A first-half strike from Taiwo Atieno was enough to clinch three points for the Gulls in an end-to-end 1-0 win against Swindon Town at Plainmoor.
Atieno, replacing suspended frontman Rene Howe, rifled the ball in from close range on 34 minutes to bag only his second goal for Torquay since joining in July.
The hard-fought Boxing Day [...]
Torquay United share the points for a fourth time at Plainmoor this season after a late strike from Morecambe journeyman Kevin Ellison cancels out Lee Mansell’s opener.
The 1-1 result with the high-flying Shrimps leaves the Gulls 13th in League Two and with only one win at home in the 2011/2012 campaign.
After early lapses in concentration [...]
Fears of a striker crisis at Plainmoor were allayed this afternoon after the Gulls comfortably beat Macclesfield Town 3-0 to secure Martin Ling’s first home league win.
An account-opening goal from Brian Saah, and two more from Chris McPhee and Eunan O’Kane lifted Ling’s men into fourth place, just two points off table-toppers Crawley Town.
With Rene Howe sidelined [...]
Torquay United were left frustrated this afternoon after an unsportsmanlike performance from big-spending Crawley Town ended in a 3-1 victory for the Sussex men at Plainmoor.
Two goals at either end of the first half from Scott Davies and Charlie Wassmer, and a third just one minute into the second from Joe Simpson gave Steve Evans’s [...]
UNITED once again fell at the first hurdle in the Carling Cup but the final score fails to tell the full story.
Southampton 4
De Ridder 16, Lambert 27, Chaplow 81, Forte 90
Gulls 1
Mansell 17
Southampton progressed into Round Two with a 3-1 victory but the Gulls produced a display full of attacking verve that had the Saints scrambling for much [...]
Martin Ling breathed a sigh of relief this afternoon after his Torquay United side clawed their way back from 2-0 down to salvage a point against Burton Albion at Plainmoor.
The blushes of the new manager were spared when both new and old players netted to prevent the Brewers leaving the English Riviera with all three [...]
GOALKEEPER Martin Rice has returned to Plainmoor as second choice to recent signing Bobby Olejnik.
Rice, who came through the youth ranks at Exeter City, left United for Truro City in 2009, and his two years away from the professional game has given him a fresh hunger to succeed.
For manager Martin Ling it was the sensible [...]
Torquay United Football Club has announced the departure of manager Paul Buckle to take up the vacant position at Bristol Rovers.
Torquay United Said:
As a club, we are all very sad to see Paul leave but he goes with our blessing, and we thank him for all his hard work in four [...]
Common sense prevailed today after the Football League announced that tickets for Torquay United’s League Two Play-Off final against Stevenage Borough tomorrow will be available at Old Trafford.
Plainmoor’s ticket office has been inundated with calls and emails this week as Gulls fans attempt to seal their place at the Theatre of Dreams.
Many fans have had [...]
Half of Old Trafford will be yellow next week after Torquay United secured their place in the League Two play-off final with a 0-0 draw against Shrewsbury Town at Greenhous Meadow.
The Gulls’ 2-0 aggregate victory over the team that finished the league campaign one point outside the automatic promotion places has set up a final [...]
Torquay United have one foot in the play-off final after two first half goals from Chris Zebroski and Eunan O’Kane sealed a convincing 2-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Plainmoor.
A man-of-the-match performance from Dagenham & Redbridge loanee Gavin Tomlin was instrumental in United’s first-leg victory in front of a sell-out crowd on the English Riviera.
The Gulls [...]
Nearly 1,000 Gulls fans are expected to make the trip to Yorkshire on Saturday as Torquay United hope to clinch a play-off spot in an end-of-season nail-biter against Rotherham.
Paul Buckle’s men travel to Sheffield’s Don Valley Stadium knowing that matching the result of either Stevenage or Gillingham would book their
place in the race for a [...]
GUY Branston has been voted the Torquay United Player of the Season for 2010-11.
The Pickler has been a sensation in the heart of Paul Buckle’s Yellow defence throughout the campaign, forming excellent partnerships with Mark Ellis and Chris Robertson.
His consistency and strength were recognised at the PFA Awards earlier this month, where he was selected [...]
Ryan Returns…
RYAN Gilligan has gone back to Northampton Town a week early after suffering a bereavement in his family.
Gilligan’s loan was due to expire next week but United manager Paul Buckle has discussed the matter with Cobblers’ caretaker-boss Malcolm Crosby, and they have decided to terminate the deal early.
Gilligan made five substitute [...]
The Justin Campaign is coordinating the second annual international day opposing homophobia in football.
Launched in memory of former United striker Justin Fashanu, the world’s first and only openly gay professional footballer, the Justin Campaign reaches its second birthday today.
For all his talent, Justin Fashanu is chiefly remembered for being the world’s first openly gay professional [...]
Super Scott
SCOTT Bevan has been named alongside some of the greats of modern football. The United goalkeeper has been rewarded for his incredible performance in the FA Cup fourth round defeat to Crawley, when he miraculously saved two penalties in the space of ten unbelievable minutes at Plainmoor.
For his heroics on an otherwise difficult day for [...]