Match – Crawley Town 0-1 Torquay United Competition – League Two Venue – Broadfield Stadium Attendance – 3,361 United had been magnificent at the start of the year, but two losses on the spin had somewhat dented their promotion challenge. A trip to Crawley to face Steve Evan’s men was a chance to get back […]

Two points from two games since my last VFB was written. Overall that haul is probably a fair reflection of our performances against Macclesfield and Barrow. We started the game at Plainmoor so sluggishly even my patience was wearing thin, but an improved second half capped off by a towering goal from Sean got us […]

The A-Z of Torquay United A reminder of the people, teams, places and animals that have had an impact and influence on Torquay United during our long history – all categorised alphabetically. S (1) Wes Saunders Big Wes signed from Dundee in 1990, and his leadership at the back made an instant impact at Plainmoor. […]

Memory Match – Number Nineteen 14th FEBRUARY 1998 Match – Torquay United 5-1 Hull City Competition – Division Three Venue – Plainmoor Attendance – 2,793 Kevin Hodge’s team had been inconsistent in the first of half of the 97-98 season. However, the arrival of striker Jason Roberts on loan had helped us push up the […]

Where else to start this column, but by talking about the games against Forest Green on Boxing and New Year’s Day?! Starting with the Plainmoor cracker; it was actually quite a tight game in the first half, before it went absolutely wild in the second. The celebrating in Bristow’s at a three goal lead was […]

The A-Z of Torquay United A reminder of the people, teams, places and animals that have had an impact and influence on Torquay United during our long history – all categorised alphabetically. Q/R Joe Quigley Joe made 10 appearances in 2015 for ‘the Gulls’ on loan from AFC Bournemouth, but is on this feature for […]

Memory Match – Number Eighteen 7th FEBRUARY 2004 Match – Swansea City 1-2 Torquay United Competition – Division Three Venue – Vetch Field Attendance – 7,323 Swansea City are now an established Premiership side, but twelve years ago the Welsh team were in Division Three and hosted a promotion chasing United team led by manager […]