Egham has been described by one visitor as follows – the home town of Harry Potter and the birthplace of democracy, as the Magna Carta was signed here. It is also the smallest town in the country with two universities.  Unfortunately for the club, more people visit Egham following the history of English democracy and the signing by King John of the Magna Carta at Runnymede than for the football. It is a small, unassuming commuter town that has never really lived down indirectly creating the USA.

The Runnymede Stadium was opened in 1963 after the former Egham Town disappeared with the outbreak of the Second World War, despite having roots dating back as far as 1896. The ground is owned by the local council, but this has not held back development. The main stand was built in the early 1970s, and several areas of covered terracing have been added since then.

The ground has now been completely enclosed to meet Isthmian League standards, and a clubhouse has been built in order to generate some income. In order to maximise business at the Runnymede Stadium, Egham have developed  sharing of their facilities with other clubs. Prior to this season, Wokingham were the  tenants, and this year Combined Counties League Feltham are ground sharing.

The ground is larger than most we visit, with a capacity of 5635, which makes the usual attendance for an Egham game of little more than 50 particularly disappointing. Due to the poor attendances the 335 seats are more than adequate, as is the covered standing accommodation for 800. Although Egham is a busy part of the country, the 200 parking spaces can give you confidence that there will be no problems on that front.

It is probably the only ground to have a memorial garden, which is dedicated to long-serving committee member Fred Stockey, who died just before the start of the 2003-04 season.

If you want to try a different mode of transport, Egham station is only 1.5 miles from the ground.

Like many clubs, Egham have seen better days in terms of crowds, with a peak of 1400 turning out to watch an FA Cup 2^nd qualifying round tie in October 1972.  “The Sarnies” have a tremendous vocal support home and away, and are unique in that nearly all the fans are noise-makers. Hence, while the average attendance in 2003-04 was just 106 (and this season is just 56) it sounds like 1006!

M25 Junction 13 - follow signs to Egham in left hand lane. At roundabout stay left and turn left at Police Station, across level crossing, first left into Pooley Green Road. At roundabout turn right, then first left into Pond Road and first right into Wards Place.