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MATCH DETAILS

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

Venue: Plainmoor

Date: Saturday 12th April 2025

Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD TO HEAD

Torquay: 3

Draw: 2

Slough: 1

RECENT FORM (LAST 6)

Torquay – W4 – D1 – L1

W 1-0 Tonbridge Angels A

D 2-2 Salisbury H

W 1-0 Dorking Wanderers A

W 1-0 Bath City H

W 1-0 Aveley A

L 1-2 Chesham United H

Slough – W2 – D2 – L2

D 1-1 Farnborough H

L 0-2 Bath City A

W 2-3 Hornchurch A

D 1-1 Enfield Town H

L 0-2 Weymouth A

W 3-0 Aveley H

TOP SCORERS

Torquay: Cody Cooke (15)

Torquay: Slavi Spasov (15)

CHESHAM FACT FILE

Year founded: 1890

Nickname: The Rebels

Last season’s league finish: 10th in National League South

Slough Town notable honours:

FA Amateur Cup: Runners-up: 1972-73

THE MANAGER – SCOTT DAVIES

Rebels boss Scott Davies is a familiar opponent of the Gulls from his playing days, most notably with Aldershot Town and Wycombe Wanderers. A former Republic of Ireland international at Under-19 and Under-21, Davies started his senior professional career with Reading and was loaned out to a number of clubs, most notably Aldershot and Wycombe. He won the Blue Square Premier title with the Shots in the 2007-08 campaign. Davies then joined Crawley Town in 2011 before moving onto Oxford United prior to dropping into non-league football. He is currently in his second spell with the Rebels and became player-manager in November 2022, following a brief stint in caretaker
charge. In the first full season in charge, he guided Slough to an tenth placed finish in the 2023-24 campaign.

PLAYER TO WATCH – JOHNNY GODDARD

After starting his career at Reading, Johnny Goddard progressed through the Royals youth system before signing his first professional contract in 2011. He was released a year later and spent one season at National League South club Hayes & Yeading United.

Goddard then signed for National League club Woking in September 2013 after a successful trial period. He became a fans’ favourite at Woking, scoring 25 goals in 116 league appearances before securing a move to EFL side Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee in May 2016.

He subsequently signed for Stevenage in January 2018. He was loaned out to Bromley of the National League at the start of the 2018-19 season and then joined Aldershot Town on a six-month deal in January 2019. Goddard signed for divisional rivals Ebbsfleet United in July 2019. He rejoined Woking in August 2020, where he spent the 2020-21 season and then moved on to St Albans City who he joined the Rebels from in June 2022.

MINHAS STATS – Position: Attacking Midfield – Date of Birth: 02/06/93 – Height: 1.78m – Former Clubs: Reading, Hayes and Yeading, Woking, Swindon, Stevenage, Bromley, Aldershot, Ebbsfleet, St Albans, Boreham Wood – 24/25 NLS Stats: Appearances: 29, Goals 3, Yellow/Red Cards 3/0

OLD BOYS

Torquay: None

Slough: None

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay United (4-4-2): James Hamon; Finley Craske, Jordan Dyer, Sam Dreyer, Jay Foulston; Jordan Young, Dan Hayfield, Oscar Threlkeld, Matt Jay; Cody Cooke, Ozzy Zanzala

Slough Town (3-4-3): Charlie Horlock; Guy Hollis, Scott Davies, Edon Pruti, Jeanmal Prosper, John Gilbert, Henry Ochieng, Josh Jackman; David Ogbonna, Slavi Spasov, Johnny Goddard

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Tuesday 21st January 2025, Slough Town 2 Torquay United 2

There was late drama in Berkshire, as two late goals saw the points
shared at Slough. Jordan Young put the Gulls ahead with his fourth goal in five matches before the break, however Johnny Goddard’s second-half leveller made it all-square going into the latter stages. When Dean Moxey struck in the final minute of normal time, it looked as though United had secured another late victory, until a Dan Bayliss goal six minutes into time added on made it 2-2.