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MATCH DETAILS

Match details: Farnham Town versus Torquay United
Venue: The Memorial Ground, Farnham
Date: Monday 31st August 2026
Kick-off: 3pm

HEAD-TO-HEAD

First ever meeting

FORM GUIDE

Farnham (W1, D0, L4):
L 0-1 AFC Totton H
L 2-1 Dagenham and Redbridge A
L 0-1 Slough Town A
L 2-4 Billericay Town H
W 2-1 Horsham A

Torquay (W1, D3, L1):
D 1-1 Horsham H
W 2-1 Tonbridge Angels A
D 0-0 Weston Super Mare H
L 0-2 Dagenham and Redbridge A
D 1-1 Hampton and Richmond Borough H

TOP GOAL-SCORERS

Hampton and Richmond: Farnham Town: Owen Dean & Sam Evans (2 each)

Torquay: Deon Moore, Kian Jenkins, Matt Jay, Cody Cooke (1)

FARNHAM TOWN FACT FILE

Nickname: Town
Last season’s league finish: 2nd in the Southern League Premier (won
promotion through the play-offs)
Notable Honours:
Isthmian League South Central:
Champions: 2024-25
Combined Counties League Premier Division:
Champions: 1990-91, 1991-92

MANAGER – PAUL JOHNSON

Paul Johnson had enjoyed great success in non-league football taking charge of Town as he guided Spelthorne Sports to promotion before hetook Bedfont Sports into Step Four. In November 2022, he became the Farnham Town manager and won silverware in his first season as the Town won the Southern Combination Cup in May 2023.

He then enjoyed more success in the 23-24 season, which proved to be an historic one for the club as they enjoyed their best-ever runs in the FA Cup and FA Vase, reached the Surrey Cup final for the first time ever, but most importantly, were crowned champions of the Combined Counties Premier Division South after completing an invincible league campaign. This was then followed by promotion to the National League South in 2026.

PLAYER PROFILE – JACK SPONG

Jack Spong came through the academy ranks at Brighton before making his senior debut in the EFL Cup in September 2019. In the summer of 2023, he left Brighton to join Scottish Championship side Queen’s Park before returning to English football in March 2024 to join Worthing in the National League South, making 100 appearances for the Club, providing 38 goal contributions and helping Worthing win the National League South title in 2025-26. He joined the Town in the summer of 2026 on a one-year deal.

PLAYER STATS:
Position: Central Midfield
DOB: 04/02/02 (24)
Previous Club: Worthing
NLS 26/27 Stats: Appearances 5, Goals 0, Yellow/Red Cards 0/0

OLD BOYS

Farnham: Keane Anderson

Torquay United: None

POSSIBLE LINE-UPS

Farnham Town (3-5-2): Mike Eacott; Jack Dean, Ryan Kinnane, Louis Holszman; Tom Leggett, Jack Spong, Sam Hutchinson, Darryl Sanders, Bobby-Joe Taylor; Owen Dean, Sam Evans

Torquay United (4-2-3-1): Toby Savin; Dom Bernard, Sam Dreyer, Jake Wannell, Kian Jenkins; Munashe Sundire; Sonny-Blu Lo-Everton, Matt Worthington; Callum Morton, Deon Moore

COYY – STEVE

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