The 2025 FA Trophy Final - Aldershot Town v Spennymoor Town (Match Day Thread)

[Alf W]

Once again thanks for all your efforts! Real shame that it doesn't seem to warrant television approval.

Yes you'd hope there is still time for one of the streaming companies to pickup the game. As whilst alot of potential subscribers will be at Wembley they will want to subsequently watch recordings as will family members not going. It seems ridiculous that NL league games like Ebbsfleet v Braintree can have live coverage but the Cup Final for non-league has no takers despite the likelihood of a plus 30,000 crowd !

[penguinshot]

The FA Sunday Cup Final was shown live on Youtube on The England Football Channel. Maybe that's were they'll show the Vase and Trophy Finals.

[Weybourne Shot]

Club have just announced we have sold 17,711 tickets so far but this total probably excludes those numerous Shots fans who have tickets in the neutral/hospitality areas

[dougoftheshots]

think there will be at least 20,000 Aldershot fans .

[Graham Stovold]

Difficult to say what the actual shots attendance will be, there has been a lot of posts on Facebook offering tickets due to one reason or another.

Probably a lot of group bookings when they went on sale to secure them & now fans have tickets to shift.

[Aldershot]

The Club Shop will be opening it’s usual hours of 11-2 and additional hours of 5-7pm every weekday this week and will also be open from 9am-12pm on Saturday, but will be closed on Sunday:

WEDNESDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
THURSDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
FRIDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
SATURDAY – 9AM-12PM
SUNDAY – CLOSED
As already mentioned, we advise that you don’t order for delivery now if you want your merchandise before our trip to Wembley on Sunday as we can’t offer any guarantee that orders will be received before then.

Thursday will be the final day we send orders out for delivery should any be received, but once again, we can not guarantee that this will be received before Sunday.

[SteveyAsp]

Once again thanks for all your efforts! Real shame that it doesn't seem to warrant television approval.

Yes you'd hope there is still time for one of the streaming companies to pickup the game. As whilst alot of potential subscribers will be at Wembley they will want to subsequently watch recordings as will family members not going. It seems ridiculous that NL league games like Ebbsfleet v Braintree can have live coverage but the Cup Final for non-league has no takers despite the likelihood of a plus 30,000 crowd !

I thought I saw the club had posted that 24/7 were streaming it.

[SteveyAsp]

The Club Shop will be opening it’s usual hours of 11-2 and additional hours of 5-7pm every weekday this week and will also be open from 9am-12pm on Saturday, but will be closed on Sunday:

WEDNESDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
THURSDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
FRIDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
SATURDAY – 9AM-12PM
SUNDAY – CLOSED
As already mentioned, we advise that you don’t order for delivery now if you want your merchandise before our trip to Wembley on Sunday as we can’t offer any guarantee that orders will be received before then.

Thursday will be the final day we send orders out for delivery should any be received, but once again, we can not guarantee that this will be received before Sunday.

I'd better contact the shop as none of the stuff I ordered on pre-order has arrived.

[Belgrade Shot]

The Club Shop will be opening it’s usual hours of 11-2 and additional hours of 5-7pm every weekday this week and will also be open from 9am-12pm on Saturday, but will be closed on Sunday:

WEDNESDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
THURSDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
FRIDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
SATURDAY – 9AM-12PM
SUNDAY – CLOSED
As already mentioned, we advise that you don’t order for delivery now if you want your merchandise before our trip to Wembley on Sunday as we can’t offer any guarantee that orders will be received before then.

Thursday will be the final day we send orders out for delivery should any be received, but once again, we can not guarantee that this will be received before Sunday.

I'd better contact the shop as none of the stuff I ordered on pre-order has arrived.

Because your invitation to go was rescinded

[SteveyAsp]

The Club Shop will be opening it’s usual hours of 11-2 and additional hours of 5-7pm every weekday this week and will also be open from 9am-12pm on Saturday, but will be closed on Sunday:

WEDNESDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
THURSDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
FRIDAY – 11AM-2PM & 5PM-7PM
SATURDAY – 9AM-12PM
SUNDAY – CLOSED
As already mentioned, we advise that you don’t order for delivery now if you want your merchandise before our trip to Wembley on Sunday as we can’t offer any guarantee that orders will be received before then.

Thursday will be the final day we send orders out for delivery should any be received, but once again, we can not guarantee that this will be received before Sunday.

I'd better contact the shop as none of the stuff I ordered on pre-order has arrived.

Because your invitation to go was rescinded

[Silasgoldeen]

wow, hope the club is really cleaning up on shop sales in the run-up to wembley. It all helps.

[SteveyAsp]

Once again thanks for all your efforts! Real shame that it doesn't seem to warrant television approval.

Yes you'd hope there is still time for one of the streaming companies to pickup the game. As whilst alot of potential subscribers will be at Wembley they will want to subsequently watch recordings as will family members not going. It seems ridiculous that NL league games like Ebbsfleet v Braintree can have live coverage but the Cup Final for non-league has no takers despite the likelihood of a plus 30,000 crowd !

I thought I saw the club had posted that 24/7 were streaming it.

Perhaps I was mistaken as I can't find anything now but yes Sky and TNT was a better platform for supporters to watch via.

[Aldershot]

TNT won't have live premiership footy at 4.30 on a sunday, thats Skys spot

Sorry that should have read Live Premiership Rugby (Exeter v Northampton).

[Melbourne Red]

Interview with Butts & Barrett on the BBC:

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/arti ... eqep3r9yeo

Most importantly Butts says:

"We want everyone to have a good day. We want everyone to be proud of Aldershot Town. Aldershot are on the map. People are going to be mentioning Aldershot. It will be on some form of TV."

[Aldershot]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... eqep3r9yeo

Aldershot Town have already achieved something by reaching a Wembley final having taken almost a century to make their debut at the national stadium.

Tommy Widdrington's current crop are the history makers that finally earned the Shots a first appearance at the home of English football in the combined 99 years of the club old and new.

The original Aldershot Football Club was founded in 1926 before its demise and eventual folding in 1992, with Aldershot Town being founded later that year.

Their big day out at Wembley will see them face National League North side Spennymoor Town of the tier below in Sunday's FA Trophy final.

Mark Butler, who became the Shots' commercial manager in 2014 having previously etched his name into folklore with a club record 155 goals in 303 games, told BBC Radio Surrey: "I would have loved to have got there as a player, [but it] didn't quite happen.

"I know every player wants to do that and these boys have done it, which is great.

"The club has finally achieved something which it has been desperate to do for the combination of 99 years between the two clubs.

"It's been unable to do it through some good reasons and some very unlucky reasons but it's finally done it.

"It was an emotional day for me when we when we won the semi-final [against Woking] because of the long wait of both clubs to finally get to what is considered to be the Holy Grail of football, Wembley."

A number of chances to grace Wembley's hallowed turf have narrowly evaded both the original incarnation of the club as well as the phoenix club.

But it has taken until now for them to reach the hallowed ground of Wembley.

Butler, who played for the club for six years following its reformation, said: "When the opportunities of Wembley have come round, we've been either unable to take them or Wembley's been rebuilt or the final wasn't played there that year.

"So when the final whistle went against Woking and we're going to Wembley, I hope the emphasis I'm putting on that comes across, because it really is something special.

"I'm very competitive, want to win, and it would be the icing on the cake, but I want our fans to have a great party at Wembley. If the boys can bring it back, it makes it even better."

Understandably, Aldershot has been gripped by Wembley fever with their Recreation Ground draped in flags and banners marking the historic occasion and demand for tickets through the roof.

Almost 10,000 were snapped up within 90 minutes of going on sale.

Come Sunday, Butler hopes Widdrington's team will be backed by double that amount inside Wembley.

Butler said: "Twenty thousand people supporting little old Aldershot Town is remarkable for us all.

"We want everyone to have a good day. We want everyone to be proud of Aldershot Town. Aldershot are on the map. People are going to be mentioning Aldershot. It will be on some form of TV."

Player of the season Josh Barrett wants all connected to the club to savour the occasion too, dismissing the idea it can be played down as just another game.

"No it's not. I don't like that at all," the attacking midfielder told BBC Radio Surrey.

"You've got an opportunity to go and play somewhere where everyone dreams of playing. Anyone from this country, for sure you want to play there.

"It may not ever happen again. This is why I'm saying, you've got to enjoy it and take everything in.

"My missus is away on her sister's hen do in Marbella but we've managed to book her a flight back on the Sunday morning so she's flying back on Sunday to come.

"My family and I'm sure all the boys will be the same - everyone is excited. All I'll ask is everyone just enjoy it.

"Let us take the pressure. We're the ones who've got to play and I don't mind a bit of pressure. I can deal with that personally and I'm sure the lads will.

"Let's enjoy it together and then hopefully after we'll be singing a certain song."