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25th January

1902
Woking 0 Basingstoke 1, in a friendly fixture at Pembroke Road.
1913
Woking 3 Dorking 1, Surrey Senior Cup 2nd Rd Replay, Kyle, Lewis and Pearce.
1997
Coventry City 1 Woking 1. The Cardinals make FA Cup history by being the first non-league club to come away from a Premiership ground undefeated in this 3rd Round tie at Highfield Road. Goals: Jess (75) 1-0; Thompson (89) 1-1. Coventry City (3-5-2): Ogrizovic; Shaw, Borrows, Williams; Telfer, Richardson, Jess, McAllister, Salako; Huckerby, Whelan. Substitutes not used: Hall, Ducros, Filan (gk). Woking (5-2-1-2): Batty; S Wye, Howard, Brown, Foster, Taylor; Jones, Thompson; Steele; Hunter (Hay, 80), Walker. Substitutes not used: Ellis, L Wye.

24th January

1920
Woking lose 1-2 to London Caledonians at Hobbs Field.
1948
Woking 7 Tufnell Park 2 at Kingfield in the Isthmian League.
2009
Woking 1 Ebbsfleet 0 in the Blue Square Premier, attendance 1471, Joel Ledgister for the Cards.
2011
Steve Thompson joins Woking Football Club as coach.
2015
Woking 3 Dover Athletic 3, FA Trophy 3rd Round, goals from Chris Arthur and two from Scott Rendell, including a 90th minute equaliser.

23rd January

1937
With most of the south of Woking under water, Woking Reserves beat Egham Reserves 20-0, in the Surrey Intermediate Charity Cup at Kingfield. The 1st XI's Isthmian fixture at Nunhead was abandoned on 69 minutes due to the weather with the Cards trailing 4-3.
1954
Walton and Hersham 3 Woking 1 at Stompond Lane FA Amateur Cup 2nd Round, attendance 5,935.

22nd January

1898
Croydon Park 1 Woking 1, HB Ridler for the Cremators, Surrey Senior Cup 2nd Rd, Woking won the replay 4-1.
1955
A crowd of 7,350 gathered at Wycombe to see the Chairboys defeat the Cardinals 4-0 in the 2nd Rd of the FA Amateur Cup.

21st January

1905
Godalming 0 Woking 3, EH Lintott, George Hutton and CS "Dibble" Salisbury for the Cremators.
2006
Northwich Victoria 1 Woking 2, Ian Selley and Steve Ferguson score the Cards goals in this F.A Trophy 2nd Rd replay.
2010
Life President of Woking FC, the legendary Phil Ledger sadly passes away.

20th January

1906
Chertsey 1 Woking 7, Hutton (4), Monk, Pearce and Pook in the West Surrey League.
1979
‪Woking 3 Letchworth 0 in the 1st Round of the London Senior Cup at Kingfield, John Love, Tony Field and Eggie James for the Cardinals‬
2011
Garry Hill is appointed manager of Woking Football Club, Steve Thompson joined him as coach four days later.

19th January

1907
Woking 1 Kingston 1, AH Daisy Bell for the Cremators.
1924
Woking 1 Oxford City 0, Harry People for the Cardinals in the Isthmian League.
1935
Woking 4 Tufnell Park 1, attendance 1,200.
1957
Woking 2 Walthamstow Avenue 3, in this FA Amateur Cup 1st Rd replay watched by 4,800 at Kingfield. Both the goals coming from Geoff Hamm.
1991
Two weeks after beating WBA at the Hawthorns, Woking suffer a 0-2 home defeat against Basingstoke Town.
Thank you to Mark Doyle for compiling this feature

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