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Torquay United F.C.

Football club information
Full nameTorquay United Football Club
NicknameThe Gulls
Founded1899
StadiumPlainmoor
Torquay (capacity : 6104)
ChairmanSimon Baker
ManagerPaul Buckle
LeagueLeague Two
2008 � 09Blue Square Premier League, 4th (promoted)
Current seasonTorquay United F.C. season 2009-10

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Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, is an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008 � 09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2 � 0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009. The return to the The Football League ends a two-year absence after 82 successive seasons. The club plays in a distinctive yellow kit.

Torquay United pride park themselves on remaining debt-free despite the debacle of the ITV Digital collapse. 'Penny-wise and pound-foolish' was an oft-repeated observation of things at Plainmoor, particularly under the chairmanship of Mike Bateson who was widely criticised by fans and media for lack of investment and for shutting down the reserve and youth teams at the club to save money when in fact they were making money from selling a couple of players a year.

Torquay's traditional rivals are fellow Devon clubs Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. However the latter has always been the fiercer rivalry as Argyle have tended to be in a higher division throughout their history and so the two teams rarely meet.

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Torquay United FC v Reading - No Lose Bet with BetClic - Bettingpress.com (blog) Tweet this news
Bettingpress.com (blog)---Torquay's- League Two campaign got off to a dream start at the weekend with a 3-0 win over Northampton, while Reading crashed to a 2-1 home defeat against ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:44:49 GMT+00:00
Southampton Get Home Draw In JPT. - Vitalfootball Tweet this news
Vitalfootball--The Cherries are also looking forward to progressing as they have drawn -Torquay United- at home. Could their still be another opportunity of us making it ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:53:14 GMT+00:00
Some time toward the end of 2001, patches of mud in the shape of footballs ... - This is Somerset Tweet this news
This is Somerset--Johnson had opted to sign the 23-year-old - who had earlier been rejected by Exeter City and -Torquay United- - after watching him terrorise Yeovil's reserves ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 06:36:01 GMT+00:00
Paul Buckle confident Torquay can build on progress - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News---Torquay United- boss Paul Buckle is confident the club can build on their impressive pre-season form as they embark on their League Two campaign. ... - Date : Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:19:30 GMT+00:00
Torquay United sign Martin Gritton from Chesterfield - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport---Torquay United- have signed striker Martin Gritton on a six-month loan from fellow League Two side Chesterfield. The 32-year-old Scot had a successful spell ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:16:42 GMT+00:00
Who'd be a manager in the Championship? - Independent Tweet this news
Independent--A Championship club has yet to beat the record of -Torquay United-, who three years ago relieved Leroy Rosenior of his post within 10 minutes ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:01:48 GMT+00:00
DEFENDER Chris Robertson believes that the experience of surviving last ... - South Devon Herald Express Tweet this news
South Devon Herald Express--He joined, initially on loan from Sheffield -United-, in March 2007 and is now -United's- second longest serving player. "You've got to be mentally strong in ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:20:58 GMT+00:00
Salisbury swoop for striker Joyce and defender Brett - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Joyce, 20, who was released by -Torquay United-, scored four goals in the 7-0 win at Hamworthy United. Salisbury's joint caretaker manager Mikey Harris told ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:07 GMT+00:00
TIVERTON Town boss Chris Vinnicombe says it was important his side held on to ... - Express & Echo Tweet this news
Express & Echo--The Yellows chief had seen his side lose their two previous pre-season friendlies 8-0 to -Torquay United- and 2-1 to Buckland Athletic. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:07:01 GMT+00:00
Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport---Torquay United- host neighbours Plymouth Argyle in a pre-season friendly at Plainmoor on Tuesday evening. Both sides got their pre-season campaigns off to ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:12:52 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1EnglandGKScott Bevan
3EnglandDF[[Kevin Nicholson (footballer)
4EnglandDF[[Mark Ellis (footballer born 1988)
5ScotlandDF[[Chris Robertson (footballer born 1986)
7EnglandMFLee Mansell
9EnglandFWElliot Benyon
10EnglandFWScott Rendell
11EnglandMFNicky Wroe
12EnglandMFTyrone Thompson
15Northern IrelandMFWayne Carlisle
18GambiaMFMustapha Carayol
19EnglandMF[[Danny Stevens (footballer)
21EnglandMFSaul Halpin
22EnglandDF[[Adam Smith (footballer born 1991)
23EnglandDFKieran Charnock
26EnglandFWAshley Yeoman
27EnglandMFRyan Beattie
28EnglandMFScott Taylor
29EnglandFWChris Zebroski
30EnglandGKMichael Poke
31EnglandDFEd Palmer
32Northern IrelandMFEunan O'Kane
33Trinidad and TobagoMFJake Thomson
34EnglandDFGuy Branston
35EnglandGKGrant Fisher
36EnglandDFLathaniel Rowe-Turner
37GuineaDFMo Camara

No. Nationality Position Player Other
6WalesDFChris Todd
16EnglandMF[[Lee Hodges (footballer born 1973)
17EnglandFW[[Matt Green (footballer)
20EnglandFWBen Joyce
24EnglandMF[[Steve Adams (footballer)

Current squad : Out on loan
P W D L
Percy Mackrill South Africa 1927 March 1929 73 19 17 37
Albert Hoskins England 1929 July 1930 57 14 15 28
Frank Womack England July 1930 May 1932 42 9 11 22
Frank Brown England May 1932 May 1938 266 87 60 119
Alf Steward England May 1938 May 1940 45 15 9 21
Billy Butler England August 1945 May 1946 2 0 1 1
Jack Butler England June 1946 May 1947 42 15 12 15
John McNeil Scotland June 1947 March 1950 125 50 33 42
Bob John Wales March 1950 November 1950 28 7 7 14
Alex Massie Scotland November 1950 September 1951 43 12 8 23
Eric Webber England October 1951 May 1965 676 272 163 241
Frank O'Farrell Republic of Ireland May 1965 December 1968 162 76 34 52
Allan Brown Scotland January 1969 October 1971 125 43 42 40
Jack Edwards Wales October 1971 January 1973 60 15 15 30
Malcolm Musgrove England January 1973 November 1976 168 54 55 59
Frank O'Farrell Republic of Ireland November 1976 March 1977 13 4 2 7
Mike Green England March 1977 May 1981 201 75 49 77
Frank O'Farrell Republic of Ireland June 1981 June 1982 46 14 13 19
Bruce Rioch Scotland June 1982 14 January 1984 72 26 15 31
Jimmy Hargreaves England 16 January 1984 4 February 1984 2 1 0 1
David Webb England 4 February 1984 21 August 1985 70 19 18 33
John Sims England 21 August 1985 September 1985 3 1 0 2
Stuart Morgan Wales September 1985 21 May 1987 96 19 31 46
Cyril Knowles England 22 June 1987 October 1989 120 46 28 46
Dave Smith Scotland October 1989 April 1991 90 34 31 25
John Impey England April 1991 8 October 1991 72 21 13 38
Wes Saunders England 8 October 1991 February 1992 24 7 5 12
Ivan Golac Yugoslavia February 1992 May 1992 18 5 4 9
Paul Compton England May 1992 March 1993 47 13 8 26
Neil Warnock England March 1993 May 1993 3 2 1 0
Don O'Riordan Republic of Ireland August 1993 October 1995 98 36 31 31
Eddie May England 17 November 1995 July 1996 32 3 11 18
Kevin Hodges England August 1996 August 1998 106 38 26 42
Wes Saunders England August 1998 28 March 2001 149 47 42 60
Colin Lee England 28 March 2001 2 July 2001 9 3 4 2
Roy McFarland England 20 July 2001 23 April 2002 50 13 15 22
Leroy Rosenior Sierra Leone 9 May 2002 25 January 2006 184 59 59 66
John Cornforth Wales 26 January 2006 13 April 2006 12 4 3 5
Ian Atkins England 13 April 2006 27 November 2006 29 9 8 12
Luboš Kubík Czech Republic 27 November 2006 5 February 2007 15 2 5 8
Keith Curle England 8 February 2007 17 May 2007 5 0 1 4
Leroy Rosenior Sierra Leone 17 May 2007 10 minutes later 0 0 0 0
Paul Buckle England 2 June 2007 Present 102 54 22 26

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