PREVIEW

Steve Harris

@steveharris84

MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Farnborough FC vs Torquay United

Venue: Saunders Transport Community Stadium, Farnborough

Date: Tuesday 20^th February 2024

Kick-off: 7.45pm

HEAD TO HEAD

Torquay: 1

Draw: 1

Farnborough: 1

FORM GUIDE

Farnborough: L, L, L, L, W, W

Torquay: D, L, L, L, L, L

TOP SCORERS

Farnborough: Alfie Pavey (now Braintree) (8)

Torquay: Brad Ash/Aaron Jarvis (9 each)

FARNBOROUGH FACTFILE

Year founded: 1927

Nickname: Boro, The Yellows

Last season’s league finish: 12^th in the National League South

Farnborough notable honours:

Isthmian League Premier Division:

Champions: 2000-01

MANAGER – SPENCER DAY

Formerly known as Spencer Trethewy, Spencer Day was previously a director of Aldershot and saved the Shots from going bust in 1989.

After changing his name to Spencer Day in 1998, he spent four years owner/manager of Chertsey Town and has managed Farnborough since 2011.

DAY STATS

Appointed: 15th Nov 2011

Date of Birth: 14/05/1971 (52)

Other Clubs Managed: Chertsey

PLAYER TO WATCH – HARVEY BRADBURY

The son of former AFC Bournemouth and Eastleigh manager Lee Bradbury, Harvey Bradbury appeared against the Gulls earlier in the season for Dartford and joined Farnborough from the Darts in January 2024.

After starting his career with his father’s former club Portsmouth in 2016, Harvey has also had spells with Watford, Oxford United (another of his dad’s ex sides) and Millwall.

Following his departure from the Lions in 2020, he had stints in non-league with Oxford City, Welling United and Gosport Borough prior to his move to the Avenue Stadium to join Dorchester in 2022 and his subsequent switch to Dartford.

BRADBURY STATS

Position: Centre-Forward

Date of Birth: 09/11/98 (25)

Birthplace: Fareham

Height: 1.91m

Former Clubs: Portsmouth, Havant and Waterlooville, Watford, St Albans, Oxford United, Woking, Millwall, Morecambe, Oxford City, Welling, Gosport, Dorchester, Dartford.

OLD BOYS

Farnborough: None

Torquay United: None

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Farnborough (3-5-2):

Jack Turner

Ollie Robinson – C J Fearn – Guy Hollis

Jordan Norville-Williams – Aaron Kuhl – Olly Pendlebury – Reggie Young – Ricky Holmes

Harvey Bradbury – Hady Ghandour

Torquay United (4-4-2):

Mark Halstead

Arkell Jude-Boyd – Austen Booth – Ross Marshall – Dean Moxey

Brett McGavin – Will Jenkins-Davies – Kevin Dawson – Ethon Archer

Brad Ash – Duane Ofori-Acheampong

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Tuesday September 5, 2023 Torquay United 3 – 0 Farnborough

Strikers Aaron Jarvis and Bradley Ash put Farnborough to the sword as Torquay United banished the memory of their tame defeat at Aveley on a rousing night at Plainmoor.

Jarvis fired them into a first-half lead, Ash popped in a poacher’s second midway through the second half before Jarvis converted a 97th minute penalty after Farnborough defender Jack Ball had been sent off for conceding it.