Aldershot Military Stadium is a sports complex in

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, England comprising a combined football and athletics stadium and a smaller adjoined rugby stadium. It is the home ground of the

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's football and rugby teams, Aldershot, Farnham and District Athletic Club and the Army Athletics Association.

Location

The stadia are located to the north of Aldershot just off the

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, the main road to

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. It is sited in the

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, adjoining all the military buildings including married quarters and

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Stadia

The Military Stadium

The Military Stadium has a main stand with a seated capacity of 1,128. Also sited are the changing facilities, VIP lounge and control room. It comprises a fully floodlit eight-lane synthetic athletics track with full field event facilities. During the football season the infield is converted to a football pitch with the throwing disciplines moved outside of the stadium.

Rugby Stadium

The Rugby Stadium has a smaller 500-seat spectator stand with full changing facilities and is fully floodlit. During the 2022 Challenge Cup, the ground hosted the first Army-Navy interservice derby in the competition, which saw the

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win in golden point extra time.

History

The Military Stadium has been the home of Army run football since 1912.

Events

Every year the stadium plays host to the Army FA Cup Final.

References

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