Club Photographer Ian Morsman was at training this morning to get some snaps of the lads in action It was great to see Ollie Harfield and Ryan Jones at training in their crutches as Ollie Harfield has just had his fifth operation since a horrific knee injury back at the start of the season On his personal X account he said “Operation #5 completed yesterday and back in with the boys today positive news and another step closer ⏳” Get the latest news from the Shots delivered for FREE to your inbox © Copyright 2025 Aldershot Town Football Club Aldershot Town signed off their Vanarama National League season in style on Monday afternoon coming out 2-1 winners against Yeovil Town on the final matchday of the domestic campaign Goals from Jack Barham and Tyler Frost either side of the half was enough to claim all three points at the EBB Stadium taking winning form into Sunday’s FA Trophy final Tommy Widdrington’s final starting lineup of the league season was a strong one making just one change from last week’s defeat at Barnet Cameron Hargeaves coming in for Dejan Tetek After a carefully observed minutes silence the match kicked off under temperamental weather conditions It didn’t take long for the Shots to forge a strong chance as James Henry’s defense-splitting first time pass found Tyler Frost in behind the Glovers’ back-line The wing-back charged into the penalty area with Jack Barham in support though his eventual squared ball didn’t have enough on it allowing Jacob Wannell to make a crucial interception at the back his sliding clearance propping the ball up safely into the hands of the visiting keeper The Yeovil attack would first make themselves known towards the quarter-hour mark as nifty work on the right wing from Lewys Twamley allowed the winger cut inside before playing a one-two with Sonny Lo-Everton that opened up a shooting opportunity 18-yards from goal though his side-footed effort sailed just wide of the left-hand post forging two more superb chances in quick succession the result of a further one-two inside the penalty area before just moments after a searching long-pass saw McGuckin get a toe past an onrushing Marcus Dewhurst with the eventual strike hitting to side-netting The Shots were almost gifted an opening goal after a combination of defensive uncertainty and tenacious pressing saw Jacob Wannell’s clearance deflect off the boot of Jack Barham on the edge of the area the ball looked to be trickling into the bottom-right corner the keeper got a fingertip to it in the nick of time pushing away for a corner and saving the Glovers’ blushes a towering header from Luca Woodhouse sailed just wide There was a significant pause in play as Cameron Hargreaves required treatment after a sinister challenge in the middle of the park visibly displeased at his inability to continue he was replaced by Dejan Tetek on the half-hour mark It would be the first-half substitute who would eventually pick the lock the Serb’s long-ball from deep inside his own half allowed Jack Barham to receive the ball on the half-turn just in front of the half-way line the forward finally pulled the trigger on the edge of the box and despite Aidan Stone getting a hand to it Shots would start the second period just as dominantly as they ended the first Dejan Tetek’s driving run through the middle created an opening for the hosts the substitute slotted an ambitious through-pass to Barham in the box though the interception saw the ball slide into the path of the late-arriving Tyler Frost who calmly poked the ball home to double the lead The Glovers would find their way onto the scoresheet as a Sonny Lo-Everton cross looped over Marcus Dewhurst an towards the back post with Dominic Bernard and Tyler Frost contesting for a header While Bernard was initially accredited with the goal body language would suggest that Frost had now scored for each side in quick succession Josh Barrett almost made a late addition to his stunning catalogue of league goals After neat work from Aaron Jones twisted and turned the members of Yeovil’s left flank who took one touch before floating a chipped effort goalward from fully 30-yards the ball fell mere centimeters wide of the post A burst of pace from Yeovil’s Kyrell Wilson allowed him to break down the right wing and into the penalty area though was foiled by a magnificent recovery challenge from Tyler Frost The remainder of the match bore few chances and with all in red and blue with one eye on Sunday’s final the Shots calmly consolidated a lead that saw them leapfrog their opponents for a final league placement of 16th Hampshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious assault in Aldershot at the weekend. Officers were called at 12.26pm on Sunday, May 4 to reports of an altercation on Victoria Road, involving a man with a knife. It was also reported a man had been stabbed on Heathland Street. On arrival, a man in his 40s was located outside of Cineworld with stab wounds to his head and arm. He was treated for his injuries on the scene. A 45-year-old man from Aldershot has been arrested on suspicion of attempted grievous bodily harm, and possession of a bladed article. He remains in custody at this time. Police have conducted a number of inquiries and are now asking for any witnesses to the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 with reference 44250193837. Comments Tel: 01252 725224[email protected]Follow us Further Links Owned or licensed to Tindle Newspapers Ltd | Independent Family-Owned Newspapers | Copyright & Trade Mark Notice & 2013 - 2025 Jack Barham opened the scoring in the 39th minute when he span away from his marker and raced through on goal before firing beyond Yeovil goalkeeper Aidan Stone Substitute Dejan Tetek set up Tyler Frost at the far post to make it 2-0 shortly after the interval with Dom Bernard halving the deficit with a 60th-minute header who face Spennymoor Town in Sunday's FA Trophy final leapfrogged their opponents in the National League table to end the season 16th To load Comments you need to enable JavaScript in your browser The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made Cousin-Dawson at 61 minutesSubstitutesNumber 5 Wilson Match OfficialsReferee: Niall SmithAssistant Referee 1: Steven PlaneAssistant Referee 2: Adam WilsonFourth Official: Charles MartlandMatch StatsKey Copyright © 2025 BBC. 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Here is the information for our final National League fixture against Aldershot Town Tickets are available to purchase online and on the day It is advised that tickets are purchased in advance.  Away supporters will be located in the South East Corner of the Stadium and South East seats Parking is available in the town centre multi-storey car park on Wellington Avenue which is a five-minute walk from the EBB Stadium The EBB Stadium is a five-minute walk from Aldershot Train Station Pass Holy Trinity Church on your left and follow the road as it bends left Turn right at the junction with Victoria Road and the EBB Stadium is in front of you turn right under the railway bridge and then left up Redan Road The Glovers will be wearing all white for our trip to Hampshire The EBB StadiumHigh StreetAldershotHampshireGU11 1TW Aldershot Town welcome Yeovil Town to the EBB Stadium on Monday afternoon Somerset’s only professional football club the Glovers have had an extremely eventful start to the 21st century with four promotions and four relegations seeing them contest in the National League South Having been crowned sixth-tier champions in 2024 their first season back in the National League has been one of stability While fortunes are on the up compared to recent seasons it has been a frustrating campaign for the Glovers as an early play-off push was undone by patchy form in early-2025 Having claimed exactly half of their 56 points thus far away from Huish Park Yeovil are one of just four sides in the division whose home performance does not exceed the amount picked up on the road current Glovers manager Mark Cooper seemingly cannot refrain from England’s South-West Coming through the academy of Bristol City in 1987 and son of former England international and namesake Terry turned out for 17 different English clubs across 22 years His foray into management overlapped his on-field career being appointed player-manager of Tamworth in 2004 He would guide the Lambs to their greatest ever FA Cup campaign in his second season losing only on penalties to Stoke in the third round replay having secured a 0-0 draw at the Britannia He continued to impress in non-league with Kettering Town breezing to the 2007-08 Conference North title with 97 points An appointment at Championship Peterborough proved perhaps too much of a step-up though any reputation lost in his short tenure in Cambridgeshire was regained the following season leading Darlington to a first ever FA Trophy title in 2011 He would return to Wembley four years later taking Swindon Town to the League One play-off final in 2015 having earned their highest league finish of the 21st century The Robins would unfortunately lose 4-0 to Preston on the day Cooper navigated the club’s first ever promotion to the Football League achieving stability in England’s fourth-tier Having been both relegated and promoted in his first two seasons in Somerset he may be enjoying a more subdued campaign Yeovil supporters will now be hoping that next year he can further draw from his impressive managerial CV With both enjoying stints in the Isthmian League the Conference and League Two across similar periods in the 90s and 00s this matchup wasn’t contested as a league fixture until 2019 the nine domestic bouts thus far show nothing to separate the two The most recent meeting at the EBB saw spoils shared on the day though a 1-1 draw on Good Friday 2023 was anything but for the men in green the Glovers knew anything but a victory would all but secure demotion to the National League South Tyler Cordner’s second-half header was cancelled out by a tap-in from substitute Callum Harriott and despite a desperate late push from the visitors the tie would remain all-square from thereon While this matchup may be one to forget for the Somerset-side Tommy Widdrington’s first game in charge of the club Dom Bernard – The defender spent the entirety of the 2018-19 campaign with the Shots Gloucester-born Bernard spent five seasons with local side Forest Green Rovers before joining the Glovers ahead of the current season Tickets are available HERE and are priced as follows after the earlybird period has ended: We strongly encourage buying tickets in advance or online to save queues in the Ticket Office before the game The Club Shop/Ticket Office is open for all supporters with cash and card accepted Live updates will be available from our social media platforms X (@OfficialShots), Instagram (@aldershottownfcofficial), and Facebook. After the game, highlights will be available on our YouTube channel. The game can be streamed to overseas viewers via DAZN’s National League TV coverage. Click HERE to purchase a match pass There will be live commentary of the game provided by BBC Radio Surrey – listen online HERE This week marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe a day that signalled the end of World War Two in Europe there was joy across Europe as nations celebrated the courage we honour that spirit — and the generations who made unimaginable sacrifices to secure a better future for us all We are also welcoming two men’s health charities this afternoon The Shots Foundation together with Andys Man Club run weekly group-based sessions here at the EBB for men over the age of 18 as we continue to work towards breaking down the mental health stigma This afternoon you’ll see an Andys Man Club stall behind the main stand The Prostate Project are here this afternoon in the ‘Man Van’ to help raise awareness of prostate cancer The Prostate Project are a registered charity in the UK who have a number of aims its symptoms and its potential adverse effect Go chat to them this afternoon and help them spread awareness Aldershot Town ended their National League campaign in style with an impressive 2-1 win at home to Yeovil Town Goals from Jack Barham and Tyler Frost were enough to give the Shots the three points in front of a crowd of 3,089 at the EBB Stadium ahead of Sunday’s trip to Wembley Stadium for the FA Trophy final The hosts started the game on the front foot and nearly fashioned a good chance in the fifth minute but Josh Barrett’s dink into the box was just over the head of Barham The Shots then produced a free-flowing move two minutes later who played a neat through ball to Frost on the left wing Frost looked to pick out Barham in the middle of the box but his cutback was cut out by the recovering Jacob Wannell The Glovers created their first chance of the afternoon in the 17th minute when Lewis Twamley played a one-two with Sonny-Lo Everton before curling his right-foot shot just wide of the far left-hand post The visitors should have taken the lead a minute later when Harry Kite’s excellent through ball picked out Ciaran McGuckin who put his first-time finish wide of the far post when he only had Shots keeper Marcus Dewhurst to beat McGuckin had another good chance on 19 minutes when he got on the end of a ball over the top and knocked the ball past the advancing Dewhurst but McGuckin was forced wide and could only fire his effort into the side netting from a tight angle The Shots nearly took the lead in bizarre circumstances in the 22nd minute when Barham caught Wannell in possession and the ball flew towards the net but Glovers keeper Aidan Stone managed to claw the ball away for a corner just before it crossed the line The resulting corner picked out Luca Woodhouse who put his header wide of the right-hand post The Shots were forced into an early change on 37 minutes when Cameron Hargreaves limped off and was replaced by Dejan Tetek The hosts took the lead two minutes later when Barham got on the end of Dan Ellison’s ball down the left-hand channel and spun his marker before racing through on goal and firing his shot into the far right-hand corner of the net Stone got two strong hands to Barham’s effort but the shot had too much power for the Yeovil keeper The Shots nearly doubled their advantage when a quick short corner was played to Frost who picked out Henry in a promising position in the box but Henry was unable to make a clean contact with the ball when well placed The Glovers had a good chance to get back on level terms in first-half stoppage time when Charlie Cooper’s cross found Dominic Bernard in the box but Bernard put his free header over the bar The hosts were quick out of the traps at the start of the second half and doubled their advantage in the 49th minute and although his intended pass was cut out the ball broke kindly for Frost who drilled his first-time finish past Stone and into the back of the net The Shots could have scored a third on 55 minutes when they won a free kick just outside the box but Barrett curled his effort just over the bar The Glovers got themselves back in the game five minutes later when Frankie Terry’s good ball in from the left was flicked in by Bernard from close range Shots boss Tommy Widdrington made his second change of the afternoon in the 66th minute Widdrington made another change three minutes later Barrett then nearly scored a spectacular goal for the Shots on 71 minutes when his cheeky chip drifted just wide of the far left-hand post Yeovil nearly got themselves back on level terms in the 77th minute when Finn Cousin-Dawson drove forward and fired his shot from the just outside the box just over the bar Widdrington made his fourth change of the afternoon a minute later The Shots made their final change on 86 minutes when Ollie Bray replaced the booked Theo Widdrington The hosts nearly went 3-1 up in stoppage time when Frost drove forward but his shot from the edge of the box went wide of the left-hand post The Glovers then almost equalised in the sixth minute of stoppage time when Brett McGavin’s free kick was superbly parried away by Dewhurst The Shots saw out the last few seconds to sign off their league campaign with a welcome three points and finish in 16th place in the National League Next up for the Shots is the club’s first-ever trip to Wembley Stadium to face National League North outfit Spennymoor Town in the FA Trophy final on Sunday Tel: 01252 725224[email protected]Follow us Further Links who signed from Southern League Merthyr Town at the end of January is one of two changes to the Glovers’ XI from their last match Central defender Jake Wannell returns to the starting line-up as part of a back three Finn Cousin-Dawson drops to the substitutes’ bench alongside Harvey Greenslade who returned to training last week after suffering what appeared to be a season-ending injury It’s the last foot in the opposition camp of the season and Dave has caught up with our mate Pete to chat about the Shot’s season A new beer marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day has been launched by Hogs Back Brewery in partnership with butcher Alf Turner with a portion of proceeds going to the Help for Heroes charity is brewed using Cascade hops grown at Hogs Back’s farm in Tongham and Mosaic hops imported from the United States The result is a citrusy ale that will be available on cask in local pubs from 1 May as well as at the brewery’s shop and taproom The partnership brings together two businesses with strong ties to the community and a history of charitable fundraising 6p will go to Help for Heroes military veterans’ charity said: "Working with Alf Turner has been a fantastic experience Their dedication to quality mirrors our own and we are proud to produce a beer that not only tastes great but also supports our veterans." is known for traditional methods and its eight-acre hop garden a family-run butcher based in Aldershot since 1956 has long supported Help for Heroes through sales of its sausage range The business rose to national attention after securing investment from Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den in 2012 Jones remains involved and is said to be enthusiastic about the beer launch Managing director Paul Turner said: "We are thrilled to introduce The Hero IPA This beer is not only a tribute to the heroes of the past but also a way to support the heroes of today We hope everyone enjoys this special brew and joins us in supporting a worthy cause." Cans of The Hero IPA are due to follow later in the summer with a 440ml version expected to hit shelves alongside the existing 50-litre keg format Tel: 01252 725224[email protected]Follow us Neither side are finishing the season in style with Yeovil Town picking up seven points in their last six matches Last time out Yeovil went down to a 2-1 defeat in their final home game of the season against Sutton United Aldershot were defeated 4-0 at champions Barnet a result which secured the title for the Bees The Shots have not picked up a win since they clinched a place in the FA Trophy final Four defeats in their last five matches have seen them ship 17 goals Conceding goals has been their issue this season They have let in 82 goals in their 45 games and only the division’s bottom two Ebbsfleet United (96) and AFC Fylde (82) have let in as many Aldershot will be without a key  player in full-back Ryan Jones who suffered a broken leg in the 3-0 defeat at local rivals Woking on Easter Monday The former Bristol Rovers youngster has been a stand out performer for them this season The form of the summer signing in the second half of the season has been largely overlooked but he has impressed stepping forward in to midfield His aerial ability and calmness on the ball has been important as he has both filled the voids left by injuries to first choice central defenders Morgan Williams and Jake Wannell He’s also a player who remains under contract for next season having signed a two-year deal when he arrived from Bradford City in the summer James Henry tries to find a way past Ollie Wright in the 1-1 draw at Huish Park in September James Henry should be slowing down but the former Millwall player has proved vital for Aldershot since joining last summer He has contributed 15 goals this season playing mostly in a wide position just one goal behind top scorer Josh Barrett who will be another one to watch But Henry’s consistency and experience has added even more for our hosts on Bank Holiday Monday.  You may have heard that Aldershot Town are in the FA Trophy final with Spennymoor United their opponents six days after they take on Yeovil But Glovers’ boss Mark Cooper is under no illusions that Aldershot will be taking it easy with a trip to Wembley next weekend Speaking ahead of the Bank Holiday fixture, he told BBC Somerset reporter Jack Killah: “I think they will be full strength and trying to get a bit of form going in to the final and they will want to get this sorted on Monday I do not buy in to talk about that they will rest players people told me that about Sutton United (before the 2-1 home defeat at Huish Park last time out) because they had (the National League Cup) final the following Tuesday and none of that happened you have to be up for it because otherwise you will get beaten.” Aldershot assistant manager Hugo Langton stepped in front of the camera following the 4-0 defeat at champions Barnet in their last match and admitted his side had not been good enough recently He said: “We can’t hide the fact we have not been on a great run lately We have got nine games until the next game so we have a good week ahead of us and sometimes we have to be brutally honest with each other “The things that have been disappointing recently They are things we have been working on and we just have to work harder at it and that is what we will do.” This is the tenth meeting between Yeovil Town and Aldershot Town and the previous nine results have ended in three wins The last two meetings have ended up in 1-1 draws with Ciaran McGuckin levelling after Josh Barrett’s opener at Huish Park in this season’s reverse fixture at the end of September Last time we met at The Recreation Ground was on Yeovil’s way out of the National League Premier Division on Good Friday in 2023 Callum Harriott (remember him?) equalised in the second half  for the Glovers Shots’ central defender Christian Maghoma had a loan spell at Huish Park in 2015 – but failed to make a single appearance He joined a Yeovil side bottom of League Two as an 18-year-old on loan from Premier League Tottenham Hotspur Aldershot midfielder Cameron Hargreaves is available again having served a three-match ban for his sending off in the 7-2 defeat at York City There are no suspensions affecting Yeovil Town The Gloverscast is a volunteer run website which costs money to maintain If ever you feel like supporting with our running costs we’d be extremely grateful for your donations Tel: 01252 725224[email protected]Further Links All three goals came inside the first 20 minutes with Tariq Hinds putting the home side in front with his first goal for the club in the third minute Dan Moss doubled Woking's advantage 10 minutes later when he bundled the ball home after Lewis Walker's attempt was blocked with Hinds completing the scoring when he turned in a cross from Adam Chicksen at the back post A miserable afternoon was made worse for the visitors when Ryan Jones was carried off on a stretcher on 70 minutes after being injured in a tackle from Moss No free-kick was given and referee Aaron Farmer booked Jack Barham and Marcus Dewhurst for contesting the decision van Stappershoef Match OfficialsReferee: Aaron FarmerAssistant Referee 1: James HurstAssistant Referee 2: James HooperFourth Official: David PillingMatch StatsKey It was a difficult afternoon for Aldershot Town at the Hive Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the visitors were second best against a Barnet side that secured Football League promotion In their final away game of the league season Tommy Widdrington made a series of changes to the eleven that begun their Easter Monday clash with Woking Barnet predictably piled pressure from the off after an Anthony Hartigan free-kick deflected inches wide of Marcus Dewhurst’s right-hand post The resulting corner saw a point-blank header from Danny Collinge blocked well Dan Ellison was adjudged to have fouled his marker Mark Shelton stepped up to take the spot kick confidently placing it into the bottom right corner to rapturous cheers from the home support who had secured the early opener they had been hoping for The Bee’s almost doubled their lead shortly after with Shelton marauding down the left hand side of the penalty area before fizzing a testing low-ball into the danger-zone were not without chances of their own in the opening portion of the match Josh Barrett struck a venomous half-volley on the edge of the area The resulting corner saw Theo Widdrington unlucky not to score having jumped highest for a close-range header Barnet striker Callum Stead carried the ball aggressively towards the 18-yard-box before unleashing a powerful low strike only the post came to Aldershot’s rescue A further refereeing decision went the way of the hosts towards the 20-minute mark Will Armitage was purported to have pulled the shirt of his marker and another penalty for the league leaders the midfielder nestled the ball into the left side-netting to score again Lee Ndlovu produced a couple of chances towards the half-hour mark followed by an assured standing tackle from Ellison Shots’ best move of the half came shortly before the whistle Dejan Tetek’s tackle-cum-interception allowed the Serb to begin a counter attack With Barnet’s back-line retreating quickly a lofted through-ball to Josh Barret was distributed quickly to Jack Barham whose left-footed strike was saved by Evans at the near-post the Bees would take advantage of their first opening of the half Rhys Browne found Mark Shelton in a central position 25-yards from goal on a hattrick let fly with a right-footed effort leaving the onrushing Callum Stead to tap the ball home for a Barnet third the Shots successfully managed to quell the onslaught The game devolved into being contested largely in the middle of the park Aaron Jones became the third Shots player to go into the referee’s book shortly after the 70th-minute mark An unfortunate turn into the path of Calum Stead saw a lengthy stoppage in play eventually leading in the forward being bandaged and substituted the happenings around the ground became more interesting than on the field As Barnet supporters waited patiently to rush the pitch Dean Brennan has steered Barnet back to the EFL after hammering Aldershot Barnet have been promoted back to League Two after seven seasons of non-league football following a comfortable 4-0 win over Aldershot Town The Bees' victory secured the National League title with a game to spare and they will try to break the 100-point barrier at Fylde on the final day of the season Two first-half penalties from Mark Shelton put the hosts in control at The Hive before two goals in four minutes from Callum Stead after the break got the promotion party in full swing Dean Brennan's side secured automatic promotion after play-off heartbreak denied them following fifth and second-placed finishes in the previous two seasons They have led the way at the top of the table for much of the season pulling away from nearest contenders York City and Forest Green Rovers A run of nine consecutive wins from February to March opened up a commanding lead at the top for Brennan's side who have only lost once in the league in 2025 It's been a long way back to the EFL for Barnet since their relegation from League Two in 2018 The Bees ended a miserable season on a high that day with a 3-0 win over Chesterfield but the worst was yet to come for the north London club Underwhelming mid-table finishes in their first two seasons back in non-league were followed by their lowest finish since the formation of the National League [initially the Alliance Premier Football League and then the Football Conference] in 1979 The disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic was all that saved the Bees from dropping down to the National League South in 2020-21 as they finished second from bottom in the table But things would improve from there on as Brennan arrived at the club and he has since overseen steady progress – 18th Twice denied at home in the play-offs in the previous two seasons first against Boreham Wood and then surprisingly on the end of a 4-0 thrashing to Solihull Moors Barnet's fans will not need to endure the stress of another post-season campaign as they go up as champions van Stappershoef Match OfficialsReferee: Zac Kennard-KettleAssistant Referee 1: Ciaran FidlerAssistant Referee 2: Peter LoweFourth Official: Joseph Dann-PyeMatch StatsKey Yeovil Town head to Aldershot Town on Monday for the final game of the season and the referee for the occasion is Mr Niall Smith Smith has been the man in the middle just 13 times across the National League divisions this season but has also been regularly holding subs boards up in the EFL too He’s dished out 55 yellows and just one red card this season he’s also been fairly lenient on the spot kicks too awarding just three – two of which came in the same game Yeovil have already had the pleasure of his company once last season he marshalled the 1-0 away win over Taunton Town in the National League South Jake Wannell and Michael Smith all had their names taken but he doesn’t even get a mention in our match report – which is usually Niall Smith has Steven Plane flying down one side (geddit?) with Adam Wilson down the other With both sides the embodiment of mid-table there was little riding on this fixture but Sutton started well and put the home goal under pressure They went ahead with 31 minutes on the clock Lewis Simper taking aim from the edge of the box Aldershot equalised 11 minutes after the break James Henry's assist put Josh Barrett away and he did the rest Simper fizzed a volley over the bar for Sutton as the clock ticked on Yellow Card at 42 minutesSubstituteshome team Yellow Card at 42 minutesSubstitutesNumber 12 substituted for Eduino Vaz at 68 minutesNumber 20 Eduino Vaz Match OfficialsReferee: James DurkinAssistant Referee 1: Andrew HickmanAssistant Referee 2: David NicholsonFourth Official: Matthew NortonMatch StatsKey Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh, came to Aldershot earlier this week, where she was greeted by Club Chairman, Shahid Azeem, to visit The Lighthouse in Aldershot to officially open the charity’s latest hub, which supports those in need. A Patron of the organization, the Duchess first became involved with the charity in 2020 and has since devoted much of her time volunteering at The Lighthouse The Duchess is also a patron for Disability Initiative of which our Club Chairman is also a an Ambassador The Club is excited to begin working further with the Lighthouse During her visit, Her Royal Highness was also presented an Aldershot Town FC Home shirt, to mark the Town’s historic upcoming first visit to Wembley Stadium in 99 years, to take part in the Isuzu FA Trophy Final on May 11 the Duchess has close ties to the Town’s military background Her Royal Highness wishes Aldershot Town FC and it’s 17,000 travelling fans (and rising) the very best of luck As the first Club to gain Gold Award holder status of the Military Covenant Aldershot Town FC continues to be a proud promoter of our Armed Services With the Bees dropping points in their past two matches City knew a win would reduce the gap between them and the one automatic promotion place to six points with four games to play Ollie Pearce kicked the home side off with a third-minute opener and Lewis Richardson spun his man before scoring a second six minutes later Harrison Male then produced a brilliant double save to deny Shots' Josh Barrett from the penalty spot and Richardson added insult to injury with a 17th-minute third Jack Barham pulled one back (21) and then Shots got another penalty (45) Male saved again – this time from Theo Widdrington – but Kwame Thomas put away the rebound before Pearce's 29th of the season capped an incredible half Cameron Hargreaves was sent off for Aldershot 10 minutes after half-time and Josh Stones and Callum Howe both struck before Pearce completed his hat-trick van Stappershoef Match OfficialsReferee: Paul MarsdenAssistant Referee 1: Aaron HallamAssistant Referee 2: Martin ParkerFourth Official: Callum JonesMatch StatsKey We’ve been informed that within an hour the initial 7000 allocation had been sold out and half an hour later the Level 2 allocation was sold out meaning almost 10,000 tickets had been sold in an hour and a half Our allocation of around 9000 tickets in Level 5 has now opened and tickets remain on sale We’ve also been informed that there have been some issues with Wembley’s ticketing service due to the high demand and have been asked to reassure supporters to keep trying and contact their support team if any issues persist Tel: 01252 725224[email protected]Follow us Let’s bring the East Bank to Wembley After talks between Wembley Stadium and the Club we’ve now had it confirmed that the safe-standing sections of our allocated area – Blocks 133 & 134 (see the stadium map below) – can be designated to those wanting to watch the game with a bit more noise These two blocks can house up to 1870 supporters with a further 148 tickets in safe standing located towards the rear of Block 135 giving us the perfect opportunity to bring our famous East Bank atmosphere to the home of British football Tickets will be released at 12pm tomorrow (Wednesday 16th April) and will be sold by Wembley. You can find more information by clicking HERE Kwame Thomas and Ollie Bray combined to enable Tyler Frost to open the scoring for the home side a minute before the interval But James Gale was on target in the 72nd minute for Boston to set up a nervy finish to the clash Rowe then struck one minute into added time to win it Ward Match OfficialsReferee: Sam MulhallAssistant Referee 1: Justin AmeyAssistant Referee 2: Adrian TranterFourth Official: Harrison BlairMatch StatsKey Tickets are now available for the Glovers’ final National League trip of the season to Aldershot Town on Monday 5th May Tickets can be purchased through the link HERE The following is a message from Club Chairman we achieved Club History by reaching Wembley for the first time It’s been incredible hearing and seeing so many of your stories about what this means to everyone connected with the Club Your support yesterday was loud and proud and undoubtedly helped the players push on and to see the EBB Stadium sold out with the second-highest attendance since the Club reformed in 1992 was truly special We must unfortunately condemn the action of a very small minority of individuals who did their best to blight a joyous occasion with idiotic actions that are now being dealt with by the police with the full co-operation of the Club – they will not be welcome back vast majority were superb and with the season far from over we want to see as many of you as possible returning to the EBB Stadium for our three remaining home games starting with Tuesday night’s clash against Boston United It was also fantastic to see the town of Aldershot bustling both before and after the game Local pubs were drunk dry and local restaurants and shops bloomed with custom: Your support at our games is not just beneficial to the Club but to the town and our local community as a whole It’s befitting that as Aldershot – known as the home of the British Army – will make it’s way to Wembley on May that week will also mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and the end of fighting in Europe in the Second World War we pride ourselves on our relationship with the Armed Forces and will look to commemorate the occasion at the home of British Football I’d like to say a massive thank you to Tommy Widdrington for helping us to finally achieve our dream of playing under that famous arch And on behalf of everyone at Aldershot Town: Que Sera Aldershot Town secured their place in the Isuzu FA Trophy final for the very first time on Saturday coming from behind to beat local rivals Woking 2-1 in a nerve-racking and incident filled encounter at the EBB Stadium one red card and over fifteen minutes of second-half injury time eventually all culminated in Jack Barham’s header at the death finally earning the Shots their maiden trip to Wembley Stadium Tommy Widdrington named a predictably strong lineup for this all-important clash Jack Barham and Tyler Frost among others returned to the starting eleven After the game kicked off to thunderous noise from all corners of the ground it was the visitors produced the first shot on target A quick free-kick played Inih Effiong into space on the left hand side before unleashing a shot high to the middle of the goal Marcus Dewhurst making a fine save to push it out for a corner An understandably cagey start saw very little goal-mouth action the Shots showed signs of growing into the game with pinpoint long-passing from Dan Ellison among others and threatening link up play from Jones’ Aaron and Ryan The latter found himself in on goal after a defensive error though a crucial recovery tackle from Timi Odusina saved the Cards’ blushes A clash of heads between Aaron Jones and Lewis Walker saw a brief stoppage in play former shot Inih Effiong produced a heart-in-mouth moment for the East Bank as he met a cross from right with a speculative backheeled volley Aldershot were presented with a golden opportunity to open the scoring just after the half-hour mark Cameron Hargreaves’ pass near the edge of the box was intercepted but miscontrolled by Dale Gorman allowing Josh Barrett to pounce upon the loose ball The forward drove into the box a struck across goal with a powerful left-footed effort and while Will Jaaskelainen got down well to save Having recently scored from the spot against Ebbsfleet Woking’s Finnish keeper continued his cup heroics but had little to show for it other than audacious bicycle kick attempt from Josh Barrett on the edge of the area an altercation in the Aldershot box between Theo Widdrington and Harry Beautyman saw Woking’s number seven shown a red card While the nature of the offence was unclear to most Widdrington’s obvious discomfort suggested a cheap shot from the Cards’ number seven this seemingly spurred on both the travelling support and squad Jamie Andrews played a high-arching cross from right to the back-post which met the head of Lewis Walker to put the visitors into a surprise lead Ryan Jones produced a typical charge into the left of the opposition box His squared ball zipped into a threatening area but agonisingly failed to find any red and blue shirt a combination of strength and technique allowed Effiong to jink through the back line though his shot sailed well wide of Marcus Dewhurst’s goal good work in possession from Widdrington allowed him to tee up midfield partner Cameron Hargreaves for a shot 25-yards from goal but deflected off of a Woking hand just as it entered the area After severe remonstration from the East Bank the referee pointed to the spot once for the second time in the match and forced a significant waiting period before the kick could take place though the experienced Henry was not to be perturbed striking true into the top-right corner to level the scoring as relentless pressure from the hosts followed Strikes from Josh Barrett and James Henry failed to beat the low block though the Shots were finally letting their man-advantage tell though the Bolton-born keeper held it well Will Armitage thought he might have scored the all-important winner after he leapt highest to Ryan Jones’ corner though the powerful nod went just over the Woking net Ryan Jones yet again tore down the left hand side against a tired looking Woking back-line His floating cross seemingly took years to come back down it found the head of the incoming Jack Barham who nodded home to score THE Aldershot Town goal We’re pleased to confirm that the Club has triggered an option on Cameron Hargreaves’ contract extending his stay with the Shots until the summer of 2026 Hargreaves joined the Shots ahead of the 24/25 season and has already made 52 appearances for the Shots before the end of his first season The midfielder has also chipped in with five goals as he’s quickly become a key part of Tommy Widdrington’s side Hargreaves said: “Really enjoyed my first season with the Shots and I’m delighted to be staying on.” “The support this year—both for me personally and the team—has been amazing “Looking forward to finishing the season strong and Tommy Widdrington added: “Cameron is a lad I also worked with before I came to Aldershot and knew he’d fit in seamlessly so was delighted to capture his signature last summer.” “His all round game in the heart of the engine room has been excellent and he fits well indeed compliments those around him.” “To know he’ll be part of the growing group committed for another season at least is excellent news for us at Aldershot Town.” The Shots fell to a 3-0 defeat to Woking at the Laithwaite Community Stadium as a brace from Tariq Hinds added to Dan Moss’ goal to seal the win within the first 20 minutes Woking opened the scoring after just three minutes A long throw put pressure on the Shots defence and thought they half-cleared their lines the ball was redelivered to the far-post and fell to Tariq Hinds who had time to take a touch and curl an effort into the bottom corner Ryan Jones saw an effort from outside the box deflected just past the post as a quick free-kick saw the Shots have their first sight at goal in the sixth minute but in the 10th minute it could have been two for Woking as Aaron Jones superbly blocked Lewis Walker’s effort from point-blank as the Woking striker fired the rebound over the bar Kwame Thomas’ header down for Hady Ghandour two minutes later saw the Aldershot striking partnership linking up well but Ghandour’s effort was high and wide and just a minute later than that Lewis Walker saw his effort blocked but the ball fell to Dan Moss who bundled the ball toward goal on the rebound and it bounced over Marcus Dewhurst and into the back of the net Woking had scored a third as Hinds scored his second Adam Chicksen’s delivery to the far-post found Hinds to turn it in Thomas made a significant contribution at the opposite end as he was on hand to make another goal-line block and as the first-half entered stoppage-time Dewhurst made a brilliant intervention rushing out to deny Aiden O’Brien Aldershot did start the second-half with a lot more conviction as they found some joy down their left especially through Tyler Frost in the first few minutes from the restart Ryan Jones’ through ball to Frost played him down the left-wing and he delivered a dangerous low-cross that was cleared with Hady Ghandour waiting in the middle Popping up on the other side a couple of minutes later A minute later from that the Shots broke again down the left as Frost drove towards the left he got held up by the Woking defence but found Ghandour with a backheel but the Shots striker’s powerful shot was over the bar Jack Barham was brought on in the 56th minute and just a minute later he was instantly introduced to the action breaking down the right but his low cross was gathered by Will Jaaskelainen there was controversy when Dan Moss who had already been booked violently took out Ryan Jones who ended up having to be stretchered off but Referee Aaron Farmer didn’t even give a free-kick and instead booked both Jack Barham and Marcus Dewhurst for their protests But the Shots couldn’t threaten Jaaskelainen’s goal in the time remaining as Woking were happy to sit on their lead and it was the home side who took the three points Development & Support by Akiko Design.