TT PREVIEW
Steve Harris – @steveharris84
Match details: Tiverton Town versus Torquay United
Venue: Ian Moorcroft Stadium (Ladysmead), Tiverton
Date: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Tiverton Town fact file:
Year founded: 1913
Nickname: Tivvy
Notable honours:
FA Vase winners: 1997-98, 1998-99
Southern League Division South and West Play-off winners: 2016-17
Pre-season so far: Cribbs FC (A) 0-0 D, Exeter City (H) 0-1 L, Callington (A) 1-4 W, Newton Abbot Spurs (A) 1-5 W, Cullompton (A) 1-10 W, Exmouth Town (A) 1-0 L, Plymouth Parkway (H) 5-3 W
Manager: Scott Rogers
Scott Rogers will forever be remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 1999 FA Vase final as a 19-year old, to secure back to back FA Vase successes. A central midfielder, he began his playing career with Tivvy back in 1998, before spells at Forest Green, Bath City, Newport County, Eastleigh and Chippenham between 2003 and 2013.
He then took the managerial reigns at Willand Rovers and led them on a memorable FA Cup run that Gosport Borough ended in 2014 in the fourth qualifying round stage, before returning to Ladysmead in the summer of 2015 as player-coach. Scott later became joint-manager with his second cousin, the long serving Martyn Rodgers, and recently took sole charge of the Yellows.
Player to watch: Craig Woodman
Many Torquay United fans will no doubt remember left back Craig Woodman from the loan spells he enjoyed at Plainmoor from Bristol City in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. Woodman later left Ashton Gate for spells with Wycombe Wanderers and Brentford before returning to Devon to sign for Exeter City in 2012. He then remained with the Grecians for eight years and made nearly 250 appearances for them before joining Tiverton in the summer of 2020.
Last Time:
Tiverton Town 0-1 TUFC – Little pen
20th July 2019
Ian Moorcroft Stadium
REPORT | Tiverton 0 – 1 TUFC
Torquay United current squad:
1 – Mark Halstead
2 – Ben Wynter
3 – Dan Martin
4 – Tom Lapslie
5 – Ali Omar
7 – Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
8 – Asa Hall
9 – Danny Wright
10 – Armani Little
11 – Jake Andrews
16 – Keelan O’Connell
18 – Olaf Koszela
19 – Klaidi Lolos
20 – Louie Slough
21 – Dean Moxey
23 – Marcin Brzozowski
31 – Joe Lewis
Tiverton Town current squad:
Goalkeepers – Lewis Williams
Defenders – Kyle Egan, Austen Booth, Neil Martin, Craig Woodman, Gary Warren
Midfielders – Louis Morison, Chris Shepard, Edward Butcher, Aaron Dawson, Billy Craske, Dan Hayfield
Forwards – Andy Watkins, Matt Wright, Jordan Lam, Theo Simpson
COYY – Steve
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