Finally, your chance to see us back in action!
105 days on from our brilliant win under the lights at the Memorial Stadium, Tuesday night football returns for the Royals!
We'll be making the short, 25 mile trip across into Surrey to take on Woking at the Laithwaite Community Stadium tomorrow night.
Read on for full details ahead of the 7:30pm kick off:
MATCH COVERAGE
For the first time this season, we'll be playing a game that is open to the public!
However, if you're not able to make it to back the boys, we'll have full coverage across our social media channels and the website!
Unfortunately, there will be no streaming available for this fixture.
The hosts have provided an away fans' guide to the Laithwaite Community Stadium, which you can read here:
TICKET DETAILS
The Chris Lane Terrace, and Block E of the Seymours Community Stand are the allocated areas for visiting supporters.
All tickets for this fixture are being sold via our hosts, with the below pricing structure in place:
| Adults | £12 |
| Concessions (65+, , Military, Blue Light) | £12 |
| 17 to 22 | £6 |
| 14 to 16 | £6 |
| 13 and Under | £5 |
Please note, that seated tickets will only be available when booking online in advance, and online sales will end at 4:30pm on matchday.
If you are purchasing at the ground, there will be terrace tickets only, if you do intend to pay on the turnstile, please note that contactless, credit and debit cards are preferred at the Laithwaite Community Stadium, and cash points of sale are limited.
Click here to get your tickets!
DISABLED SUPPORTERS
For disabled supporters, who require a carer ticket for this fixture, please click here
PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Getting there by car: The ground is situated on the A247, opposite the entrance to Woking Park, midway between the town centre and Old Woking. Leave the M25 at either junctions 10 (Wisley) or 11 (Chertsey) and follow the signs towards Woking. When nearing the town centre follow the brown signs showing Heathside Crescent Car Park, and then follow signs for Woking FC.
Parking: The Club’s designated car park is Heathside Crescent, GU22 7AG, one mile away from the stadium and a 20-minute walk. This car park holds 496 spaces. Pricing is £3.50 for up to two hours, £5 for up to three hours, and there is a flat rate overnight charge of £2.20 after 18:00
Woking Park car park is opposite the Laithwaite Community Stadium. This car park holds 583 spaces. Pricing is FREE for up to two hours, £1.80 for up to three hours, and there is a flat rate overnight charge of £2.20 after 18:00.
While limited parking is available on the surrounding roads and estates of the Laithwaite Community Stadium, concerns have been raised by residents following recent matches, so please be mindful and considerate of the neighbours and park safely and legally. Please don’t block drives, park on verges or block any residential right of way.
The car park at David Lloyd adjacent to the Laithwaite Community Stadium is not to be used by supporters.
Getting there by train: If travelling from Reading, Royals fans will need to take the Gatwick Airport train, and change at Guildford to jump on the line direct to Woking, with return trains running until 12:30am.
Leave the station by the exit on platform 5. You then have a choice of two routes. You can either follow the signposted route ahead of you down White Rose Lane or turn immediately right along the station approach road to take the more direct route.
THE OPPOSITION
After a fourth-placed finish in 2022-23, last season was a much tougher campaign for the Cards, with ex-manager Darren Sarll being sacked in November, and replaced by former Coventry, Leeds, Sheffield United, Portsmouth and Notts County defender Michael Doyle.
The Surrey-based club secured 17th on final day with a 3-0 home win over AFC Fylde, but had flirted with relegation for most of the season, slipping into the bottom four in February, and eventually finishing three points and four places above the relegation zone.
Despite both clubs being over 135 years old, we've never faced off in a competitive fixture, and the Cardinals have never played league football, despite notable success in the 90s, reaching the FA Cup Fourth Round, and finishing second on two occasions in the fifth tier across the decade.
ONE TO WATCH: Will Jääskeläinen
Young Goalkeeper Will Jääskeläinen is the player to keep an eye on in this one.
The Finn is the eldest son of former Bolton, West Ham and Wigan shotstopper Jussi, and spent some time in the academy at Wanderers.
He left in 2017, initially joining Leek Town, before signing for Crewe Alexandra that year, going on to make 95 appearances for the Railwaymen, despite intermittent loan spells away from the club, and winning their 'Breakthrough Player of the Season' in 2019-20.
Just one appearance followed during a six-month stay at AFC Wimbledon, but he's really found a home at the Laithwaite, making 45 appearances since signing in February 2023, including playing every minute, and keeping four clean sheets, during their final 12 league games last season as they gradually eased relegation worries.
FAMILIAR FACES
Unfortunately there aren't any familiar faces in the Woking ranks for us.
However current striker Jayden Wareham spent two seasons as a Cardinal, and was given his debut at just 16 years old, in a 6-2 away defeat to Sutton United, going on to be named's as the club's Academy Player of the Season in 2019-20.
He scored his first goals for the Surrey based side, coming on as a substitute to bag a brace and rescue a 2-2 draw away at Bromley in January 2021, which was enough for Chelsea to sign him for their academy at the end of the campaign.
Former Manager Brian McDermott famously started his life as a manager at Slough Town, but left the Rebels to take up the gig at what was then known as Kingfield Stadium in 1998.
McDermott picked up a respectable draw against Yeovil Town in his frist game, before going on to guide them to a mid-table finish. However a tougher second campaign saw him dismissed in February 2000, paving the way for him to take up his first position with the Royals just a few months later...