Faversham Town boss Tommy Warrilow eager to match club’s off-the-field ambitions on the pitch as new scoreboard and club shop are introduced at Salters Lane

Further off-the-field progress was marked by Faversham on Saturday - and boss Tommy Warrilow admits it’s vital his title-chasing players match the club’s lofty ambitions on the pitch.

A crowd of 375 were at Salters Lane, including Mayor of Faversham Josh Rowlands, as the Lilywhites drew 2-2 against Southern Counties East Premier Division promotion rivals Corinthian.

Mr Rowlands helped open the club’s new shop and marked the introduction of their new scoreboard while Faversham’s recently-formed women’s team won 2-1 in South East Counties Kent Division 2 Mid East at home to Woodcoombe Sports Development through goals from Summer Davenport and Skye Brenchley on Sunday.

While there’s been plenty of talk around the Lilywhites’ first-team playing budget, the latest developments show the work being undertaken to support the community.

“It’s a club that’s evolving,” said Warrilow. “It’s key that we do that on the pitch, as well.

“The women’s side got a good result on Sunday. The Mayor was there on Saturday and we opened the new scoreboard.

“It was a shame we got one point, not three, but everyone knows the club is going in the right direction.

“We just need to make sure we follow suit on the pitch.”

A repeat of last season’s play-off semi-final proved a topsy-turvy affair.

Having trailed to an early goal, Faversham were ahead by half-time following goals from captain Callum Davies and in-form Tashi-Jay Kwayie. But Corinthian came back to equalise with 12 minutes left.

Warrilow reflected: “It was probably the right result.

“I sort of said afterwards that we were a little bit lethargic.

“We started slowly and they scored within the first five minutes, which wasn’t ideal. But we showed a bit of character to get a couple of goals.

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