List of Torquay United F.C. players
Torquay United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon. This is a list of players who have made 100 or more competitive appearances for Torquay United. It includes all competitive first-team matches since the club was elected into the Football League in 1927, but does not include appearances made in Wartime Leagues or local cup competitions such as the Devon Bowl. Substitute appearances are included.
History
After joining the Football League in 1927, the first player to make 100 appearances for Torquay United was Bob Smith. The former Plymouth Argyle left-half joined Torquay in 1928 and reached the century milestone in January 1931, narrowly beating full-back Jack Fowler to the honour by a few weeks. Despite this, Fowler would eventually overtake Smith and set the Torquay appearance record at 190 in 1934. However, the player with the most pre-War appearances for Torquay was Albert Hutchinson. Beginning his career as a forward, Hutchinson eventually played at every position for Torquay (including goalkeeper) before the Football League was abandoned in September 1939, by which point he had notched up 338 appearances for the club.
Hutchinson's record was eventually broken by winger Ron Shaw in 1955, closely followed by wing-half Dennis Lewis. Lewis eventually overtook Shaw and retired in 1958 having set a record of 473 appearances which stood for almost 50 years. 1958 was also the year in which Sammy Collins set the club's goalscoring record at 219, a total which has yet to be surpassed. In the 1960s, Tommy Northcott came closest to matching both records with 150 goals in 443 games, while defender Ian Twitchin joined the elite band of players to make 400 appearances for United in 1980.
Dennis Lewis's record was eventually broken by Kevin Hill in 2008 when he came on as a late substitute in the FA Trophy Final to make his 474th and final appearance for Torquay. The current player with the most appearances for Torquay United is Lee Mansell, while Eunan O'Kane is the latest player to make 100 appearances for the club.
Players with 100 or more appearances
Statistics correct as of 3 May 2014. Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.
Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Name | Nationality | Position | Torquay career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
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Fowler, JackJack Fowler | England | DF | 1928–1934 | 190 | 11 | [1] |
Smith, BobBob Smith | England | MF | 1928–1932 | 147 | 3 | [2] |
Harry Waller | England | FW | 1928–1932 | 122 | 24 | [3] |
Hutchinson, AlbertAlbert Hutchinson | England | FW | 1930–1939 | 338 | 84 | [4] |
Stabb, GeorgeGeorge Stabb | England | FW | 1931–1934 | 103 | 48 | [2] |
Lew Tapp | England | DF | 1931–1937 | 171 | 0 | [2] |
Percy Maggs | England | GK | 1932–1939 | 223 | 0 | [5] |
Lievesley, LeslieLeslie Lievesley | England | DF | 1933–1937 | 144 | 5 | [5] |
Jack Jones | Wales | MF | 1934–1938 | 170 | 8 | [6] |
Morton Morgan | Wales | FW | 1934–1937 | 133 | 26 | [5] |
Beedall, FredFred Beedall | England | FW | 1934–1938 | 132 | 21 | [7] |
Joslin, PhilPhil Joslin | England | GK | 1936–1948 | 149 | 0 | [6] |
Head, BertBert Head | England | DF | 1936–1950 | 242 | 6 | [4] |
Calland, RalphRalph Calland | England | DF | 1946–1953 | 222 | 13 | [8] |
Conley, JackJack Conley | England | FW | 1946–1950 | 168 | 74 | [8] |
Towers, BillBill Towers | England | DF | 1946–1955 | 292 | 0 | [3] |
Shaw, RonRon Shaw | England | MF | 1946–1958 | 412 | 106 | [9] |
Lewis, DennisDennis Lewis | Wales | MF | 1947–1958 | 473 | 33 | [5] |
Cameron, HughHugh Cameron | Scotland | FW | 1948–1951 | 127 | 21 | [8] |
Collins, SammySammy Collins | England | FW | 1948–1958 | 379 | 219 | [8] |
Dave Topping | Scotland | DF | 1948–1952 | 158 | 3 | [3] |
Northcott, TommyTommy Northcott | England | FW | 1949–1952 1957–1966 | 443 | 150 | [10] |
Mills, DonDon Mills | England | FW | 1949 1952–1962 | 367 | 84 | [5] |
George Webber | Wales | GK | 1950–1954 | 123 | 0 | [3] |
Webber, EricEric Webber | England | DF | 1951–1955 | 159 | 0 | [2] |
Griff Norman | Wales | MF | 1952–1958 | 234 | 6 | [10] |
Harold Dobbie | England | FW | 1953–1957 | 119 | 48 | [11] |
Bond, GrahamGraham Bond | England | FW | 1953–1962 | 142 | 54 | [7] |
Smith, HarryHarry Smith | England | DF | 1953–1961 | 202 | 1 | [2] |
John V. Smith | England | DF | 1954–1960 | 179 | 0 | [2] |
Northcott, GeorgeGeorge Northcott | England | DF | 1954–1962 | 172 | 2 | [10] |
James, JohnJohn James | England | FW | 1955–1961 | 134 | 11 | [4] |
Gill, MervynMervyn Gill | England | GK | 1956–1962 | 174 | 0 | [1] |
Bettany, ColinColin Bettany | England | DF | 1957–1966 | 361 | 4 | [7] |
Pym, ErnieErnie Pym | England | MF | 1957–1965 | 307 | 94 | [9] |
Baxter, LarryLarry Baxter | England | MF | 1957–1962 | 181 | 22 | [7] |
Cox, GeoffGeoff Cox | England | MF | 1957–1967 | 286 | 68 | [11] |
Smith, AlanAlan Smith | England | DF | 1957–1968 | 303 | 3 | [2] |
Hancock, DaveDave Hancock | England | MF | 1959–1963 | 188 | 14 | [1] |
Adlington, TerryTerry Adlington | England | GK | 1962–1965 | 164 | 1 | [7] |
Allen, GeorgeGeorge Allen | England | DF | 1962–1965 | 146 | 0 | [7] |
Stubbs, RobinRobin Stubbs | England | FW | 1963–1969 1972–1973 | 263 | 133 | [2] |
Benson, JohnJohn Benson | Scotland | DF | 1964–1970 | 265 | 8 | [7] |
Clarke, DougDoug Clarke | England | MF | 1965–1968 | 131 | 22 | [8] |
Barnes, RonRon Barnes | England | MF | 1966–1969 | 127 | 26 | [7] |
Bond, JohnJohn Bond | England | DF | 1966–1969 | 145 | 13 | [7] |
Kitchener, BillBill Kitchener | England | DF | 1966–1967 1967–1971 | 184 | 9 | [6] |
Dunne, JimmyJimmy Dunne | Ireland | DF/MF | 1967–1970 1976–1979 | 274 | 19 | [11] |
Andy Donnelly | Scotland | GK | 1967–1971 | 178 | 0 | [11] |
Welsh, AlanAlan Welsh | Scotland | FW | 1967–1972 | 161 | 50 | [3] |
Cave, MickyMicky Cave | England | MF | 1968–1971 | 129 | 21 | [8] |
Ken Sandercock | England | MF | 1968–1969 1971–1974 | 180 | 6 | [9] |
Rudge, JohnJohn Rudge | England | FW | 1969–1972 | 110 | 40 | [9] |
Tommy Mitchinson | England | MF | 1969–1971 | 123 | 9 | [5] |
Sandercock, PhilPhil Sandercock | England | DF | 1969–1977 | 225 | 13 | [9] |
Mal Lucas | Wales | DF | 1970–1974 | 135 | 3 | [5] |
Edwards, DickDick Edwards | England | DF | 1970–1973 | 116 | 7 | [11] |
Cliff Jackson | England | FW | 1970–1974 | 139 | 15 | [4] |
Twitchin, IanIan Twitchin | England | DF | 1970–1981 | 435 | 17 | [3] |
Mahoney, MikeMike Mahoney | England | GK | 1970–1975 | 167 | 0 | [5] |
Derek Harrison | England | DF | 1971–1975 | 137 | 5 | [4] |
Boulton, ClintClint Boulton | England | DF | 1971–1979 | 286 | 36 | [7] |
Stocks, DavidDavid Stocks | England | DF | 1972–1976 | 161 | 4 | [2] |
Steve Morrall | England | MF | 1972–1977 | 175 | 13 | [10] |
Kennedy, DaveDave Kennedy | England | MF | 1973–1977 | 166 | 8 | [6] |
Brown, WillieWillie Brown | Scotland | FW | 1975–1978 | 154 | 56 | [8] |
Lee, TerryTerry Lee | England | GK | 1975–1978 | 121 | 0 | [6] |
Lawrence, LesLes Lawrence | England | FW | 1977–1982 | 215 | 54 | [6] |
Coffill, PeterPeter Coffill | England | MF | 1977–1981 | 133 | 11 | [8] |
Steve Cooper | England | FW | 1978–1984 | 271 | 90 | [8] |
Murphy, DonalDonal Murphy | Ireland | MF | 1978–1980 1981 | 100 | 22 | [10] |
Turner, JohnJohn Turner | England | GK | 1978–1980 1983–1984 | 128 | 0 | [3] |
Pethard, FreddieFreddie Pethard | Scotland | DF | 1979–1982 | 119 | 0 | [10] |
Brian Wilson | England | DF | 1979–1983 | 151 | 8 | [12] |
Graham Jones | England | DF | 1980–1983 | 131 | 6 | [6] |
O'Keefe, VinceVince O'Keefe | England | GK | 1980–1982 | 121 | 0 | [10] |
Anderson, ColinColin Anderson | England | DF/MF | 1982–1985 | 124 | 11 | [7] |
Impey, JohnJohn Impey | England | DF | 1983–1985 1986–1988 | 154 | 3 | [4] |
Steve Pugh | England | DF | 1983–1986 | 137 | 5 | [9] |
Dawkins, DerekDerek Dawkins | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 211 | 11 | [11] |
Compton, PaulPaul Compton | England | DF | 1984–1986 1991–1992 | 137 | 4 | [8] |
Allen, KennyKenny Allen | England | GK | 1984–1985 1986–1988 1989 | 158 | 0 | [7] |
Mark Loram | England | FW | 1985–1986 1987–1992 1993 | 332 | 63 | [5] |
Walsh, MarioMario Walsh | England | FW | 1985–1987 | 113 | 23 | [3] |
Kelly, TomTom Kelly | Scotland | DF | 1986–1989 1993–1996 | 290 | 8 | [6] |
McNichol, JimJim McNichol | Scotland | DF | 1986–1989 1991 | 162 | 19 | [5] |
David Cole | England | DF | 1986–1989 | 139 | 7 | [8] |
Myers, ChrisChris Myers | England | MF | 1986–1987 1990–1993 1993–1994 | 135 | 8 | [10] |
Phil Lloyd | England | DF | 1987–1992 | 217 | 11 | [5] |
Edwards, DeanDean Edwards | England | FW | 1988–1991 | 155 | 34 | [11] |
Holmes, PaulPaul Holmes | England | DF | 1988–1992 1999–2003 | 271 | 6 | [4] |
Joyce, Sean WilliamSean William Joyce | England | MF | 1988–1993 | 194 | 17 | [6] |
Elliott, MattMatt Elliott | Scotland | DF | 1989–1992 | 158 | 20 | [11] |
Uzzell, JohnJohn Uzzell | England | DF | 1989–1991 | 115 | 5 | [3] |
Hall, PaulPaul Hall | Jamaica | MF | 1989–1993 | 111 | 4 | [1] |
Curran, ChrisChris Curran | England | DF | 1990–1995 | 185 | 5 | [11] |
Gareth Howells | England | GK | 1990–1992 | 105 | 0 | [4] |
Colcombe, ScottScott Colcombe | England | DF/MF | 1991–1995 | 108 | 2 | [8] |
Darby, DuaneDuane Darby | England | FW | 1991–1995 | 127 | 29 | [11] |
Moore, DarrenDarren Moore | Jamaica | DF | 1992–1995 | 124 | 11 | [5] |
Herrera, RobbieRobbie Herrera | England | DF | 1992 1998–2001 | 136 | 1 | [4] |
Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope | Wales | MF | 1992–1994 | 132 | 17 | [3] |
Barrow, LeeLee Barrow | England | DF | 1993–1997 | 192 | 8 | [7] |
Hancox, RichardRichard Hancox | England | MF | 1993–1997 2005 | 101 | 14 | [1] |
Hathaway, IanIan Hathaway | England | MF | 1993–1997 | 166 | 17 | [4] |
Bayes, AshleyAshley Bayes | England | GK | 1993–1996 | 119 | 0 | [7] |
Bedeau, TonyTony Bedeau | Grenada | FW | 1995–2006 2006–2007 | 373 | 65 | [13] |
Thomas, WayneWayne Thomas | England | DF | 1995–2000 | 142 | 7 | [14] |
Watson, AlexAlex Watson | England | DF | 1995–2001 | 230 | 9 | [15] |
Hill, KevinKevin Hill | England | MF | 1997–2008 | 474 | 57 | [16] |
Tully, SteveSteve Tully | England | DF | 1997–2002 | 125 | 3 | [17] |
Aggrey, JimmyJimmy Aggrey | England | DF | 1998–2001 | 110 | 2 | [18] |
Williams, EifionEifion Williams | Wales | FW | 1999–2002 | 122 | 24 | [19] |
Hockley, MatthewMatthew Hockley | England | MF | 2000–2008 | 265 | 10 | [20] |
Graham, DavidDavid Graham | Scotland | FW | 2001–2004 2007 | 137 | 49 | [21] |
Russell, AlexAlex Russell | England | MF | 2001–2005 | 163 | 21 | [22] |
Dearden, KevinKevin Dearden | England | GK | 2001–2005 | 107 | 0 | [23] |
Woods, SteveSteve Woods | England | DF | 2001–2009 | 283 | 11 | [24] |
Canoville, LeeLee Canoville | England | DF | 2001–2005 | 121 | 2 | [25] |
Fowler, JasonJason Fowler | England | MF | 2001–2005 | 107 | 8 | [26] |
Gritton, MartinMartin Gritton | Scotland | FW | 2002–2004 2010–2011 | 115 | 26 | [27] |
Kuffour, JoJo Kuffour | Ghana | FW | 2002–2006 | 160 | 33 | [28] |
Taylor, CraigCraig Taylor | England | DF | 2003–2005 | 138 | 6 | [29] |
Mansell, LeeLee Mansell | England | MF | 2006–2014 | 391 | 25 | [30] |
Robertson, ChrisChris Robertson | Scotland | DF | 2007–2012 | 203 | 11 | [31] |
Benyon, ElliotElliot Benyon | England | FW | 2007–2011 2013 | 199 | 47 | [32] |
Hargreaves, ChrisChris Hargreaves | England | MF | 2007–2010 | 130 | 14 | [33] |
Nicholson, KevinKevin Nicholson | England | DF | 2007– | 345 | 13 | [34] |
Sills, TimTim Sills | England | FW | 2007–2010 | 136 | 47 | [35] |
Stevens, DannyDanny Stevens | England | MF | 2007– | 224 | 28 | [36] |
Zebroski, ChrisChris Zebroski | England | FW | 2007–2008 2009–2011 | 141 | 40 | [37] |
Ellis, MarkMark Ellis | England | DF | 2007–2012 | 140 | 13 | [38] |
Wroe, NickyNicky Wroe | England | MF | 2008–2011 | 130 | 23 | [39] |
Bevan, ScottScott Bevan | England | GK | 2008–2011 | 112 | 0 | [40] |
O'Kane, EunanEunan O'Kane | Ireland | MF | 2010–2012 | 122 | 14 | [41] |
References
- General
- Edwards, Leigh; Jon Gibbes; John Lovis (1999). Torquay United, The Official Centenary History, 1899–1999. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-38-0.
- "Soccerbase".
- "Torquayunited.com".
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.149
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.150
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.144
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.146
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.145
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.140
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.141
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.148
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Edwards, Gibbes & Lovis, p.147
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- ↑ "Wayne Thomas". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Alex Watson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Kevin Hill". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Steve Tully". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Jimmy Aggrey". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Eifion Williams". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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- ↑ "David Graham". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Alex Russell". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Kevin Dearden". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Steve Woods". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Lee Canoville". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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- ↑ "Jo Kuffour". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Craig Taylor". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Lee Mansell". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Chris Robertson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Elliot Benyon". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Chris Hargreaves". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Kevin Nicholson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Tim Sills". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ "Danny Stevens". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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- ↑ "Eunan O'Kane". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-03-06.