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8th tier club hope to ‘become the next Wrexham’ after winning promotion and remain unbeaten

8th tier club Farnham Town hope to ‘become the next Wrexham’ after winning promotion and are still unbeaten in the league this season.

Saturday afternoon saw them promoted to the 8th tier of English football for the first time in their 118-year history, crowned champions, taking 83 points from 29 games, winning 27, drawing twice, and haven’t lost any will scoring 99 goals and scored just 14.

While rivals fans will tell you that they have the luxury of new investment pumped into the club, their own behind-the-scenes documentary on YouTube, 100,000 followers on social media and spent big money on players from higher leagues, there’s more to it than that.

Farnham have improved their stadium, building a new stand and covered terrace, along with new toilets and electric scoreboard.

They also have around 100,000 followers in total across all their socials, with the majority coming from TikTok, as millions of views racked up on their videos, helping boost a young following in the club.

Harry Hugo, 29, said to Mail Online: ‘We need to engage with people through the week.

He took a six-figure into his hometown club, then became the club’s board as a director when Goat, which is a company he co-founded, sold to advertising giants WPP.

‘The Premier League has Sky Sports and national media as an engine to drive it. We don’t have that in non-league. We can go three weeks without a game with postponements, so we try to build that soap opera.’

Farnham also have a behind-the-scenes documentary on YouTube, exploring everything from the match, the result and how decisions are being made at the club.

Social media is vital for those down at non league level, especially for those struggling to survive, and if done right, can be hugely beneficial to growing the club, spreading awareness and bringing in extra income. It also has helped bring in extra sponsorship deals from YouTubers ‘The Sidemen’.

Farnham have gone from having attendances averaging at around 150 to around 500 but have hit as high as 1,200 for the 2023/24 season, while Mail Online report that over 1,000 shirts were sold in 12 months.

Aside from the online world, Farnham still want to be a community affair, with ticket prices set at £8, while fans can add a pint, a burger and chips with there still change left over from £20. And what’s better is that Under-16s come free.

‘It’s a proper little football story,’ according to Paul Tanner, who has been a Farnham player, manager and chairman turned director of football.

This is how fans reacted as the new 8th tier club hope to ‘become the next Wrexham’ after winning promotion and remain unbeaten in the league this season…

@MLovett1: Congratulations to all involved. A really well run club with good people in all areas. Been great to be involved. Success is very well deserved

@snewland89: fair play. on paper, should have battered the League with the resources available. On the pitch, you have done. All the best next Season

@BSHarte: As an @Thatcham_TownFC supporter and ex Committee member, I commend the season you’ve had so far. I wonder which league you will go into but no prizes guessing it’s @FWPIsthmnOneSC

@Stu9891: Massive congratulations to @HarryHugoGoat and everyone else behind the scenes at Farnham Town, who’ve transformed the club. So many great people on board 💜 Thoroughly deserved and I hope you can make next season look as easy as you’ve done so this year! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@peterlell: CONGRATULATIONS !!! CHAMPIONS !!! an amazing Achievement 👏👏👏 Well done to all involved with @FarnhamTownFC there has been an amazing improvement both on and off the pitch managed in a very professional manner. Next target to become ”The Invincibles” – Good Luck ! 🤞🙏❤️⚽️

@MANapier23: Congratulations! 🥳 What a incredible achievement to become champions without losing a game!

@MLovett1: Congratulations to all involved. A really well run club with good people in all areas. Been great to be involved. Success is very well deserved

@tsml1988: My voice and nerves are shot to pieces but what an UNBELIEVABLE away day. The boys did us proud again despite absolutely terrible form for 70+ minutes. Credit to @Johno1006 and his team for building the discipline into the @FarnhamTownFC squad to get the result under pressure.

@funjeff2000: 100 points next?

@snewland89: fair play. on paper, should have battered the League with the resources available. On the pitch, you have done. All the best next Season

@3Halstead: Congratulations on winning your league. We knew you had a decent team when we visited your ground for a pre season friendly #

@CalvinAddison93: Some squad, class every time I’ve watched you. Congratulations

@LeonGiddings: Congratulations boys. Group of u9 farnham town youth players have loved watching you this season. There, looking forward to the shirts the players promised them if they won the league ⚽️ 😆

@jimmy_g87: Congrats to Farnham. We’re clear favourites to win this league and they’ve done it in style and without losing a single game. 9 games to spare the focus now turns to whether they can go unbeaten for the last 9 league games.

@TayleyShot: Huge congratulations to all at my local football club farnham town fc , too many to name individually, but each one is a huge piece in the beautiful puzzle , and now champion’s of course, still more silverware still up for grabs and maybe a unbeaten league season @FarnhamTownFC

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