The first competitive hat trick at the stadium was scored by Stafford Browne for Aldershot Town in a 3–1 victory over Havant & Waterlooville in the Hampshire Senior Cup final on 1 May 2002.
The move was cited as the club returning home, due to the fact that the club was formed by members of the nearby St Mary's Church, as the football team of St. Mary's Church Young Men's Association before becoming Southampton St Mary's FC, and eventually Southampton FC.