General Info

Aldershot Town FC was formed in the Spring of 1992.

Ever since they have played at the Recreation Ground sited on Aldershot High Street (Pitch: 111 yards x 75 yards) . "The Rec" as it is affectionately known has a regular ground capacity of 7,500 with 1,500 away supporters.

Managers

Steve Wignall (May 23rd 1992 to January 12th 1995)
Steve Wigley (January 26th 1995 to July 30th 1997)
George Borg (September 18th 1997 to January 31st 2002).
Terry Brown (March 20th 2002 to March 27th 2007).
Gary Waddock (May 17th 2007 to October 13th 2009).
Kevin Dillon (November 9th 2009 to January 10th 2011).  
Dean Holdsworth (January 12th 2011 to Current).  

Transfers

Record Transfer Fee Paid:
£20,000 to Woking for Grant Payne, November 1999.

Record Transfer Fee Received:
£130,000 from Crewe Alexandra for Joel Grant, Summer 2008

Records and Sequence

Consecutive Games (Club)

These are League games only.

Games Unbeaten
27		February 13th 1993 to December 4th 1993
Home Games Unbeaten
35		August 22nd 1992 to April 7th 1994
Away Games Unbeaten
14		February 13th 1993 to December 4th 1993
Wins
11		March 27th 1993 to December 4th 1993
Home Wins
13		December 27th 1997 to September 12th 1998
Away Wins
6		September 2nd 1992 to November 14th 1992
6		March 27th 1993 to September 28th 1993
6		April 22nd 1995 to September 16th 1995
Games Without Win
9		January 29th 2011 to March 5th 2011
Home Games Without Win
4		Multiple times
Away Games Without Win
8		December 20th 2005 to February 21st 2006
Defeats
4		August 30th 1999 to September 11th 1999
4		April 4th 2006 to April 17th 2006
Home Defeats
3		Multiple times
Away Defeats
8		December 20th 2005 to February 21st 2006
Games Without Conceding
10		January 29th 1994 to March 29th 1994
Games Without Scoring
5		April 11th 2007 to April 28th 2007
Games Scored In
24		April 3rd 2001 to September 25th 2001
24		August 22nd 1992 to January 23rd 1993

Most ? Over a Season (Club)

These are League games only, except for "Sendings Off" which is All Competitons.

Wins
33		Isthmian League Premier Division , 2002-03
Defeats
20		Football Conference, 2005-06 Football League 2, 2008-09
Draws
19		Football League 2, 2010-11
Goals Scored
90		Isthmian League Division 3, 1992-93
Goals Conceded
80		Football League 2, 2008-09
Points
105		Isthmian League Premier Division , 2002-03
Sendings Off
13		Football Conference, 2003-04

Fewest ? Over a Season (Club)

These are League games only, except for "Sendings Off" which is All Competitons.

Wins
14		Football League 2, 2008-09 & 2010-11
Defeats
2		Isthmian League Division 3, 1992-93
Draws
5		Isthmian League Division 1, 1994-95
5		Isthmian League Premier Division, 1999-2000
Goals Scored
54		Football League 2, 2010-11
Goals Conceded
27		Isthmian League Division 2, 1993-94
Points
54		Football Conference, 2005-06 Football League 2, 2008-09
Sendings Off
0		Isthmian League Division 3, 1992-93

Best and Worst (Club)

Note that the 10 game winning start in 1992 is an Isthmian record, and the 9-1 Hampshire Cup win a record score for the final.

Best Start to Season, Wins (League Only)
10		August 22nd 1992 to October 13th 1992
Best Start to Season, Unbeaten (League Only)
21		August 22nd 1992 to December 28th 1992
Biggest Victory
9-1		Andover, Hampshire Senior Cup Final (at Basingstoke Town FC), May 8th 2000
Biggest Defeat
0-6		Worthing (A), Isthmian League Full Members Cup 2nd Round, February 2nd 1999

Fast Goals (Player)

These goals are across all competitions. Hat-trick times are between the first and the third goal.

Fastest Goal Scored
Lee Charles	14 Seconds	Andover (A), Hampshire Senior Cup Semi-Final, 2nd Leg, March 25th 2003
Fastest Goal Conceded
Matt Glynn	41 Seconds	Maidenhead United (A), Isthmian League Premier Division, September 10th 2002
Fastest Penalty Scored
Paul Moody	55 Seconds	Grays Athletic (H), Isthmian League Premier Division, September 7th 2002
Fastest Goal by a Substitute
Ian Jopling	20 Seconds	Lewes (A), Isthmian League Division 2, May 2nd 1994
Fastest Hat-Tricks
Marcus Gayle	9 min 39 secs	Kidderminster (H), Nationwide Conference, October 14th 2006
Roy Young	12 min	Boreham Wood (H), Isthmian League Premier Division, November 7th 1998
Roy Young	12 min	Moneyfields (H), Hampshire Senior Cup 2nd Round, November 10th 1998

Most ? Over a Season (Player)

These are across all competitons.

Goals in a Season
Gary Abbott	48	Isthmian League Premier Division, 1998-99
Hat-tricks
Gary Abbott	4	Isthmian League Premier Division, 1998-99
Gary Abbott	4	Isthmian League Premier Division, 1999-2000
Sendings Off
Jimmy Sugrue	3	Isthmian League Division 1, 1995-96
Dean Hooper	3	Football Conference, 2003-04
Scott Davies	3	Football Conference, 2007-08
Penalties Scored
Roscoe D'Sane	11	Football Conference, 2003-04

Consecutive Events (Player)

Note that Gary Abbott's 11 consecutive goal scoring matches are also an Isthmian Record.

League Games Scored In
Gary Abbott	11	January 22nd 2000 to April 1st 2000
League Games Scoring Penalties
Paul Moody	3	September 7th 2002 to September 14th 2002
Games scoring Hat-tricks (all competitions)
Roy Young	2	November 7th 1999 and November 10th 1999
Joe Nartey	2	February 13th 1999 and February 16th 1999
Gary Abbott	2	September 18th 1999 and September 25th 1999
Grant Payne	2	November 13th 1999 and November 23rd 1999

Most ? Over a Career (Player)

These are across all competitons.

Appearances
Jason Chewins	488	1994-2004
Mark Butler	303	1992-1998
Nikki Bull	278	2002-2008
Stuart Udal	235	1992-1997
Jimmy Sugrue	206	1994-96, 1996-2000 and 2001-02
Goals
Mark Butler	155	1992-98
Gary Abbott	120	1998-2001
Steve Stairs	75	1992-95
Roy Young	75	1994-99
Stafford Browne	53	2000-02 and 2002-03
Sendings Off
Jimmy Sugrue	6	1994-96 (3), 1996-2000 (3) and 2001-02 (0)

Youngest and Oldest (Player)

These are across all competitons. Note Scott Rendell is also the youngest player to score on his debut.

First Player to do ?

Attendances

For gate details: http://www.shotsweb.co.uk/index.php?option=com_lqm&query=5&alias=biggest_gates&Itemid=38 

Aldershot Town also believe they may hold the following attendance records :

Isthmian League Division 1 : 4,289 v Berkhamsted Town, May 2nd 1998.
Isthmian League Division 2 : 3,301 v Newbury Town, March 29th 1994.
Isthmian League Division 3 : 2,873 v Collier Row, January 23rd 1993.
FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round : 2,003 v Rothwell Town, November 26th 1994.
FA Vase Preliminary Round : 1,701 v Gosport Borough, October 2nd 1993.
FA Vase 5th Round : 3,420 v Wimborne Town, February 5th 1994.
FA Vase 6th Round : 4,439 v Atherton Laburnum Rovers, March 8th 1994.

The highest attendance for an Isthmian League Cup Final was achieved when a crowd of 3,511 watched the game between Aldershot Town and Kingstonian on May 6th 1996 at the Recreation Ground.

The highest attendance for a Hampshire Senior Cup Final was achieved when a crowd of 4,092 watched the game between Aldershot Town and Bashley on May 8th 2003 at St Marys, Southampton.

Extra Information

When Aldershot Town were elected to Isthmian League Division 3 for the 1992-93 season, they were the first team ever accepted straight into this League.

Steve Wignall became the first ever manager to win successive "Manager of the Month" awards in the Isthmian League. He won the award in August/September and October 1992 and was also voted Division 3 "Manager of the Year".

Grant Payne is the only Aldershot Town player to score a hat-trick on his debut, doing so against Enfield (A) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on November 13th 1999.

Julian Thompson became the first Aldershot Town substitute to score on his debut, doing so against Brading Town (H) in the Hampshire Senior Cup 2nd Round on November 1st 2001.

Mark Butler has the unfortunate distinction of being the first Aldershot Town player to be sent off. He was dismissed against Atherton Laburnum Rovers (H) in the FA Vase Quarter-Final on February 26th 1994.

Mark Butler became the first Aldershot Town player to gain representative honours when he played for an Isthmian League XI v Combined Services on February 8th 1994.

Nikki Bull became the first Aldershot Town player to gain international representative honours
when he played (as a substitute) for the National Game XI against Belgium on February 11th 2003. Roscoe D’Sane made his international debut later in the same game.

Mark Watson (fwd) has the unfortunate distinction of being the first Aldershot Town player to be sent off on his debut. He was dismissed against Enfield (H) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on August 18th 2001. Later that season, Adam Parker became the first substitute to be sent off on his debut when he was dismissed against Grays Athletic (A) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on September 15th 2001.

Dominic Sterling has the unfortunate distinction of being the only Aldershot Town player to be sent off in successive games. He was dismissed against Bournemouth Poppies (H) in the Hampshire Senior Cup 3rd Round on December 3rd 2002 and again against Purfleet (H) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on December 7th 2002.

Adam Parker has the unusual distinction of being sent off playing against and for Aldershot Town within the space of 7 days. He was sent off against Aldershot Town whilst playing for Hitchin Town (A) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on September 8th 2001 and for Aldershot Town (on his debut) against Grays Athletic (A) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on September 15th 2001.

From the start of their inaugural season, Aldershot Town went 20 months (35 games) before suffering their first home League defeat, eventually losing 1:2 to Banstead Athletic in Isthmian League Division 2 on April 7th 1994.

Aldershot Town's run of 10 consecutive wins in 1992-93 is the best start to a season in the Isthmian League.

Mark Watson (gk) was the first player to join Aldershot Town for a fee when he signed from Camberley Town for £1,000 in November 1992.

Steve Harris was the first player to leave Aldershot Town for a fee when he signed for Basingstoke Town for £2,000 in July 1994.

Aldershot Town were part of a FIFA experiment during the 1994-95 season when the Isthmian League and minor leagues in Belgium and Hungary were used to try out the kick-in as an alternative to the throw-in.

During the 1998-99 season, Aldershot Town scored 53 goals in 21 home League games. This was the most goals scored that season in senior football in the United Kingdom.

Grant Payne is the only player ever to score a hat-trick on his debut. He scored 4 goals against Enfield (A) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on November 13th 1999.

Gary Abbott is the only player to score 5 goals in the Hampshire Senior Cup Final, doing so against Andover (at Basingstoke Town FC) on May 8th 2000. With Mark Bentley scoring 3 goals, it was the first time that two players had scored hat-tricks in the Final.

Stafford Browne is the only player to score a hat-trick in his final game for Aldershot Town, doing so in a 3:1 win against Havant and Waterlooville in the Hampshire Senior Cup Final (at Southampton FC) on May 1st 2002 before joining Grays Athletic in the close season. Browne later re-joined Aldershot Town from Saint Albans City mid-way through the following season.

Roscoe D’Sane is the only player to score 2 penalties in a game, doing so on 2 occasions - in a 2:1 win against Bedford Town (H) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on February 8th 2003 and again in a 3:1 win against Halifax Town (H) in the Football Conference on October 11th 2003.

Nikki Bull is the only goalkeeper ever to score for Aldershot Town, doing so from the penalty spot in a 6:2 win against Hendon (H) in the Isthmian League Premier Division on April 26th 2003.

Roscoe D’Sane became the first black player to captain the England semi-professional team,
doing so against Belgium in a Friendly (at Darlington FC) on November 4th 2003.

When Louie Soares played for Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago on January 12th 2007 he became the first player to represent his country (earning a full cap) whilst playing for the Shots.

Aldershot Town have won the Hampshire Cup at 4 different venues. Both of Southampton's grounds (The Dell and St Marys), Basingstoke's Camrose ground and Bournemouths Fitness First stadium.

The following players also played for Aldershot FC :

Steve Beeks.
Koo Dumbuya.
Colin Fielder.
Brian Lucas (first player to do so along with Chris Tomlinson).
Steve Osgood.
Paul Shrubb.
Chris Tomlinson (first player to do so along with Brian Lucas).
Jason Tucker.

The following players are related to either fellow Aldershot Town players or Aldershot FC players :

Keith Baker - Father of Neil Baker.
Neil Baker - Son of Keith Baker.
Nicky Bell - Son of Terry Bell (Aldershot FC).
Richard Dean - Son of Ray Dean and nephew of Alan Dean (both Aldershot FC).
Andrew Grace - Nephew of Russell Grace.
Russell Grace - Uncle of Andrew Grace.
Chris Hollins - Nephew of Dave Hollins (Aldershot FC).
Lee Holsgrove - Brother of Paul Holsgrove (Aldershot FC).
Ian Jopling - Son of Joe Jopling (Aldershot FC).
Dave Osgood - Cousin of Steve Osgood (played for both clubs).
Steve Osgood - Cousin of Dave Osgood.

The following semi-professional internationals have played for Aldershot Town :

Gary Abbott (England)
Darren Barnard (Wales)*
Nikki Bull (England)*
Jon Challinor (England)*
Lewis Chalmers (England)*
Lee Charles (England)
Roscoe D’Sane (England)*
Lee Endersby (England)
John Grant (England) *
Chris Giles (Wales) *
Dean Hooper (England)
Aaron McLean (England)*
Fiston Manuella (England)
Adam Miller (England)*
Andy Pape (England)
Gary Phillips (England)
Nick Roddis (England)
Tim Sills (England)
Simon Stapleton

Note : Only players marked * appeared for their country whilst playing for Aldershot Town.

The following full internationals have played for Aldershot Town :

Will Antwi (Ghana).
Darren Barnard (Wales).
Marcus Gayle (Jamaica)
Karl Ready (Wales).
Louie Soares (Barbados)*
Neil Webb (England).
Anthony Straker (Grenada)*
Bradley Bubb (Grenada)*

Note : Only players marked * appeared for their country whilst playing for Aldershot Town.