Aldershot Town

Club History

Who are Aldershot Town?

Now, believe it or not, the birth of football came long before the Premier League’s invention in 1992. Yeah! We were a bit shocked to learn that too! Back in those sepia times, four divisions made up the Football League – and one of its members came from Aldershot. Much like the fate that befell Stevenages Town and Athletic, however, there was no happy ending for the original Shots. The club went under during the final Division Four campaign before the new world order took over – and football in the Hampshire town was back to square one.

A new club – Aldershot Town – was born in time for the 1992-3 season. It started out in Isthmian League Division Three, which was three divisions below Boro’ at the time. It took just 11 years for the new Shots to get on a level footing with us, securing their promotion to the Conference in 2003. By that point, however, we’d already met for the first time. And it was clear, perhaps, who was the better side. Cloughie MkII’s side went down to the Rec in an FA Trophy Third Round encounter – and came back with a convincing 5-1 victory.

How to get to Aldershot Town

By Car

By Road

Exit the M3 motorway at Junction 4 and get into the right hand side lanes. This will enable you to take the A331 towards Aldershot at the roundabout.

Leave at the Aldershot South turnoff and immediately turn right at the roundabout towards the town centre. At the traffic lights, continue straight on and you’ll pass Manor Park on the left. Go under the railway bridge and The Rec is just past the bridge on the right.

By Rail

By Rail

Station: ALDERSHOT
Services to: LONDON WATERLOO

The Rec is a 10 minute walk from the station. From the station, take the first right into Arthur Street and then the second right onto Victoria Road (B3008). Go straight at the crossroads from here and you’ll come to the High Street. The ground is located directly opposite.

Parking

Parking

You can park in the Parsons Barracks Car Park, which is adjacent to the stadium just off Ordnance Road. There’s also a town centre multi-storey car park on Wellington Avenue. Nearer to the stadium, there’s a bit of street parking. But not a lot.

For away fans, there’s limited street parking off the mini-roundabout outside La Fontaine pub. On-street parking may also be available on Windmill Road, Holly Road and Mount Pleasant Road.