2012–13 Torquay United F.C. Season
The 2012–13 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 77th season in the Football League and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. The season ran from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013. First team squad End of season honours At the end of the 2012–13 season four awards were given out, for Young Player of the Season, Top Goalscorer, Players' Player of the Season and Supporters' Player of the Season. * Young Player of the Season - Daniel Sullivan * Top Goalscorer - Rene Howe * Players' Player of the Season - Brian Saah * Supporters' Player of the Season - Aaron Downes Aaron Terence Downes (born 15 May 1985) is a former Australian soccer player who played as a defender. He is currently assistant manager at Torquay United. Club career Born in Mackay, Queensland and raised in Mudgee, New South Wales, Downes wa ... League Two League table Results summary Results by round Results League Two ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Torquay United F
Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority, unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay and across from the fishing port of Brixham. The town's economy, like Brixham's, was initially based upon fishing and agriculture, but in the early 19th century it began to develop into a fashionable seaside resort. Later, as the town's fame spread, it was popular with Victorian era, Victorian society. Renowned for its mild climate, the town earned the nickname the English Riviera. The writer Agatha Christie was born in the town and lived at Ashfield, Torquay, Ashfield in Torquay during her early years. There is an "Agatha Christie Mile", a tour with plaques dedicated to her life and work. The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived in the town from 1837 to 1841 on the recommendation of her doctor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Poke
Michael Harold Poke (born 21 November 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was most recently goalkeeping coach of Portsmouth. Football career Southampton Born in Staines, Surrey, Poke attended Longford Community School in Tachbrook Road, Feltham before joining Southampton as a trainee. He had a trial with Northampton Town in August 2004, playing in a scoreless reserve game against Gillingham on 17 August. He remained with Southampton, and with Antti Niemi injured, was named as a substitute for the League Cup tie against Watford in November 2004. He joined Oldham Athletic on loan in August 2005, but failed to make his debut and suffered a fractured finger. In October 2005 he joined Northampton Town on loan, making his debut in the 5–2 Football League Trophy win at home to Notts County on 18 October. His loan was extended for a second month, but his only other game for the Cobblers also came in the Football League Trophy, playing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Angus MacDonald (footballer)
Angus Lees MacDonald (born 15 October 1992) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as Defender (association football), defender for Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen. Career MacDonald was born in Winchester, Hampshire. He started his career in the Reading F.C. Under-21s and Academy, Academy at Reading F.C., Reading and spent time on loan at Salisbury City F.C., Salisbury City during his scholarship before signing his first professional contract in June 2011. In November 2011, MacDonald joined Conference South club Basingstoke Town F.C., Basingstoke Town on loan, making his debut in a 2–1 FA Trophy win over Sutton United F.C., Sutton United. He joined EFL League Two, League Two side Torquay United F.C., Torquay United on loan until the end of the season in February 2012. He made his professional debut for the Gulls in a 1–0 win over Crawley Town F.C., Crawley Town. On 30 July 2012, MacDonald joined AFC Wimbledon on a six-month loan deal. However, he was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Billy Bodin
Billy Paul Bodin (born 24 March 1992) is a professional association football, footballer who plays for EFL League One, League One club Oxford United F.C., Oxford United. He plays as a forward (association football), forward or as an attacking midfielder. Born in England, he represents the Wales national football team, Wales national team. Bodin is the son of former Wales international Paul Bodin. Bodin began his career with Swindon Town F.C., Swindon Town, spending periods on loan to Torquay United F.C., Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra F.C., Crewe Alexandra. After signing permanently and playing for two seasons at Torquay he spent a season at Northampton Town F.C., Northampton Town. He played for Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers for two and a half years before joining Preston North End F.C., Preston North End in January 2018, where he remained for a further three seasons. Having represented Wales at several youth levels, he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lloyd Macklin
Lloyd Joshua Macklin (born 2 August 1991) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League with Swindon Town and Torquay United. Career Macklin went on a pre-season tour of Austria with Swindon Town in the summer of 2007 when he was only 15 years old. He came through the ranks at Swindon and made a senior appearance in the home pre-season friendly with Bristol City. He then became the youngest ever player to represent Swindon at first team level, when he came on as a substitute against Brentford in the Football League Trophy in September 2007. He went on to feature for the youth and reserve teams as the 2007-08 campaign was played out, and continued working his way up through 2008–09. He made a couple of first team appearances towards the end of 2008–09. On 19 February 2010, he joined Torquay United on loan for a month before joining on a permanent basis on 30 June 2010 as a free agent, following Swindon Town's failure to offer him a new contract. In Octobe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Martin Rice
Martin John Rice (born 7 March 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Exmouth Town. He spent most of his early professional career at Exeter City and has since played for their rivals Torquay United and non-League side Truro City. Rice rejoined Torquay in 2011 but failed to feature in a league match in 2011–12; he finally made his first league appearance since rejoining the club in November 2012. Career Exeter City Born in Exeter, Rice came through the youth scheme at Exeter City, his hometown club, being promoted from the youth team to the senior side in July 2003. Rice began his professional career with the Grecians, making his debut aged 17, and spent four seasons at the club. He made his debut in a 3–2 win against Barnet on 7 October 2003. In his first season, 2003–04, he made five league appearances and two FA Cup appearances. He improved on this record in 2004–05, making 18 appearances in all competitions. Rice was sent of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Daniel Leadbitter
Daniel William Leadbitter (born 7 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays for National League North club Gloucester City. He is primarily a right-back and he is also capable of operating all across the defence. Leadbitter is a product of the Newcastle United youth system having joined at the age of 9 but left for Torquay United in 2011 to sign a two-year deal, in pursuit of first team football. Career Newcastle United Leadbitter joined local club Wide Open Juniors aged seven. He first played for Newcastle United's academy a year later. Initially a centre-back, Leadbitter was converted to a right-back aged 15 due to being shorter than most of his peers; reflecting on the positional change in 2012, he said: "I was too small to stay at centre-back, so I switched to right-back and I've found a home there now." He signed a contract with Newcastle in July 2007, having made his debut for the Newcastle Academy U18s against Middlesbrough in March of that year. His ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ian Morris (footballer)
Ian Morris (born 27 February 1987) is an Irish people, Irish Association football, football manager and former player. Career Dublin-born Morris came through the youth ranks at Leeds United F.C., Leeds United. After being on the fringes of the first-team squad, he spent the majority of the 2005–06 in English football, 2005–06 season on loan (football), loan at Blackpool F.C., Blackpool, for whom he scored three goals in 30 appearances before returning to Leeds United F.C., Leeds United, where he was a reserve team player, usually playing as a left-sided midfielder or forward (association football), striker. Morris had two loan spells with Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield during the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, he signed a year-long loan deal to return to ''the Spireites'' for the 2010–11 campaign. Morris played 21 games in the 2010–11 season which saw Chesterfield win the Football League Two title. On 18 July 2011, Morris signed for Torquay United on a two-year deal. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryan Jarvis
Ryan Robert Jarvis (born 11 July 1986) is an English footballer who plays for side Leiston, where he plays as a midfielder. Club career Norwich City Born in Fakenham, Norfolk, Jarvis became Norwich City's youngest ever first-team player with a substitute appearance in a 0–0 draw away to Walsall on 19 April 2003 in the First Division, aged just 16 years and 282 days. He also became the club's youngest goalscorer the following season with an 88th-minute goal in a 2–1 home defeat by Watford on 15 November 2003. Jarvis ended the 2003–04 season with a First Division championship medal as Norwich won promotion to the Premier League. Jarvis scored his first Premier League goal against Liverpool during a 2–1 defeat on 3 January 2005 with a 20-yard shot. He spent the latter part of that season on loan at Colchester United from March–May 2005. He played six matches for them without scoring. His 2005–06 season was wrecked by injuries limiting him to a solitary goal again ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Mansell
Lee Richard Samuel Mansell (born 23 September 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played for Luton Town, Nuneaton Borough, Oxford United, Torquay United and Bristol Rovers. He was most recently the first team manager of National League North club Gloucester City. Career Mansell was born in Gloucester and began his career as a trainee with Luton Town, turning professional with the Hatters in August 2000. He made his first-team debut on 17 January 2001 in a 2–1 defeat away to Queens Park Rangers in an FA Cup 3rd Round Replay, with his league debut coming 6 days later in a 2–0 defeat away to Oldham Athletic. He had a spell on loan with Nuneaton Borough in March 2003, scoring twice in five games. He returned to Luton, but was released at the end of the 2004–05 season, having scored 8 times in 47 league games. He moved to Oxford United in June 2005, and played 44 times the following season as Oxford were relegated to the Conference. Torquay United He was t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Damon Lathrope
Damon Len Lathrope (born 28 October 1989) is an English former professional footballer and head coach of Watford Women. He played as a midfielder, and after coming through Norwich City's academy, signed for Torquay United, Aldershot Town and Woking. Club career Born in Stevenage, Lathrope began his youth career at Cambridge United, though moved on to Norwich City's academy in 2006–07. He initially played in the left–back position while at the club's reserve before playing in the midfield position. Before making his professional debut, he scored twice for the first team in friendly matches, the first in a benefit match for former Norwich player Shaun Carey, versus Carey's King's Lynn teammates in October 2006. When Norwich then revisited King's Lynn for a pre-season friendly in July 2007, Lathrope repeated the trick with another goal. Lathrope signed a professional contract with the Canaries in January 2008 and was given a squad number of 36. He was included in the club' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Brian Saah
Brian Ebo Saah (born 16 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer, who is currently an academy coach for Football League Two side Leyton Orient. Club career Leyton Orient Saah was born in Hornchurch, London. He started his career in the youth system at Leyton Orient, making his debut at the age of sixteen in a 3–0 defeat to Huddersfield Town in September 2003. He scored his first goal for the club in a Football League Trophy tie against future club Woking on 28 September 2004. Despite starting as a central midfielder, Saah was converted to a central defender and won praise for his displays deputising for first team regulars John Mackie and Gabriel Zakuani during the 2005–06 promotion season to League One. At the end of the season he was rewarded with his first professional contract. He began to establish himself in the team and become a first team regular during the 2006–07 season, and was rewarded with a new two-year contract in March 2007. There was a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |