Hampton draw 2–2 at Billericay as interim coaches seek a permanent manager

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · By Harriet Ladbrooke

Hampton & Richmond Borough drew 2–2 at Billericay Town on Tuesday night, a result that left them 22nd in the Enterprise National League South, a relegation place.

Neither club had published a match report by Wednesday morning, so the scorers are not named here. Football Web Pages gives the half-time score as 1–1 and the attendance as 807, and the BBC table confirms the points.

Hampton have nine points from 13 games, with two wins, three draws and eight defeats. They have scored 16 goals and conceded 32. Their last six league results are a win, a draw, three defeats and a draw. They are four points behind Braintree Town, who are 20th on 13 points and beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 on Tuesday. The bottom four are relegated, while only the champions are promoted automatically, with the clubs from second to seventh going into the play-offs.

Alan Dowson left the club on 12 October by mutual consent, according to the club. Max Kretzschmar and Craig Saunders are co-interim head coaches. The club said they “will coach the First Team during the interim period with guidance and mentorship from the vastly experienced Lennie Lawrence”, and that the club “is actively conducting a recruitment process to identify the right person to lead the First Team on a permanent basis”.

The club has also announced a supporter Q&A with Joe Monks and chairman Ben Hudson on Thursday 12 November from 6pm to 7pm at the Beveree, and an open training session.

The squad has seen new arrivals. The club signed New Zealand goalkeeper Jamie Searle, 25, from Wealdstone, and John Ryan is at the club on loan as a left-back.

Hampton’s next game is at Braintree on Saturday 31 October at 3pm. They then visit Dorking Wanderers on Tuesday 3 November at 7:45pm. Dorking are ninth on 21 points and drew 3–3 with Hemel Hempstead Town on Tuesday. They host Maidenhead United on Saturday 7 November. Maidenhead are 18th on 14 points, drew 1–1 with Horsham on Tuesday and have not won at home in the league this season. In the FA Trophy second round, Hampton are at Weymouth on Saturday 14 November, with kick-off at 3pm.

Billericay are eighth on 22 points and have played 12 games. Slough Town are bottom on four points, Walton & Hersham are 23rd on eight, a point below Hampton, and Chesham United are 21st on 10.

Hampton have conceded 32 goals in 13 league games, the third-most in the division. Chesham lost 4–2 at home to Farnham Town on Tuesday, and Braintree won 2–1 against Dagenham & Redbridge with Bolovan scoring in the 90th minute.