Notts County v Salford - a battle of the ages at Wembley

Notts County v Salford - a battle of the ages at WembleyImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Notts County and Salford both won promotion finals at Wembley to get to League TwoByAndrew Aloia, BBC Sport, East Midlands and Jay Freeman, BBC Sport, North WestPublished30 minutes agoCommentsMonday's League Two promotion play-off final will be a clash of the ages.Notts County, the world's oldest professional football club and founding member of the Football League in 1888, face a Salford City outfit looking to take their ascension of recent years to new heights under the high-profile stewardship of Gary Neville and newly minted billionaire Sir David Beckham.Just one place and one point separated the two sides in the table at the end of the regular season.Salford finished higher in fourth, and only one point adrift of the automatic promotion places, in their efforts to reach League One for the first time in their history.Meanwhile, Notts are chasing their second Wembley success in four years - having beaten Chesterfield in the National League promotion final in 2023 - as they look to return to the third tier for the first time in 11 years.BBC Sport takes a look at how two sides with wildly different histories have been set on a collision course at Wembley.Inspired by Messi, driven by mum – how Iorpenda earned his place at WembleyPublished2 days ago'Wembley is Salford's biggest moment' - RobinsonPublished15 May'There was obvious danger' - how fear turned into hope at NottsPublished1 day agoSalford hit new heightsSalford City boss Karl Robinson has been riding the crest of a wave this season, building on the momentum generated since he took charge of the club in January 2024.After guiding them out of the bottom two to safety that season, Salford finished eighth last term, missing the play-offs by a point, before narrowly missing out on automatic promotion this season via their fourth-placed finish. Should they beat Notts County at Wembley...