Woking is one of the most faced clubs in the league for FGR having met the Cards on 19 occasions with the last meeting, before this season. being an enthralling 4-3 victory for Rovers back in 2017.

After Darren Sarll was dismissed in November 2023 following a poor run of form which saw the side in the bottom four, Doyle was called in to steer the Cards away from relegation.  Doyle secured a 17th place finish, three points above the drop zone, keeping the Cards in the National League for a sixth season. Doyle was himself sacked in December 2014.

Woking are currently in 16th  place with 38 points. (@ 20th Feb 25)

8 Match Current Form Tables:

Overall: FGR =  6th with 13 points , Woking = 7th with 13 points.

FGR Home Form = 5th with 16 points.

Woking away Form = 21st with 6 points.

Reverse Fixture – Woking 1 FGR 1 (McAllister). Ryan Innis was sent off on 21st minute.

February National League Results

Woking 1 Solihull 0

Woking 1 Tamworth 1

Dagenham 1 Woking 2

York 3 Woking 0

Junior Morias

Junior Morias – The 29-year-old forward joins on loan from League Two side Notts County until the end of the season. Morias came through the Wycombe Wanderers academy, making 27 appearances before leaving for Boreham Wood, after a successful loan spell with the Wood was made permanent.
He then moved to St Albans City, where 11 goals in 23 games saw League One Peterborough United swoop in for his services. Spells with Northampton Town and St Mirren would follow, including a return on loan to Boreham Wood before signing permanently with then-National League side Kings Lynn Town.
He made just eight appearances for Lynn before Dagenham & Redbridge paid a fee to take him to East London. With 13 goals in 2021-22, including National League Player of the Month for April 2022 with six goals in six games, Morias bagged 13 times for the Daggers the following season before Notts County signed him in March 2023. He would make his debut against the Woking in April 2023 with a 3-0 win as Notts went on to gain promotion via the playoffs.
Morias joins the Cards following a successful loan back at the Daggers earlier this season, on all competitions scoring seven times and providing six assists. Morias is not sentimental though as he scored twice for Woking against Dagenham.

Next highest top scorer is ex-Sutton midfielder Harry Beautyman with 5 goals.

Harry Beautyman

In December Woking sacked manager Michael Doyle who was Ian Burchnall’s assistant at FGR. He was replaced by Neil Ardley. Ardley played as a midfielder for Wimbledon, Watford, Cardiff and Millwall.

Ardley’ s coaching career started at Cardiff City Academy before managing Wimbledon (2012-18), Notts County (2018-21), Solihull Moors 2021 – 23) & York (2023-24).

Ardley reached the National League play off final with Notts County and Solihull Moors but lost on both occasions.

Former Rovers assistant manager Michael Doyle, who served under Ian Burchnall at FGR, undertook his first managerial job at Woking after being appointed in December 2023 following coaching roles at Notts County, Forest Green Rovers, and Portsmouth. Doyle was sacked in December 24.

Cian Harries played for Woking from May 24 to Jan 25 making 24 appearances and scoring once..

Cian Harries playing for Woking.

Joe Quigley  (pictured) played on loan for Woking between November 15 to June 16

and

Harry Cardwell played on loan for Woking between September 15 to June 16.

So they have played together before.

Woking defender Jacob Jones was at FGR between 2022-23 and made 2 appearances.

Founded in 1887, Woking, nicknamed the Cardinals,  joined the Isthmian League 1911–12 and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1957–58. Woking were relegated twice in 1982–83 and 1984–85. However, they were promoted three times: in 1986–87, 1989–90 and 1991–92, to reach the Football Conference. Woking won the Fa Trophy on three occasions throughout the 1990s and finished as runners-up in the Conference in their third and fourth season at that level but were not promoted. They remained at the highest level of non-League football until relegation in 2008–09. Woking subsequently won promotion back in 2011–12 before suffering another relegation in 2017–18. They earned immediate promotion to the National League via the play-offs in 2019.

New Ground Plans

The club did submit plans for a new 9,026 capacity stadium to be built on the site of the current Kingsfield Stadium. It was to be part of a wider development, which includes a residential area, medical centre and retail shops. In the December of 2021, however, it was confirmed that Michael Gove, the Housing, Community and Local Government Secretary at the time, had blocked plans to expand the stadium and revitalise the area. That came after Woking Borough Council had refused planning permission in June 2020. As things currently stand, it looks as though the redevelopment will not be going ahead.

Doidge in action in the reverse fixture.

Woking’s Jacob Jones playing for FGR (2022-23).

FA Cup Glory

1990/91 season saw the Club become part of FA Cup folklore. Entering the competition at the Fourth Qualifying Round, they beat three Conference sides to set up a Third Round tie away to West Bromwich Albion. Recovering from being a goal behind, Woking triumphed 4-2, thanks to a superb team effort and a never-to-be-forgotten hat-trick from Tim Buzaglo. The reward was a match against Everton. The tie was switched to Goodison Park and, against a team packed with internationals, the sides were separated only by a solitary Kevin Sheedy goal. Over 34,000 people remained in the ground to give the players a rapturous standing ovation.

Legendary commentator, Martin Tyler, is one of Woking’s most well-known and famous supporters attending his first match when he was eight years old. Years later he went on to play for the Cards before also getting the chance to be a part of the coaching staff between 2018 and 2022.

Woking Forum – Cardboard – Cardboard (cardsboard.co.uk)

• Arthur Balfour (1848–1930), former Prime Minister (1902–1905), later author of the Balfour Declaration on a Jewish homeland, lived at Fisher’s Hill, Hook Heath Road, from January 1929 until his death
• Robert Ogilvie (1852–1938), English footballer, captain of the Clapham Rovers team that won the1880 FA Cup Final, died at Golf Cottage, St John’s, Woking.
• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), playwright and political activist – lived in The Ridge, Woking from 1901 to 1903
• Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), composer and suffragette– lived at Coign, Hook Heath Road from 1910 until her death. There is a statue of her in Dukes Court Plaza in Woking. First female composer to be made a Dame, a keen golfer her ashes were scattered at Woking Golf Course.
• H G Wells (1866–1946), writer (War of The Worlds etc) – lived in Maybury Road 1895–1898
• Eric Bedser (1918–2006) and Sir Alec Bedser (1918–2010), twin-brother cricketers – lived in the Woking area for the majority of their lives and attended Monument Hill Central School.
• John Braine (1922–1986), novelist – lived in Woking from 1966 until his death.
• Delia Smith (b. 1941) chef and television presenter and Norwich City fan – was born in Woking.
• Rob Dennis (b. 1947), founder of McClaren Group– was born and lives in Woking.
• Sean Lock (1963–2021), comedian – grew up in Woking and attended John the Baptist School.
• Paul Weller (b. 1958), singer-songwriter and musician (The Jam, Style Council) – was born in Woking and attended Sheerwater County Secondary School.
• Rick Buckler, drummer with The Jam, sadly died on 17th Feb 25 at his home in Woking aged 69.
• Olly Murs has twice played concerts in the Woking area. He played at Sandown Racecourse in August 2017 and in July 2012 he headlined Guilfest when he fell down the stairs while performing Stevie Wonder’s ‘song Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours). Click here to watch Ollie Murs slip while performing, fortunately he was unhurt, – https://youtu.be/GE848itbQSE