ALDERSHOT TOWN
("The Shots")
Year formed | 1926 |
Turner professional | 1927 |
Limited company | 1927 |
Previous names | Aldershot Town: 1926 - 1937 Aldershot: 1937 - 1992 Aldershot Town: 1992 - . |
Ground | The EBB Stadium at the Recreation Ground, High Street, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 1TW (for pictures of the ground click here)
previous names: Recreation Ground: 1926 - June 2008 The EBB Stadium: July 2008 to date |
Club's ground since | 1926 |
Pitch measurements | 117 x 75 yards (107 x 69 metres) |
Ground capacity | 7,100 (2,136 seated) |
Record attendance at present ground | 19,138 v Carlisle United, FA Cup 4th round replay, 28th January 1970 (lost 1-4) |
Record League attendance at present ground | Aldershot FC: 15,611 v Reading, Division Three (South), 22 October 1938 (drew 1-1) Aldershot Town FC: 5,470 v Rotherham United, League Two play-off semi-final, 15 May 2010 (lost 0-1) |
Lowest League attendance at present ground | Aldershot FC: 1,027 v Port Vale, Division Four, 17 September 1985 (drew 0-0) Aldershot Town FC: 1,191 v Northampton Town, League Two, 22 January 2013 (lost 1-2) |
First League game at present ground | Aldershot FC: 27 August 1932 v Southend United, Division Three (South) (lost 1-2) Aldershot Town FC: 16 August 2008 v AFC Bournemouth, League Two (drew 1-1) |
Last League game at present ground | Aldershot FC: 14 March 1992 v Lincoln City, Division Four (lost 0-3) Aldershot Town FC: 20 April 2013 v Dagenham & Redbridge, League Two (won 1-0) |
Previous grounds | None - previous club (Aldershot FC) also played at Recreation Ground |
League career | Southern League Eastern section: 1927 - 1932 Division Three (South): 1932 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1973 Division Three: 1973 - 1976 Division Four: 1976 - 1987 Division Three: 1987 - 1989 Division Four: 1989 - 1992 Isthmian League Division Three: 1992 - 1993 Isthmian League Division Two: 1993 - 1998 Isthmian League Premier Division: 1998 - 2003 Conference: 2003 - 2008 League Two: 2008 - 2013 Conference / National League: 2013 - 2019 National League South: 2019 - . |
First League game | Aldershot FC: 27th August 1932 v Southend United, Division Three (South) lost 1-2) Aldershot Town FC: 16 August 2008 v AFC Bouremouth, League Two (drew 1-1) |
Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Blue Square Premier League champions: 2007-08 Conference runners-up: 2003-04 Southern League champions: 1929-30 Southern League Eastern section champions: 1929-30 Southern League Eastern section runners-up: 1930-31 Isthmian League (Premier Division) champions: 2002-03 Isthmian League (Division One) champions: 1997-98 Isthmian League (Division Three) champions: 1992-93 |
Domestic - Cup | Hampshire Senior Cup winners: 1927-28, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2006-07 Hampshire Senior Cup runners-up: 2004-05 Bob Lord Challenge Cup runners-up: 2003-04 Setanta Shield winners: 2007-08 Isthmian League Cup winners: 1998-99 Isthmian League Cup runners-up: 1995-96 Isthmian League Charity Shield winners: 1998-99, 2002-03 |
Best League position | 8th, Division Three, 1973-74 |
Lowest League position | 24th, League Two, 2012-13 |
Furthest in FA Cup | 5th round, 1932-33, 1978-79 |
Furthest in League Cup | 4th round, 2011-12 |
Most League points | |
2 for a win | 57, Division Four, 1978-79 |
3 for a win | 75, Division Four, 1983-84 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 23, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
3 for a win | 37, Division Three, 1988-89 |
Most League goals scored | 83, Division Four, 1963-64 |
Most League goals conceded | 101, Division Four, 1990-91 |
Fewest League goals scored | 39, Division Three (South), 1937-38 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 38, Division Four, 1972-73 |
Most wins in a League season | 22, Division Four, 1961-62, 1972-73, 1983-84 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 7, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
Most draws in a League season | 22, Division Four, 1971-72 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 5, Division Three (South), 1937-38 5, Division Four, 1961-62 |
Most losses in a League season | 26, Division Three (South), 1936-37 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 9, Division Four, 1978-79 |
Record League win | 8-1 v Gateshead, Division Four, 13th September 1958 |
Record Cup win | 7-0 v Chelmsford, FA Cup 1st round, 28th November 1931 7-0 v Newport (IOW), FA Cup 2nd round, 8th December 1945 (NB 11-1 v Kingstonian, FA Cup 4th qualifying round, 16th November 1929) |
Record League Cup win | 6-2 v Peterborough United, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 1st round 2nd leg, 29 August 1989 |
Record defeat | 1-10 v Southend United, Leyland Daf Cup preliminary round, 6th November 1990 |
Record League Cup defeat | 0-8 v Sheffield Wednesday, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 2nd round 2nd leg, 3 October 1989 |
Highest Number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 26, John Dungworth, Division Four, 1978-79 |
in total | 171, Jack Howarth, 1965-71 and 1972-77 |
Most League appearances | 461, Murray Brodie, 1970-83 |
Most capped player | 3, Louie Soares for Barbados, 2007 - . |
Highest Transfer Fee Received | £150,000 for Tony Lange to Wolverhampton Wanderers, July 1989 |
Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £54,000 for Colin Garwood from Portsmouth, February 1980 |