Home of Aldershot Town FC
Opened 1927
Capacity 7,100
★★★★★
★★★★★
Tidy little football club. Very welcoming. Enjoyed my visit on a recent pre-season friendly. Ground is on the smaller side and very dated. Looking a bit rough but full of character. Loved the old-school standing terraces. Aldershot played well and really hope they push on in the coming season. Worth a visit for any keen groundhopper.
5 months ago
Away end was closed so had to walk back round to front. Ground is just tired but is a throwback & staff are good but there are telegraph poles in the way & uncovered terracing with conkers raining down. Not sure why away end was closed, but glad it was a sunny day & the home fans were loud, maybe because they had the barrel roof which amplifies the noise (maybe that is why away fans are not in there too). It's good to visit but really needs updating & some work doing to it
3 months ago
I visited Aldershot Town F.C. on a mild Wednesday in October. Burgers with cheese and onion were very good. The Crimea pub just down the road was friendly even to the away supporters with a decent choice of draught beers/lagers. Away supporters had standing covered and uncovered areas to one corner of the ground and the covered section enabled good acoustics for the Southend United songs and banter to be heard by all. Stewards friendly, referee not so much! A 0-0 draw was a tad disappointing. So too were the port-a-loos. 🤮. For the ladies they must have been particularly unappealing. The walk through the dark slippery forest to the coach was not for those unsteady on their feet. Nonetheless thank you Aldershot FC (except those potty-mouthed youths hurling threatening banter as we left! All in good jest!) We had a fun evening with good singing.
2 months ago
Did Hospitality at Aldershot Town, as a neutral groundhopper. Brilliant club, with great people. There is a lovely buzz about the place, hopefully looking at some good times.
The ground is a must visit for football fans. It's a brilliant throwback to how the football experience used to be. A decent terrace behind the goal, which creates a great atmosphere. Plenty of seating as well. It would be sad for football if all these grounds get replaced with soulless bowls.
Food excellent, well looked after, highly recommended !!
10 months ago
Called few days before Boxing day to get two tickets for my first match in over 25 years,lady was extremely helpful.Seats were in South stand facing halfway line,excellent match with some great goals, seating was very good,plenty of stewards on hand.Food at kiosk however was diabolical, £7.50 for a sausage in a dry roll they called a hot dog and no onions available, I was embarrassed for them as 26 years ago I ran the burger van behind the North stand for a few years when Aldershot were in the lower Ryman league but we provided excellent quality food and drinks and never once raised our prices £1.60 for a double cheeseburger, 90p for chips,£1.50 for back bacon roll,£1.20 for proper hotdogs 🌠with onions,mustard etc and we gave percentage of our profit back to the club,happy days,I will return to support the team but will give food kiosk a body swerve.
2 weeks ago
History (from Wikipedia)
Current capacity[edit]
The capacity of the ground was reduced at the end of the 2007–2008 season to 7,100.[2] This includes a total away allocation of 1,100 of which around 250 is seated.[3] The capacity was previously set at 7,500, however promotion to the Football League meant changes were introduced which resulted in the capacity being reduced.[4]
Approximate capacity breakdown:
History[edit]
Aldershot F.C. era[edit]
Aldershot F.C. adopted the "Rec" as their home ground upon formation in December 1926. The Recreation Ground was owned by the local council and situated on Aldershot High Street. The first stand, the south stand, was opened at the beginning of the 1929–30 season and still remains today. A crowd of 3,522 witnessed the shots record a 2–1 victory over Norwich City on the day of its opening.[5] The club's last game there was in the Football League Fourth Division against Lincoln City on 14 March 1992 – 11 days before their demise. However, one more competitive game did follow for the club - against Cardiff City, also in the league, at Ninian Park.[6]
Aldershot Town F.C. era[edit]
After the demise of Aldershot F.C., the Recreation Ground remained without any tenants. Aldershot Town were formed soon after and consequently chose to adopt the Recreation Ground as their home.
In March 2018, Aldershot Town presented proposals for the redevelopment of the EBB Stadium to Rushmoor Borough Council which would see the potential development of a new stadium, containing both seating and standing areas, that will give the club a 'long-term home from which to build our ambitions on the pitch'.[7]
The capacity of the ground was reduced at the end of the 2007–2008 season to 7,100.[2] This includes a total away allocation of 1,100 of which around 250 is seated.[3] The capacity was previously set at 7,500, however promotion to the Football League meant changes were introduced which resulted in the capacity being reduced.[4]
Approximate capacity breakdown:
- South Side: 1,580
- East Bank: 4,180
- North Stand: 1,740
- High Street End: 200
History[edit]
Aldershot F.C. era[edit]
Aldershot F.C. adopted the "Rec" as their home ground upon formation in December 1926. The Recreation Ground was owned by the local council and situated on Aldershot High Street. The first stand, the south stand, was opened at the beginning of the 1929–30 season and still remains today. A crowd of 3,522 witnessed the shots record a 2–1 victory over Norwich City on the day of its opening.[5] The club's last game there was in the Football League Fourth Division against Lincoln City on 14 March 1992 – 11 days before their demise. However, one more competitive game did follow for the club - against Cardiff City, also in the league, at Ninian Park.[6]
Aldershot Town F.C. era[edit]
After the demise of Aldershot F.C., the Recreation Ground remained without any tenants. Aldershot Town were formed soon after and consequently chose to adopt the Recreation Ground as their home.
In March 2018, Aldershot Town presented proposals for the redevelopment of the EBB Stadium to Rushmoor Borough Council which would see the potential development of a new stadium, containing both seating and standing areas, that will give the club a 'long-term home from which to build our ambitions on the pitch'.[7]
Things to do in Aldershot.