HAVING used the majority of those fit and available in the Wealdstone squad across the two August Bank Holiday games, manager Gary Waddock reflected on a fine victory at Sutton United which completed a very promising four-point weekend for his team. "Everyone to a man played their part [today]," he said, after a goal in each half from Micah Obiero provided a 2-0 scoreline which actually flattered the insipid hosts. "It was one hell of a performance - and we've had the whole s

CENTRE-HALF Connor McAvoy was proud to have led his side as skipper to a first Wealdstone win of the season - including a first clean sheet in the Enterprise National League campaign for 2026/27. "The way we defended today we really limited their chances," said the 24-year-old centre-half. "We looked at their long throws yesterday in our video analysis as the biggest threat, but we attacked the ball well and got our line up quickly. "I thought [the other lads in] the back thr

CENTRE-HALF Dion Conroy believes wins aren't far away for his new club, given what he's seen in the early weeks of the Wealdstone campaign. But it didn't happen for the defender and his Stones' colleagues at Worthing, a single goal from a quickly-taken free-kick just before the break enough to separate the teams. "Today was a matter of we started too slowly and switched off for the goal," explained the 30-year-old, most recently at Crawley Town in the EFL. "Second half, we we

ANGER was Gary Waddock's overriding emotion immediately after the game at Worthing where he witnessed Wealdstone pass up the chance to secure at least a point on the road. It led the Stones' boss to head straight for the tunnel at full-time, and in doing so not acknowledge nearly 350 travelling fans massed in the far corner of Woodside Road Stadium, but he was quick to apologise and explain when speaking to Wealdstone FC TV. "I was in an angry mood after the game and I do ap

STONES' centre-half Deon Woodman realised every footballer's dream last week when he played international football for the first time. After debuting for Kenya in the second of two back-to-back friendly matches against Lesotho (on June 7) - both played in Pretoria, South Africa - the centre-half was bursting with pride. "It still feels surreal. Representing your country is a huge honour and something I’ve always dreamed about," said the 23-year-old. “The environment has been

WHAT a journey it's been for Wealdstone; not just from The Vale to Wembley Stadium in physical terms, but the whole cup run that's caught the imagination and brought over 14,000 to the national stadium hoping the Stones could lift The Isuzu FA Trophy. But they couldn't - defeated only on penalties after having arguably the lion's share of the best of the chances during a stalemate against Southend United, currently one of the biggest hitters in non-League football. Gary Waddo

NOT only did Dominic Hutchinson's parents grow up in (the London Borough of) Brent's Sudbury and Sudbury Court respectively, his Dad used to sneak into the old Wembley with his mates for a kick-about! Now it'll be their son Dom gracing the hallowed turf for a bit of a kick-about on Sunday...perhaps with just a little more riding on it than his father's more, let's say, informal visits. "I'm thinking about the match not the occasion but, for my family, it's going to be great t

Nick Semaca is flying in to be at Sunday’s Isuzu FA Trophy Final – and insists the credit for his club’s appearance at Wembley Stadium should be attributed primarily to supporters who kept the club alive during its darkest times. In his first interview as Wealdstone FC’s new majority shareholder, filmed a few weeks ago, he touched on many subjects, and now his thoughts are turning to a day under the famous Wembley arch. Click HERE to watch Nick’s ‘welcome’ interview in fu

WEMBLEY goalscorer Bernie Bremer joined the other surviving members of Wealdstone's FA Amateur Cup-winning squad of 1965/66 at The Vale on Saturday - and recalled his contribution during a post-match Boardroom reception. Charlie Townsend, Eddie Dillsworth and Hughie Lindsay joined fellow cup final starter Bremer - along with reserves Arthur Paisley and Roy Lavender who featured earlier during the Trophy run - in leading the two teams out onto the field for Wealdstone's final

NOT one to hand out praise lightly, Wealdstone manager Gary Waddock felt his players deserved the utmost credit after pushing Enterprise National League title hopefuls Rochdale all the way on Saturday evening. A scoreline which might read like a routine 2-1 win for the high-flying hosts belies just how well Stones went about their business - including taking a deserved lead only to be pegged back and, ultimately, defeated with a late Dale winner. "We should be really proud of

"A GREAT occasion to be a part of," was how wide midfielder Michael Adu-Poku summed up just his third start for Wealdstone after a last-gasp goal means he's Wembley-bound. Having extending his loan at The Vale earlier in the week, the Watford academy product was all smiles when talking to wealdstone-fc.com . "To be able to start in such a game like this was amazing," he said. "It was an honour to be involved; for the manager to ask me to start the game and trust me on the day

IT'S hard to think of a more significant single goal being scored at The Vale across the current near-18 year tenure of Wealdstone Football Club. And, of its type, this Isuzu FA Trophy semi-final winner had an elegance about it; poise, presence of mind - and that special 'time stands still' moment, as the ball looped over Marine's goalkeeper, when goalscoring hero Micah Obiero knew it was dropping into the net in front of The Bulla Stand. "It's a special moment for the club,

CENTRE-HALF Deon Woodman - a model of consistency in the middle of the Wealdstone defence this season - says there's one overriding emotion among the playing squad ahead of the Isuzu FA Trophy Semi-Final against Marine. "We know what's at stake; you're 90 minutes away from possibly playing at Wembley," said the commanding 23-year-old, talking at the club's Brunel University training base. He smiled: "I think we're excited more than anything else. "It's exciting times for the

DON'T suggest to Wealdstone boss Gary Waddock that his players might be forgiven for a feeble showing in defeat against Yeovil Town at The Vale due to matters in a different competition this coming weekend. He was ticking after the match when reflecting on what he saw, talking to StonesTV. "I can't see many positives out of the game other than maybe Mason (Barrett) and Cookie (Jack Cook) getting more minutes into their legs," lamented Waddock. "Any other positives? I'm not so

WEALDSTONE boss Gary Waddock reflected on a disappointing result on Tyneside after his side’s hot streak ended with a tame 1-0 defeat to improving Gateshead in this rearranged Enterprise National League clash. “We didn’t hit the levels or the standards or the levels that we’ve been able to reach in the last few games,” he lamented. “It didn’t click for us this evening and it was one of those games where both keepers didn’t make a save – with their goal coming from a set p

GARY WADDOCK cautioned against getting carried away with Wealdstone's recent goal-getting form after his side made it 11 goals in the last three Enterprise National League games after going nap to beat Solihull Moors 5-1 at The Vale. "Every single one of the players has responded and reacted to what we've been asking of them," he told StonesTV. "But it's not just me. It's the staff who've played a really important part in it and the players have played an even bigger part in

GARY WADDOCK is happy for Wealdstone to provide their fanbase with entertainment and exciting - so long as high-scoring games continue to go his team's way! After a cut-and-thrust 3-2 home defeat to Morecambe last week, Stones have now won two in a row: 4-1 at Braintree on Saturday and now 3-2 against Tamworth - twice coming from behind to do so at The Vale. "Yes I'd like to keep a clean sheet but I'd be quite happy winning games 7-6," he told StonesTV after the Royals ca

GARY WADDOCK can reflect - albeit not for long - on a first win as new Wealdstone boss - and it was an emphatic one, too: 4-1 away at Braintree Town in the Enterprise National League. It's a result which puts distance between the Stones - still sat with a game or two in hand over most of the teams around them in the table - and the relegation zone, with the Essex hosts now third-from-bottom. "I was pleased with many aspects of today and especially the amount of chances we cre

DANTE BAPTISTE was rightly hailed a hero by his fellow Wealdstone players after pulling off the penalty shootout save that sees the club through to the semi-finals of The Isuzu FA Trophy for the first time in eight years - but Interim Manager Danny Payne initially focused his praise on the spot-kick takers. "I've always got faith with penalties because of how good our goalkeeper Dante is at shot-stopping, but I thought the boys showed great courage and togetherness with their

IT was a big thumbs-up from captain Enzio Boldewijn when talking about his team's performance during Wealdstone's 2-1 Enterprise National League win over Brackley Town at The Vale last night. "First and foremost, the win was the most important thing today" said the skipper of an important three points which steers Stones nine points from the four-team relegation zone before matches tonight (Wednesday February 25) are played. "You could see we played a slightly different way t