Farnborough beaten at Billericay as Day seeks a response

Monday 12 October 2026 · By Grant Cove

Farnborough were well beaten on Saturday, losing 4–0 away at Billericay Town in the Enterprise National League South. It was another difficult afternoon for Spencer Day’s side, who have won only one of their last six games.

Billericay made a fast start. Macauley Bonne opened the scoring in the fourth minute, following up after Charlie Ruff hit the bar, and he added a second on 18 minutes. Frankie Merrifield then scored twice in the closing minutes to complete the scoreline, in front of a crowd of 1,352.

Billericay are third in the table and the top scorers in the division, so this was always going to be a difficult game. But the margin of defeat will concern Day.

Farnborough are now 18th in the table on 11 points from ten games, with three wins, two draws and five defeats. They have scored eight league goals, one of the lowest totals in the division, and conceded 17. Their last five league results read lost, lost, lost, drawn, lost.

There have been changes to the squad. Zac Whitelock has joined the club, according to a welcome post on Farnborough’s website, and Day will hope new faces can help turn the form around. A friendly with Bracknell Town was cancelled, and Day gave a preview of the October fixtures on Farnborough FC TV.

The fixture list offers a chance to respond. Farnborough host Dagenham & Redbridge on Saturday 17 October, kick-off 3pm. Dagenham are fifth in the table, but they have scored only ten league goals all season and drew 0–0 at home with Hemel Hempstead Town on Saturday, so Farnborough will believe they can get something from the game.

After that, Farnborough travel to Folkestone Invicta on Saturday 24 October, before hosting Weston-super-Mare on Wednesday 28 October and Horsham on Saturday 31 October. Their rearranged game at Ebbsfleet United is in November.

The positives are that Farnborough have a game in hand on most of the clubs around them, and the gap to the sides above is small. They are just a point above the bottom four, but they are also only two points behind Folkestone and Maidenhead United in 15th and 16th.

Day will know his side need to tighten up at the back. They have conceded 17 goals in ten games, and the defeat at Billericay showed how quickly things can go wrong. With two home games in their next four league matches, Farnborough have a chance to use home advantage to move away from the danger zone.

The next few weeks will be important for Day and his squad. A good result against Dagenham would give them a lift, and with a run of winnable fixtures to follow, they have the opportunity to climb the table before the winter.