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66-421: Sahara Club (Pokhara) have been running a football academy for under-privileged children from the profit of the tournament and donations from various individuals and organisations. At present, there are 30 children at the academy The major attraction of the cup is the involvement of major clubs of Nepal and some international clubs. The cup is recognized by ANFA and is included in its annual calendar. The tournament

132-469: A 4–3 penalty shoot out victory over near neighbours Woking in the semi-final. The final, played at the Recreation Ground on 3 April, was against Rushden & Diamonds . With the scores 1–1 at full-time, then 3–3 after extra time, Aldershot won 4–3 on penalties. Sixteen years after the demise of Aldershot F.C., the town of Aldershot had a Football League team again. The club retained much of

198-401: A Hampshire Senior Cup semi-final, a league record 5,518 in an Isthmian League Premier Division match against Farnborough and 6,870 for an FA Cup 1st round match against Woking. The original Aldershot were rivals with Reading until their demise in 1992 but are still considered the main rival of the club by supporters. The only meeting between the two clubs since the rebirth of Aldershot was

264-416: A Premiership game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park for lashing out at Eagles defender Richard Shaw . Cantona then kicked Palace supporter Matthew Simmons, who taunted him from the stands. His club fined him two weeks wages and banned him from playing for the rest of the season. The FA fined Cantona £10,000 and extended his ban from football to 30 September 1995, for a total of eight months – one of

330-468: A Misplaced Pages article see Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players . Jason Chewins holds the record for the most number of appearances for the club, playing 489 times between August 1994 and May 2004. This led to the left-back being the first and, to date, only player to receive a testimonial match , which was played against Portsmouth in July 2004. Before Chewins, the record was held by Mark Butler, who joined

396-476: A capacity of 7,100. The stadium was previously the home of Aldershot F.C. The stadium's current sponsor is EBB Paper, therefore the ground is advertly known as The EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground, however is affectionately known as 'The Rec'. In March 2018, Aldershot Town presented proposals for the redevelopment of the EBB Stadium to Rushmoor Borough Council which would see the potential development of

462-470: A former Tottenham Hotspur player – won the trophy for the Spaniards. Until 9 November 1994 when the newspaper published its first articles about him, the appellant ( Bruce Grobbelaar }'s public reputation was unblemished. But he had in fact acted in a way in which no decent or honest footballer would act and in a way which could, if not exposed and stamped on, undermine the integrity of a game which earns

528-588: A friendly in 2001 which resulted in an outbreak of violence between the two sets of fans and multiple arrests. Aldershot also has a friendly relationship and close ties with "sister club" Badshot Lea . The two annually hold pre-season fixtures against each other. On 6 July 2019, the two played in the inaugural match of Badshot Lea's new stadium Westfield Lane, seen by 660 spectators, a record attendance for The Baggies still hold today. League Cup 1994%E2%80%9395 in English football The 1994–95 season

594-468: A new stadium, containing both seating and standing areas, that will give the club a 'long-term home from which to build our ambitions on the pitch'. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. For all Aldershot Town F.C. players with

660-495: A run of six successive victories, but missed out on promotion by goal difference . After narrowly missing out during the next two seasons Wigley left in July 1997 to become Youth Development Officer at Nottingham Forest. He was replaced by George Borg, another former Aldershot FC player. Attendances continued to rise during this period and the final fixture of the 1997–98 Isthmian League First Division championship-winning season, at home to Berkhamsted Town , attracted 4,289 fans to

726-414: A terrible start to the 1994–95 season. Failure to win any of their first twelve Premiership games cost manager Mike Walker his job, but the appointment of Oldham Athletic 's Joe Royle as his successor and the signing of controversial striker Duncan Ferguson helped to revive Everton's fortunes. Their Premiership survival was confirmed at the end of April and on 20 May they beat Manchester United 1–0 in

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792-671: Is a professional association football club based in Aldershot , Hampshire , England. The team competes in the National League , the fifth level of the English football league system . The club was founded in the spring of 1992 after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot . Aldershot Town play at the Recreation Ground , which had also been the home ground of the previous club. Initially placed in

858-470: Is conducted in a knockout format and 12 teams compete for the title. The tournament is the main event keeping the spirit of football alive in Nepal and handsomely rewards the clubs and players. It is also the longest sporting event to be held regularly. For the first time in history in 2019 there were only 10 club competing due to tight schedule of tournament all over Nepal and Date issue. On the 13th edition of

924-547: The 2007–08 promotion winning team, and added several signings, both permanent and on loan. Gary Waddock and Martin Kuhl also committed their futures to the club by signing new three-year contracts. Joel Grant was sold to Crewe Alexandra for £130,000, a club record. On the opening day of the 2008–09 season, Aldershot Town won their first league game on their return to the Football League at Accrington Stanley 1–0. This

990-533: The FA Cup final thanks to a Paul Rideout goal. Rideout's goal – and the brilliant goalkeeping of veteran Neville Southall – meant that Everton had won their first major honour in eight years, while United endured their first trophyless season in six years. To date, this remains Everton's last major trophy. On 25 January 1995, Eric Cantona , the Manchester United and France forward, was sent off in

1056-606: The Football Conference . After just 11 years, four promotions had now been achieved and just one more promotion was required for league football to return to Aldershot. The club also retained the Hampshire Senior Cup with a 2–1 win over Bashley . A crowd of 3,680 saw Aldershot's first game in the Conference, a 2–1 win over Accrington Stanley. The club went on to stay in the play-off positions in

1122-642: The Football League Trophy and completed the " lower-league Double ". 1995 saw five teams relegated – Cambridge United , Plymouth Argyle , Cardiff City , Chester City , and Leyton Orient This season saw three clubs go up from Division Three instead of four clubs. They were champions Carlisle United , runners-up Walsall , and playoff winners Chesterfield . Exeter City , who almost went out of business in mid-season, finished bottom of Division Three but kept their league status because Conference champions Macclesfield Town were unable to meet

1188-537: The Greater Manchester area. Cantona was not the only player facing jail. Chelsea captain Dennis Wise was convicted of assaulting a taxi driver and jailed for three months, although a successful appeal saw both his conviction and his prison sentence quashed. Arsenal were another Premiership club to be hit by controversy in the 1994–95 season. In November 1994, winger Paul Merson admitted that he

1254-1026: The Isthmian League Third Division, Aldershot Town won the league in their debut 1992–93 season and won promotion out of the Second Division the following season. They won the First Division title in 1997–98 and the Premier Division in 2002–03 to gain a place in the Conference . They spent five seasons in the Conference, losing twice in the play-offs, before winning promotion into the Football League as Conference National and Conference League Cup champions under Gary Waddock 's stewardship in 2007–08. They spent five seasons in League Two , reaching

1320-620: The UEFA Cup along with fourth placed Liverpool (also League Cup winners) and fifth placed Leeds United . After this season the Premier League would be reduced to 20 clubs, so there was four teams relegated this time around. They were occupied by Crystal Palace , Norwich City (who had finished third two seasons earlier), Leicester City , and Ipswich Town . The streamlining of the Premier League meant that just two clubs would be promoted from Division One in 1995. Middlesbrough won

1386-530: The Division One title in their first season under Bryan Robson , while Reading were the club that were to fail to win promotion despite finishing second in the table. Instead, they competed in the playoffs , losing to Bolton Wanderers in the final, who achieved their second promotion in three years under Bruce Rioch – as well as being League Cup runners-up. 1995 saw four clubs relegated from Division One to Division Two – Swindon Town (relegated for

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1452-566: The Division Two title with Birmingham City , who were also Auto Windscreen Shield winners. The 1994–95 season was the first season in which clubs in the top two tiers were required to have all-seater stadia . A total of 26,150,028 attended matches in competitions organised by The Football Association and the Football League and hosted by league clubs. Of that number, 21,856,223 attended Premiership and Football League matches. This ensured that attendance at league matches had increased for

1518-494: The English league for the first time since 1914 after four years of heavy spending on and off the pitch. Strikers Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton scored more than 60 goals between them during the course of the season, while centre half Colin Hendry and full back Graham Le Saux ensured that there was solidity and consistency away from the attack. Manchester United narrowly missed out on a third successive league title, and were also on

1584-593: The First Round to the Final was 2,015,261, an increase of 25,641 from the previous season. The attendance at the Final was 79,592. The five-year revival of Blackburn Rovers under the ownership of Jack Walker paid off as they were crowned Premiership champions and finished top of the English league for the first time in 81 years. A key force in the title glory was striker Alan Shearer , who scored 34 League goals and

1650-504: 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 finally went bust just over 18 months later. Aldershot Town

1716-759: The League Cup saw Aldershot take on Manchester United at home, which ended in a 3–0 victory for the Red Devils. Holdsworth was sacked by Aldershot on 20 February 2013 with the team in 20th place in League Two. In the summer 2012, a major shareholder suffered a major stroke , debilitating him and creating a financial insecurity that would prove dangerous come the following year. In May 2013, Aldershot Town announced that they were in financial difficulties, with players' wages going unpaid. The Chief Executive, Andrew Mills, announced his resignation saying that there

1782-696: The Recreation Ground ;– a league record and an attendance comparable to that of many fourth and even third-tier clubs at the time. The success under Borg continued with an Isthmian League Cup, two Hampshire Senior Cups and a runners-up spot in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club's reserves were reinstated in 2000–01 and entered the Suburban League. The FA Cup in 2000–01 saw Aldershot take on league opposition at The Recreation Ground for

1848-518: The club at its inception in 1992. Butler played 303 times between August 1992 and May 1998, also holding the all-time goal scoring record by netting 155 times, a record he still currently holds. Former goalkeeper Nikki Bull made his 300th appearance for the Shots in November 2008 and eventually made 313 appearances before moving to Brentford in July 2009. Five others have played more than 200 times for

1914-535: The club by a consortium led by former chairman Shahid Azeem. In conjunction, the club announced the agreement of a lucrative deal with Chelsea to host a significant number of matches played by the Chelsea Academy and Reserves over the next two years. Aldershot Town were relegated from the National League in 2019 after finishing 21st. However, they were reprieved from relegation after Gateshead were administratively relegated. The 2019–20 National League

1980-417: The club by mutual agreement, with the club lying 20th in League Two, after winning just 6 out of 22 league games. Dillon was replaced by Newport County manager Dean Holdsworth . Holdsworth succeeded in removing the threat of relegation, eventually guiding the club to 14th position in a run which included only 4 defeats in the second half of the season. Aldershot finished 11th in the 2011–12 . A good run in

2046-478: The club for the first time since the early 1980s. Bryan Robson made an excellent start to his management career by winning the Division One championship and gaining promotion to the Premiership with Middlesbrough . Bruce Rioch won the Division One playoffs and took Bolton Wanderers to their first cup final in nearly 40 years. Jimmy Quinn took Reading to a second-place finish in Division One and only

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2112-492: The club's history, was sacked after nine years at the helm. Despite the controversy of George Graham's sacking and Paul Merson's personal problems, Arsenal reached the European Cup Winners' Cup final under caretaker manager Stewart Houston , where they faced Real Zaragoza of Spain . The scores were level at 1–1 after 90 minutes, but a freak goal from 40 yards out in the last minute of extra-time by Nayim –

2178-460: The club, including Stuart Udal, whose cousin Shaun was an England international cricketer. Winger Jimmy Sugrue has also reached the landmark. More recently, three members of the 2007–08 title winning squad, namely Anthony Charles , Anthony Straker and Danny Hylton reached the landmark. Gary Abbott is, apart from Butler, the only Shots player to have ever scored over 100 goals for the club. Over

2244-487: The course of three seasons, between August 1998 and May 2001, he scored 120 goals. As of 6 May 2017 Record Purchase Record Sale Aldershot Town's home kit is red with blue and white trim. The club have always played in a predominantly red kit with blue features, including stripes and quarters. The club's chosen colours of red and blue reflect the garrison town's association with the British Army. Errea were

2310-542: The first time since reforming, when Brighton & Hove Albion visited for a 1st Round tie in November and a record attendance of 7,500 saw the league team win. In the following season's FA Cup the Shots held Bristol Rovers to a home draw in the First Round, but again missed out on the Second Round after losing the replay in Bristol. George Borg resigned as manager in November 2001 after pressure from supporters and

2376-467: The former first-team coach of Reading , was appointed as Waddock's permanent successor in November 2009. Two days later Dillon appointed Gary Owers as his assistant manager. Under the new management team Aldershot finished the season in sixth place, qualifying them for the play-offs, where they lost 3–0 on aggregate to Rotherham United . In January 2011 Kevin Dillon and assistant Gary Owers had left

2442-407: 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. The club finished the 1994–95 season with

2508-538: The kit supplier for the 2011–12 season. Adidas was the kit supplier from the 2013–14 season to the 2019–20 season. Errea has been the kit supplier from the 2020–21 season. Further details and images of previous kits can be found at the Historical Football Kit website. Aldershot Town's local rivals are Rushmoor neighbours Farnborough and Surrey side Woking . Fixtures against these sides attract larger than average crowds, including 5,961 for

2574-454: The last day of the season carried the Shots into the play-offs for a place in the Football League. Over two legs the Shots held their own against favourites Hereford United , drawing 1–1 at The Rec and 0–0 at Edgar Street . Extra time finished without any further score and the tie was concluded on penalties with the Shots winning 4–2. The 2004 Conference play-off Final against Shrewsbury Town finished 1–1 after extra time. Shrewsbury returned to

2640-458: The league table for all but 3 days of the season. The Shots equalled their best ever run in the FA Cup, reaching the 2nd Round and losing 1–0 to Colchester United at Layer Road . The club reached their first FA Trophy semi-final, losing to eventual winners Hednesford Town and the average attendance for league matches at The Rec ended on a record high of 3,303. A 1–1 draw against Tamworth on

2706-420: The league with a 3–0 win in the penalty shoot-out. In May 2004 the club officers made the decision to convert Aldershot Town to full-time professional status from the following July. In 2004–05 the Shots once again equalled their best ever run in the FA Cup as they reached the 2nd Round proper, where they lost 5–1 to Hartlepool United . After a slow start in the league, Aldershot improved their form and reached

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2772-683: The league's stadium capacity requirements. Alan Shearer was the English league's top scorer with 34 Premiership goals for champions Blackburn Rovers. 20-year-old Robbie Fowler collected a League Cup winner's medal with Liverpool as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award, following another season of strong goalscoring. Peter Schmeichel established himself as a world-class goalkeeper by conceding just 4 goals in 18 home Premiership fixtures with Manchester United . Stan Collymore scored 22 Premiership goals for Nottingham Forest and

2838-442: The longest suspensions ever handed out in English football. FIFA later confirmed that this ban was worldwide. A jury at Croydon Magistrates Court found him guilty of common assault and the judge sentenced him to fourteen days in prison, although he was immediately released on bail pending an appeal – which was successful in quashing his prison sentence. He received a 120-hour community service order instead, opting to coach children in

2904-427: The losing side in the FA Cup final, although their fortunes were not helped by the loss of several players including Eric Cantona , Andrei Kanchelskis , Roy Keane and Paul Parker for considerable periods due to suspension or injury. Newly promoted Nottingham Forest made a huge impact and finished third to qualify for Europe for the first time since 1984. Liverpool showed signs of a return to their former glory with

2970-588: The loyalty and support of millions. Bruce Grobbelaar faced match-fixing allegations resulting in the October 2002 judgement by Lord Bingham of Cornhill . He and his co-defendants had been cleared in November 1997. Grobbelaar later successfully sued The Sun for libel . The Sun appealed, and the case was eventually reached the House of Lords . The Lords slashed Grobbelaar's award to £1 and ordered him to pay The Sun' s legal costs , estimated at £500,000. Grobbelaar

3036-616: The most exciting young talents in England and would soon be on his way to Liverpool . Wrexham striker Gary Bennett scored a staggering 39 goals in all competitions. Huddersfield Town striker Andy Booth who scored an impressive 30 goals during this season as well as make international honours with the England Under 21 squad . Walsall wingers Scott Houghton and Martin O'Connor almost single-handedly earned their club's promotion to Division Two. Kenny Dalglish become only

3102-407: The ninth consecutive season. In the Premiership, 11,213,371 attended the 420 matches held in 1994–95, the highest attendance in the top division since the 1980–81 season. Meanwhile, Football League clubs attracted 10,583,498, a decline of half a million from the previous season . The ten most supported teams in league matches this season were as follows: The attendance at FA Cup matches from

3168-450: The play-offs after beating Scarborough in the last game of the season. The Shots won the first leg against Carlisle United 1–0 at home, but lost the away leg 2–1, giving a 2–2 aggregate score. Extra time could not separate the sides and the tie went to penalties, with Carlisle winning the shootout. The next two seasons were less successful for the Shots. 2005–06 saw Aldershot's team suffer numerous injuries, and they struggled to 13th in

3234-529: The play-offs in 2010, though were relegated back into non-League football and entered administration in May 2013. They reached the National League play-offs in 2017 and 2018. 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

3300-443: The primary reason, although his position may have been untenable with regards to the season's performance. Martin Kuhl took over as caretaker manager. They made it to the Third round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 4–2 at Bloomfield Road to Blackpool In May 2007 Gary Waddock was appointed the new manager, with Martin Kuhl reverting to his coaching position. The Shots started the season strongly, losing few games before

3366-559: The second straight season), Burnley , Bristol City , and Notts County . Sunderland narrowly avoided the drop following the arrival of enthusiastic new manager Peter Reid , who over the next few years would bring dramatic improvements to the Wearsiders. There were only two promotion places in Division Two for 1994–95. They were occupied by champions Birmingham City and playoff winners Huddersfield Town , both enjoying success after seasons of disappointment. Birmingham City also won

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3432-563: The streamlining of the Premiership prevented them from reaching the top flight for the very first time. Neil Warnock achieved his fourth promotion in less than a decade as he guided Huddersfield Town to glory in the Division Two playoffs. John Duncan helped Chesterfield F.C. win the Division Three playoffs and brought some long-awaited success to Saltergate. Chris Nicholl had a strong first season as Walsall F.C. manager by gaining promotion to Division Two. Barry Fry won

3498-422: The table. The team made it to the 2nd round of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Scunthorpe United . The next season was equally disappointing, with the side never really getting close enough to the aim of finishing in the playoff positions. The club eventually made it to 9th in the reformed 24 club Conference Premier , finishing 13 points off the playoffs. Terry Brown resigned, citing the poor health of his wife as

3564-463: The third manager to win the English league title with different clubs after he guided Blackburn Rovers to their first league title since 1914. Joe Royle completed his first season as Everton manager by winning the FA Cup . Roy Evans won the League Cup in his first full season as Liverpool manager. Frank Clark took newly promoted Nottingham Forest to third place in the Premiership to achieve UEFA Cup qualification and bring European football to

3630-479: The tournament, English non-league side Aldershot Town FC entered in the tournament, and thus became the first European ( UEFA ) club to compete in the tournament's history. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , 19th edition of the tournament only featured 8 teams. The 20th edition was held with 1/3 of the spectators allowed by following Covid safety protocols. Aldershot Town FC Aldershot Town Football Club

3696-638: The turn of the year. Jonny Dixon was sold to Brighton and Hove Albion in the January Transfer window for a then club record of £56,000. The Shots finished top of the Conference Premier with a record 101 points, and were promoted to the Football League, for the first time since the club was reformed ending the season on an 18-match undefeated run. The Shots also made it to the Conference League Cup Final after

3762-403: Was addicted to alcohol, cocaine and gambling. He went on a three-month rehabilitation course before resuming his career. Just before Merson's return, it was revealed that manager George Graham had accepted £425,000 worth of illegal payments from a Scandinavian agent who had overseen the signings of Pål Lydersen and John Jensen three years earlier. Graham, one of the most successful managers in

3828-512: 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

3894-593: Was followed four days later by the club's first ever EFL Cup game, against Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena , which the Shots lost 3–1. The Shots finished fifteenth in League Two in their first season in the Football League. Two months into the 2009–10 season, manager Gary Waddock and assistant Martin Kuhl accepted offers to join Wycombe Wanderers . Jason Dodd was appointed as Caretaker Manager , assisted by Paul Williams before Kevin Dillon ,

3960-465: Was named PFA Players' Player of the Year . His strike partner Chris Sutton also had a major influence on Blackburn's success, as did captain Tim Sherwood and defenders Colin Hendry and Graeme Le Saux . Manager Kenny Dalglish , who had won three titles as a manager with Liverpool , became only the third manager in English football to win the league title with different clubs. Everton had

4026-410: Was no evidence that the major shareholder Kris Machala had the ability to fund the club. Director Tony Knights admitted that the club has been "haemorrhaging money". On 2 May 2013, just five days after their relegation from the Football League, Aldershot Town officially entered administration. The club fell with debts of over £1 million. On 1 August 2013, Aldershot Town confirmed the takeover of

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4092-519: Was replaced by Terry Brown. He won his first game in charge beating Newport IOW 1–0 in the Hampshire Senior Cup Semi-final Second Leg, taking The Shots on to win the final against Havant & Waterlooville . In Brown's first full season in charge he overhauled the squad, and by mid-November the Shots were top of the table, a position they did not relinquish for the remainder of the season, winning promotion to

4158-471: Was soon on his way to Liverpool for an English record fee of £8.4 million. Experienced Scottish striker John Hendrie was the driving force in Middlesbrough's return to the Premiership after a two-year absence. 36-year-old Tranmere Rovers striker John Aldridge was Division One's leading goalscorer with 24 league goals. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jason McAteer established himself as one of

4224-532: Was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the Shots finishing in 18th place based on points per game . Aldershot Town finished 15th in the 2020–21 season finishing with 52 points. In the 2021–22 season they finished 20th and in the 2022–23 season they finished 18th. Statistics for the previous decade. For a full history see; List of Aldershot Town F.C. seasons Aldershot Town play their home games at The Recreation Ground , which has

4290-466: Was the 115th season of competitive football in England . Blackburn Rovers ended their 81-year wait for the league title thanks to the strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton which scored a total of more than 50 league goals. On the final day of the season, Manchester United failed to beat West Ham United , confirming Blackburn as champions, despite losing to Liverpool . Newly promoted Nottingham Forest finished third and qualified for

4356-525: Was unable to pay the costs and was declared bankrupt . Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour (First Division & Premier League). Number after slash is Premier League only. * indicates new record for competition ab = Abandoned after 27 minutes because of crowd violence with the Republic of Ireland leading 1–0 and no official result recorded, although caps were awarded. Blackburn Rovers were crowned champions of

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