Woking Legend Kevan Brownโs father Peter (who played for Southampton and Wrexham) owned a cafe in Andover which was frequented by Reg Presley from the 1960s hit band The Troggs ๐ฒ๐จ
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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! ๐ฒ๐จ ๐ฎ๐น
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 ๐๐ Today the site of that once famous terrace is a Nandoโs ๐
Scenes from April 12th 1958 at Wembley Stadium. FA Amateur Cup Final in colour, Woking 3 Ilford 0 attendance 71,000 ๐ฒ๐จ
One month till Christmas - too early perhaps? ๐ฒ๐จ
53 years ago today: Lieutenant Pigeon currently No.1 in the UK charts with โMouldy Old Doughโ rising energy costs, economic downturn, industrial unrest (some things never change) Woking draw 3-3 with Kingstonian, Geoffrey Chapple scoring two for the Cards ๐ดโช๏ธ
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 ๐ฒ๐จ
Kevan Brown and Colin Lippiatt with a bowl of bread rolls ๐ฅฏ
On this day in 1953: Woking 1 Dulwich Hamlet 0, Charlie Mortimore's first ever league appearance for Woking - he scored! โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค
103 YEARS OLD TODAY! ๐พ๐ช 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 โฅ๏ธ๐ค๐ค
Wokingโs Grant Payne against Cheltenham Townโs Clive Walker ๐ฒ๐จ
33 years ago today: Woking 0 Stafford Rangers 3. The Cards have a rude awakening in their first ever Conference game, attendance 2,044 ๐๐๐
And so today it starts all over again - take me home Kingfield Road โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค #coycards
That classic 1994/95 Woking away shirt - itโs revival time! ๐๐๐
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 ๐ฒ๐จ
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 Wyeโs last of 508 appearances in a 1st XI shirt. An unbeatable 100% - 4 visits - 4 wins at the old Wembley Stadium ๐๐
Cardinal Birthday wishes to Woking legend Lloyd Wye ๐ฒ๐จ
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 ๐
England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ legend Nobby Stiles enjoys a few beers with Wokingโs favourite Scotsman Scott Steele at Kingfield in August 1996 ๐ฒ๐จ
Saturday 5th April 1994, pre Wokingโs GM Vauxhall Conference 1-0 win over Gateshead win at Kingfield ๐ฒ๐จ Andy Clement with the Cards winner ๐ฒ๐จ
Woking Reserves circa 1929 at the Kingfield Sportsground ๐ฒ๐จ
On this day in 1957: Woking 6 Corinthian Casuals 0, a Kingfield crowd of 2,950 saw Charlie Mortimore and Geoff Hamm hat-tricks ๐ฒ๐จ
Happy Cardinal Birthday wishes to Laurence William Batty, Wokingโs legendary goalkeeper born in Westminster on this day in 1964 ๐พ๐ช
31 years ago today: Dagenham and Redbridge 1 Woking 2 FA Trophy 2nd Round ๐๐ต๐ Filson is a donkey - he wears a donkeys hat - and when he saw a carrot - he said Iโm โavin 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 ๐ดโช๏ธโซ๏ธ
The Chris Lane Terrace at Kingfield May 1990 โค๏ธ๐ค
On this day in 1957: Woking 5 Oxford City 0, Charlie Mortimore (2), Reginald Stratton, John Hebdon and Alfie Welland for the Cardinals at Kingfield ๐ฒ๐จ
March 7th 1931, Woking captain Sam โthe Bullโ Craddock takes the toss before our 0-3 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers in the F.A Amateur Cup Semi Final played at Ilford ๐ฒ๐จ
117 years ago today at a freezing Burnden Park Bolton: Woking shocked the football world by making it through to the 1st Round of the English (FA) Cup. The plucky Cremators were defeated 5-0 by Bolton Wanderers, but gained many admirers by their exploits ๐ฒ๐จ
On this day in 1957: a crowd of 2,200 watch the Cardinals beat Ilford at Kingfield 6-0. Mortimore, Hamm (2), Welland and Hebdon (2) score for Woking, please note the compulsory smoking in the old wooden stand!