Wealdstone

The club

Wealdstone Football Club are a National League club from Ruislip Manor in north-west London, nicknamed the Stones and the Royals. The club is not Harrow Borough, another club in the Harrow area, and is not any similarly named club elsewhere. Wikipedia says the club was formally established in 1899 with roots traced to 1887 through local mergers; their first game was a friendly win against Northwood, 6-1, on 7 October 1899. They played at Lower Mead in Harrow until 1991 and have been at Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip Manor, since 2008, capacity 4,085 (709 seated). Colours are royal blue and white.

Gary Waddock was appointed manager in February 2026 after Sam Cox was sacked on 22 February 2026; Danny Payne is assistant.

Recent seasons

National League South finishes were 13th (2015-16), 8th (2016-17), 11th (2017-18) and 7th in 2018-19, when they lost a play-off semi-final 3-2 to Woking. In 2019-20 they were champions, promoted on points per game after the season was curtailed. In the National League they were 19th in 2020-21, 16th in 2021-22, 13th in 2022-23 and 16th in 2023-24, stayed up by one point in 2024-25, and finished 15th of 24 in 2025-26, when they were also FA Trophy runners-up.

Honours and landmarks

Alliance Premier League champions 1984-85; National League South champions 2019-20; Isthmian League Premier Division champions 2013-14; Isthmian Division Three 1996-97; Southern League Division One 1973-74 and 1981-82; Athenian League 1951-52; FA Trophy winners 1984-85; FA Amateur Cup winners 1965-66; Southern League Cup 1981-82; London Senior Cup 1961-62 (shared with Wimbledon); Middlesex Senior Cup 11 times. Record attendance at Grosvenor Vale 4,000, against Marine in the FA Trophy semi-final on 28 March 2026.

Notable scorelines

Best FA Cup run: the third round in 1977-78, including a 3-2 replay win over Hereford United and a 2-1 win over Reading, then a 4-0 loss at Queens Park Rangers. In 1929-30 they drew 7-7 with Dulwich Hamlet in a fourth qualifying round tie and lost the replay 2-1. In 2009-10 they lost 3-2 at home to Rotherham United in the first round. In 2024-25 they beat Grimsby Town 1-0 to reach the second round for the first time since 1983-84, then lost 2-0 to Wycombe Wanderers before a then-record crowd of 3,534. Biggest win 22-0 against 12th London Regiment in the FA Amateur Cup, 13 October 1923; heaviest defeat 14-0 to Edgware Town in the London Senior Cup, 9 December 1944.

European record

None. The sources read here mention no European competition.

Quotes

No directly quoted material was confirmed from the sources read here.

Right now (2026-27 season)

Wealdstone are listed among the 2026-27 National League clubs with Gary Waddock as manager. League results and position for 2026-27 and summer transfers were not established from the sources read here. In the FA Cup first round proper they are drawn away at Dover Athletic, a National League South club, on Saturday 7 November 2026, listed at the Crabble Athletic Ground at 15:00 on Wikipedia, with kick-off elsewhere described as unconfirmed.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealdstone_F.C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_FA_Cup https://fanbanter.co.uk/fa-cup-first-round-proper-fixtures-full-draw-and-verified-round-information/ https://www.sport-flash.com/sports/football/uk/events/fa-cup-2026-2027/dover-athletic-wealdstone

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