Maidenhead Utd - Proper Football 'On the Road'

'On the Road', this week takes us to Berkshire side Maidenhead United, situated just off the M4 where they currently play their football in the National League South, with the man at the helm, West Ham Utd legend Alan Devonshire for the last 10 years, relegated from the national league last season after an 8 year stint in Non-leagues top flight, Alan and his team will be looking to get back as quick as they can.

One fascinating stat is that York Road has been the home of Maidenhead United since 1871, making it the oldest stadium in the world to be the continuous home for the same side for the entirety of its 155-year history.

Todays Visitors Torquay United based on the Devon coast travel up today, 6th in the league with the home side taking up 12th spot, after a tough couple of years for the club and their fans going into administration in 2024 things are now looking up for the Gulls, and with the involvement of Neil Warnock we expect them to be in the mix come May.

After a very warm and friendly welcome from everyone at the club, off we went on our now accustomed exploration of the stadium and facilities.

With our roam round the stadium done it was time to see who we could catch to go in front of the camera, first up was Shay Bottomley the Marketing and Media Manager for Maidenhead, which turned out to be a very informative and interesting interview, particularly with reference to the future of the stadium:

We must give our next victim to go in front of the camera a massive thank you, Dave, who runs the Maidenhead United supporters group, was incredibly busy but managed to spare 5 minutes of his time for us.

As always, on our club visits, we like to big up the volunteers because without them, clubs would not be able to operate, and Dave is no exception!

At this point, we have to give a massive shout-out to the Torquay United supporters, approximately. 400 made the not-so-short journey from South Devon and with the great home support the attendance was a healthy 1581 and fantastic to hear plenty of noise from both sets of fans:

So, with minutes away from kick-off, we managed to catch up with a Torquay United fan, Sean.

After the laying of a wreath of poppies on the centre circle, the last post and an impeccable minutes silence for remembrance 2025, the game was a foot two good sides with Torquay having the edge going 2 up deservedly, but with Maidenhead pulling 1 back late on it made for an edge of your seat end to the game (even though we were standing) with Torquay glad to hear the final whistle.

Don't take our word for it see for yourselves link below for full highlights courtesy of Maidenhead United media team:

FINAL THOUGHTS

WELL, DUE TO MY (GARY) DREADFUL FILMING, OUR FINAL VIDEO IS NOT AVAILABLE, SO AFTER A WONDERFUL DAY OF NON-LEAGUE FOOTY, I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH GREG'S FINAL SAY ON THE DAY.

It was a really nice day at Maidenhead United, a real community club feel, a ground with a lot of history in the heart of the town. Everyone we met, from the staff in the boardroom to the girls on the food kiosk, was lovely. We wish Maidenhead United all the best for the season ahead and the future, and we will keep a close eye on their future stadium plans. A shout out to Torquay United fans as well, who bought excellent numbers, which made for a great atmosphere.

Greg.

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