon to Meadow Lane on Saturday, May 10, before travelling to Wimbledon for the second leg a week later.