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Golac's time at United was brief and Paul Compton was appointed to replace him in 1992. [33] After a month under the interim management of assistant manager Robbie Herrera it was announced that new head coach Gary Owers and assistant head coach Martin Kuhl would take over management of the club. [46] Torquay went on to finish in sixth place that season and during the summer break had the audacity to apply for Football League status, but failed to gain a single vote, seeing Boscombe elected to the league instead. After joining the Football League in 1927, the first player to make 100 appearances for Torquay United was Bob Smith. Torquay United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon. Until then, United's 2020 form was an improvement on the stumbling end to 2019. Webb brought in ex-Bournemouth players Derek Dawkins and goalkeeper Kenny Allen to strengthen the squad, and also attracted the former internationals Eddie Kelly and Tony Currie to the club, United would go on to finish the season in a strong 9th place. Incredibly, with goals from Collins, Harold Dobbie, Ronnie Shaw and captain Don Mills, playing against his old club, Torquay ran out 4–0 winners, to set up a fourth round clash with Huddersfield Town. Something went wrong, please try again later. Simply send your top five in each position to greatest@www.torquayunited.com and don’t worry if you want to do more than five, or less, all votes will be taken into consideration. Torquay United's form immediately turned around going on a four-match unbeaten run, Atkins managed to rescue the side and lift them a comfortable three points from relegation. It was however ready in time for the start of the 2012–13 season where it witnessed its first sell out crowd with the visit of Devon neighbours Plymouth Argyle in early September. They also failed to finish higher than 10th in twelve seasons. However, on 21 April 2018, relegation to the National League South was confirmed following a 1–1 away draw at Hartlepool United,[35] meaning United would play in the sixth tier of the English Football League system in 2018-19. Sutton United were forced to field an outfield player in goal after goalkeeper Ross Worner went off injured during a league game against Torquay. Beginning hi… Torquay had disposed of Swansea City and Cardiff City in the group stages before beating Gillingham, Bristol Rovers, Hereford United and finally Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Southern final to reach the final. After initially suspecting that this could have been a copycat arson of the Bradford City stadium fire, eventual cause was attributed to an electrical fault.[7]. If his clearance has gone through in time, expect a start for new loan signing Ade Azeez up front alongside Jamie Reid, while Johnson will have to shuffle things at the back after veteran Gary Warren returned to Exeter City following just three games on loan from St James Park. On 17 May 1985, a fire swept through the then fifty-year-old main stand 'The Grandstand', just six days after a fire at Valley Parade Stadium in Bradford, in which over fifty people lost their lives. Torquay gained promotion after winning the Fourth Division play-offs in 1991, having been losing finalists in 1988. Torquay United were promoted back to the Football League on 17 May 2009 after a 2–0 victory over Cambridge United in the Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley. , players past and present. Seven minutes from time a piece of football folklore was created. The trial will resume Thursday. Lee would famously go on to score four goals on his debut for the London club during their 9–0 demolition of Bristol Rovers and would return to United in various capacities in later years ranging from caretaker manager, to director of football and later, chief executive. The club are looking to buy the houses behind the away end and building an extension to the away end and also to acquire the nearby school (Westlands) and build a bigger grandstand to increase the capacity to around 9,000.[45]. Robin Gregory Stubbs was born in Quinton, Birmingham on the 22nd April 1941 and played for Torquay in two separate spells. A slight improvement in form throughout March gave United some hope of a third "great escape" in a row. Torquay United is playing next match on 9 Mar 2021 against Aldershot Town in National League.When the match starts, you will be able to follow Torquay United v Aldershot Town live score, standings, minute by minute updated live results and match statistics. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Players of Torquay United FC. "If you get on a run, who knows where you are going to end up.". 159 talking about this. United had the same number of points as Bristol City Reserves, but their 3–1 win on the final day of the season helped them to win the league on goal difference. Torquay United manager Kevin Nicholson claims former boss Paul Cox signed players to contracts worth less than the minimum wage. Thousands of fans were locked outside the tiny Underhill ground as United stormed to a 3–0 lead, with goals from Kevin Hill, Jason Rees, and David Graham. Gary Johnson says Torquay United's players have 'come of age' in an uncertain football world. The crest remained in use until the mid eighties, with one change in the 1970s to incorporate the 'gulls wings' emblem which is familiar today. 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[31] Mimicking the previous season, a strong run of form towards the end of the campaign meant that Torquay narrowly avoided relegation on the final day of the season. A crowd of 11,625 watched a 1–1 draw with Torquay's goal coming from Bert Turner. With the final game of the season to go, Torquay were third from bottom on 47 points; below them were Burnley on 46 points and Tranmere Rovers, also on 47 points but with an inferior goal difference. However, the 1939 final (which would have been against either Queens Park Rangers or Port Vale) was never played due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The club then went on to lose the Southern League Championship final to the Eastern Champions Brighton & Hove Albion Reserves 4–0 but it was the start of an upturn in the club's fortunes. He ticks all of the boxes". Both sides were playing in the same league, the Plymouth and District League alongside the reserve teams of Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle, Torquay Town would later win the league in the 1911–12 season.[6]. Ling was dismissed at the end of the season, the board noting that results had been unacceptable even before his illness, and Knill's role was made permanent. The end of the 1977–78 season saw the Gulls finish in ninth place, with Willie Brown finishing up as top goalscorer with 12 goals. 2002–03 would see a major improvement over the previous two campaigns and a finish of 9th place, with only a late run of bad results keeping Torquay out of the play-offs. However plans have proved controversial with United fans, and further certainty has been called for. The old wooden grandstand, initially costing £150 and erected at Plainmoor for United's inaugural season in the Football League stood until 2011. O'Farrell made a return to Plainmoor in 1976 when Malcolm Musgrove lost his job after a disappointing FA Cup defeat against non-league outfit Hillingdon Borough. wkdq.com (2 days ago) Torquay United sharpshooter Jamie Reid turns down new Plainmoor deal - … [43] Central Defenders. Managers. The history of Torquay United begins with the merging of Ellacombe, Babbacombe and Torquay Town. ", Met Office on how much hail and snow is expected across Devon and Cornwall this week, A yellow weather warning comes into effect tonight, Gary Lineker's reaction to Piers Morgan's GMB departure leaves people shocked, Meghan has reportedly made formal complaint to ITV over Piers Morgan, A formal complaint was lodged with ITV on behalf of the duchess, Who will replace Piers Morgan on GMB? Relegated in 1992, they lost another play-off final in 1998, before securing automatic promotion in 2003–04. In their first season back in League Two, Torquay finished the season in 17th place with 57 points; following victories over Cheltenham Town and Stockport County, the club progressed to the third round of the 2009–10 FA Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Brighton & Hove Albion.[22]. Torquay came very close to regaining their Division Three status when they finished sixth in both the 1962–63 and 1963–64 campaigns. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. No further goals in extra time resulted in a penalty shoot-out. Anderson's form nosedived, infuriating Rioch – this culminated in Rioch punching the player in the jaw after Anderson nutmegged him during a five-a-side match in training. This was dubbed by many as "The Great Escape"[7] – something United fans have had to become very familiar with in subsequent years. United failed to repeat this form the following season and after finishing 22nd in the league and were placed in the new Division Four, created by the de-regionalisation of the two third level divisions. In 1986, the club chose to go back to the gull emblem, encircled by the club name. The first attempt at a replay in London was cancelled, with the majority of United's travelling fans having already arrived in the capital. They reached the FA Cup 3rd round with a 2–0 win over Oxford United at the end of November. Prior to its time at Plainmoor the stand had previously stood at Buckfastleigh Racecourse. 63 DEF. This is a list of players who have made 100 or more competitive appearances for Torquay United. At the end of their 1966–67 campaign United finished in seventh, and at the end of their 1967–68 season, United came very close to promotion to Division Two, once again. National League leaders Torquay United are at the centre of a criminal complaint in France following accusations of forgery and fraud by a former player. In June 2015, ownership of the club was taken up by a new consortium made up of 10 local business people. [14] Don Welsh was another player who, after playing for Torquay in the 1930s, went on to play for Charlton Athletic for 12 years, earning 3 England caps.[7]. [36] A day later on 13 September 2018, Gary Johnson was appointed manager.[37]. The goal-difference is such, however, that if Wrexham win, they could go above the Gulls. The end of the 2003–04 season saw United win automatic promotion for the third time in their history, against all odds in a nail-biting finale at Southend. Following his takeover of the club in October 2006, chairman Chris Roberts went on record stating his desire to move the club to a new multipurpose stadium catering for football, rugby and athletics. At the end of the month they lost to Southport 3–0 in the FA Trophy 3rd round. The stadium has a capacity of 6104 and is regularly filled by keen home fans, excited to cheer on their team. Following their FA Cup heroics, in the 1956–57 season Torquay just missed out on promotion to Division Two on goal average. Paul Compton invited Neil Warnock to help him as consultant in January 1993, but shortly after this he resigned leaving Warnock in charge. Their form in the league dipped through November and December but a 4–1 victory over rivals Yeovil Town in the FA Cup, live on the BBC, gave the club a massive boost. It was during this time that they won their first honour; the 1909 Torquay and District League title. After this was completed attention turned to redevelopment of the 'popular side', which was fully covered and updated to modern-day standards. With the demolition of the old Grandstand and the new stand not being ready for the 2011–12 season Plainmoor capacity stood at 4,500 for the 2011–12 season. During the season Knowles also introduced a 16-year-old left winger called Lee Sharpe to the team. The Gulls needed to avoid defeat to keep their League status, Barnet needed to win. On 5 May 2001, the final game of the 2000–01 season saw United away to Barnet. However, for the second successive year United finished bottom of Division Four, and again had to apply for re-election. Tranmere secured safety by winning their final game on the Friday night. That was their last draw for a while as they had a six-game unbeaten run. [44] This incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, and nobody was injured. In 2000–01 the away end was also redeveloped with a new covered standing area. However they lost the replay at St Andrew's 2–0. A police dog by the name of Bryn appeared to think that Jim McNichol was running to attack his handler, and sank his teeth into the centre-half's thigh. Post by tomogull » 17 Dec 2014, 00:29. Now referred to as the Magpies, United’s first ever league goal was a penalty from Herbert Turner, but that credible early draw was swiftly followed by a painful 9-1 defeat at Millwall. Relations between the two Torquay clubs were poor, but in 1921 matters finally came to a head. Bookies reveal odds on next presenter, It comes after Piers Morgan stormed off ITV's Good Morning Britain this week, Devon's view on Piers Morgan quitting Good Morning Britain, Readers say Piers has 'over-stepped the mark', 9 homes for sale in the Westcountry with beautiful bookshelves, From elegant libraries to tasteful shelves, these will provide a fine display for your books, Neolithic axe unearthed near main Devon road, The find was uncovered by archaeologists who are carrying out mitigation work, When Brits will be allowed on holiday to Spain, Greece, Portugal and Cyprus, Some countries have already indicated when British tourists will be welcome, while others are yet to decide, Exeter murder trial adjourned today due to technical problems. Don O'Riordan performed well enough to get United to the 1994 Division Three play-offs before being sacked in 1995 with the club again in danger of losing its League status. ", Susanna Reid opens GMB with statement on Piers Morgan, "He is without doubt an outspoken, challenging, opinionated, disruptive broadcaster. Lee Phillips played for Cambridge that day, and set a record (for a non-league player) of losing at Wembley three times in three years with three clubs. The 2013–14 season was, once again, a torrid one and relegation beckoned. We need a game, we want a game, and as long as Hurricane Whoever-It-Is [Storm Dennis] misses us, it will be good to get a game The boys have been working hard this week. An emphatic 7–2 (on aggregate) victory over Scarborough in the semi-final, including 4 goals from star striker Rodney Jack, resulted in Torquay United's third appearance at Wembley. Cox resigned from the financially troubled club in September. Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of Torquay United F.C. Torquay United were relegated from the Football League in 2014. Burnley were winning their game, and while Lincoln were being beaten by Swansea, they would still finish above Torquay by a single point as things stood. The club has remained at Plainmoor ever since. Despite this achievement (and the windfall generated by the replay) the club fell into the relegation places of League Two. Capitalising on this momentum, the club once again applied for league membership and were successful this time, joining the Football League Third Division at the expense of Aberdare Athletic, who dropped out after failing to be re-elected to the league. [27] Following a dramatic upturn in results, during which the team overturned a 12-point deficit, Torquay confirmed their place in the National League 2016/17 with a 2–0 victory over Bromley on 16 April. In 1954 United changed their club colours again, the black and white stripes being changed to gold and blue to reflect the resort's 'sun, sand and sea image', colours which the club has maintained to this day. [23], Torquay started the 2014–15 season in the National League poorly, losing to Gateshead 1–3, with Ryan Bowman missing a penalty. This meant that they finished their first season in the football league bottom of the table on 30 points and with a goals against tally of 103. He later claimed that the club had been unable to pay him. Had the team won a point in their final game of the season at Leyton Orient, they would have gone up automatically, but they lost the game 2–1. 'We might get a few letters from their mums' says the Gaffer, Never miss a big story in Devon again with our daily newsletter. The team compete in the National League, English football's fifth tier. Take a trip down memory lane and celebrate great players who wore the yellow and blue. [24], Early in 2015, chairwoman Thea Bristow announced that the club was up for sale. However, the player with the most pre-War appearances for Torquay was Albert Hutchinson. Torquay were not expected to go to Elland Road and get any kind of favourable result, yet they managed to hold the Yorkshire club to a 2–2 draw; the scene was thus set for over 11,000 fans to crowd into Plainmoor on the afternoon of Wednesday, 12 January. The next season, Torquay United reached the fourth round, equalling the club record. Nearly a year later in May 1989, United made their first appearance at Wembley in the final of the Sherpa Van Trophy (the successor to the Freight Rover Trophy). In 1927, Torquay finally won their first league title since the Torquay and District League of 1912,[6] winning the western division of the Southern League. After travelling to Canterbury City in the first round and beating them 6–0, United disposed of Colchester United in the second round 2–0 at Plainmoor. Torquay started the first leg poorly and were fortunate when Tim Sills scored just before half-time but Exeter City levelled when Wayne Carlisle equalised. Notable Torquay players from the pre-war era include Paignton-born George Stabb, who scored 24 goals during the 1932–33 season, stalwart Albert Hutchinson (84 goals in 338 games from 1930–38) and Dartmouth-born winger Ralph Birkett, who later went on to play with distinction for Arsenal and Middlesbrough and win one full England cap. In the club's formative days they played in a light and dark blue kit, before switching to a black and white striped kit reminiscent of a modern-day Newcastle United kit. Torquay lost 1–0 to the higher-placed Division One club, but the official attendance of 21,908 remains a Club record. [19] The side's post-season soon descended into chaos, as Mike Bateson stepped down as chairman and was replaced by Mervyn Benney, after which Colin Lee was sacked, and Keith Curle was not invited back to coach Torquay United and soon took a coaching job at Crystal Palace instead. [17] However, on 7 March 2007, former chairman Mike Bateson was reappointed as chairman, the move coming about due to Chris Roberts' company, Torquay United Holdings, being unable to meet the next payment to purchase the club from Bateson. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. The 1986–87 season saw automatic relegation to the GM Vauxhall Conference introduced into Division Four for the first time. 64 PAS. Goals from Wes Saunders and Dean Edwards earned Torquay a 2–2 draw in normal time. Jimmy Greaves scored a hat trick as Tottenham showed their class to win 5–1, Stubbs hitting Torquay's lone consolation goal. Notable Torquay players from the pre-war era include Paignton-born George Stabb, who scored 24 goals during the 1932–33 season, stalwart Albert Hutchinson (84 goals in 338 games from 1930–38) and Dartmouth-born winger Ralph Birkett, who later went on to play with distinction for Arsenal and Middlesbrough and win one full England cap. On Saturday, 28 May 2011, they lost 1–0 in the final to Stevenage and remained in League Two for the 2011–12 season. The following season proved to be a massive disappointment, and Torquay only narrowly avoided relegation to the Football Conference. After defeating Cambridge United 4–0 at home and Blyth Spartans 1–3 away, Torquay were drawn against Leeds United, away, in the third round of the Cup. Full Backs. In October 2006, Bateson stepped down as chairman to be replaced by Chris Roberts, who soon afterwards sacked Atkins,[13] replacing him with former Czech international Luboš Kubík. In 1963, Webber signed striker Robin Stubbs for a club record fee of £6,000 from Birmingham City; he went on to be the club's top goalscorer at the end of the 1963–64 scoring 24 goals in 34 games in his debut season. The beginning of the 1990–91 season saw Torquay off to a wonderful start – they were unbeaten for 14 games and were clear leaders in November but they faded dramatically, Bateson sacked Smith in April and appointed former United captain and then youth coach John Impey as manager. The team also reached the southern semi-final of the Football League Trophy. In front of Plainmoor's second ever largest attendance – the official attendance was slightly above 20,000 – the team performed well: Billy Atkinson put United 1–0 up from the penalty spot after Robin Stubbs had been felled; Spurs responded turning on the style to give themselves a 3–1 lead with two goals from Alan Gilzean and one from Maurice Norman; and then, in the last few minutes, it was the turn of record signing Robin Stubbs to net two goals and make it 3–3. The season had begun well – and by April, the possibility of a first promotion to Division Two was the talk of the town. To worsen the problems the club was enduring, a 'suspicious' fire destroyed half of the grandstand on 17 May 1985 just six days after the Bradford City stadium fire, destroying a third of the old grandstand. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Defunct clubs in, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 12:45. They lost the away leg 2–0 then lost the home leg 2–1 (agg. With Torquay leading the table during Easter 1968, United got their first ever coverage on Match of the Day, beating promotion rivals Bury 3–0 in front of more than 10,000 fans at Plainmoor; however a poor run-in saw United finish fourth, two points behind the promoted duo, Oxford United and Bury, with Shrewsbury Town in third place. Our next win is going to be vital and the earlier that comes, the better.". The new colours were chosen to represented the area's golden sands and blue sky and sea. They lasted just one season in League One and were relegated out of the Football League after finishing bottom of League Two in 2007. A deal was finally agreed in December 2016, and ratified by the National League in March 2017. Torquay had to play Exeter City away first with the return leg at Plainmoor. Lee left at the end of the season and was replaced by Roy McFarland, who only managed to deliver a mediocre 19th-place finish the following season; McFarland subsequently quit at the end of the season, in protest of Mike Bateson's decision to sack assistant manager David Preece without consulting McFarland, who was replaced by Leroy Rosenior. Torquay began the 2017–18 season poorly and consequently, after two seasons in charge of the club, player-manager Nicholson departed on 17 August 2017. The season started with a 6–1 victory over Wrexham at Plainmoor, and ended with Torquay just missing out on automatic promotion, but earning a play-off place, losing in the play-off final to Swansea City after losing 1–2 in Wales, and battling to a 3–3 draw at a rain-soaked Plainmoor, the Swans being promoted on a 5–4 aggregate. Torquay United FC It's the Ministand and Marnham Road, Norman Medhurst and Manchester United, Mod-Dec Windows, Darren Moore, Don Mills and Jim McNichol However, the following three months were to be the best in years, as Torquay remained unbeaten from 7 September 2008 to 2 December 2008, setting a 17-game unbeaten record. Headed by former Gulls favourite Paul Hall, this select club will be open to all former professional players that have represented the club, with events planned at Plainmoor throughout the course Continue Reading It was a period of my career which I deeply regret, but I learned from the experience".[10]. This identity change led to the club being dubbed 'the magpies'. Former Exeter City manager John Cornforth took over as caretaker manager from Leroy Rosenior and soon after was appointed as manager until the end of the season. [40] A 2-0 win over Eastbourne Borough, with promotion rivals Woking losing 2-0 at Chelmsford was enough to see United clinch their first promotion since 2009, and their first league championship title since 1927. United played their very first game, a friendly, against an Upton Cricket Club XI on one of farmer John Wright's fields, which was situated at the top of Penny's Hill, on Teignmouth Road. However, the team missed out on a third trip to Wembley after an ill-tempered play-off semi-final against Preston North End, 2–0 up after the First Leg, Torquay United lost 4–1 at Deepdale in the final match played on their artificial pitch. However, United lost 1–0 to Colchester United in the Wembley final (played on a Friday night due an England game the following day meaning that thousands of fans were unable to get to the game). The team's first season in the league, however, was not a success – they followed up the draw with Exeter with a 9–1 thrashing away at Millwall. Torquay knew going into the second leg that if they scored one goal Exeter City would need two goals to force extra time, and when Kevin Hill scored in the second half in his record-equalling appearance, the match seemed all over. However, by the end of January, Torquay were second, three points behind Aldershot Town.

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