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Club Records

Wins and Defeats

Biggest win: 12-0 vs Chippenham Rovers, FA Cup Third Qualifying Round, November 2, 1935

Biggest defeat: 1-10 vs Merthyr Tydfil, Southern League, March 8, 1952

Attendances

Record attendance at Whaddon Road: 8,326 vs Reading, FA Cup First Round, November 17, 1956

Appearances

Record appearances: Roger Thorndale, 702 (1958-1976)

Record goalscorer: Dave Lewis, 290 (three spells between 1967-1983)

Record goalscorer in season: Dave Lewis, 53 (1974/75)

Transfers

Record signing: Jermaine McGlashan, £50,000 from Aldershot Town, January 2012; Brian Wilson, £50,000 from Stoke City, March 2004; Grant McCann, £50,000 from West Ham United, January 2003.

Record transfer received: Steven Gillespie, £400,000 from Colchester Unted, June 2008

Oldest & Youngest Players

Oldest player: Derek Bragg, 42 years, 2 months, 23 days vs Farnborough Town, April 7, 1999

Oldest goalscorer: Clive Walker, 41 years, 11 months, 8 days vs Gloucester City, May 4, 1999

Youngest Player (All competitions): Sopuruchukwu Obieri, 15 years, 303 days vs West Ham United U21s, November 7, 2023

Youngest player (Football League): Tom King, 16 years, 319 days vs Shrewsbury Town, August 5, 2023

Youngest player (non-league): Simon Goodwin, 16 years, 245 days vs Burton Albion, March 9, 1996

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