Aldershot Town F.C.–Woking F.C. rivalry

Aldershot Town v Woking

Locale	Hampshire and Surrey
Teams	Aldershot Town & Woking
First meeting	1998
Latest meeting	Woking 2-1 Aldershot Town Football Conference 2 January 2016
Next meeting	TBC
Statistics
Meetings total	21
Most wins	Aldershot Town (10)
Most player appearances	-
Top scorer	-
Largest victory	Aldershot Town 4-0 Woking Football Conference 27 March 2005

South-eastern English football clubs Aldershot Town and Woking have been rivals since their first meeting in the FA Cup in October 1998. These two clubs have met each other on twenty-one occasions, with the Shots winning ten, drawing six and losing five.

Aldershot Town has the weight of history behind them at home; winning four, drawing four and losing just twice against the Cards. They’ve won four of the seven league games at their home, including a famous 4-0 win in front of the Sky Sports cameras in March 2005. The first game in North-East Hampshire ended in a 0-0 draw, which was an FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round.

The first game between the two sides at the Kingfield Stadium was the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay which Woking won 2-1.^[1]

Summary of Results

	Played	Aldershot Town wins	Woking wins	Draws	Aldershot Town goals	Woking goals
League	16	9	4	3	25	17
FA Cup	2	0	1	1	1	2
FA Trophy	3	1	1	1	4	3
Conference Shield	1	0	0	1	2	2
Total	22	10	6	6	32	24

Records and statistics

Derby double

For either team to beat the other in both league games in a season is seen as a great achievement and a sign of superiority. Aldershot Town have achieved the double in 3 seasons (most recently in the 2013-14 season), while Woking have achieved it just the once.

Aldershot Town doubles

Season	Home	Away
2004/2005	4-0	2–1
2007/2008	2-1	1-0
2013/2014	2-1	2-1

Woking doubles

Season	Home	Away
2015/2016	2-1	1-0

Biggest wins

Aldershot Town 4-0: (H) 27 March 2005

Woking 2-0 (H): 9 October 2006

Attendances

Highest attendances

Venue	Attendance	Score	Date
Aldershot Town	6,870	Aldershot Town 0-0 Woking	Saturday 31 October 1998
Woking	4,973	Woking 0-0 Aldershot Town	Saturday 5 February 2000

Lowest attendances

Venue	Attendance	Score	Date
Aldershot Town	1,629	Aldershot Town 2-2 Woking (AET) (Aldershot won 4-3 on penalties)	Tuesday 18 March 2008
Woking	2,368	Woking 2-4 Aldershot Town	Saturday 12 January 2008

Notable matches

• Aldershot Town 4-0 Woking (Sunday 27 March 2005)

Aldershot Town moved up to 2nd in the Conference table after a 4-0 victory over Woking in front of the Sky Sports cameras. Dwain Clarke gave the Shots the lead in the 17th minute. Tim Sills doubled the lead 10 minutes later. Darren Barnard then made it 3-0 before half-time with an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Woking's day was made worse with a second yellow card for Jon Boardman in the 75th minute, before Jon Challinor sealed the win two minutes from time. ^[2]

• Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town (Monday 21 April 2014)

Aldershot Town all but secured their Conference Premier survival with a hard-fought victory against Woking. The Shots took the lead on 65 minutes when Brett Williams scored a penalty. Woking equalized from Brett Johnson's close-range shot, but Aldershot secured victory, a league double over Woking, and more importantly their place in the Football Conference thanks to Mark Molelsey's deflected strike on 83 minutes.^[3]

Head-to-head fixtures

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Venue	Attendance	Competition
Saturday 31 October 1998	Aldershot Town	0–0	Woking	Recreation Ground	6,870	FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round
Tuesday 3 November 1998	Woking	2-1	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,896	FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round Replay
Saturday 5 February 2000	Woking	0-0	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	4,973	FA Trophy Fourth Round
Tuesday 15 February 2000	Aldershot Town	0-1	Woking	Recreation Ground	5,524	FA Trophy Fourth Round Replay
Saturday 23 August 2003	Aldershot Town	2-1	Woking	Recreation Ground	4,637	Conference Premier
Saturday 10 April 2004	Woking	2-2	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	4,158	Conference Premier
Monday 30 August 2004	Woking	1-2	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,718	Conference Premier
Sunday 27 March 2005	Aldershot Town	4-0	Woking	Recreation Ground	4,458	Conference Premier
Tuesday 21 March 2006	Woking	1-2	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,244	Conference Premier
Saturday 22 April 2006	Aldershot Town	1-1	Woking	Recreation Ground	2,704	Conference Premier
Monday 9 October 2006	Woking	2-0	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,725	Conference Premier
Tuesday 13 March 2007	Aldershot Town	2-2	Woking	Recreation Ground	2,739	Conference Premier
Wednesday 26 December 2007	Woking	0-1	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	4,356	Conference Premier
Tuesday 1 January 2008	Aldershot Town	2-1	Woking	Recreation Ground	4,728	Conference Premier
Saturday 12 January 2008	Woking	2-4	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	2,368	FA Trophy Second Round
Tuesday 18 March 2008	Aldershot Town	2-2 (aet) (Aldershot won 4-3 on penalties)	Woking	Recreation Ground	1,629	Conference League Cup
Monday 26 August 2013	Aldershot Town	2-1	Woking	Recreation Ground	3,138	Conference Premier
Monday 21 April 2014	Woking	1-2[4]	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	4,728	Conference Premier
Tuesday 9 September 2014	Aldershot Town	0-1[5]	Woking	Recreation Ground	3,567	Conference Premier
Sunday 28 December 2014	Woking	1-2[6]	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,559	Conference Premier
Saturday 26 December 2015	Aldershot Town	0-1[7]	Woking	Recreation Ground	3,150	National League
Saturday 2 January 2016	Woking	2-1[8]	Aldershot Town	Kingfield Stadium	3,708	National League

References

1. "Football Club History Database - Aldershot Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
2. "Aldershot Town 4-0 Woking". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
3. "Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town". BBC. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
4. "Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
5. "Aldershot Town 0-1 Woking". BBC. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
6. "Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
7. "Aldershot Town 0-1 Woking". BBC. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
8. "Woking 2-1 Aldershot Town". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2016.