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IT WAS agony and ecstasy for Huddersfield Town fans at Wembley on Saturday as promotion to the Championship went down to a thrilling finale.

There was traffic chaos on the way to London with scores of fans stuck in jams and not making it into the stadium until half-time.

But it all turned out in the end as Town snatched a place in English football’s second tier with a sudden death penalty shoot-out victory.

Huddersfield Town players and management celebrate as they win the play-off final (Click to view gallery)

Bob Pepper, secretary of Huddersfield Town Supporters’ Association (HTSA), described the day as “unbelievable’’ and added: “You couldn’t write the script.

“We’ve had some fantastic matches with Chelsea winning the Champions League on penalties and Man City winning the Premier League title on the last day – and now we’ve had Town. That drama is why we love football.

“I’m not one for records but I can’t think that any team has missed three penalties and gone on to win with the goalkeepers taking the decisive kicks.

“What a fantastic day for the club and the town.’’

Huddersfield Town fans soak up the sun - and the win at Wembley (Click to view gallery)

An accident on the M1, snarl-ups on the M40 and closures on the A1 conspired to block the road to Wembley. The main problem was a serious accident involving a car and a coach on the southbound M1 near Luton at junction 10 just before 7am on Saturday which left one man in the car badly hurt. The motorway was closed until 11.45am.

Two coaches from Huddersfield Town Supporters’ Association were caught up in the delays and only made it to the stadium for half-time.

One of the 100 or so fans on the coaches, 36-year-old Nicola Brierley, of Marsh, said the journey was a nightmare but no-one was to blame.

“It was just one of those things,’’ she said.

Click here for a fans' eye view of the day by reporter Martin Shaw who was on a HTSA coach.

“We got our money’s worth with extra time and penalties – and we won!’’

Mr Pepper said HTSA would investigate what happened and see how many other fans were affected by the road delays.

Mark Stott, of Stotts Coaches, who runs Town’s official Travel Club, said as far as he was aware all his 79 coaches made it to Wembley in time, though many were stuck in traffic.

“One of our coaches – the one with the players’ wives and girlfriends – even made it for 12.15pm,’’ he said. “The driver decided not to stop at Leicester Forest services when he saw the queues.’’

Mark himself, travelling by car, arrived at his hotel at 2pm and took a taxi to the ground.

“They should have delayed the kick-off but it’s Sky TV that probably dictates that,’’ he said.

Town fan Dave Goward, 26, of Dalton, was one of those who didn’t arrive until half-time but he ended up being held in what he described as a “holding cell’’ when his ticket barcode was rejected.

Dave pushed his ticket into the machine but it had been blocked as if someone else had used it.

Despite his protests he was led away by stewards who thought he had been thrown out of the ground.

“I was kept there in this holding cell guarded by five stewards for about 15 minutes and I’d done nothing wrong. I couldn’t believe it.’’

Dave had bought six tickets and one was for a friend’s cousin who was waiting to meet him outside Wembley. With Dave’s coach stuck in traffic he gave his reference number so that the helpless fan could obtain a duplicate ticket.

“So when I got there it looked like my ticket had been used,’’ said Dave. “They eventually let me in at 4pm. What an experience.’’