Goals from Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, Carl Piergianni, and Ibou Touray were enough to see off AFC Fylde, 
themselves bidding to head up to the EFL for the primary time, inside the National League promoting very last at Wembley.
Salford has received 4 promotions in five seasons since 5 members of United’s ‘Class of 92’ – Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, and Ryan Giggs – took manage of the Ammies in 2014.
Former England captain David Beckham joined his former group-pals in January by purchasing a ten% stake, with Singapore businessman Peter Lim owning the final forty% of the club.
Dieseruvwe netted the opener within the fifteenth minute after the ball fell fortuitously to him following a mix-up inside the Fylde defense before Piergianni headed in a 2d from a corner just after half of the time.
Touray secured the win for Salford as his tried move beat Fylde goalkeeper Jay Lynch and went in off the inside of the publish.
“We had a competitive plan of 4 promotions in 8 years and we’ve accomplished it in 5,” Gary Neville instructed BBC Sport.
“We made a few selections along the way that weren’t continually famous and we had been pretty clinical but we knew what we had to do.”
Two clubs making rapid rises – but Salford reach EFL first
The victory ensured big-spending Salford spent simply one time period inside the fifth tier, and the club has made no secret in their desire to play at a higher level.
A television documentary has observed the progress of the ‘Class of ninety-two’ for a whole lot in their reign and Salford’s climb from the 8th tier of English football to the fourth.
The new proprietors have additionally overseen the redevelopment of Salford’s Peninsula Stadium, which now has a capacity of more than 5,000.
At the start of this marketing campaign, they changed joint-managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley – who had led them to the National League North name final term – with Graham Alexander, who accomplished promotion through 2013-14’s League Two play-offs with Fleetwood.
Not all have agreed with their approach. After signing striker Adam Rooney from Scottish Premiership aspect Aberdeen for an undisclosed rate in July, Gary Neville became accused of seeking to “steal” an EFL spot with the aid of Accrington Stanley proprietor Andy Holt in a row between the pair on social media.
However, Holt congratulated Salford on their promoting soon after their Wembley victory.
He published on Twitter: “Full credit score to Salford City and Gary Neville. There are differing evaluations on how football finances have to be, however, their wages could be paid, which is higher than what is going on in different golf equipment.”
On the pitch, Salford competed for the National League identify up until the final day, earlier than finishing the ordinary season in the third vicinity.
Fylde’s upward push up the non-league pyramid had been simply as speedy as Salford’s, with chairman David Haythornthwaite stating in 2007 – when the club was referred to as Kirkham & Wesham – that he desired to get them into the Football League inside 15 years.
The Coasters were trying to obtain that purpose well beforehand of schedule after completing fifth within the league earlier than defeating Harrogate Town and Solihull Moors in the playoffs.
Fylde was the 10th-tier club just over a decade ago and was hoping to finish their very own meteoric upward push to the EFL, but had been properly crushed inside the first in their journeys to Wembley in the space of eight days.
Dave Challinor’s facet will play National League winners Leyton Orient within the FA Trophy final on 19 May.
