Worthing Fc Win National League South Title With 2-0 Victory
worthing fc finished the job with a 2-0 win over Ebbsfleet United at the Sussex Transport Community Stadium, sealing promotion to the fifth tier of English football for the first time in the club’s history. The result also made Worthing National League South champions on the final day of the 2025/26 regular season.
Joe Cook Breaks The Deadlock
Joe Cook put Worthing in front in the 41st minute with a first-time shot just before half-time. That goal changed the shape of the afternoon immediately, because Ebbsfleet had arrived looking to solidify their place in the play-offs and had kept the match level deep into the first half.
Before the breakthrough, Charlie Seaman sent a short-corner effort marginally past Taylor Seymour’s left post, and Ben Chapman then forced the Worthing goalkeeper into a save before the interval. Those chances kept Ebbsfleet alive long enough to make the opening goal feel decisive rather than routine.
Razzaq Coleman De-Graft Finishes It
Razzaq Coleman De-Graft settled it in the 53rd minute with a solo effort. He skipped past Ben Coker before finishing at the edge of the box, giving Worthing the two-goal cushion that turned title day into a celebration with time still left to manage.
Adam Hinshelwood made three changes across the Worthing matchday squad for the final league game, while Josh Wright made one change to Ebbsfleet’s starting eleven from the previous weekend. Brad Dolaghan returned to Worthing’s starting eleven after scoring in the reverse fixture at Ebbsfleet, and Sam Packham replaced the suspended Jack Spong in the Worthing XI.
Worthing’s First Step Up
The league title and promotion mark Worthing’s first move into the fifth tier, a clean finish to a season that ended with the club top of National League South. George Cox was named among the substitutes, while Matt Hall and Taylor Seymour were the goalkeepers on opposite sides of a match that swung on Worthing’s two second-half strikes.
For Worthing, the scoreline is the full story: a 2-0 final-day win, the title, and the promotion they had not reached before. Ebbsfleet’s play-off push was overtaken by the result, and the afternoon closed with Worthing holding the trophy position they had earned in 90 minutes.
