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Steve Harris – @steveharris84

MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Torquay United vs Chippenham Town – National League South

Venue: Plainmoor

Date: Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Kick-off: 7.45pm

HEAD TO HEAD

TORQUAY – 2

DRAWS – 1

CHIPPENHAM – 2

LAST RESULTS

Torquay

W 2-1 Enfield Town H

L 0-1 Farnborough A

W 2-1 Bath City A

W 1-0 Dorking H

W 3-2 Chesham United A

D 1-1 Aveley H

Chippenham

L 1-2 Farnborough A

L 1-0 Dorking Wanderers A

W 2-0 Weymouth H

D 0-0 Maidstone United H

D 1-1 Chelmsford City A

W 3-2 Enfield Town H

TOP SCORERS

Torquay: Cody Cooke/Brad Ash/Matt Carson (2)

Chippenham: Tom Owen-Evans (2)

CHIPPENHAM FACT FILE

Year founded: 1873

Nickname: The Bluebirds

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

Chippenham Town notable honours:

Southern League Premier Champions: 2016-17

THE MANAGER – GARY HORGAN

Gary joined Chippenham Town for a second spell as a player from Hungerford Town in September 2016 and joined the coaching staff for the 2017-18 season.

He was invited to take up the manager’s position towards the end of the 2021-22 season following the departure of the previous management team and has remained in charge ever since.

PLAYER TO WATCH – LUKE SPOKES

Central midfielder Luke Spokes joined the Bluebirds in the summer from Bath City. The Bristolian had previously started out in non-league football with spells at Mangotsfield Town and Yate Town before moving onto Taunton Town.

He earned a move to the professional ranks with Grimsby Town in the 2020-21 season where he remained until he was released in the summer of 2022 and returned to the South West to join the Romans. During his time with the Mariners, he also had loan stints with Boston United and Spennymoor Town.

SPOKES STATS – Position: Midfield – Date of Birth: 06/08/00 – Height: 1.82m – Previous Clubs: Mangotsfield, Yate, Taunton, Grimsby, Boston, Spennymoor, Bath – 24/25 NLS Stats: Appearances 6, Goals 1, Yellow/Red Cards 0/0

OLD BOYS

TORQUAY: Ollie Tomlinson, Jay Foulston, Brad Ash

CHIPPENHAM: None

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay United (3-5-2): James Hamon; Ed Palmer, Sam Dreyer, Jay Foulston; Finn Tonks, Dan Hayfield, Oscar Threlkeld, Lirak Hasani, Matt Carson; Brad Ash, Cody Cooke

Chippenham Town (4-4-2): Will Henry; Lewis Colwell, Will King, Luke Haines, Nat Williams; Joe Andrews, Luke Spokes, Tom Owen-Evans, Pele Kouissseou; Will Dawes, Matt McClure

LAST MEETING – 24.01.24, Chippenham Town 1-1 Torquay United, National League South

Ten-man United came away from Wiltshire with a hard-earned point, as they drew 1-1 with Chippenham Town at Hardenhuish Park.

Will Jenkins Davies’ first-half opener gave United the lead before he was dismissed in the second half for a second bookable offence before Chippenham managed to secure a share of the points thanks to Matt McClure’s leveller.

Ethon Archer had a shot that crashed against the crossbar for the Gulls and Caine Bradbury fired wide for the hosts in injury time, as the points were shared.