History As Well As A Bright New Dawn On Show This Evening

York City at last get the keys to the LNER Community Stadium and move into Monks Cross after months of frustration and delays.

But some 200 miles away in Berkshire, Maidenhead United celebrate a milestone moment - it’s exactly 150 years to the day of their very first match at York Road.

York fans may feel they have waiting almost as long to see a ball kicked at their plush new home.

It’s not been an easy road by any means but those supporters tuning into the streaming service at last get a vision of the future.

The £40 million York Stadium Leisure Complex holds 8,500 fans - and houses a swimming pool, gym, a four-court sports hall, climbing wall and three floodlit 3G 5-aside pitches.

It’s curtain up tonight and AFC Fylde are the first team to pay a visit

For chairman Jason McGill, it’s the completion of a ‘crusade’ he has been on since 2003.

The fans hope the stadium acts as the springboard to future success and it can kick start their climb back to the EFL.

Maidenhead United have set themselves a target of breaking their club record attendance of 7,989 against Stockport County.

They have invited as many people as possible to livestream the fixture as they mark a very special moment in their history.

Special videos have been recorded by many legends of the game.

CEO Jon Adams believes this is the first time a senior club has ever played a league fixture on the their 150th anniversary.

“In one sense this is a fortuitous opportunity,” he told the Windsor & Eton Express. “Previously we didn’t have a game on this date but Stockport’s involvement in the FA Trophy meant the original game had to be postponed.

“We think it’s a great opportunity to share the day with our supporters but also more widely with people who live locally, and also people nationally who might be interested and who recognise that it’s a significant and relatively unique moment.

“I think we’re probably the first senior club that has ever played a game 150 years to the day of their first use of a football ground. It’s an exciting occasion.”

He added: “There are older clubs than us, there’s no doubt about that. But there are not many clubs that have reached the age we have. Maidenhead and the surrounding area are a focus for the early establishment of the game within England.

“We’re excited to be one of the oldest clubs in the world and we’re excited that York Road is the longest continuously used football ground in the country, and therefore it’s inferred that that’s probably the world as well. It’s an exciting achievement really.”