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Cardinal Birthday wishes to record breaking Woking goal scoring legend Giuseppe Sole, 38 years young today! THE most famous Italian Plumber North West Surrey has ever seen! 🇲🇨 🇮🇹
January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Cardinal Birthday wishes to record breaking Woking goal scoring legend Giuseppe Sole, 38 years young today! THE most famous Italian Plumber North West Surrey has ever seen! 🇲🇨 🇮🇹
On this day December 5th 1992: FA Cup 2nd Round at The Goldstone Ground, Brighton.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Woking 1 (S Wye), attendance 9,208. The picture shows the terrace packed with Woking fans 💖💖 Today the site of that once famous terrace is a Nando’s 🐔
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Woking 1 (S Wye), attendance 9,208. The picture shows the terrace packed with Woking fans 💖💖 Today the site of that once famous terrace is a Nando’s 🐔
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
On this day December 5th 1992: FA Cup 2nd Round at The Goldstone Ground, Brighton.
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Woking 1 (S Wye), attendance 9,208. The picture shows the terrace packed with Woking fans 💖💖 Today the site of that once famous terrace is a Nando’s 🐔
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Woking 1 (S Wye), attendance 9,208. The picture shows the terrace packed with Woking fans 💖💖 Today the site of that once famous terrace is a Nando’s 🐔
Scenes from April 12th 1958 at Wembley Stadium. FA Amateur Cup Final in colour, Woking 3 Ilford 0 attendance 71,000 🇲🇨
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Scenes from April 12th 1958 at Wembley Stadium. FA Amateur Cup Final in colour, Woking 3 Ilford 0 attendance 71,000 🇲🇨
One month till Christmas - too early perhaps? 🇲🇨
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One month till Christmas - too early perhaps? 🇲🇨
53 years ago today: Lieutenant Pigeon currently No.1 in the UK charts with “Mouldy Old Dough” rising energy costs, economic downturn, industrial unrest (some things never change) Woking draw 3-3 with Kingstonian, Geoffrey Chapple scoring two for the Cards 🔴⚪️
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
53 years ago today: Lieutenant Pigeon currently No.1 in the UK charts with “Mouldy Old Dough” rising energy costs, economic downturn, industrial unrest (some things never change) Woking draw 3-3 with Kingstonian, Geoffrey Chapple scoring two for the Cards 🔴⚪️
On this day in 1887: Woking FC has been formed at a general meeting to elect officers & agree fixtures, held at the Railway Hotel (Sovereigns) on Wednesday 26th October 1887, with the first fixture to be played against Chertsey on the Wheatsheaf on the 5th November 🇲🇨
October 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On this day in 1887: Woking FC has been formed at a general meeting to elect officers & agree fixtures, held at the Railway Hotel (Sovereigns) on Wednesday 26th October 1887, with the first fixture to be played against Chertsey on the Wheatsheaf on the 5th November 🇲🇨
Kevan Brown and Colin Lippiatt with a bowl of bread rolls 🥯
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Kevan Brown and Colin Lippiatt with a bowl of bread rolls 🥯
On this day in 1953: Woking 1 Dulwich Hamlet 0, Charlie Mortimore's first ever league appearance for Woking - he scored! ❤️🤍🖤
August 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
On this day in 1953: Woking 1 Dulwich Hamlet 0, Charlie Mortimore's first ever league appearance for Woking - he scored! ❤️🤍🖤
103 YEARS OLD TODAY! 🇾🇪 Happy Birthday Kingfield, on this day in 1922 a crowd of 3,000 watched Woking play their first ever competitive match at Kingfield, a 1-1 draw with Tufnell Park ♥️🤍🖤
August 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
103 YEARS OLD TODAY! 🇾🇪 Happy Birthday Kingfield, on this day in 1922 a crowd of 3,000 watched Woking play their first ever competitive match at Kingfield, a 1-1 draw with Tufnell Park ♥️🤍🖤
Woking’s Grant Payne against Cheltenham Town’s Clive Walker 🇲🇨
August 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Woking’s Grant Payne against Cheltenham Town’s Clive Walker 🇲🇨
33 years ago today: Woking 0 Stafford Rangers 3. The Cards have a rude awakening in their first ever Conference game, attendance 2,044 👚💕👚
August 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
33 years ago today: Woking 0 Stafford Rangers 3. The Cards have a rude awakening in their first ever Conference game, attendance 2,044 👚💕👚
That classic 1994/95 Woking away shirt - it’s revival time! 💛💙💛
August 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That classic 1994/95 Woking away shirt - it’s revival time! 💛💙💛
On this day in 1933: Woking FA Amateur Cup winner and England Amateur International Roy Littlejohn (far left with 3 other Cards England Amateur forwards) was born in Winton Bournemouth 🇲🇨
June 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On this day in 1933: Woking FA Amateur Cup winner and England Amateur International Roy Littlejohn (far left with 3 other Cards England Amateur forwards) was born in Winton Bournemouth 🇲🇨
On this day in 1997: Woking 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0. The Cards win the F.A Trophy for the 3rd time in 4 years at Wembley Stadium. This was sadly Lloyd Wye’s last of 508 appearances in a 1st XI shirt. An unbeatable 100% - 4 visits - 4 wins at the old Wembley Stadium 🌕🌕
May 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
On this day in 1997: Woking 1 Dagenham & Redbridge 0. The Cards win the F.A Trophy for the 3rd time in 4 years at Wembley Stadium. This was sadly Lloyd Wye’s last of 508 appearances in a 1st XI shirt. An unbeatable 100% - 4 visits - 4 wins at the old Wembley Stadium 🌕🌕
Cardinal Birthday wishes to Woking legend Lloyd Wye 🇲🇨
May 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Cardinal Birthday wishes to Woking legend Lloyd Wye 🇲🇨
On this day in 1993: a crowd of 1,586 watch Dave Puckett, Ansil Bushay and Richard Buzaglo (his one and only goal in the Conference) score as Woking, in Cardinal Pink, beat Kettering Town 3-2 at Kingfield 👚
March 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On this day in 1993: a crowd of 1,586 watch Dave Puckett, Ansil Bushay and Richard Buzaglo (his one and only goal in the Conference) score as Woking, in Cardinal Pink, beat Kettering Town 3-2 at Kingfield 👚
England 🏴 legend Nobby Stiles enjoys a few beers with Woking’s favourite Scotsman Scott Steele at Kingfield in August 1996 🇲🇨
March 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
England 🏴 legend Nobby Stiles enjoys a few beers with Woking’s favourite Scotsman Scott Steele at Kingfield in August 1996 🇲🇨
Saturday 5th April 1994, pre Woking’s GM Vauxhall Conference 1-0 win over Gateshead win at Kingfield 🇲🇨 Andy Clement with the Cards winner 🇲🇨
March 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Saturday 5th April 1994, pre Woking’s GM Vauxhall Conference 1-0 win over Gateshead win at Kingfield 🇲🇨 Andy Clement with the Cards winner 🇲🇨
Woking Reserves circa 1929 at the Kingfield Sportsground 🇲🇨
March 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Woking Reserves circa 1929 at the Kingfield Sportsground 🇲🇨
On this day in 1957: Woking 6 Corinthian Casuals 0, a Kingfield crowd of 2,950 saw Charlie Mortimore and Geoff Hamm hat-tricks 🇲🇨
March 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
On this day in 1957: Woking 6 Corinthian Casuals 0, a Kingfield crowd of 2,950 saw Charlie Mortimore and Geoff Hamm hat-tricks 🇲🇨
Happy Cardinal Birthday wishes to Laurence William Batty, Woking’s legendary goalkeeper born in Westminster on this day in 1964 🇾🇪
February 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Happy Cardinal Birthday wishes to Laurence William Batty, Woking’s legendary goalkeeper born in Westminster on this day in 1964 🇾🇪
31 years ago today: Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Woking 2 FA Trophy 2nd Round 🌕🔵🌕 Filson is a donkey - he wears a donkeys hat - and when he saw a carrot - he said I’m ‘avin that!
February 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
31 years ago today: Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Woking 2 FA Trophy 2nd Round 🌕🔵🌕 Filson is a donkey - he wears a donkeys hat - and when he saw a carrot - he said I’m ‘avin that!
On this day in 1953: the Cardinals take a little away day in South London and come away with a 3-4 defeat at Dulwich Hamlet. Bill Short (2) and A Phelan scoring for Woking 🔴⚪️⚫️
February 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On this day in 1953: the Cardinals take a little away day in South London and come away with a 3-4 defeat at Dulwich Hamlet. Bill Short (2) and A Phelan scoring for Woking 🔴⚪️⚫️
The Chris Lane Terrace at Kingfield May 1990 ❤️🤍
February 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Chris Lane Terrace at Kingfield May 1990 ❤️🤍