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Torquay United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon. This list details the major honours and achievements won by Torquay United as well as records set by the club, the players and the managers.[1]

Torquay United fans at the 2009 Conference Premier play-off final

Honours and achievements

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Torquay United won their first honour in 1909 as champions of the Torquay & District League before winning the Plymouth & District League (when they were known as Torquay Town) in 1912. After merging with Babbacombe and reverting to the name of Torquay United, the club won the Southern League Western Section in 1927 as well as finishing runners-up in the Western League during the same season.

Since being elected into the Football League in 1927, Torquay United have yet to progress any further than the third tier of English football. United's highest ever League finish was when they were runners-up to Alf Ramsey's Ipswich Town in the Third Division South in 1957. After the Football League was expanded into four nationwide divisions in 1958, Torquay have spent most of their existence in the bottom section. However, United have won automatic promotion to the third division on three occasions (1960, 1966 and 2004) and promoted via the playoffs just once (in 1991). The 1991 Division Four play-off final was the second time Torquay United had played at Wembley Stadium having been runners-up to Bolton Wanderers in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy Final. Torquay would make a third appearance at Wembley in 1998 but were beaten again by Colchester United in the Division Three play-off final. Despite being relegated to the Football Conference in 2007, Torquay found themselves at the new Wembley Stadium the following year for the 2008 FA Trophy Final. Unfortunately, Torquay were destined to be the losing side again, being beaten this time by Ebbsfleet United. However, the club's fifth appearance at Wembley for the 2009 Conference National play-off final resulted in a victory against Cambridge United and ensured the club's return to the Football League after a two-year absence.

Torquay United have reached the fourth round of the FA Cup on seven occasions and the third round of the League Cup on four occasions. The club also progressed to the final of the short-lived Third Division South Cup in 1934 before losing to local rivals Exeter City. Unfortunately, despite also reaching the final again in 1939, the match was never played due to the outbreak of World War II. On a local level, Torquay have won the Devon Senior Cup twice (once under the name of Torquay Town) and the Devon Professional Bowl (and its successor the Devon St Luke's Bowl) on fifteen separate occasions.

Leagues

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Cups

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Player records

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Further information: List of Torquay United F.C. players

Appearances

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The player with the most appearances for Torquay United is Kevin Hill who made his 474th appearance for the club during the 2008 FA Trophy Final. He beat the previous record of 473 which had been held by Dennis Lewis since 1958.[2] Only three other players, Ron Shaw, Tommy Northcott and Ian Twitchin, have made more than 400 appearances for United.

Most appearances

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All competitive first team matches are included. Appearances as substitute are in brackets.

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1   Kevin Hill 1997–2008 417 (58) 26 (4) 15 (1) 16 (4) 474 (67)
2   Dennis Lewis 1947–1958 443 (0) 30 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 473 (0)
3   Tommy Northcott 1949–1952
1957–1966		 410 (0) 25 (0) 8 (0) 0 (0) 443 (0)
4   Ian Twitchin 1970–1981 400 (26) 15 (0) 20 (5) 0 (0) 435 (31)
5   Ron Shaw 1947–1958 384 (0) 28 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 412 (0)
6   Lee Mansell 2006–2014 339 (9) 21 (0) 5 (0) 16 (1) 389 (10)
7   Sammy Collins 1948–1958 356 (0) 23 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 379 (0)
8   Tony Bedeau 1995–2006
2007–2008		 327 (81) 20 (4) 9 (0) 17 (11) 373 (96)
9   Don Mills 1949
1952–1962		 342 (0) 23 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 367 (0)
10   Colin Bettany 1957–1965 335 (0) 16 (0) 10 (0) 0 (0) 361 (0)

Goalscorers

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Sammy Collins has held the club's goalscoring record since 1958 with 219 in all competitions. Ron Shaw, Tommy Northcott and Robin Stubbs are the only other players to have scored more than 100 goals for Torquay.

Top goalscorers

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All competitive first-team matches are included. Appearances, including those as a substitute, are in brackets.

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
1   Sammy Collins 1948–1958 204 (356) 15 (23) 0 (0) 0 (0) 219 (379)
2   Tommy Northcott 1949–1952
1957–1966		 136 (410) 13 (25) 1 (8) 0 (0) 150 (443)
3   Robin Stubbs 1963–1969
1971–1973		 121 (238) 8 (12) 4 (13) 0 (0) 133 (263)
4   Ron Shaw 1947–1958 99 (384) 7 (28) 0 (0) 0 (0) 106 (412)
5   Ernie Pym 1957–1965 83 (284) 10 (15) 1 (8) 0 (0) 94 (307)
6   Steve Cooper 1977–1984 76 (234) 7 (17) 4 (15) 3 (5) 90 (271)
7   Albert Hutchinson 1930–1939 80 (317) 2 (15) 0 (0) 2 (6) 84 (338)
8   Don Mills 1949
1952–1962		 81 (342) 2 (23) 1 (2) 0 (0) 84 (367)
9   Jack Conley 1939–1951 72 (156) 2 (12) 0 (0) 0 (0) 74 (168)
10   Geoff Cox 1957–1967 62 (261) 4 (17) 2 (8) 0 (0) 68 (286)

International caps

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Taiwo Atieno is the most recent player to receive an international cap while playing for Torquay United.

Only seven players, Tony Bedeau, Rodney Jack, Gregory Goodridge, Taiwo Atieno, Jake Gosling, Jamie Robba, Samir Nabi and, most recently, Dillon De Silva have been capped while playing for Torquay United. However, a number of players have gone on to represent their countries after leaving Torquay. The earliest of these was Dartmouth born Ralph Birkett who played for United for three years before leaving for Arsenal in 1933 and eventually being capped by England in 1935. Future Liverpool manager Don Welsh also developed his career at Plainmoor before receiving the first of his three England caps in 1938.

In the 1980s, a young Lee Sharpe broke into the Torquay first team before being signed by Manchester United and subsequently appearing for England, while Keith Curle was also capped after playing for United. Matt Elliott, Paul Hall, Darren Moore and Paul Trollope have all represented their countries after leaving Plainmoor in the 1990s while, more recently, Jamie Ward was selected for Northern Ireland in 2011. In addition, several players have had loan spells at Torquay before being capped at international level, notably Steve Bould, Ívar Ingimarsson, Alan McLoughlin and Jason Roberts.[3]

Players capped while at Torquay United

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  Barbados

  Gibraltar

  Grenada

  Kenya

  Pakistan

  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  Sri Lanka

Players capped after leaving Torquay United

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  England
  Northern Ireland
  Republic of Ireland
  Scotland
  Wales
  Gambia
  Grenada
  Guyana
  Iceland
  Jamaica
  New Zealand
  Trinidad and Tobago
  United States

Transfer fees

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Record transfer fees paid

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# Name Fee Paid to Date Notes
1   Leon Constantine £75,000 Peterborough United 10 December 2004 [4]
2   Eifion Williams £70,000 Barry Town 25 March 1999
3   Wes Saunders £60,000 Dundee July 1990

Record transfer fees received

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# Name Fee Received from Date Notes
1   Rodney Jack £600,000 Crewe Alexandra 17 July 1998
2   Matt Gregg £400,000 Crystal Palace 15 October 1998
3   Bobby Olejnik £300,000 Peterborough United 18 June 2012 [5]

Managerial records

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Further information: List of Torquay United F.C. managers
  • First manager: Crad Evans, appointed player-manager in 1921.
  • Longest serving manager: Eric Webber, managed the club from 1951 until 1965.

Club records

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Firsts

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  • First match: Torquay United 5–0 Upton Cricket Club, 16 September 1899, Friendly.
  • First FA Cup match: Green Waves 0–2 Torquay Town, 1 October 1910, First round qualifying.
  • First FA Cup match (proper): Torquay United 1–1 Reading, 28 November 1925, First round.
  • First Football League match: Torquay United 1–1 Exeter City, 27 August 1927, Third Division South.
  • First League Cup match: Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Torquay United, 2 November 1960, Second round.

Wins

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Defeats

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Draws

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Goals

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Points

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  • Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 60 in 46 matches (1959–60 Division Four).
Three points for a win: 88 in 42 matches (2018–19 Conference National South).[6]
  • Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win: 30 in 42 matches (1927–28 Third Division South and 1937–38 Third Division South).
Three points for a win: 29 in 46 matches (1995–96 Division Three).

Sequences

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  • Most consecutive League wins: 8 matches (24 January–3 March 1998, Division Three).
  • Most consecutive League defeats: 8 matches (26 March–21 April 1948, Third Division South; 29 September–6 November 1971, Division Three and 30 September–18 November 1995, Division Three).
  • Most consecutive League draws: 8 matches (25 October–13 December 1969, Division Three).
  • Most consecutive games without defeat in all competitions: 17 matches (7 September–29 November 2008).[9]
  • Most consecutive League games without defeat: 15 matches (14 September–10 December 1960, Division Three and 5 May–3 November 1990, Division Four).
  • Most consecutive League games without a win: 19 matches (23 September 2006–20 January 2007, League Two).
  • Most consecutive League clean sheets: 10 matches (5 April–21 August 2010, League Two).[10]
  • Longest run without conceding a goal: 998 minutes (3 April–28 August 2010, League Two).[11]

Attendances

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Unless stated otherwise, all records and statistics taken from Edwards, Leigh; Jon Gibbes; John Lovis (1999). Torquay United, The Official Centenary History, 1899–1999. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-38-0.
  2. ^ "Hill's bitter sweet Wembley day". BBC Sport. 12 May 2008.
  3. ^ National Football Teams
  4. ^ "Constantine seals return to Gulls". BBC Sport. 10 December 2004.
  5. ^ "Peterborough United sign Torquay keeper Bobby Olejnik". BBC Sport. 18 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b statto.com » Torquay United 2018-2019 : English Conference National South Table [dead link‍]
  7. ^ statto.com » Torquay United 2002-2003 : English Division Three Table Archived 1 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Krasimirov, A. "Levski Sofia defender in tears after own goal record." in Reuters.com, 5 November 2010. (retrieved 18 April 2015)
  9. ^ "Late winner ends Torquay record". BBC Sport. 3 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Record-seeking Gulls deserve all their plaudits". thisissouthdevon.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012.
  11. ^ "We Were Worthy Winners". Torquayunited.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010.
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