AHEAD OF THE GAME: FC Halifax Town (H)
Woking vs Halifax Town
Enterprise National League
Saturday 25th April
12:30 Kick-Off
The final day of the 2025/26 campaign dawns on the Laithwaite Community Stadium, as the Cards look to end the season with a win on home turf.
With no midweek game, Woking have had a week without a fixture for the first time since the end of February, facilitating preparations as they host a Halifax Town side who sit just above them in the table.
The Cards cannot overtake Halifax, nor can they slip to 11th, with four points either side seeing Defeo’s side sit comfortably in tenth, but he will certainly be hopeful of maintaining his unbeaten start to Woking life.
In fine form, he extended that run last time out, with a 3-0 victory at Gateshead, with goals from Beautyman, Ward, and Sanderson ensuring maximum points on the last away day.
Beautyman also etched his name onto the scoresheet the last time Woking faced Halifax, back on September 3rd, where a penalty converted for either side saw the points shared.
The last time Woking hosted the Shaymen, the teams also could not be separated, after a goalless draw played out in Surrey on March 25th, 2025.
Woking do, however, boast the stronger form, having won two and drawn three of their last five, compared to Halifax who won one, drawn two, and lost two.
Opposition Watch
The Shaymen travel to Surrey off the back of a heavy 6-2 loss to Southend on home turf last time out. This contributed to a poor run of home form in their final handful of fixtures at the Shay, which saw them victorious in just one of their last five.
Their away form remains stronger, as they travel to Surrey in an attempt to end the campaign five unbeaten on the road. Much like Woking, their last loss away from home came at the hands of league-leaders York City.
Certainly disappointed to lose the potential of a play-off spot, after being in a tight battle with the now 6th-placed Southend for the final spot earlier this year, the best the Shaymen can compete for now is an 8th-placed finish, with Hartlepool sitting just a point above them at present.
A positive sign for Adam Lakeland’s side, the last time this fixture saw a winner at the Laithwaite, the Shaymen came from behind to claim all three points in a 2-1 victory, back in October 2023.
One to Watch
A key man in front of goal, Will Harris has found the back of the net 28 times for the Shaymen this term, his latest a 19th-minute equaliser against Southend, before the Shrimpers ran away with the result.
Looking at his league contributions, he surpassed the 20-goal milestone against Solihull on March 21st, since scoring twice which sees him sit fourth in the league’s top-goalscorer standings.
Stealing points in critical moments, he most notably netted winners against Yeovil, Morecambe, Truro City, and Hartlepool, as well as scoring a hat-trick against Solihull on home turf back in November, confirming another three points for his side.
He will certainly be hoping to finish his campaign demonstrating the influence he has shown throughout, and is sure to be a threat come Saturday afternoon.
Around The Ground
A reminder that our end of season awards will take place 20 minutes after full-time. All draught pints will be £3.10 in between the full-time whistle and the start of the end of the season awards. We encourage as many of you as possible to stay back and enjoy the ceremony and all the entertainment we have throughout the evening.
You will be able to bring your drinks into the stands for the awards! The fast bar also returns at half-time this Saturday, so make sure to grab a token pre-game at the Fanzone bar to help speed up your order…
Preview by: Holly Porter