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MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Tonbridge Angels versus Torquay United

Venue: Longmead Stadium, Tonbridge

Date: Saturday 25th April 2026

Kick-off: 12.30pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Torquay: 2

Draw: 1

Tonbridge: 3

CURRENT FORM (LAST 6)

Torquay (4W – 1D – 1L):

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

L 1-2 Hemel Hempstead Town H

Tonbridge: (3W – 1D – 2L):

W 2-1 Bath City H

L 0-1 Chesham United A

L 1-2 Ebbsfleet United H

D 1-1 Eastbourne Borough A

W 3-2 Salisbury H

W 6-1 Farnborough A

TOP GOAL-SCORERS

Torquay: Jordan Young (16)

Tonbridge Angels: Tom Leahy (10)

TONBRIDGE FACT FILE

Year founded: 1947 (as Tonbridge)

Nickname: The Angels

Last season’s league finish: 17th in National League South

Tonbridge Angels notable honours:

National Step Three Super Play-off winners: 2018-19

Isthmian Premier Division Play-off winners: 2018-19

MANAGER – ALAN DUNNE

Alan Dunne arrived at the Yeomans Stadium after working as assistant manager to Andy Woodman at Bromley. Prior to that, the 43-year-old earned cult status at Millwall where he played almost 400 senior games. Joining the youth set up, he rose through the ranks to become first team captain.

After a spell at Leyton Orient, he joined Bromley in 2017 where he made 38 appearances before being promoted into Andy Woodman’s management team. He was Woodman’s assistant from 2021-25, during which time Bromley won promotion into the EFL in the 2023-24 campaign.

PLAYER PROFILE – ALFIE PAVEY

Experienced forward Alfie Pavey joined the Angels on loan from Bracknell Town in October 2025 until the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

Alfie spent his formative years at Maidstone, where he scored 300-odd goals in youth football, before joining Millwall on a two-year scholarship as a 19-year-old. He went on to make six EFL appearances for the Lions, spending several loans before joining Dartford in 2017, from whom he had spent one of those loan spells.

His time at Dartford was massively successful, scoring 22 times in 38 appearances, winning the National League South Player of the Year award and earning him a move into the National League with Havant and Waterlooville.

After further spells in the National League with Dover, Barnet and Braintree Town, he found his scoring boots again at Farnborough in the South, quickly earning him a move to Woking.

Last season was another successful one, this time at Eastbourne, scoring six times before starting this season at Bracknell Town.

PLAYER STATS:
Position: Striker
DOB: 02/10/95
Previous Club: Bracknell (on loan to Angels)
NLS Stats 25/26: Appearances: 30, Goals 3, Assists 2, Yellow/Red Cards 3/0

OLD BOYS

Torquay United: None

Tonbridge: None

LAST MEETING

Last meeting: Saturday 6th December 2025, Torquay United 1 Tonbridge Angels 2

Tonbridge Angels stunned high flying Torquay United at Plainmoor, as they ended the Gulls’ five-match winning run in National League South.

First half goals from Tom Leahy and Ricky Korboa gave the Angels the platform to secure their fifth victory on the road against United, who managed to find a late consolation through Louis Dennis.

The Angels started the brighter as Nazir Bakrin struck the post from close range on seven minutes.

A minute later, the Angels were ahead when Leahy beat the offside trap before slotting past Gulls’ keeper James Hamon to score his second goal in as many games.

The Gulls threatened to hit back on 16 minutes as Dennis teed up Jordan Young for a shot, but he was crowded out.

Sonny Blu Lo-Everton picked out Jordan Thomas with a through ball in the 18th minute, but he could only fire a tame effort at Angels keeper Lawrence Shala.

Tonbridge doubled their lead on 29 minutes when Korboa volleyed home his first goal for the club.

Seven minutes before the break, Matt Jay cut onto his left foot and fired a shot that Shala saved comfortably.

On 41 minutes, United skipper Sam Dreyer nodded a cross from Young harmlessly over the bar. Moments later, Shala denied Dennis and Jay with a double save.

Three minutes after the re-start, Lo-Everton tested Shala with an effort that the Angels punched behind for a corner.

Shala was called into action again in the 56th minute, as he produced a double save to deny Lo-Everton and Jay.

On 63 minutes, a Jay Foulston cross found Dennis, but he was denied by Shala.

In injury time, United managed to find a late consolation when Dennis bundled home a cross from Young.

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

Tonbridge Angels (3-4-3): Matt Rowley; Jordon Thompson, Tobi Omole, Ethan Sutcliffe; Bailey Akehurst, Alfie Pavey, Jordan Higgs, Bradley Williams; Bunmi Babajide, Frankie Baker, Ricky Korboa