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TORQUAY UNITED VS HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH – FA CUP 4TH QUALIFYING ROUND
Venue: Plainmoor
Date: 15th October 2022
Kick-off: 3pm
TUFC CUP RECORD
2017-18:
L 2-0 Aldershot Town A 4QR
2018-19:
W 7-0 Lymington Town A 2QR
W 3-0 L Brightlingsea Regent A 3QR
W 4-1 Winchester City h 4QR
L 0-1 Woking 1R
2019-20:
W 3-2 Boreham Wood 4QR
L 0-1 Maidstone United A 1R
2020-21:
W 2-0 Sholing 4QR
L 5-6 Crawley Town L 5-6 1R
2021-22:
D 2-2 Havant and Waterlooville 4QR
L 2-4 Havant and Waterlooville 4QR R
HAMPTON & RICHMOND FACTFILE
Year founded: 1921
Nickname: The Beavers
Last season’s league finish: 11th in National League South
Notable honours:
Isthmian League:
Winners: 2006-07, 2015-16
Route to the fourth qualifying round:
Second qualifying round: W 2-0 Bognor Regis A
Third qualifying round: W 6-1 Paulton Rovers H
Best FA Cup performance:
First round: 2000-01, 2007-08, 2018-19, 2020-21
MANAGER: GARY MCCANN
Gary joined the Beavers in June 2018, following the departure of Alan Dowson to Woking a month earlier. Prior to arriving at the Bev, Gary had been in charge at Hendon for 13 years, who he featured for as a player before moving to the dugout following a short break when injury ended his playing career. In his final season with the Greens, they finished 3rd in the Isthmian League Premier and then reached the play off final before eventually succumbing to Dulwich Hamlet in a penalty shootout.
PLAYER TO WATCH: JAKE GRAY
After starting his career with Crystal Palance, Jake Gray went on to make over 100 appearances in the EFL with Yeovil Town and Luton Town. Whilst with the Glovers, he featured against Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup in the 2017-18 season – alongside United’s Under-18’s boss Ryan Dickson. Gray then joined Woking in 2019 before joining the Beavers a year later.
He was an ever-present for Hampton and Richmond in the shortened 2020-21 season – and has remained an important of Gary McCann’s side ever since.
GRAY STATS:
Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: 25th December 1995 – 26 Years Old
Birthplace: Aylesbury
Height: 1.80m
Former Clubs: Wycombe, Crystal Palace, Cheltenham, Hartlepool, Luton, Yeovil, Woking
NLS Stats 22-23: Played 11, Goals Scored 1, Yellow/Red 2/0
OLD BOYS
Torquay: None
Hampton: None
PREVIOUS HEAD TO HEAD AT PLAINMOOR
TORQUAY UNITED 0-2 HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH
25/08/2018
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Torquay United (3-5-2)
Mark Halstead
Chin Okoli – Ali Omar – Dean Moxey
Ben Wyatt – Brett McGavin – Tom Lapslie – Scott Smith – Dillon De Silva
Aaron Jarvis – Will Goodwin
Hampton (4-4-2)
Joe Walsh
Tommy Davis – Ben Shroll – Ruaridh Donaldson – Tommy Block
Liam Vincent – Tyrell Miller-Rodney – Jake Gray – Marcus Sablier
Tommy Wood – Temi Babalola
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