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MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Torquay United versus Hemel Hempstead Town

Venue: Plainmoor, Torquay

Date: Saturday 18th April 2026

Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Torquay: 6

Draw: 0

Hemel Hempstead: 2

CURRENT FORM (LAST 6)

Torquay (4W – 1D – 1L):

L 0-1 Dagenham and Redbridge (A)

D 2-2 Dorking Wanderers (H)

W 2-0 Horsham (H)

W 3-0 Weston Super Mare (A)

W 4-1 Bath City (H)

W 5-1 Slough Town A

Hemel Hempstead: (2W – 2D – 2L):

W 3-0 Bath City H

L 1-2 Dorking Wanderers A

D 0-0 Weston Super Mare A

L 0-3 Chesham United H

D 0-0 Enfield Town A

W 3-1 Eastbourne Borough H

TOP GOAL-SCORERS

Torquay: Jordan Young (16)

Slough: Miller Matthews-Lewis (Now at Burton Albion) (15)

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD FACT FILE

Year founded: 1885

Nickname: The Tudors

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

Notable Honours: Southern League: Premier Division champions 2013–14; Isthmian League: Division Two champions 1999–2000; Division Three champions 1997–98

MANAGER – LEE ALLINSON

Lee Allinson succeeded Bobby Wilkinson during the 2024-25 season, after spending five years in charge of Hendon, who were seventh in the Isthmian Premier League at the time of his departure. Allinson is also the son of former Arsenal midfielder Ian Allinson, who previously managed Boreham Wood and St Albans City.

PLAYER PROFILE – GEORGE WILLIAMS

A non-playing member of the Wales squad who reached the semi-finals of Euro 2016, George Williams signed for the Tudors in the summer of 2023, following a successful loan spell towards the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

Williams started his career with Milton Keynes Dons and later had spells with Fulham, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Barrow and Boreham Wood prior to joining the Tudors.

PLAYER STATS:
Position: Left Winger
DOB: 07/09/95

International: Wales (7 Caps/ 0 Goals)
Previous Club: MK Dons, Fulham, Gillingham, St. Johnstone, Forest Green, Grimsby, Barrow, Boreham Wood.
NLS Stats 25/26: Appearances: 39, Goals 3, Assists 4, Yellow/Red Cards 2/0

OLD BOYS

Torquay United: None

Hemel Hempstead: None

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Saturday August 30th, 2025, Hemel Hempstead Town 2 Torquay
United 1

United suffered defeat on Saturday, as Hemel Hempstead secured a 2-1 victory at Vauxhall Road. It was Millar Matthews-Lewis who initially broke the deadlock, before Ed Palmer came up with the goods for the second successive weekend make it 1-1. Unfortunately, though, Matthews-Lewis re-established the lead shortly after, and that ultimately sealed defeat for United.

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Torquay United (4-2-3-1): Seb Stacey; Jordan Thomas, Jordan Dyer, Sam Dreyer, Jay Foulston; Dan Hayfield, Matt Worthington; Jordan Young, Sonny Blu Lo-Everton, Dylan Morgan; Deon Moore

Hemel Hempstead (5-3-2): Michael Johnson; Devante Stanley, Charlie Rowan, Kyle Ajayi, Louis Lomas, Darion Dowrich; Isiah Noel-Williams, George Williams, Jack Lorentzen-Jones; Mauro Vilhete, Remaye Campbell