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Woking Football Club is a professional association football club, based in Woking, Surrey, England. Founded in 1887,[1] the club plays its home matches at The Laithwaite Community Stadium and is nicknamed the Cardinals, often shortened to the Cards. Currently, they compete in the National League, the fifth tier of English football, having been promoted from the National League South in the 2018–19 season.

Woking

Full name	Woking Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cardinals
Short name	WFC
Founded	1887; 135 years ago (1887)[1]
Ground	The Laithwaite Community Stadium
Capacity	6,036 (2,500 seated)
Coordinates	51°18′22.80″N 0°33′31.72″W
Manager	Darren Sarll
League	National League
2021–22	National League, 15th of 23
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

Early years

Woking Football Club was founded in 1887. The club joined the West Surrey League in 1895–96, winning the title by one point. However, within 21 years of being formed, the club was in danger of folding for financial reasons. The turning point came when, in January 1908, Woking played Bolton Wanderers in the First Round of the FA Cup, having made it through five qualifying rounds. Despite losing the away game 5–0, the club made it into the national news. Bolton Wanderers, impressed by the minnows they had defeated, travelled to Woking for a friendly match the following season, which kept the club solvent.

Isthmian League years

In 1911 the club joined the Isthmian League, maintaining their place in the top division for 72 years and finishing as runners-up to Wycombe Wanderers in 1956–57. That achievement was eclipsed the following season when, in front of a 71,000 crowd^{[citation needed]}, Woking beat Ilford 3–0 to win the 1958 F.A. Amateur Cup final,[2] the last to be televised live.

The club then went into decline, culminating in a first-ever relegation in 1982–83. By the end of the 1984–85 season the club had plunged to Division Two South of the Isthmian League. It was during that season that former player, Geoff Chapple, was appointed as manager^{[citation needed]}. However, Chapple was not able to save the club from relegation. The following season, the club just missed out on promotion at the first attempt. However, the club clinched the Division Two South title in 1986–87 and, after two third-place finishes in Division One, they were promoted back to the Premier Division at the end of the 1989–90 season.

FA Cup glory

During the 1990–91 season, the club reached the fourth round of the FA Cup.[3] Woking beat three Conference sides to set up a third round away tie at Second Division side West Bromwich Albion.[4] After trailing 1–0 at half time, Woking went on to win 4–2, with Tim Buzaglo scoring a hat-trick.[4] In the Fourth Round, the club was drawn against First Division Everton. The tie was originally going to be played at Woking, however the venue was switched to Everton's home ground, Goodison Park. Woking narrowly lost the match 1–0 to a Kevin Sheedy goal.[5]

Promotion to the Conference and FA Trophy success

Promotion to the Conference was achieved in 1991–92. The Isthmian League title was clinched in early April, with seven games still to be played, 18 points clear of nearest rivals, Enfield. The next season saw Woking finish the season in eighth position. The following summer saw Chapple sign former Chelsea, Sunderland, Fulham and QPR winger, Clive Walker, from Brighton & Hove Albion and he was to prove the catalyst in the most successful period in the club's history. Woking won the FA Trophy for the first time in 1994,[6] defeating Runcorn in the final at Wembley; the following season they became only the second club to win back-to-back FA Trophies (after Scarborough in 1976–77), defeating Kidderminster Harriers in the final.[7] A third FA Trophy triumph followed in 1997, with Dagenham & Redbridge the opponents in the final.[8] The Cards also achieved five successive top-five finishes in the Conference, including being runners-up in 1994–95 and 1995–96 when they finished below Stevenage. The club also continued to enjoy national prominence in the FA Cup. Barnet were defeated in successive seasons following draws at their homeground. In 1996–97 a run in the FA Cup saw the club beat Millwall, then top of Division Two, and Cambridge United, who were challenging for promotion from Division Three. The Third Round saw Woking draw 1–1 away to Premier League side Coventry City, thanks to a last minute equaliser from the Cards' Steve Thompson, but Coventry won the replay at Kingfield 2–1.

At the end of the 1996–97 campaign, having just clinched the FA Trophy for the third time, Geoff Chapple and his coach, Colin Lippiatt, left the club and joined Kingstonian. This was the beginning of a less successful period for the club. John McGovern and then Brian McDermott were given the position of manager, but neither achieved anything greater than a mid-table finish. After McDermott, Colin Lippiatt returned but fared little better. He was replaced by his former boss as Geoff Chapple too came back to Woking. Lippiatt departed in January 2002 and Glenn Cockerill joined as Chapple's assistant. This season ended with the club just one place above the relegation places. In the meantime very significant events had taken place off the field. The downturn in the club's fortunes had led to a financial crisis. With the club facing administration or worse, local businessman and long-time fan Chris Ingram bought the club, becoming chairman in February 2002 with an aim of trying to increase the club's income and to secure its long-term financial stability.^{[citation needed]}

Cockerill took over as manager later that year, and oversaw a relative period of stability for the club, before he was sacked shortly before the end of the 2006–07 season. An unimpressive campaign under the management of Frank Gray followed in 2007–08, before a disastrous 2008–09 season which saw three men (Kim Grant, Phil Gilchrist and Graham Baker) take charge of the club, eventually resulted in the club's relegation to the Conference South. That summer, a supporters' trust took over the running of the club. Woking finished 5th in their first Conference South season, but lost to Bath City in the play-off final. The following season saw Woking struggling to challenge for promotion, and Graham Baker was sacked halfway through the campaign for suggesting that the fans were expecting too much of the team.

Garry Hill era (2011–2017)

Garry Hill took over as manager and improved the team's form, eventually resulting in another fifth-place finish, only for the club to get knocked out in the play-off semi-finals this time against Farnborough. In April 2012, having beaten Maidenhead United 0–1 with Giuseppe Sole scoring for a record breaking ninth game in a row, Woking were promoted to the Conference Premier, winning the Conference South with two games to spare. They eventually reached 97 points, beating second placed Dartford by nine points.

After five seasons in the National League (formerly Conference Premier), Woking acrimoniously parted company with Garry Hill after six-and-a-half years at the helm.

Relegation and return to the National League (2017–)

The club appointed former Southampton and West Ham United under-23s coach Anthony Limbrick in May 2017, which saw the club take another step to becoming full-time again, with players training three times a week.[9] Despite a good run in the 2017–18 FA Cup, Woking's league form suffered, which culminated in just three league wins between October 2017 and April 2018. Limbrick was subsequently relieved of his duties just 11 months into a three-year contract, leaving assistant manager Jason Goodliffe to take over the managerial reins (aided by former Aldershot Town coach Matt Gray) to preserve The Cards' National League status with just five games remaining.[10] However, Woking's fate was eventually sealed on the final day of the season after a 2–1 home defeat against Dover Athletic.[11]

On 16 May 2018, and after much speculation, the club finally confirmed the appointment of former Kingstonian and Hampton & Richmond Borough manager Alan Dowson.[12] Woking returned to the National League in 2019 at the first time of asking following a 1–0 win over Welling United in National League South Play-Off Final. During this promotion season, Woking reached the third round of the FA Cup. Woking had beaten League Two side Swindon Town before losing out to Premier League side Watford 2–0.[13][14]

The following season, Woking finished in 10th place back in the National League following the decision to stop the season in March 2020 due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] In the 2020–21 National League season, Woking finished 20th.

On 28 February 2022, Dowson was sacked by the club following a "prolonged run of poor form in the league", ending his four-year association with the Surrey-based side. Dowson informed local paper SurreyLive that the club had sacked him in a 20 second phone call and he would never return to Woking. Due to the circumstances of how Dowson was sacked board members Rosemary Johnson and Kelvin Reay resigned. Ian Dyer the assistant manager took charge of the club as caretaker manager.

On 28 March 2022, former Yeovil Town manager Darren Sarll was appointed until the end of the 2023–24 season, with Ian Dyer remaining as his assistant[16]

Stadium

Woking play their home games at Kingfield Stadium (currently The Laithwaite Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons), Kingfield Road, Woking, GU22 9AA.

Different stands of Woking FC stadium:

The KRE: This is the main home terrace and usually where the best atmosphere is found. It runs along one end of the pitch. The terrace is covered by a roof.

The Leslie Goodson stand: This stand is the largest stand of the stadium and is located opposite to the KRE. The LGS is an all seater stand consisting of around 2,000 seats. A quarter of this stand is usually given to away fans.

The Chris lane terrace: The Chris lane terrace is a large terrace without a roof and is reserved for away fans. The terrace runs a whole length of the pitch.

Moaners corner: Moaners corner is one of three stands on the opposite side of the pitch to the Chris lane terrace. It’s a small terrace stand without a roof. The fans who stand in the terrace are usually veteran fans.

Directors Box: The directors box is a small stand that the directors of the club sit, this is also where the commentary box is. This stand is located in between moaners corner and the family stand

The Family stand: The family stand is located next to the directors box and is an all-seater stand usually consisting of families.

Mascot

Woking F.C. has a team mascot called K.C Kat.^{[citation needed]}

Rivalries

For many years Woking's main rivals have been Stevenage and Aldershot Town, where games attract larger than average crowds. Stevenage are Woking's historic rivals due to animosity in the 1990s, while the rivalry with Aldershot is a more recent rivalry due to locality. Torquay United have also become minor rivals due to intense games and competition when they were relegated to the national league south together, altercations between fans has also helped feed this new rivalry.

Aldershot Town

Aldershot Town and Woking have met competitively on 32 occasions. Aldershot Town have won 18 times, Woking 7 times and there has been 7 drawn matches.

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Notes
Saturday 31 October 1998	Aldershot Town 0-0 Woking	FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round	6,870	First Ever FA Cup Meeting
Tuesday 3 November 1998	Woking 2-1 Aldershot Town (AET)	FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Replay	3,896
Saturday 5 February 2000	Woking 0-0 Aldershot Town	FA Trophy 4th Round	-	First Ever FA Trophy Meeting
Tuesday 15 February 2000	Aldershot Town 0-1 Woking	FA Trophy 4th Round Replay	5,524	Woking's First Away Win
Saturday 23 August 2003	Aldershot Town 2-1 Woking	Conference	4,637	First Ever League Meeting
Saturday 10 April 2004	Woking 2-2 Aldershot Town	Conference	4,158	-
Monday 30 August 2004	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	Conference	3,718	Aldershot's First Away Win
Sunday 27 March 2005	Aldershot Town 4-0 Woking	Conference	4,458	Aldershot's First League Double
Tuesday 21 March 2006	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	Conference	3,244	-
Saturday 22 April 2006	Aldershot Town 1-1 Woking	Conference	2,704	-
Monday 9 October 2006	Woking 2-0 Aldershot Town	Conference	3,725	Live On Sky Sports
Tuesday 13 March 2007	Aldershot Town 2-2 Woking	Conference	2,739	-
Wednesday 26 December 2007	Woking 0-1 Aldershot Town	Conference	4,356	First Boxing Day Clash
Tuesday 1 January 2008	Aldershot Town 2-1 Woking	Conference	4,728	First New Years Day Clash
Saturday 12 January 2008	Woking 2-4 Aldershot Town	FA Trophy 2nd Round	2,368	-
Tuesday 18 March 2008	Aldershot Town 2-2 Woking	Conference Shield Southern Semi-Final	1,629	Aldershot Win 4-3 On Penalties
Monday 26 August 2013	Aldershot Town 2-1 Woking	Conference	3,138	-
Monday 21 April 2014	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	Conference	4,728	-
Tuesday 9 September 2014	Aldershot Town 0-1 Woking	Conference	3,567
Sunday 28 December 2014	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	Conference	3,559	-
Saturday 26 December 2015	Aldershot Town 0-1 Woking	National League	3,150
Saturday 2 January 2016	Woking 2-1 Aldershot Town	National League	3,708	Woking's First League Double
Monday 26 December 2016	Aldershot Town 4-0 Woking	National League	3,456	Live On BT Sport
Sunday 1 January 2017	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	National League	3,224	-
Tuesday 26 December 2017	Aldershot Town 3-1 Woking	National League	4,181	-
Monday 1 January 2018	Woking 1-2 Aldershot Town	National League	3,790	-
Tuesday 6 August 2019	Woking 0-1 Aldershot Town	National League	3,992	-
Saturday 24 October 2020	Aldershot Town 1-2 Woking	FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round	0	Played Behind Closed Doors Due To COVID-19
Saturday 26 December 2020	Aldershot Town 3-0 Woking	National League	0	Played Behind Closed Doors Due To COVID-19
Saturday 2 January 2021	Woking 0-1 Aldershot Town	National League	0	Played Behind Closed Doors Due To COVID-19
Sunday 26 December 2021	Aldershot Town 1-1 Woking	National League	3,699	-
Sunday 2 January 2022	Woking 2-3 Aldershot Town	National League	5,171	Woking's All-Time Record Home League Attendance

Players

Current squad

As of 4 September 2022[17][18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Ethan Wady (on loan from Chelsea) 2 MF  ENG Kyran Lofthouse 3 DF  ENG Josh Casey (captain) 4 DF  SCO Scott Cuthbert 5 DF  ENG Joe McNerney 6 DF  ENG Luke Wilkinson 7 FW  ENG Ricky Korboa 8 FW  ENG James Daly 9 FW  IRL Reece Grego-Cox 10 FW  IRL Pádraig Amond

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  ENG Tyreke Johnson 12 DF  ENG Dan Moss 13 GK  ENG Craig Ross 14 FW  ATG Rhys Browne 17 MF  ENG Jim Kellermann 18 MF  CYP Jack Roles 23 MF  ENG Jermaine Anderson 24 MF  MSR Rohan Ince 25 DF  ENG Sid Nelson 29 DF  ENG Jake Vokins (on loan from Southampton)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Seasons

Year	League	Level	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Position	Leading league scorer	Goals	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Average attendance
2010–11	Conference South	6	42	22	10	10	63	42	+21	76	5 of 22 Lost in PO semifinal	Elvis Hammond	12	R1	R3	1167
2011–12	Conference South	6	42	30	7	5	92	41	+51	97	1 of 22 Promoted	Giuseppe Sole	19	QR3	QR3	1834
2012–13	Conference Premier	5	46	18	8	20	73	81	−8	62	12 of 24	Bradley Bubb	18	QR4	R2	1600
2013–14	Conference Premier	5	46	20	8	18	66	69	−3	68	9 of 24	Scott Rendell	17	QR4	R2	1601
2014–15	Conference Premier	5	46	21	13	12	77	52	+25	76	7 of 24	Scott Rendell	24	R1	R3	1911
2015–16	National League	5	46	17	10	19	71	68	+3	61	12 of 24	John Goddard	17	QR4	QF	1634
2016–17	National League	5	46	14	11	21	66	80	−14	53	18 of 24	Gozie Ugwu	17	R2	R1	1429
2017–18	National League	5	46	13	9	24	56	76	−20	48	21 of 24 Relegated	Charlie Carter	12	R2	R1	1911
2018–19	National League South	6	42	23	9	10	76	49	+27	78	2 of 22 Won in PO final	Max Kretzschmar	14	R3	R1	1882
2019–20	National League	5	38	15	10	13	50	55	-5	55	10 of 24 Season finished early due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Jake Hyde	16	QR4	R1	2134
2020–21	National League	5	42	8	9	25	42	69	-27	33	20 of 23	Max Kretzschmar	7	R1	SF	763[lower-alpha 1]
2021–22	National League	5	44	16	5	23	59	61	-2	53	15 of 23	Tahvon Campbell Inih Effiong Max Kretzschmar	13	QR4	R1	2672

Managerial history

A list of Woking FC managers from 1984 onwards.

Dates	Names	Notes
1984–1997	Geoff Chapple
1997–1998	John McGovern
1998–2000	Brian McDermott
2000–2001	Colin Lippiatt
2001–2002	Geoff Chapple
2002–2007	Glenn Cockerill
2007	Graham Baker & Neil Smith	Caretaker Managers
2007–2008	Frank Gray
2008	Kim Grant
2008–2009	Phil Gilchrist
2009–2011	Graham Baker
2011–2017	Garry Hill
2017–2018	Anthony Limbrick
2018	Geoff Chapple	Caretaker Manager
2018–2022	Alan Dowson
2022	Ian Dyer	Caretaker Manager
2022–	Darren Sarll

Club officials

Position	Club Official
Chief Executive / Director	John Katz
Directors	Graeme Beveridge
	Drew Volpe
	Dave Curtis
Club Secretary / Cards Trust Fans' Representative	George Burnett
Honorary Vice President of the Cards	Peter Jordan

Source: Woking F.C.

Management team

Position	Staff
Manager	Darren Sarll
Assistant Manager	Ian Dyer
Head of Sports Science	James Clark
Goalkeeper Coach	Marlon Beresford
Physiotherapists	Phil Routledge
	Dan Rowe
Kit Manager	Malcolm Jobling
Kit Assistant	Phil Marlow

Source: Woking F.C.

Honours

League

• Football Conference (5th tier)
  • Runners-up: 1994–95, 1995–96
• Conference South / National League South (6th tier)
  • Champions: 2011–12
  • Runners up: 2018–19
  • Play-off winners: 2018–19
• Isthmian League (7th tier)
  • Champions: 1991–92
  • Runners-up: 1956–57

Cups

• FA Trophy
  • Winners: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97
  • Runners-up: 2005–06
• Conference League Cup
  • Winners: 2004–05
  • Runners-up: 1997–98
• FA Amateur Cup
  • Winners: 1957–58
• Isthmian League Cup
  • Winners: 1991
• Isthmian Charity Shield
  • Winners: 1992, 1993
• London Senior Cup[19]
  • Runners-up: 1983
• Surrey Senior Cup[20]
  • Winners (13): 1912–13, 1926–27, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1971–72, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2016–17
  • Runners up (16): 1897–98, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1927–28, 1934–35, 1945–46, 1958–59, 1970–71, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2008–09
• Surrey Senior Charity Shield[21]
  • Runners-up: 1932–33
• Trevor Jones Memorial Trophy
  • Winners: 2011
  • Runners-up: 2009
• Vauxhall Championship Shield
  • Winners: 1995
  • Runners-up: 1996

Club records

Highest league position:

• 2nd in Conference National: 1994–95 & 1995–96

FA Cup best performance:

• Fourth Round: 1990–91

FA Trophy best performance:

• Winners: 1993–94; 1994–95; 1996–97 (Joint record number of wins)

Largest transfer fee received

• £150,000 for Kevin Betsy to Fulham in 1998

Largest transfer fee paid

• £60,000 for Chris Sharpling from Crystal Palace in 2001

Record win

• 17–3 vs. Farnham in the Surrey Charity Shield in 1913

Heaviest defeat

• 0–16 vs. New Crusaders in the FA Cup in 1905

Record attendance

• 6,000 vs Swansea City, FA Cup, 19 December 1978; 6,000 vs Coventry City, FA Cup, 4 February 1997[22]

Record home league attendance

• 5,171 vs Aldershot Town, National League, 2 January 2022

Former players

1. Players that have gone onto play in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record

References

External links

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] FC Woking

Der FC Woking (offiziell: Woking Football Club) ist ein englischer Fußballverein aus Woking. Der im Jahr 1889 gegründete Verein verbrachte viele Jahre in der Isthmian League. Aktuell ist der Verein in der Conference National, in der fünfthöchsten Ligastufe, aktiv. Der Club ist auch als The Cardinals und The Cards bekannt.

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- [en] Woking F.C.

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[es] Woking Football Club

El Woking Football Club es un equipo de fútbol de Inglaterra que juega en la Conference National, la quinta liga de fútbol más importante del país.

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[ru] Уокинг (футбольный клуб)

«Уокинг» (англ. Woking Football Club) — английский футбольный клуб из города Уокинг, графство Суррей. Основан в 1889 году. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Кингфилд».

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