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BBC News
03-05-2025
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Torquay United out of National League South play-offs
Torquay United's hopes of promotion from National League South have ended after they lost 1-0 to Boreham Wood in their play-off Rush's goal after an hour was enough to knock out the Gulls, who finished second in the table on goal difference behind champions Truro Hasani went close with a long-range effort for Torquay after 26 minutes before Gulls goalkeeper James Hamon made an excellent close-range save 11 minutes Rush struck after the break as he got on the end of a cross from the left at the near post to get what proved to be the winner. Matt Jay had an effort nine minutes later before Hamon saved superbly from Jon Benton in the first minute of stoppage Young forced a superb save from Boreham Wood's goalkeeper in the final minute of stoppage time as the majority of the 5,721 crowd went home win means Boreham Wood, who finished the season in fifth place, will face either Eastbourne Borough or Maidstone United in the final next weekend with the winners getting the second promotion place to the National League.
BBC News
22-04-2025
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- BBC News
Torquay's Hamon dreaming of Gulls' EFL return
Torquay United goalkeeper James Hamon says a promotion for the Gulls would be the first step on their dream of returning to the English Football Gulls were relegated from League Two in 2014 and almost went out of business a year ago. Torquay are second on goal difference in National League South going into the final game of the know that if they can win Saturday's game at Hemel Hempstead by three more goals than leaders Truro beat St Albans City they will be three points cover the top six teams in the sixth tier league in one of the closest promotion races in years. "It's another step closer to Football League and all National league, National League North and National League South teams aspire to be back in the Football League," Torquay's Guernsey-born goalkeeper Hamon said. "Torquay's a massive club and it probably belongs in the Football League, so to be part of that journey to propel this club back to where it belongs is massive."That in itself is the carrot in front of us all to try and get what we call the holy grail, back in the Football League."Hopefully by getting the right result on Saturday and things going our way we will be one step closer to where we want to be." Having played for Guernsey FC Hamon, who is also an accomplished golfer, moved to then-League Two side Exeter City in 2014 before a spell at Truro followed former Truro boss Paul Wotton to Torquay in the summer and has been first choice this season. "The gaffer has done brilliantly, I think we had one registered player at the start of the season, so it's all fresh faces," said Hamon."We've gelled really well, it's been a great achievement in the dressing room."The atmosphere has been fantastic and we know what it means to the fans, we know what it means to the club and most of all we want it desperately ourselves."It's not often you get that dressing room, sometimes you find that people are there for themselves, but this couldn't be further from that, everyone's in it together, everyone wants to win for each other and succeed together, which is fantastic."I just hope it's enough to get us over the line."
