Wycombe Wanderers chairman Andrew Howard has called upon those fans that followed the club to Wembley to show up regularly at Adams Park next season.

Over 15,000 supporters donned the light and blue quarters and marched up Wembley Way to watch the League Two play-off final at the national stadium despite the average gate at Adams Park standing at 4,044 for the 2014/15 season.

Howard, who became chairman in July last year, said the town’s support of their football team on their first trip to Wembley since 1994 had impressed him “massively” and left around 11,000 people that the club need to “talk to about coming to Wycombe on a more regular basis”.

Last week, Howard revealed that the Chairboys’ participation in the play-offs had pocketed Wanderers in excess of £160,000 – money which is badly needed by a club who are reliant on investment from their supporters rather than the riches of wealthy backers.

The club’s hierarchy are hopeful that the exposure of a trip to Wembley will help entice more people through the turnstiles at Adams Park to continue a trend which saw attendances rise by nine per cent over the course of last season from the 2013/14 campaign.

“I think the ratio of what we took [to Wembley] is fairly consistent with a lot of other clubs,” said Howard.

“If we can get another 300-500 season tickets sold it will have a massive impact on the club. The impact on the club could be as big as the [play-off] semi-finals, in terms of the money coming in (around £80,000).

“What’s going to make this fan-owned club a success is the fans. The fans investing in season tickets and coming to watch their team, and that’s the key.

“They’ve proved they can do it because they proved at Wembley how many are out there.”

The club had just over 2,000 season ticket holders last season and it’s an area which has been targeted to boost the club’s income.

Sales at this stage have passed 1,200 compared to the 885 sold at the end of May last year, with Howard highlighting the team’s performance in League Two as the major reason for the increased interest.

Money earned from the play-off run will not be directly put towards subsidising the playing budget with an increase in season ticket sales and attendances the trigger for more cash to fall at the disposal of manager Gareth Ainsworth.

Howard said: “If we increase our average home gate by 500 or 1,000 on every match then it will have a serious impact on the playing budget.

“They key message here is this: if the fans turn up to watch Wycombe Wanderers the additional fan money will all go into the playing budget.

“It will take us time to get that money in there because we need the fans to turn up over the course of the season, but if they want a club in League One then we have to invest in players going forward.

“We’ve got a fantastic opportunity now of people coming along, showing their support by buying a ticket and the finances of the club will be such that we can invest more in the playing side.”

In his post match press conference at Wembley, Ainsworth commented on the buzz around the town and seeing flags in windows which would never normally have been there.

Capitalising on the wave of support from all areas of High Wycombe and turning it into larger crowds is now the key for Howard and the club.

When asked if he was surprised by the amount of fans who turned up to Wembley, Howard said: “No because, at the end of the day, the last time Wycombe went to Wembley there was terrific support.

“What did impress me, driving to Wycombe at lunchtime on the Saturday, was the amount of people in Wycombe tops driving through Wycombe.

“It was like being involved in one of these top Premier League teams where you go into the town and everyone’s wearing the tops. Everyone seemed to be proud to be wearing a Wycombe top and that impressed me massively.”

The Blues chairman also had a message for those fans who may still be undecided about committing to watch Wanderers on a regular basis despite a season which has put the club back on the map after a torrid 2013/14 campaign.

“I would say what you saw last season and the way we played football is the way that we want to continue playing our football,” Howard said.

“We want to play football that pushes us hard in League Two with the capability that we’ve got. The key for us is support, and if those people enjoyed what they saw at Wembley and over the next few years they want to go back there, then their support would be fantastic.”