The Spitfires host Gateshead at the Silverlake Stadium on Saturday 16th August 2025 (3pm KO) in our first home league game of the 2025/26 campaign. Here is the most up to date matchday information you will need to know ahead of the game.
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for purchase for this fixture and can be purchased online, by clicking here, or by visiting the club shop on-the-day.
CAR PARKING
The Main Car Park for this fixture is now SOLD OUT but parking in Lower Hardmoor is still available to purchase on-the-day for £10 per vehicle and will open from 12pm onwards.
Please note, parking in Lower Hardmoor will only be accessible via the double gates near the motorway bridge and not through the main car park entrance.
The main car park is only for valid Car Park Pass Holders, hospitality guests, and Blue Badge holders.
Please make sure you enter the car park through the correct entrance to avoid causing congestion around the ground.
We have a limited number of disability parking spaces, which are free of charge for any Blue Badge holders. Please note, this is subject to availability.
BARS & HOSPITALITY
Those who have purchased hospitality for this fixture will be able to access the Brooks Suite from 12pm onwards via our hospitality entrance on the North side of the ground.
The South Stand concourse will have two kiosks in operation, which will be selling hot food as well as snacks, beer, and soft drinks.
The Hangar Bar will be open from 12pm where supporters can take advantage of Happy Hour between 12pm and 1pm where half pints and pints will be priced at £2.25 and £4.50, respectively. Supporters can purchase bakes, slices, and Rollover hotdogs in The Hangar Bar.
The Sherwoods Player Lounge will be open from 12pm. Supporters can also take advantage of Happy Hour in Sherwoods between 12pm and 1pm where half pints and pints will be priced at £2.25 and £4.50, respectively. We will also be showing the AFC Wrexham v West Bromwich Albion game at 12:30pm in Sherwoods and in the Hangar Bar.
Inside the ground, we have the North Kiosk which is located just outside The Hanger Bar and will be open from 1:30pm. The Spitfire Grill in the North-West corner, and Wrapstar in the South-West corner of the ground will also be open to all supporters.
Away supporters will have access to the away bar from 1:30pm in the South-East corner of the ground.
TURNSTILES
For this fixture, we will have six turnstiles available for supporters to enter via all of which will open from 1:30pm.
Gateshead supporters should enter the Silverlake Stadium via turnstile 1 for the away section of the stadium.
Eastleigh supporters should enter the stadium via turnstiles 6, 8/9, or 12/13.
MIGRATION & SEGREGATION
Supporters attending this fixture will be able to migrate anywhere around the stadium however, we kindly ask supporters to remain in their designated area/seat whilst the match is being played.
Segregation will be in place for this fixture with Gateshead supporters being housed in the away section of the ground. As a result, we ask supporters to enter the ground through the relevant turnstiles (see above).
MATCH COVERAGE
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PROGRAMMES
For the 2025/26 season, we have moved to digital programmes.
To access the matchday programme for our fixture against Gateshead, please visit this page at 9am on Saturday 16 August 2025.
This will be free to view and download.
CLUB SHOP
With our new home shirt on sale now, we encourage supporters to come in and see the kit and help us paint Eastleigh blue.
The club shop will not be accessible from inside of the ground and supporters wanting to visit the club shop will have to do so before or after the game.
