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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.

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.

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

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.

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

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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Record transfer fees paid

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Record transfer fees received

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  • First manager: Crad Evans, appointed player-manager in 1921.
  • Longest serving manager: Eric Webber, managed the club from 1951 until 1965.
  • 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.
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).
  • 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]

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