Peart’s early goal ends Aldershot’s five-game losing run with 1–0 win over Gateshead
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Dean Mapplebeck
Aldershot Town beat Gateshead 1–0 at home on Saturday to end a run of five straight Enterprise National League defeats. Brody Peart scored in the fifth minute, and Aldershot are 14th on 21 points.
Peart’s goal was created by Ollie Harfield and Basil Tuma, according to the BBC’s report. Tuma’s shot was parried and Peart was there to score. Goalkeeper Nick Hayes then helped Aldershot protect the lead, including a save from Alex Lankshear in the 74th minute. The BBC says Gateshead’s Ben Williams headed against a post just before half-time and that Jordy Hiwula hit the woodwork late on. The attendance was 1,618, according to the Farnham Herald.
The Non-League Paper quotes manager Scott Davies as saying: “For 45 minutes, we were outstanding. It could have been five or six.” The paper’s sentence is cut off after Davies’s name, so only those words are quoted here.
Before Saturday, Aldershot lost 2–0 at Sutton United on Wednesday 28 October, with Carter scoring in the first minute and Ogbonna in the 11th. That was the fifth straight league defeat, following losses on 29 September, 3 October, 10 October and 24 October, and the form guide now reads L L L L L W.
The table shows Aldershot on 21 points from 16 games, with six wins, three draws and seven defeats. They have scored 19 goals and conceded 19, so their goal difference is 0. They are level on points with 12th-placed Woking, 13th-placed Kidderminster Harriers and 15th-placed Hornchurch. They are seven points behind seventh-placed Altrincham, who have 28, and six above 21st-placed Hartlepool United, who have 15. Only the leaders are promoted automatically, and the clubs from second to seventh go into the play-offs.
Gateshead’s defeat was their ninth in a row in the league, and they are bottom on four points.
The next match is away at Barnsley in the FA Cup first round on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 3pm GMT. There is no league game that day. Aldershot then visit Southend United on Saturday 14 November at 3pm and host Scunthorpe United on Saturday 21 November at 3pm. They go to Boreham Wood on Wednesday 25 November at 7pm and to Fylde on Saturday 28 November at 12.30pm.
An early goal and a clean sheet were enough to stop the slide. With four clubs level on 21 points and six points above the bottom four, a second win in a row would lift Aldershot further, and a trip to third-placed Southend is the next league test.
The Recreation Ground — still called the Rec by almost everyone, even when a sponsor’s name sits on the hoardings — is a proper old English football ground tucked behind houses and trees just off Aldershot High Street. Capacity is about 7,100, with a mix of seats and terrace. It opened with the original Aldershot club in 1926. Visiting supporters get a compact allocation in the south-east corner: a slice of the South Stand seats, a run of open terrace, and usually part of the big East Bank. Expect pillars on the Bank, a barrel roof, and a view that feels close to the pitch.
Away turnstiles are not on the High Street frontage. They sit up Redan Hill, reached by a signed path through a small park. From the High Street it is an uphill walk of around ten minutes, so leave time, especially if only two gates are open. Disabled visiting supporters should contact the club in advance; wheelchair places are normally in the South Stand and may use a different entrance. Children under 14 must be with an adult. Buy tickets before you travel if you can. On-the-day sales are not always available for every away section, and prices can be a couple of pounds higher at the gate.
Aldershot station is the easy option: Waterloo is under an hour, and the ground is a short walk from the platforms if you are heading for the High Street end. For the away gates, allow extra minutes and follow signs rather than cutting through home areas. Drivers typically leave the M3 at junction 4, take the A331, then the A323 into town. After the railway bridge the Rec appears on the right. Matchday parking at the ground is scarce. Parsons Barracks / Ordnance Road is the nearest pay car park and fills early. Street spaces off Redan Road suit the away end if you arrive in good time; otherwise use town-centre pay-and-display and walk.
The clubhouse is for home fans. Visiting supporters usually drink on Redan Hill — La Fontaine is the classic pre-match stop, with a view down toward the ground — or in town at the Crimea Inn, the Queen Hotel (Wetherspoon), the Red Lion, or the Royal Staff on Mount Pleasant Road. Check on the day: a few houses prefer not to take away colours after full time. Inside, facilities on the away side are basic. Food is typically a mobile hatch: burgers, hot dogs and chips. There is little cover on the open terrace, so bring a coat. Smoking and vaping are limited to signed spots.
What you get for the walk is atmosphere rather than luxury. The East Bank still looks like a football terrace should, the North Stand is a 1930s survivor along the touchline, and the South Stand only covers part of that side, which is why the plan looks lopsided. The High Street End is a shallow seated strip and is often unused for standing. Segregation and exact blocks can shift with the size of the following, so read the club’s away notes for your fixture. Arrive early, keep colours sensible on the High Street, and you should have a straightforward afternoon at one of non-league’s most characterful grounds.