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We asked Facebook & X Followers to name their most celebratory moment watching the Gulls (not including that Covolan goal!)
Les Brooking/Alistair Peart – Dobbo vs Crewe.
Paul Martin – I have to go back to the Bryn game and the 1 nil v Spurs back in the 80s.
Steve Harris – Full time against Southend on the final day of 2003-04.
Richard Bishop – Barnet away to stay up and David Graham scored loved it
George Burt – Kevin Hill making it 1-0 ( 3-1 on aggregate ) against Exeter with 20 minutes to go in the play offs. Somehow ended up losing 4-1 on the day
Alfie Kowalski/Stefan Taylor – Gary leaving.
Diane Atkins – Going to Wembley, 17th May 2009 promotion playoff against Cambridge Utd. Hargreaves and Sills giving us a 2 – 0 win, fantastic!
David John Ring – Carlisle away to stay up
Martin Danby – Signing Big Nev
Darren Rowe – Obviously been a few over the years. Bolton away when Cyril Knowles was manager. Mark Gardiner was running at the defence. Knowles was pointing to the corner flag as wanted a point. Gardiner hit a worldie to win. We all went ballistic and loads of coins came out way.
Peter Roberts – Winning promotion at Southend all thise years ago. Overtaking Huddersfield and Torquay players and fans going wild when the news came over the radio.
Paul Soffe – Wolves away sherpa van trophy semi final
Steve Thomas – Jason Gummer v Crewe to make it 2-1 v league leaders after Big Carl Airey smacked in a daisy cutter equaliser. Cyril Knowles had been sent off and was in the telly.
Terry Gibbs – Mines so different, nothing really on it but Alan Lee header against Fulham in cup game will always be up there, Favourite moment ever though was Rodney Jack goal against Scarborough at home second leg. My birthday 4-1 on aggregate and it was pure party time at Plainmoor
Mark Horler – Hargreaves and Sills at Wembley for me as I never thought we would get back in the football league having having left in such a mess.
Steve Browning – Mark Loram at Wolves.
Ross Warner – Soooo many and a few mentioned already..Darby at Carlisle to keep us up, Dawkins v spurs, Edwards & Loram at Wolves to book our first Wembley trip, Dobson v Crewe, Goodwin v Derby, Hancox overhead v Cardiff, The winner v Aldershot in our 4 goal second half comeback win v Aldershot. Yeoman or Howe I think, Howells at Wembley
Danny Burnell – Wynts at Woking. Scenes!
Gary Rivers – An under rated one that sticks in my head coz it was my first away day after turning 18 was Lee Thorpe last minute goal away at Barnet first game of the season
Paul Galbraith – Going 1-0 up against holders Spurs (Peters, Chivers, Mullery, Jennings etc)1971 League Cup 2nd Round
Harry Lock – Goodwin V Derby
Jason Lee Marker – Gareth Howells goal
Steven Badcott – 3-1 at home to Plymouth and also the away fixture completing the double.
Martin Hodds – Final whistle at Barnet. Duane Darby’s winner at Carlisle. Both occasions celebrating being not quite the shittest team in the football league.
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Rachel Malloch – I’ve seen some epic ones over the years but amongst all the gloom of last season, seeing the sheer delight and the fans celebrations at his first goal on his return, take a bow DOA, Dartford (h) a joyous moment and smiles all round
@Torquayhopper12 – Sills at Wembley Ben Wynter at Woking Kevin Nicholson smashing one in from 25 yards to beat Barnet in the 94th minute on a cold Friday night in December 2011
Dave Morris – That goal against Derby
Jason Stevens – Yeovil at home in the FA Cup
Michael Coy – Rodney Jack scoring his 2nd vs Scarborough, Edison Williams coming off the bench & scoring twice in injury time to beat Blackpool 3-2, more recently, Ben Wynter at Woking & the equaliser vs Derby.
Rob Kiggen – Wembley 2009.
Dillon Gascoigne – Zebroski- Exeter (A) Play Off Semi Final 1st Leg
Sarah Vernon – Sills at Wembley and 91 playoff final penalty shootout against Blackpool
Dan Elliott – 1. David Bamber Penalty Miss 1991 2. Ben Wynter @ Woking 3-3 3. Rodney Jack Brace Vs Scarborough 1998
Ian Hayward – On the pitch at Halifax in a thunderstorm when we thought we were going up. I even got to hug Paul Dobson.
@ruiningfootball – Hirons V West Ham
@nodge1985 – Sills against Cambridge in the play-off final
@YellowM25 – Apart from all the obvious ones. Ruairi Keating at East Thurrock 2019.
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