HUDDERSFIELD Town’s most famous supporter has backed the club’s season ticket campaign for the centenary year.
Hollywood film and television star Patrick Stewart has bought his £100 season ticket and admits that it is an exciting time to be a Town fan.
Speaking from New York, Mirfield-born Stewart said: “Selling season tickets for £100 is a fantastic scheme and one which I hope will galvanise even more support behind Town.
“It is a very important year in the history of the Club and it would be fitting if we could gain promotion in front of a bumper crowd.”
Stewart, who is Chancellor of the University of Huddersfield, has been an ardent Town fan for years and is often seen at the Galpharm when he is working in the UK.
His ticket for the 2008/09 season means he will be joining thousands of supporters in the stands for Stan Ternent and Ronnie Jepson’s first season in charge.
The club’s enterprising cut-price ticket scheme is aimed at filling the stadium and attracting the next generation of Town supporters.
It took just 10 days for the club to sell 7,500 season tickets and equal the number sold during the whole of last season.
And with 9,500 sold by Tuesday morning, the message from the club to those supporters who have not yet bought theirs is to do so as soon as possible.
