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MATCH DETAILS
Match details: Torquay United vs Salisbury FC
Competition: National League South
Venue: Plainmoor
Date: Tuesday, 10th March 2026
Kick-off: 7.45pm
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Torquay: 3
Draw: 3
Salisbury: 1
CURRENT FORM (LAST 6)
Torquay: (0W – 2D – 4L):
D 1-1 Maidenhead United H
L 2-4 Eastbourne Borough A
L 1-3 Worthing A
L 0-5 Chelmsford City H
D 2-2 Farnborough FC H
L 0-3 Ebbsfleet A
Salisbury (2W – 1D – 3L):
W 1-0 Chippenham Town H
D 2-2 Chelmsford City H
L 1-2 Maidenhead United A
L 0-1 Maidstone United H
L 0-1 Hornchurch A
W 2-0 Eastbourne Borough H
TOP GOAL-SCORERS
Torquay: Jordan Young (15)
Salisbury: Noah Coppin (10)
SALISBURY FACT FILE
Year founded: 1947 (reformed as Salisbury FC in 2015)
Nickname: The Whites
Last season’s league finish: 20th in National League South
Salisbury notable honours (as Salisbury FC:
Southern League Premier South:
Play-off winners: 2023-24
As Salisbury City
National League South:
Play-off winners: 2006-07, 2012-13
Southern League:
Champions: 2005-06
MANAGER – BRIAN DUTTON
Brian Dutton was appointed as Salisbury FC manager in October 2022, following the departure of Steve Claridge. He then went on to lead the club to promotion from the Southern League Premier through the play-offs against AFC Totton in his first full season in charge, the 2023-24 campaign.
As a player, he had a brief spell in the Football League with Cambridge United in the 2003-04 season before dropping into non-league football, where he had stints with a number of clubs, including both Salisbury City and Salisbury FC.
As a coach, Dutton has held several different coaching roles at Bristol Rovers across two different spells at the Memorial Stadium and he briefly managed Walsall.
PLAYER PROFILE – JOSH HEDGES
Josh joined the Lilywhites from Didcot Town in the summer of 2023 after helping Didcot achieve promotion from the Southern League Division One Central. A key component of the Salisbury side who won promotion to National League South in 2023-24, Hedges went onto ten goals in 30 league appearances in 2024-25. In the summer of 2025, he joined Chelmsford City but returned to Wiltshire after failing to settle in Essex.
PLAYER STATS:
Position: Midfielder
DOB: 14/10/03
Height: Unknown
Previous Club: Chelmsford
NLS Stats 25/26: Appearances: 32, Goals 5, Assists 1, Yellow/Red Cards 2/0
OLD BOYS
Torquay United: Jordan Thomas
Salisbury: None
LAST MEETING
Last meeting: Saturday 20th October 2025, Salisbury FC 0 Torquay United 1
Torquay United got their first away victory of the season as they won 1-0 at Salisbury in National League South.
Matt Worthington converted Jay Foulston’s eighth-minute cross to score what proved to be the decisive goal. Jordan Young could have doubled the lead but his 31st minute penalty was saved while Worthington also had a chance to add to Torquay’s tally soon after.
Matt Briggs had a good chance to level the scores with 20 minutes left but was thwarted by James Hamon as Torquay consolidated third place in the table.
POSSIBLE LINE-UPS
Torquay United (4-2-3-1): James Hamon; Jordan Thomas, Ed Palmer, Will Tizzard, Jay Foulston; Munashe Sundire, Matt Worthington; Dylan Morgan, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Kieran Wilson; Louis Dennis
Salisbury (4-2-3-1): Will Buse; Cameron Gbadebo, Dominic Revan, Josh Summerton, Ollie Morgan; Malachi Ogunleye, Max Joliffe: Josh Hedges, Mohammad Dabre, Nathan Odokonyero: Noah Coppin
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