Aldershot Town F.C.

Formation and the Isthmian years

In March 1992, the town of Aldershot was without a football club after Aldershot F.C. became the first Football League team to fold during the football season since Accrington Stanley in 1962. The original Aldershot club had been in the Football League since 1932 and competed in the Third and Fourth Divisions. Promotion had been achieved as recently as 1987, but relegation followed two years later and debts well into six figures had almost brought about the club's demise in the summer of 1990. Despite a rescue package allowing the original winding-up order to be rescinded, the club's debts remained high and the club became insolvent just over 18 months later. Aldershot Town was born later the same year, and began life competing in the Isthmian League Division Three. Despite Aldershot Town playing five divisions lower than the Football League, the attendance for their first competitive fixture was higher than the old team's last home tie, with attendances that season averaging around 2,000 at a level where attendances normally averaged around 100. Ten successive victories were recorded under the guidance of former player Steve Wignall and Aldershot won the championship by an 18-point margin. A further promotion and an FA Vase quarter-final placing was achieved in the 1993–94 season. When Steve Wignall departed to take charge of Colchester United midway through the 1994–95 season, former Nottingham Forest winger Steve Wigley took over.…

League

Conference (level 5) Champions: 2007–08 Isthmian League (level 6) Champions: 2002–03 Isthmian League Division One (level 7) Champions: 1997–98 Isthmian League Division Three (level 9) Champions: 1992–93 Cup

FA Trophy Winners: 2024–25 Conference League Cup Winners: 2007–08 Hampshire Senior Cup Winners: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07