MAIDENHEAD UNITED

In the lower leagues, Maidenhead United from the Conference South, are raising money to improve their facilities. The origins of senior football in Maidenhead can be traced back to October 1870 with the formation of Maidenhead Football Club, who subsequently played their first ever fixture in December 1870 against Windsor Home Park. Their York Road site is now officially acknowledged as the oldest continually used football ground in the world, eclipsing Northwich Victoria's claim by several years. it is acknowledged by The FA and FIFA to be the oldest continuously-used senior association football ground in the world by the same club, having been home to the club since 1871.  A blue plaque commemorating this is placed just inside the home turnstiles on the York Road side of the ground. 

The Club was one of the original 15 entrants for the first ever FA Cup competition in 1871-72. They won their first round tie v Marlow 2-0 and then lost to Crystal Palace 0-3 in Rd 2.

They also entered the first FA Amateur Cup in 1893.

The ground was initially the home of Maidenhead Cricket Club and it was with their permission that, shortly after their foundation in 1870, the football club played their first match at York Road on 16 February 1871 against local club, Marlow. The Magpies have continued to play home matches here, without a break, to the present day.

The current capacity of the ground is 4,500 (550 seated) and holds an "A" grading. The club's record attendance is 7,989 for the 1936 FA Amateur Cup Final quarter-final against Southall. A further 2,000 spectators are estimated to have watched the match from the adjacent railway embankment. The ground record attendance was set on Easter Monday 1947 when 8,277 people paid total receipts of £494 to watch the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup Final between Slough Town and Wycombe Wanderers FC.

The ground facilitates fans in a mixture of covered all-seater stands, covered and uncovered traditional terraces and flat concrete by the side of the pitch. As well as the normal facilities for lower-league football, the ground hosts "Stripes Bar" which can be hired out for functions. The ground is located just a few minutes walk away from the town centre and from the local railway station.

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