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Woking
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| Woking Groundshare | |
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Hayes and Yeading were formed in 2007, following a merger of Hayes FC and Yeading FC. The Club were playing their home games at Church Road, the original home of Hayes FC, but have taken the decision to move from there to re-develop the site of Yeading's original ground; 'The Warren' in Beaconsfield Road. Whilst the works are being undertaken, including the construction of a new Main Stand, then the Club will groundshare with Woking FC for all or part of the 2011/12 season, depending on how well the works progress. |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| The ground has an impressive and fairly modern looking single tiered stand situated at one end of the ground. This stand, the Leslie Gosden Stand, towers above the rest of the stadium. At the other end is a small covered terrace, called the Kingfield Road End, whilst on one side there is a small open terrace, called the Tennis Club Terrace. This terrace looks a little ugly as it has quite large warehouse type structures, sitting behind it, which comprise the David Lloyd gym and tennis club. On the other side are a couple of small strange looking, covered seated stands, I guess one of which at one time was the Main Stand, as this has the team dugouts located in front. There is a portion of terracing to one side of this and some portakbins offices at the other end. These stands seem quite old and unfortunately they look to have better days. However, one nice feature is the abundance of greenery, with lots of trees surrounding the stadium. | |
| Leslie Gosden Stand | |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
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There is normally no segregation for away fans. However if segregation is in place then normally the whole of the Tennis Club Terrace and in some circumstances part of the Leslie Gosden Stand Stand are allocated to away fans. Catering includes the usual fayre or Burgers, Pies and chips. Normally a relaxed and enjoyable day out. Adam Beal a visiting AFC Wimbledon supporter adds; 'I found it difficult to find a parking space in the local streets, but did so eventually, may be an idea to consider public transport next time. The food in the Leslie Gosden Stand is run by a local fish and chip company and was of a really good quality and gave the stand a great smell. The Club Bar was hospitable if not overly lively, with some pleasant banter amongst supporters. Overall a very pleasant ground and an enjoyable night'. . |
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| Where To Drink? | |
| Tom McNamara
informs me; 'There
is
the Cardinals Bar situated behind the Main Stand where
away fans are
normally welcome and there is usually a good and
lively atmosphere there'. It also has a large screen
television showing Sky Sports. However, away fans
are only allowed in
when there is non segregation of fans for the
forthcoming match. Paul
Hennessy adds; 'The nearest pub to the ground is the
the Kingfield
Arms. It is located about 300 meters from the ground
down Kingfield
Road towards Old Woking. The landlord is friendly
and caters for
Football fans. There are three television screens
which show Sky
Sports'. Otherwise you can take the ten minute walk into Woking town centre, where there are an array of pubs to be found including a Wetherspoons outlet, called the Herbert George Wells on Chertsey Road. Towards the town centre on the Guildford Road (A320) is the 'The Sovereigns' which is an Ember Inn. Both of these pubs are listed in the Good Beer Guide. |
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| How To Get There And Where To Park | |
| The 'trick' to
finding the ground is to follow signs
around Woking for the nearby leisure/sports
centre. From The East: Leave the M25 at Junction 10 and take the A3 towards Guildford. On approaching Guildford turn right onto the A320 towards Woking. On entering Woking turn right at the roundabout into Wych Hill Lane, towards Old Woking (A247). This road leads into the A247 Kingfield Road and the entrance to the ground is down on the right. From The West: Leave the M25 at Junction 11 and take the A317 and then the A320 towards Woking. Continue on the A320 through Woking town centre. After passing a hospital on your left you will come to a fork in the road, where you want to leave the A320 and branch left into Claremont Road towards Old Woking (A247). At the bottom of Claremont Road turn left onto the A247 Kingfield Road and the entrance to the ground is down on the right. There is no parking available as such at the ground. Therefore, it is either street parking (if you arrive early enough there are spaces on Westfield Avenue) or at the Woking Leisure Centre which is opposite the entrance to the ground and is free to park in for up to 4 hours. Otherwise a 15 minute walk way from the ground (and well sign posted) around the town centre is the Heathside multi storey car park, which on Saturday's costs £4.40 for four hours (a walking route is signposted from the car park to the ground). Map showing the location of the Kingfield Road Football Ground (at the bottom of this page). |
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| By Train | |
| Woking train station is about a mile away
from the ground and
is around a 15-20 minute walk. The station is
served by trains from London Waterloo. Exit the station on the opposite side of the station to the town (Station Approach/Oriental Road side). Turn Right down Station Approach and at the bottom, turn left onto Claremont Road (the A320). At the end of Claremont Road turn left on Kingfield Road and the ground is over the road on your right. Thanks to Ben Smith for providing the directions. |
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| Admission Prices | |
| Adults
£12 Senior Citizens £8 Students (up to 22 years old with ID) £8 Under 16's £2 In addition the Club are offering half price admission for current season ticket holders of Premier & Football League Clubs, as well as Blue Square Premier Clubs (excluding that's days oppostion), for Blue Square Premier League fixtures. |
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| Programme Price | |
| Official Programme £2.50 | |
| Local Rivals | |
| Staines Town & AFC Wimbledon. | |
| Disabled
Facilities |
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| There are 8 disabled
places available
next to the Family stand and another 8 in the Leslie
Gosden Stand. |
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| Fixtures 2011-2012 | |
| For the Hayes & Yeading FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
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| Record & Average Attendance | |
| Record
Attendance
(for Kingfield Stadium): 6,064 v Coventry City FA Cup 3rd Round, February 4th 1997 For Hayes (at Church Road): 15,370 v Bromley in 1951 Average Attendance: 2010-2011: 386 (Blue Square Premier) 2009-2010: 620 (Blue Square Premier) 2008-2009: 347 (Blue Square South) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Kingfield Road | |
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Christopher
Mason (Cambridge United) 29/10/11 |
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| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Late Rooms. They have a huge choice of places to stay and their booking facility is straightforward to use. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Woking Hotels and Guest Houses page. | |
| Location
Map Of Kingfield Stadium, Railway Station And
Listed Pubs |
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Instructions for using
the
map:
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| Feedback | |
| If anything
is
incorrect or you have something to add, please e-mail
me duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide. |
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reserved
Last Updated : 4
December 2011
