New Faversham Town midfielder Billy Bingham explains reasoning behind decision to give up on full-time football at National League Bromley in favour of Salters Lane move

Forward-thinking midfielder Billy Bingham has revealed some of the personal reasons behind his decision to drop into part-time football and sign for Faversham.

Bingham has linked up with the Lilywhites in the Southern Counties East Premier Division after stepping away from the full-time game at National League Bromley.

The 33-year-old former Gillingham player featured more than 100 times for Bromley and helped them win the FA Trophy in 2022 - but is now playing Step 5 football.

On his four-division drop, Bingham said: “This club’s definitely going upwards.

“From a personal point of view, I didn’t want to be caught out at 36 or 37, playing full-time football and leaving my family stuck.

“Dropping down to part-time football, allowing me to build something on the side, works well for me and my family.

“I’ve got a couple of friends here and it’s a good opportunity for me to start my next career and play football on the side.”

Faversham have recorded successive big wins since Bingham came into Sammy Moore’s team, earning a 5-0 weekend home victory against Fisher before Tuesday’s 4-0 triumph at Salters Lane in the league against Bearsted which moved them into the play-off places.

Bingham admitted: “It’s been really good to start like that - 5-0 and 4-0.

“The boys finished them off in the first half on Tuesday, really, and it made the second half pretty comfortable. Long may it continue.

“If we continue like this, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have a successful season. Hopefully, we do well in the FA Vase.”

As well as league glory, Town boss Moore has been vocal about his ambition for the club to go all the way in the Vase this season.

“We should be going into every game to win it, really,” said Bingham, who has already