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MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Chesham United versus Torquay United

Competition: National League South

Venue: The Meadow, Chesham

Date: Saturday 18th October 2025

Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Torquay: 3
Draw: 1
Chesham: 1

CURRENT FORM (LAST 6)

Torquay (W3 – D2 – L1):
D 2-2 Hampton and Richmond A
W 4-2 Slough Town H
L 0-2 AFC Totton A (FA Cup)
W 1-0 Ebbsfleet United H
W 1-0 Salisbury FC A
D 0-0 Dagenham & Redbridge H

Chesham (W1 – D3 – L2):
D 1-1 AFC Totton H
D 0-0 Bath City H
L 1-4 King’s Lynn Town H (FA Cup)
L 0-1 Weston Super Mare A
W 4-1 Enfield Town H
D 0-0 Maidstone United A

TOP GOAL-SCORERS

Torquay: Jordan Young (6)

Chesham: Matt McClure, Nathan Minhas and Callum Adebiyi (2)

CHESHAM FACT FILE

Nickname: The Generals
Last season’s league finish: 13th in National League South
Notable honours:
Southern League Premier South Division: champions 2023-24
Isthmian Premier Division champions: 1992-93
Isthmian Division One champions: 1990-91 & 1996-97

MANAGEMENT TEAM – JAMES DUNCAN & MICHAEL MURRAY

The duo are currently in their seventh season with the Generals after taking charge in October 2018, having led the Generals to promotion to National League South as Southern League Premier South Division champions.

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.

PLAYER PROFILE – NATHAN MINHAS

Nathan Minhas joined the Generals in the summer of 2024from Slough Town after finding the back of the net 17 times for the Rebels in the 2023-24 campaign. He then scored 15 times for the Generals, as they retained their National League South status. He has also had spells with Beaconsfield, Maidenhead United, Ascot United, Billericay Town, Bracknell Town and Hampton and Richmond Borough and he also represented Panjab in the 2018 CONIFA World Cup.

PLAYER STATS – Position: Striker, DOB: 16/09/97, Height: 1.75m, Previous Club: Slough Town

NLS Stats 25/26: Appearances: 10, Goals 2, Assists 0, Yellow/Red Cards 1/0

OLD BOYS

Torquay: None

Chesham: None

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Saturday 5th April 2025, Torquay United 1 Chesham United 2

A second half brace from Chesham’s Alex Lafleur saw the Generals overturn their first half deficit against Torquay United to dent the Gulls’ promotion ambitions. Jordan Dyer’s first half effort had given Torquay the lead before Lafleur struck twice in the second half, which sealed the points for the visitors.

On five minutes, Mitchell Weiss beat the offside trap for the visitors before he was denied by the reflexes of Gulls keeper James Hamon. Eight minutes later, Torquay’s leading scorer Cody Cooke brought a long ball from Hamon under control before missing the target. Ozzy Zanzala twice went close for the Gulls, as they continued to dominate the proceedings.

Torquay were in front on 32 minutes when Cody Cooke looked to have given the Gulls’ the lead following a goalmouth scramble after a corner from Jordan Young, but the goal was later accredited to Dyer. Goode then made a double save to deny both Young and Cooke as the Gulls led at the break.

Five minutes after the restart the Generals equalised as Lefleur curled a low effort from 20 yards past Hamon. On 61 minutes, Samson Esan forced a smart save from Hamon as Chesham grew into the game.

Torquay came close to restoring their lead when Jay Foulston headed a corner from Young against the upright before sub Emmanuel Ilesanmi missed the target moments later.

On 89 minutes, Lefleur completed his brace with another low strike from distance which eluded Hamon to wrap up all three points.

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay United (4-2-3-1): James Hamon; Jordan Thomas, Jordan Dyer, Sam Dreyer, Jay Foulston; Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Matt Worthington; Jordan Young, Louis Dennis, Callum Dolan; Cian Dillon

Chesham (3-5-2): Ben Goode; Connor Stevens, Alfie Young, Callum Adebiyi; George Addae; Giorgio Rasulo, Alex Babos, Alfie Williams, Connor Roberts; Nathan Minhas, Mitchell Weiss

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