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THE WOODSPRING STADIUM
[2000–PRESENT DAY]
In 2000 Weston secured the purchase of the Westlands
Site only a stone’s throw away from Woodspring Park.

During the last month of the season2015/6, the Seagulls
once again turned on the style and ended the season with
6 unbeaten games from 7, with Scott Wilson and Dayle
Grubb netting in a 2-0 win over Maidstone to spark manic
celebrations from the home fans at The Woodspring
knowing that the Seagulls had avoided relegation. With
the season ending in a party atmosphere in Havant on the 30th April, with fan
favourite Scott Wilson sliding home at the far post to ultimately send Havant down
and keep Margate down. The 2016/17 league season started off promisingly, with
three wins and a draw from the first four games, putting Weston at the top of the
table. Shawn McCoulsky, who joined the Seagulls on loan from Bristol City days
before the season began, scored four goals in the opening four games to see
Weston start off stronger than ever expected. Then, a run of seven league games
and a 2-1 defeat to North Leigh in the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup,
despite the re-signing of Brad Ash on loan from Barnsley in the middle of the run,
saw the sacking of Head Coach Ryan Northmore, with his replacement being
former Weston player and current Forest Green Rovers Head of Youth Scott Bartlett
as his replacement, with Chris Barker joining the side as Player/Assistant Manager.
Bartlett and Barker were given the task of keeping the Seagulls in the National
League South, and a tricky November saw things look bleaker than before, despite
a 4-3 win away to Eastbourne Borough. The defensive signing of Rollin Menayese
in December saw an upturn in Weston’s form, with new signing Gethyn Hill poking
home away to Truro on Boxing Day for a vital three points. As 2017 rolled around,
Weston got into their stride thanks to Dayle Grubb’s two trademark free-kicks
against Truro on New Year’s Day, with the team going on a good run of form to
start off the second half of the season, a 3-2 loss away to Dartford in January being
the only blemish to their good form. March saw the games come thick and fast,
with the majority of the fixtures against teams at the top end of the table. Weston
lost out to Bath 2-1 thanks to McCoulsky’s 88th minute winner for the Romans, but
Weston still had survival to secure after the trickiest month the club endured all
season. Grubb turned on the style heading into April, scoring four times in a 5-0
rout against Bishops Stortford, before Ash was at the double to relegate Margate
on Good Friday, with a 3-0 loss to St Albans, and results going Weston’s way,
enough to keep the side up on Easter Monday. Weston ended the league season
with a 5-0 win away to Hemel Hempstead, with Grubb being named the National
League South Player of The Month for April. In his final game in charge, Bartlett
saw Weston lose 4-2 to Taunton Town in the Somerset Premier Cup Final. Rollin
Menayese left to join the Bristol Rovers U23 side, with him appearing to be the
U23s captain, with Bartlett then taking up a full-time role as FGR Head of Youth
upon their promotion to League Two. Barker opted to terminate his contract as well
and has since joined FGR as Head of Academy to Bartlett, with Weston appointing
new manager and former player Marc McGregor two days after Bartlett’s departure.
Rob Boyd joined Weston as first-team coach and assistant to Macca. The
2017-2018 season didn't get off to a particularly good start, with the Seagulls losing