Swindon Town Fans young and old are gearing up for a trip to Wembley after a nail-biting penalty shoot out on Monday night put the club through to the League One play-off finals.

Life-long Swindon Town supporter Craig Townsend intends to cheer on the team at Wembley.

Mr Townsend, 29, of Jump Farm, Devizes, and a group of his friends are hoping to get tickets for the League One play off final.

Mr Townsend, a storeman at Wadworth Brewery, watched the semi final game on television at the Bell by the Green pub in Devizes.

He said: “It was nerve wracking watching the game. They have done brilliantly all season. They had a dodgy start in the semi-final and when the captain got sent off I think many people thought they would be turned over but they played better in the second half.”

Mr Townsend cheered on Town at the old Wembley stadium in 1990 when they beat Sunderland but were demoted due to the betting scandal and in 1993 when they beat Leicester to gain promotion to the Premier League. Jonathan Manning, barman at the Bell by the Green pub, said: “It was a fantastic night on Monday. The atmosphere in the pub was immense. The front bar and the back bar were packed. When Swindon won the supporters were singing and chanting, it was like being in the ground.”

Mark Unwin, Corsham watch manager for Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, who has two grown-up children aged 25 and 23, said: “I am absolutely overjoyed. The last game was a nailbiter and when it got to penalties I thought we would have no chance, but here we are now. It’s going to be very enjoyable watching them at the final.

“I have been following them up and down the country and I've booked my train ticket for the final – now I’m just waiting for the tickets to the game. I’ll be going with my two sons so I know they’ll be looking forward to it too.”

Pupils at Ramsbury Primary School have special reason to be celebrating. They take part in a football club every Thursday evening run by Swindon’s football in the community section and Swindon Town Chairman Andrew Fitton lives in the village. Some of the children are hoping for tickets to the final.