Kingfield Stadium

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Kingfield Stadium[1] is the home of Woking F.C. and Westfield_F.C. It lies in Kingfield near the centre of the town of Woking. It has an exact capacity of 6,036 of which 2,500 of these are seated[2]. The main stand is called the Bellway Homes Stand which is much higher than the rest of the ground and towers above the other stands. This is all covered seating[3]. Opposite this stand is the Kingfield Road End this is a covered terrace. One an alternate side there are two small seated stands. The other end is open standing area. Home and away fans are not usually segregated although for big occasions they are. This occurs mainly when Woking F.C. play host to local rivals Farnborough Town F.C. and Aldershot Town F.C.. Catering at the stadium is usually provided in the form of burgers, hot dogs, chips and pies, these are traditional at British Football Stadiums.

As well as hosting Woking F.C., matches have also been played here by the English National Game XI and the England U17 Ladies team. The record attendance at the stadium is 6,064 for a match for Woking F.C. against Coventry City F.C. in the FA Cup Third Round on February 4, 1997. The average attendances at the stadium over the past years have been 2,272 in season 2004–2005, 2,321 in season 2003–2004 and 1,986 in season 2002–2003. Programmes are sold at the ground for £2.50.

From the 2006–2007 season Combined Counties Premier Division side Westfield will groundshare with Woking at the Kingfield Stadium. In return Woking Youth will play at Westfield FC's Woking Park Ground, and Woking's first team will train there alongside Westfield F.C.