Wealdstone FC were formed in 1899 and remained an amateur club until the 1970s. In 1984/85, they became the first of only three clubs to achieve the non-league double — winning both the Alliance Premier League (as the National League was then known) and the FA Trophy. Only Colchester United and Wycombe Wanderers have since matched that feat.

The Stones played at Lower Mead in Harrow until 1991, when financial difficulties forced the sale of the ground. A supermarket now occupies the site. What followed was a long period of groundsharing — with Watford, Yeading, Edgware Town, and Northwood — until they finally settled at Grosvenor Vale in 2008, formerly the home of Ruislip Manor. The Hive stadium – which is as near to the neighbourhood of Wealdstone as the old Lower Mead ground was – was originally intended to be Wealdstone’s home, but in the end, after much drama,  it ended up as the home for old rivals Barnet, despite being several miles from Barnet.

Although founder members of the new nationwide fifth tier in 1979 — and its champions in 1984/85 — Wealdstone endured a long period in the football wilderness. From 1988 to 2013, they bounced between various divisions of the Isthmian and Southern Leagues. A step back up came in 2014/15 when they entered the Conference South, spending five seasons in the sixth tier. Promotion to the National League followed in 2020/21, returning the club to the fifth tier after 32 years away.

Since then, they’ve established themselves as a lower-half side in the division, with a best finish of 13th to date.

Vinnie Jones is perhaps the biggest name associated with Wealdstone. He spent two seasons with the club in the mid-1980s, making 38 appearances, before signing up to become part of the Wimbledon `Crazy Gang’ and then, in turn, developing another career in acting. He was present at their FA Trophy victory at Wembley over Boston Utd in 1985, but didn’t play on that day.

Future England U21 and 2012 Olympics Great Britain manager, Stuart Pearce, also started out his footballing career at Wealdstone, making 176 appearances for them between 1978 and 1983.

Gary Waddock was appointed as Wealdstone’s manager at the end of February 2026, replacing Sam Cox (in place since May 2025), who, while having kept the Stones safe from the relegation zone, hadn’t quite lived up to the more ambitious expectations of the club’s newish owners. Waddock’s most recent managerial role was as long ago as 2019, where he had served as an interim manager at Southend Utd. He had also served as caretaker manager in Portsmouth, but had longer roles in charge at Aldershot Town (on two separate occasions, in 2008 leading them into the EFL), Wycombe Wanderers, Oxford Utd and Queens Park Rangers. More recently, he had been assistant head coach at Cambridge Utd when they were promoted to League One in 2020, and came to Wealdstone from Walsall, where he had been Mat Sadler’s assistant head coach since 2023. It might be worth quickly drawing a veil over Walsall’s 2024/25 season in League Two – which comprised a quite exceptional first half followed by a slow and prolonged collapse that led to promotion – which had looked in the bag in December – being at the very least postponed for another year.

In his earlier career, Waddock really made his mark as a midfielder for QPR, with over 200 appearances for them over eight seasons. He also played for Charleroi in Belgium, Millwall, Bristol Rovers and Luton Town. He also earned 21 caps for the Republic of Ireland team.  As a local boy – born in Kingsbury, just the other side of Harrow, it may that coming to Wealdstone is a kind of homecoming.

His first season at Wealdstone ended with the team finishing 15th – five places higher than they had finished in the previous season.

Wealdstone’s 15th placed finish last season, while perhaps a little disappointing (not least given they had been flirting with the play-off places earlier in the season), appeared a marked improvement on the 20th place they had achieved the previous season – when their safety was only assured at the final weekend of the season, as it had, too, a year earlier. The club came under new, US ownership in April, with majority shareholder Nick Semaca, a former McKinsey consultant, having formerly served as a board member at Leyton Orient. Semaca has emphasised the need for the club to be sustainable, so they may be looking to grow slowly and steadily. There have been a number of signings at Grosvenor Vale over the summer, including those of: centre-back Dion Conroy from Crawley Town, right-midfielder Dan Chesters from Salford City, centre-forward Admiral Muskwe from Morecambe, centre midfielder Jayden Harris from Sutton Utd. Defensive midfielder Aaron Henry and left-back Joe Newton have both joined from Boreham Wood, from where centre-forward Luke Norris has come in on loan.

As of late September the Stones have made a relatively modest start to the season, with three wins, two draws and five losses from 11 games. This puts them in 17th place in the League Table at the time of writing.

Rovers’ home fixture against the Stones last season, played in March 2026, ended in a 2-0 victory, with goals from Gabe Kircough and Neil Kenghi. The away fixture, played in November 2025, was a 1-1 draw, with Isaac Moore scoring for Rovers. There was also the matter of an FA Trophy 5th round match, played at The New Lawn at the end of January. Perhaps the less said about that, the better – it was a 3-0 walkover for the Stones.

Forest Green Rovers F.C. – The New Lawn, Another Way, Nailsworth, Stroud, GL6 0FG

Parking is available in the adjacent school car park, just a short walk from the stadium. Spaces cost £15 per car and must be booked in advance by calling 0333 123 1889 (Monday, Thursday and Friday at 11am to 2pm) or by emailing reception@fgr.co.uk.

If parking on surrounding streets, please be considerate of local residents.

Rovers Raffle – organised by the Supporters Club to subsidise away travel, ground improvements, Academy teams etc. Tickets cost £1 each (cash or card accepted) with winners announced at half time or check winning numbers here – Raffle Results – Forest Green Rovers Supporters Club

The Green Man  – Open to home and away fans for this fixture,  serves food and drink.

Gym Bar – Open in the East Stand, and open to other home supporters after the match.

Club Shop – TNL is a cashless stadium. To find out about hospitality and events, please email hospitality@fgr.co.uk.