Forest and Port Vale off to Wembley - Now only three PL and Champ clubs are yet to go

Whilst its namely associated with being England's national stadium, Wembley is also renowned for hosting cup semi-finals, finals and - most topically - play-off finals.

This weekend, Championship sides Huddersfield Town and Nottingham Forest and League Two's Mansfield Town and Port Vale have earned the chance to play at the Home of Football for their chance of promotion.

And for Forest and Vale, it'll be the first time they've got themselves to the new Wembley since it's opening back in 2007.

The original Wembley Stadium, which hosted countless historic matches, concerts and other events to earn iconic status, was closed down in October 2000 and then knocked down between 2002 and 2003.

The Tricky Trees haven't been to Wembley since 1992 when they faced Manchester United in the League Cup final.

Vale's last trip came one year after Forest's and have played at Wembley just twice in their 115-year history - both of them in the same week in 1993.

The Stoke outfit won the Football League Trophy in 2001, but as there was no Wembley, like all finals at that time, it was played at the Millennium Stadium.

Shockingly, though, there are still sides in England's top two tiers that are still waiting for a trip to play under the famous London arch, 15 years on from its construction.

These are the three teams still waiting to earn themselves a walk down the new Wembley way…

Blackburn Rovers

Championship side and former Premier League champions Blackburn Rovers are yet to visit the new Wembley.

The Lancashire side most recently earnt themselves a visit to the national stadium in 2001/2002 for the League Cup final.

But again, this was played at the Millennium Stadium whilst Wembley was being renovated.

Their last visit to the old Wembley was in 1992 for the Football League Second Division play-off Final, and after being close this year, their 30 year wait goes on.

The former top flight side were red hot candidates for promotion - and a possible Wembley play-off final - at the start of the campaign.

However, a sharp dip in form in the second half of the campaign led to them dropping out the coveted play-off spots finishing in 8th, six points off a chance to play for a game at Wembley.

Newcastle United

It is important to point out that Newcastle United have actually played at the new Wembley - but not as a neutral ground in a big final.

The Geordies visited the national stadium when they played Tottenham Hotspur whilst the north London side played there during the construction of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, the Magpies haven't played at Wembley in a cup or play-off since their FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea in April 2000, just prior to the old stadium's demolition.

Newcastle surpassed the need to play in a play-off final at the new Wembley when they were promoted as champions from the Championship in 2017.

But perhaps their new and improved fiscal power will drive them to having the chance in one of the cups, and therefore a trip to new Wembley, next season…

AFC Bournemouth

Bournemouth's meteoric rise from League Two starting in 2010 means next season's Premier League new boys would have come close to playing at Wembley in the play-offs.

But instead, each promotion for the Cherries never required them to go through them, meaning no shot at playing at the new Wembley.

Of course, like Newcastle, Bournemouth have played there when facing Spurs when the stadium was their home ground.

However they're still yet to play there with it being a neutral venue.

For a while towards the end of the season it looked like the Cherries could drop into the play-offs, with the chasing pack hot on their tail.

However, Scott Parker's side came up trumps and won promotion with a second place finish.

Their last trip to Wembley was in April 1998 against Grimsby Town in the Football League Trophy Final.

And their 23 year wait is set to continue for now…