Summary

  • Salford City promoted to EFL for first time in their history

  • Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, Carl Piergianni and Ibou Touray score Salford's goals against Fylde at Wembley

  • Salford co-owned by six former Manchester United team-mates

Live Reporting

Brent Pilnick

  1. Fylde three years ahead of schedule

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    AFC Fylde's rise up the non-league pyramid has been just as rapid as Salford City's ascent to the brink of the EFL.

    Chairman David Haythornthwaite stated in 2007, when the club was known as Kirkham & Wesham, that he wanted to get them into the Football League within 15 years - an ambitious claim given they were in the 10th tier at the time.

    Five promotions, a name change and one new ground later, Fylde are one win away from achieving Haythornthwaite's goal well ahead of schedule.

  2. Listen live on BBC local radio

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    You can hear commentary today's National League promotion final on BBC Radio Lancashire and BBC Radio Manchester - both stations are available to listen to by clicking on the coverage option at the top of this page.

  3. Life in the EFL

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    If either Fylde or Salford are after a good omen... the past six winners of the National League's promotion final have remained in the EFL ever since.

    Tranmere and Forest Green, the two most recent victors, are facing each other in the League Two play-offs this season.

    They met in the first leg of their semi-final yesterday, with Tranmere winning 1-0 thanks to a spectacular long-range strike from Ollie Banks.

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  4. How they reached Wembley

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    Salford City still had remote hopes of the title on the final day of the season but had to settle for third place in their debut season in the National League.

    Graham Alexander's men beat Eastleigh in a penalty shootout last Sunday to get to the promotion final.

    AFC Fylde's route to Wembley has been a more roundabout one - a fifth-placed finish meant they needed to beat Harrogate in an eliminator, before winning 1-0 at Solihull in their semi-final.

    Dave Challinor's side will be back at the national stadium on 19 May for their FA Trophy final against Leyton Orient.

  5. Welcome

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    Good afternoon! It's time for the biggest game in non-league football as AFC Fylde and Salford City meet at Wembley in the National League promotion final.

    The winners will join the hallowed club of the country's top 92 teams - a level neither AFC Fylde or Salford City have reached before.

    Both clubs have zoomed their way up the English football pyramid thanks to big investments on and off the pitch, but who will make the final leap and start next season in League Two?

    Stay with us here on BBC Sport to find out!

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