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Leeds United fans are facing a scramble for tickets after the club were offered an allocation of just 1,600 for the second leg of their play-off semi-final against Carlisle United.
Leeds have received confirmation that a total of 1,637 tickets will be made available to them for the game at Brunton Park on Thursday, May 15 – around half the number allocated for their League One match in Cumbria at the start of November.
United's fans will be contained in the Waterworks End on the advice of Cumbria Police, who recommended that Leeds receive the lowest allocation allowed under Football League rules in an attempt to avoid a repeat of crowd problems seen during United's 3-1 defeat at Carlisle earlier in the season.
Leeds received 3,249 tickets for their trip to Brunton Park on November 3 and helped to generate Carlisle's biggest home gate for three decades, but their allowance has been slashed for next week's semi-final second leg.
The Football League's regulations stipulate that visiting clubs must be offered at least 10 per cent of a stadium's capacity or 2,000 tickets, whichever is lower, and Brunton Park is capable of holding around 16,600 fans. Leeds have provided Carlisle with exactly 2,000 seats for the first leg at Elland Road next Monday.
United will begin accepting applications for tickets for the second leg tomorrow morning, but club chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "We're disappointed with the allocation, as a lot of our supporters will be.
"It's something we have no control over and the allocation adheres to the Football League's rules.
Leeds United fans are facing a scramble for tickets after the club were offered an allocation of just 1,600 for the second leg of their play-off semi-final against Carlisle United.
Leeds have received confirmation that a total of 1,637 tickets will be made available to them for the game at Brunton Park on Thursday, May 15 – around half the number allocated for their League One match in Cumbria at the start of November.
United's fans will be contained in the Waterworks End on the advice of Cumbria Police, who recommended that Leeds receive the lowest allocation allowed under Football League rules in an attempt to avoid a repeat of crowd problems seen during United's 3-1 defeat at Carlisle earlier in the season.
Leeds received 3,249 tickets for their trip to Brunton Park on November 3 and helped to generate Carlisle's biggest home gate for three decades, but their allowance has been slashed for next week's semi-final second leg.
The Football League's regulations stipulate that visiting clubs must be offered at least 10 per cent of a stadium's capacity or 2,000 tickets, whichever is lower, and Brunton Park is capable of holding around 16,600 fans. Leeds have provided Carlisle with exactly 2,000 seats for the first leg at Elland Road next Monday.
United will begin accepting applications for tickets for the second leg tomorrow morning, but club chief executive Shaun Harvey said: "We're disappointed with the allocation, as a lot of our supporters will be.
"It's something we have no control over and the allocation adheres to the Football League's rules.
