JACK Barrett admitted he had a tear in his eye when Accrington Stanley clinched promotion at Woking.

Jack, 82, famously stood up at the meeting at Accrington Town Hall in 1968, demanded a football club and Accrington Stanley was re-born.

Jack still travels home and away with the club and admitted: "It was a great day at Woking, it was probably the best. We have had some good times over the years with more ups than downs and it can get better.

"I had a tear in my eye when the final whistle went and I was screaming for it to go as the referee played five minutes of extra time and it seemed forever.

"I never thought we would get that far but everyone since 1968 has done well to get the club where it has."

Jack has been part of all the media frenzy. "I have had countless phone calls from national newspapers and when I am walking down the street I can hear people saying "that's Jack". I prefer the quiet life though!

His friend and Stanley director Geoff Heap, who was a shareholder when the Reds went out of business in 1962, said: "It still hasn't sunk in yet. It will take a while but everyone is just enjoying the celebrations.

"Woking was a great day - it was marvellous. It is real fairytale, Roy of the Rovers stuff, and it is all smashing."