Nathan Fox's loan spell with Margate came to a losing end after their 3-0 Boxing Day defeat to Welling United. Adam Coombes put Welling ahead from the penalty spot shortly after Nathan had been introduced as a first-half substitute. The free-falling Gate fell two behind ten minutes into the second-half after Christian Nanetti's deflected effort found the back of the net. Coombes completed the scoring with four minutes to play to leave Margate five points from safety at the mid-point of the season.
20-year-old Nathan spent a month in Kent, making four appearances in the National League South, three from the start,