TT MATCH PREVIEW
Steve Harris – @Steveharris84
Match details: Chesham United V TUFC – FA Trophy 3rd Round
Venue: The Meadow
Date: Saturday 19th December 2020
Kick-off: 3pm
Leading scorers:
Chesham: Adam Martin 3
Torquay: Danny Wright 7
Chesham fact file:
Nickname: The Generals
League: Southern League Premier Division South
Notable honours: Isthmian Premier Division champions 1992-93
Isthmian Division One champions 1990-91 & 1996-97
Previous Round: Aveley 1-3 Chesham United – 15th December 2020
Gulls’ all-time record in the FA Trophy:
2007-08: runners-up L Ebbsfleet United
2008-09: R2 L Southport
2014-15: SF L Wrexham
2015-16: QF L Bognor Regis Town
2016-17: R1 L Braintree Town
2017-18: R1 L Maidstone United
2018-19: R1 L Boreham Wood
2019-20: R2 L FC Halifax Town
Joint-managers: James Duncan and Michael Murray
The duo are currently in their third season with the Generals after taking charge in October 2018. Prior to this they had managed Potters Bar Town, where they won automatic promotion from the Isthmian League Division One North in the 2017-18 season and left them in the top ten of the Premier Division. Before going into management, Duncan had a 13-year playing career as a midfielder with spells at Wealdstone, Uxbridge & Slough Town. Murray joined Potters Bar as a player in 2016/17 from Chalfont St Peter, and his former sides include Northwood, Hendon, Uxbridge and North Greenford United.
One to watch: Sam Beasant
The son of the former Wimbledon, Chelsea and England keeper Dave Beasant, Sam Beasant has faced the Gulls on numerous occasions in recent years. After appearing as a youth team player with Chelsea and Wycombe Wanderers, Beasant junior had spells with Olympiakos Nicosia and the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain before returning to England with Maidenhead United, Woking, Billericay, Stevenage, Cambridge United, Braintree Town, Chelmsford City and Concord Rangers.
Possible line-ups:
Chesham (4-3-3)
Sam Beasant
Paul Jenkins – Steve Brown – Kieran Murphy – Lewis Rolfe
T’Sharne Gallimore – Adam Martin – Bradley Clayton
Eoin Casey – Zak Joseph – Karl Oliyade
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Torquay (4-4-2)
Lucas Covolan
Sam Sherring – Fraser Kerr – Gary Warren – Dean Moxey
Aaron Nemane – Matt Buse – Armani Little – Jake Andrews
Billy Waters – Josh Umerah
Hope Wynter or Moxey get some time as that area does need sorting before we play Yeovil
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