Written by Ian TilleyUpcoming Fixtures: Week commencing Monday 2nd November 2026
Wednesday 4th November
11:00 – Metropolitan Police v Woking U18: National Academy Alliance League – Division F
Imber Court Sports Club, Imber Court, Ember Lane, East Molesey, KT8 0BT
11:30 – Woking U19 (EDS) v Southend United: National League Academy – South Division
MTPC, Woking College, Rydens Way
Thursday 5th November
19:45 – Woking U17 v Sutton United: Isthmian Youth League – West Division
MTPC, Woking College, Rydens Way
Admission Prices: Adults – £5; Concessions – £3; Woking FC season ticket holders – £1.
Global Catering will now be at Thursday evening MTPC matches, with an excellent range of hot and cold, foods and drinks. You may well have also seen that the much-anticipated covered seating is now in place.
For further information on fixtures please refer to the Woking Football Club Academy ‘X’ page.
Information is also available on the fulltime.thefa.com website.
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All Academy games which are hosted at the MTPC are now broadcast live on Staydia Sport. Go to staydiasports.com for further details.
All of these bulletins for the current season can be found on the Woking FC website by selecting the menu of options and going to ‘News’.
Match Reports and Team Details – Week commencing Monday 26th October
Thursday 29th October
With two games for the Under 17s on the same evening, and injuries and other absentees stretching the squad, this was a progressive night for the Academy as nine under 16 players featured across the two squads as well as two players from the Shadow Squad programme.
Woking U17 2 – 1 Badshot Lea: Allied Counties Youth League – East Division
Knaphill FC, Redding Way
A noteworthy victory against a Badshot Lea team which top the league having won all seven of their previous league games this season.
Woking took the lead on nine minutes with a fine piece of counter attacking football. A Badshot Lea free kick was cleared with an accurate pass by Harvey Grace to George Ellis, inside his own half, who passed it on to Luca Chevallier, who carried the ball before threading a pass back through to Ellis, whose 50-yard run saw him take the pass in his stride and slot past the advancing keeper from the edge of the penalty area.
The visitors equalised on 24 minutes, a long ball through the middle undoing Woking and the chance from the edge of the penalty area well finished.
Woking missed chances to go back in front before half-time and would have to wait until the 60th minute for their winner.
When it came it was another fine team goal. Keeper Lucas Montague passed the ball out to Leighton Spence who played a defence-splitting ball from inside his own half which Chevallier ran on to and fired home from the edge of the area, the shot once again too quickly despatched for the keeper as he sought to narrow the angle. Both goals showing excellent mastery of the often-difficult Knaphill pitch.
A very good win then, with Woking having enough games in hand to catch the early leaders.
Woking: Lucas Montague, Harvey Grace, Leighton Spence, Jack Donkin, Amanuel Zeleke; Aaryan Malhotra ©, Khyan Pentrante (Harry Pugh 75); George Ellis, Max Canham (Liam Stephens 69), Yaw Akowuah-Addo (Jeff Yeboah 52), Luca Chevallier. Unused substitute: Flinn MacDonald (GK).
Goals: Ellis 9, Chevallier 60.
Woking U17 5 – 3 Tooting & Mitcham United: Isthmian Youth League – West Division
MTPC, Woking College, Rydens Way
The other game of the evening saw a healthy crowd enjoying the new catering and seating facilities; and Woking nearly pulled back from a 4 –0 lead.
With second years Alfie Moult and Luke Manly in the side to help lead the way Woking started well, with Zack Edge looking composed alongside Manly at centre back.
Woking came close on 21 minutes, Maks Mastalez narrowly over the bar with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area. They took the lead three minutes later, Manly applying a powerful headed finish at the far post to Henry Loxton’s fine delivery of a corner kick.
The Cards did not have things all their own way, the ball crossing their penalty area more than once without Tooting finding a finishing touch.
Kai Russell, scorer of the spectacular goal from close to the halfway line in the recent FA Youth Cup game at Kingfield, came close to doubling the lead on 29 minutes, his low drive from 25 yards going a few feet wide.
Woking came close too on 37 minutes when a quality diagonal through pass from Loxton looked to have put Mastalez in on goal, but he was flagged offside.
The visitors also came close, Hugo Shaw making a good save from a free kick, diving to his left.
It looked like there would be no further goals before the break, but Woking were to get two in added time. The first was prompted by Sad Kaloga with a fine pass in the inside left channel, Leo Barbato, not for the first time, took up the play, beat his man and although his shot looked to lack real power the keeper’s handling betrayed him and the ball rolled agonisingly out of his reach and over the goal line.
Woking’s third was a very well-constructed team goal, Kaloga, Loxton and Harley Adams working the ball from left to right to Moult, who beat two opponents, got to the byline and lifted a pinpoint cross for Barbato, moving skilfully to evade his marker and heading home very cleanly from 10 yards.
Half-time: Woking 3 – 0 Tooting & Mitcham
The Cards fourth nearly came on 52 minutes, Mastalez’s driven effort from 20 yards flying off the top of the bar. It came a minute later, Woking incisive through the middle, Edge passing forwards to Russell who in turn played an exquisite through ball, perfectly weighted for Barbato to poke under the advancing keeper from 12 yards. A hat-trick in less than 15 minutes.
It was nearly five as Manly came close to repeating his header from a Loxton corner, but momentum was about to change dramatically. Tooting opening their account from the penalty spot on 57 minutes, Shaw going the wrong way. The keeper had, unusually, misjudged his timing when coming out to the edge of his area, but there didn’t appear to be any foul play in the area.
There didn’t seem to be any real danger for Woking, Mastalez forcing a good save with his header from a Loxton cross, but they were soon to be punished for failing to clear their lines, and a well struck finish made it 4 – 2.
With a growing sense that Woking needed another goal, a smart one-two between Russell and Mastalez nearly provided it, but Russell’s shot was well saved.
On 69 minutes Tooting took maximum advantage of Woking giving them possession on the edge of the penalty area – one pass, a clinical finish, and the visitors believing they could draw level.
The match remained in the balance, with action at both ends, until Woking clinched victory on 82 minutes. Harley Adams, good throughout the game in defence and attack, held the ball well and laid it back to Edge whose excellent pass forward found substitute Will Fairchild, and his turn and shot from 20 yards swept across the keeper and into the bottom corner.
Tooting did not give up, the fifth minute of added time seeing Shaw make a point blank save, but time ran out and Woking had strengthened their mid-table position.
Woking: Hugo Shaw, Alfie Moult, Luke Manly ©; Zack Edge, Sad Kaloga; Kai Russell (Lewis Street 67), Harley Adams; Maks Mastalez (Ethan Gedi 89), Oliver Kumbaro (Will Fairchild 62), Henry Loxton, Leo Barbato (Labeeb Lule 89). Unused substitute: Frankie Brown (GK).
Goals: Manly 24, Barbato 45+1, 45+3, 53, Fairchild 82.
Saturday 31st October
St Albans City P – P Woking U18: Suburban Football League – Premier Division
Postponed as St Albans are no longer in the Suburban Premier Division.
Loan (Dual Registration) Players Watch
Saturday 31st October
Dillan Davies, Centre Back, EDS – Abbey Rangers: Continued in the starting XI for the 1 – 0 victory over Godalming Town in the Combined Counties Premier Division South (Step 5).
Josh Ewing, Attacking Centre Midfield, EDS – Tadley Calleva: Played the first 77 minutes in the 3 – 0 victory over Balham in the Combined Counties Premier Division South (Step 5).
Will Ledbury, Attacking/Centre Midfield, EDS – Alton: Came on as a 73rd minute substitute in the 0 – 5 defeat at Corinthian Casuals in the Combined Counties Premier Division South (Step 5).
Kai Russell, Attacking/Centre Midfield, U17 – Fleet Town: Came on as a 70th minute substitute in the 0 – 0 draw against Sutton Common Rovers in the Combined Counties Premier Division South (Step 5).
League fixture (home) details for the 2026/27 season
EDS, National League Under 19 Academy South Division. Martin Tyler Performance Centre (MTPC), Woking College, Wednesday, daytime.
Woking play in the Premier Division of the Suburban Football League. Whilst there is not an age limit for this League most clubs view it as a predominantly youth league, and Woking field a team based on second years, with some first years, and some from the EDS. Usually MTPC, Woking College, 19:30, Thursday.
The National League structure also offers Woking a place in Division F of their Alliance Leagues. This team is largely made up of second years. MTPC, Woking College, Wednesday, daytime.
Woking return to the West Division of the Isthmian League Youth system. The league is for under 18s, although in recent seasons Woking have fielded a team largely made up of first years. MTPC, Woking College, 19:45, Thursday.
This season Woking under 17s will play in the Allied Counties Youth League – East Division. Knaphill FC, 19:30, usually Thursday.
We also have a ‘Shadow’ squad of under 17s who will be playing in Division F2 of the Tactic League. Friday daytime at MTPC, Woking College. Please see our social media and the fulltime.thefa.com website to follow the progress of Woking Shadow.