Torquay United Football Club is an

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club based in

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. 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.Unless stated otherwise, all records and statistics taken from Torquay Fans at Wembley

Honours and achievements

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

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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

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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

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in the

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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 (

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and

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) and promoted via the playoffs just once (in

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). The 1991 Division Four play-off final was the second time Torquay United had played at

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having been runners-up to

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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

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the following year for the

2008 FA Trophy Final The 2008 FA Trophy Final was the 39th final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. It was contested by Ebbsfleet United and Torquay United on 10 May 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London. ...

. Unfortunately, Torquay were destined to be the losing side again, being beaten this time by

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. However, the club's fifth appearance at Wembley for the

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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

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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

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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

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. 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

* League One / Division Three /

(level 3): **Runners-up (1): 1956–57 *

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/ Division Three /

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(level 4): **Promotion (3): 1959–60, 1965–66, 2003–04 **Play-off winners (1): 1990–91 **Play-off runners-up (3): 1987–88, 1997–98, 2010–11 *

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(level 5): **Play-off winners (1): 2008–09 * Conference National South (level 6): **Winners (1): 2018–19 * Wartime League South Western Division: **Runners-up (1): 1939–40 * Southern League Western Section: **Winners (1): 1926–27 * Western League: **Runners-up (1): 1926–27 * Plymouth & District League: **Winners (1): 1911–12 * Torquay & District League: **Winners (1): 1908–09 * East Devon League: **Runners-up (2): 1901–02, 1902–03

Cups

: **Fourth round (7): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2008–09, 2010–11 * League Cup: **Third round (4): 1967–68, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1976–77 *

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: **Runners-up (1): 1988–89 *

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: **Runners-up (1): 2007–08 *

: **Finalists (1): 1938–39 **Runners-up (1): 1933–34 * Devon Senior Cup: **Winners (2): 1910–11, 1921–22 * Devon Professional Bowl: **Winners (12): 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1954–55 ''(shared)'', 1957–58, 1960–61 ''(shared)'', 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 * Devon St Luke's Bowl: **Winners (3): 1997–98, 2000–01 ''(shared)'', 2006–07

Player records

Appearances

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

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since 1958. Only three other players, Ron Shaw,

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and Ian Twitchin, have made more than 400 appearances for United. * Most appearances in all competitions: Kevin Hill, 474. * Most League appearances:

, 443. * Most FA Cup appearances:

and Kevin Hill, 30. * Most League Cup appearances: Ian Twitchin, 25. * Most consecutive appearances in all competitions:

, 221 (22 November 1952–19 April 1957). * Most consecutive League appearances:

, 207 (29 November 1952–19 April 1957,

). * Youngest first-team player: David Byng, 16 years 36 days (against

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, 14 August 1993, Division Three). * Oldest first-team player:

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, 41 years 210 days (against Exeter City, 3 May 1930,

Most appearances

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

Goalscorers

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has held the club's goalscoring record since 1958 with 219 in all competitions. Ron Shaw, Tommy Northcott and

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are the only other players to have scored more than 100 goals for Torquay. * Most goals in all competitions:

, 219. * Most League goals:

, 204. * Most FA Cup goals:

, 15. * Most League Cup goals: Willie Brown, 7. * Most goals in a single season:

, 42 ( 1955–56). * Most goals in a single match:

, 5 (against Newport County, 19 October 1963,

). * Most League hat-tricks:

, 8. * Youngest goalscorer: David Byng, 16 years 36 days (against

, 14 August 1993, Division Three).

Top goalscorers

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

International caps

Only seven players,

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, Jake Gosling, Jamie Robba, Samir Nabi and, most recently,

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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

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who played for United for three years before leaving for

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in 1933 and eventually being capped by

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in 1935. Future

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manager

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also developed his career at

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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

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and subsequently appearing for England, while Keith Curle was also capped after playing for United. Matt Elliott, Paul Hall,

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and

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have all represented their countries after leaving Plainmoor in the 1990s while, more recently,

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was selected for

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in 2011. In addition, several players have had loan spells at Torquay before being capped at international level, notably Steve Bould, Ívar Ingimarsson,

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and Jason Roberts.

Players capped while at Torquay United

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* Jake Gosling * Jamie Robba

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* Samir Nabi

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Players capped after leaving Torquay United

:* Steve Bould :* Keith Curle :* Lee Sharpe :*

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:* Tom Davis :*

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:* Alan Lee :*

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:* Matt Elliott :

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:* Jason Roberts :

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:* Sam Cox :

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:* Ívar Ingimarsson :

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:* Paul Hall :*

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:* Tony Levy :* Colin Walker :

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Transfer fees

Record transfer fees paid

Record transfer fees received

Managerial records

*First manager:

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, appointed player-manager in 1921. *Longest serving manager:

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, managed the club from 1951 until 1965.

Club records

Firsts

* 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

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, 28 November 1925,

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. * First Football League match: Torquay United 1–1 Exeter City, 27 August 1927,

. * First League Cup match:

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1–1 Torquay United, 2 November 1960, Second round.

Wins

* Record win: 9–0 against Swindon Town (8 March 1952,

). * Record FA Cup win: 7–0 against Lymington Town (22 September 2018, Second qualifying round). * Record League Cup win: 5–0 against

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(25 August 1992, First round Second Leg). * Most League wins in a season: 27 in 42 matches ( 2018–19 Conference National Southstatto.com » Torquay United 2018-2019 : English Conference National South Table
). * Fewest League wins in a season: 5 in 46 matches ( 1995–96 Division Three).

Defeats

* Record defeat: 2–10 against

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(7 September 1931,

) and against Luton Town (2 September 1933,

). * Record FA Cup defeat: 1–7 against

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(7 January 1956, Third round). * Record League Cup defeat: 1–7 against Oldham Athletic (24 September 1991, Second round First Leg). * Most League defeats in a season: 27 in 46 matches ( 1985–86 Division Four and 1995–96 Division Three). * Fewest League defeats in a season: 8 in 42 matches ( 2018–19 Conference National South).

Draws

* Most League draws in a season: 18 in 46 matches ( 1986–87 Division Four, 1990–91 Division Four and 2002–03 Division Three). * Fewest League draws in a season: 5 in 46 matches ( 1980–81 Division Four).

Goals

* Most League goals scored in a season: 93 in 42 matches ( 2018–19 Conference National South). * Fewest League goals scored in a season: 30 in 46 matches ( 1995–96 Division Three). * Most League goals conceded in a season: 106 in 42 matches ( 1931–32 Third Division South). * Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 41 in 46 matches ( 1987–88 Division Four). * Fastest own goal: 8 seconds, by

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against Cambridge United in 1977.

Points

* 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). * 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

* Most consecutive League wins: 8 matches (24 January–3 March 1998, Division Three). * Most consecutive League defeats: 8 matches (26 March–21 April 1948,

; 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). * Most consecutive League games without defeat: 15 matches (14 September–10 December 1960, Division Three and 5 May–3 November 1990,

). * Most consecutive League games without a win: 19 matches (23 September 2006–20 January 2007,

). * Most consecutive League clean sheets: 10 matches (5 April–21 August 2010,

). * Longest run without conceding a goal: 998 minutes (3 April–28 August 2010,

Attendances

* Record highest attendance: 21,908 against Huddersfield Town (29 January 1955,

Fourth round). * Highest League attendance: 16,454 against

(7 October 1950,

). * Highest League Cup attendance: 20,100 against

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(6 October 1971, Third round). * Highest away attendance: 55,081 against

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(18 January 1965,

Third round replay). * Highest neutral ground attendance: 46,513 against

(28 May 1989,

Final). * Record lowest attendance: 520 against Shrewsbury Town (16 January 1991,

Preliminary round). * Lowest League attendance: 850 against Crewe Alexandra (1 March 1986,

). * Lowest FA Cup attendance: 1,429 against Windsor & Eton (19 November 1985, First round replay). * Lowest League Cup attendance: 1,100 against Swindon Town (2 September 1986, First round Second Leg).

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Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...