Torquay United F.C. records

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This page details Torquay United Football Club records (correct as of October 3, 2007)

Contents 1 Player records 1.1 Appearances 1.1.1 Most League appearances (all with over 200 appearances in the Football League or Conference) 1.1.2 Most first team appearances (League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Conference, FA Trophy, Setanta Shield) 1.2 Goalscorers 1.2.1 Top 20 League goalscorers (Football league or Conference matches only) 1.2.2 Top 20 goalscorers in all competitions (League, Conference, FA cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy) 1.3 International caps 2 Club records 2.1 Wins 2.2 Defeats 2.3 Draws 2.4 Goals 2.5 Points 2.6 Matches 2.6.1 Firsts 2.6.2 Record wins 2.6.3 Record defeats 2.6.4 Sequences 2.7 Attendances 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Player records

[edit] Appearances

• Youngest player – David Byng, aged 16 years and 36 days (v. Walsall, Third Division, August 14, 1993)

• Oldest player - Neville Southall, aged 41 years and 135 days (v. Chester City, Third Division, January 29, 2000)

[edit] Most League appearances (all with over 200 appearances in the Football League or Conference)

(includes appearances as substitute)

	Name	Games
1	Dennis Lewis	442
2	Tommy Northcott	410
3	Kevin Hill	409*
4	Ian Twitchin	400
5	Ron Shaw	384
6	Sammy Collins	356
7	Don Mills	342
8	Colin Bettany	335
9	Albert Hutchinson	317
9=	Tony Bedeau	317*
11	Ernie Pym	284
12	Alan Smith	278
13	Bill Towers	274
14	Mark Loram	263
15	Clint Boulton	262
16	Geoff Cox	261
17	Jimmy Dunne	248
18	John Benson	240
19	Robin Stubbs	238
20	Tom Kelly	237
21	Steve Cooper	234
22	Paul Holmes	225
23	Bert Head	222
24	Matt Hockley	220*
25	Griff Norman	216
26	Steve Woods	209*
27	Ralph Calland	207
28	Percy Maggs	206
29	Phil Sandercock	205
30	Alex Watson	201

• denotes current player

• Most consecutive league appearances – Dennis Lewis, 207 (November 29, 1952 – April 19, 1957)

[edit] Most first team appearances (League, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, Conference, FA Trophy, Setanta Shield)

(includes appearances as substitute)

	Name	Games
1	Kevin Hill	474*
2	Dennis Lewis	473
3	Tommy Northcott	443
4	Ian Twitchin	435
5	Ron Shaw	412
6	Sammy Collins	379
7	Don Mills	367
8	Colin Bettany	361
9	Tony Bedeau	357*
10	Albert Hutchinson	338
11	Mark Loram	332
12	Ernie Pym	307
13	Alan Smith	303
14	Bill Towers	292
15	Clint Boulton	287
16	Geoff Cox	286
17	Tom Kelly	281
18	Jimmy Dunne	277
19	Steve Cooper	271
20	Paul Holmes	269
21	John Benson	265
22	Robin Stubbs	263
23	Bert Head	242
23=	Matt Hockley	242*
25	Griff Norman	234
26	Steve Woods	229*
27=	Phil Sandercock	225
27=	Alex Watson	225
29	Percy Maggs	223
30	Ralph Calland	222
31	Phil Lloyd	217
32	Les Lawrence	215
33	Derek Dawkins	211
34	Harry Smith	202

• denotes current player

[edit] Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season – 42, Sammy Collins (1955-56)
• Most League goals in a season – 40, Sammy Collins (1955-56)
• Most goals in a single match – 5, Robin Stubbs (v. Newport County, Fourth Division, 19 October 1963)
• Most league hat-tricks - 8, Sammy Collins
• Most goals in the League – 204, Sammy Collins
• Most goals in the Conference - 7, Tim Sills
• Most goals in the FA Cup – 15, Sammy Collins
• Most goals in the League Cup – 7, Willie Brown
• Youngest goalscorer – David Byng, aged 16 years and 36 days (v. Walsall, Third Division, August 14, 1993)

[edit] Top 20 League goalscorers (Football league or Conference matches only)

	Name	Goals	Games	Average
1	Sammy Collins	204	356	0.57
2	Tommy Northcott	136	410	0.33
3	Robin Stubbs	121	238	0.51
4	Ron Shaw	99	384	0.26
5	Ernie Pym	83	284	0.29
6	Don Mills	81	342	0.24
7	Albert Hutchinson	80	317	0.25
8	Steve Cooper	76	234	0.32
9	Jack Conley	72	156	0.46
10	Geoff Cox	62	261	0.24
11	Tony Bedeau	58	317	0.18*
12	Kevin Hill	51	409	0.12*
13	Mark Loram	48	263	0.18
14	Willie Brown	47	139	0.34
15	David Graham	47	127	0.38
16	Graham Bond	47	133	0.35
17	Harold Dobbie	46	113	0.41
18	Les Lawrence	46	189	0.24
19	Alan Welsh	45	145	0.31
20	George Stabb	44	93	0.47

• Denotes current player

[edit] Top 20 goalscorers in all competitions (League, Conference, FA cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy)

	Name	Goals	Games	Average
1	Sammy Collins	219	379	0.58
2	Tommy Northcott	150	443	0.34
3	Robin Stubbs	133	263	0.51
4	Ron Shaw	106	412	0.26
5	Ernie Pym	94	307	0.31
6	Steve Cooper	90	271	0.33
7	Albert Hutchinson	84	338	0.25
8	Don Mills	84	367	0.23
9	Jack Conley	74	168	0.44
10	Geoff Cox	68	286	0.24
11	Tony Bedeau	65	357	0.18*
12	Mark Loram	63	332	0.19
13	Willie Brown	56	154	0.36
14	Kevin Hill	55	459	0.12*
15	Graham Bond	54	142	0.38
16	Les Lawrence	54	215	0.25
17	Alan Welsh	50	161	0.31
18	David Graham	49	139	0.36
19	George Stabb	48	103	0.47
20	Harold Dobbie	48	119	0.40

• Denotes current player

[edit] International caps

Players capped while Torquay players:

• Tony Bedeau - Grenada
• Gregory Goodridge - Barbados
• Rodney Jack - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

[edit] Club records

[edit] Wins

• Most League wins in a season – 26 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1959-60 and Blue Square Premier, 2007-08
• Fewest League wins in a season – 5 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1995-96

[edit] Defeats

• Most League defeats in a season – 27 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1985-86 and Third Division, 1995-96
• Fewest League defeats in a season – 9 in 42 matches, Third Division, 1993-94

[edit] Draws

• Most League draws in a season – 18 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1986-87, Third Division, 1990-91 and Third Division, 2002-03
• Fewest League draws in a season – 5 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1980-81

[edit] Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season – 89 in 46 matches, Third Division South, 1956-57
• Fewest League goals scored in a season – 30 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1995-96
• Most League goals conceded in a season – 106 in 42 matches, Third Division South
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season – 41 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1987-88

[edit] Points

• Most points in a League season (2 for a win) – 60 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1959-60
• Most points in a League season (3 for a win) – 86 in 46 matches, Blue Square Premier, 2007-08
• Fewest points in a League season (2 for a win) – 30 in 42 matches, Third Division South, 1927-28 and 1937-38
• Fewest points in a League season (3 for a win) – 29 in 46 matches, Third Division, 1995-96

[edit] Matches

[edit] Firsts

• First match – v. Upton Cricket Club, Friendly, 1899.
• First FA Cup match – v. Green Waves, First Qualifying Round, October 1, 1910 (won 2-0)
• First FA Cup match (proper) – v. Reading, First Round, December 2, 1925 (drew 1-1)
• First Football League match – v. Exeter City, Third Division South, August 27, 1927 (drew 1-1)
• First League Cup match – v. Plymouth Argyle, November 2, 1960 (drew 1-1)
• First Conference match -v. Grays Athletic, August 12, 2007 (drew 0-0)

[edit] Record wins

• Biggest League win – 9-0 (home v. Swindon Town, Third Division South, March 8, 1952)
• Biggest FA Cup win – 7-1 (home v. Northampton Town, November 14, 1959), First Round
• Biggest League Cup win – 5-0 (home v. Hereford United, August 25, 1992), First Round Second Leg

[edit] Record defeats

• Biggest League defeat – 2-10 (away v. Fulham, Third Division South, September 7, 1931 and away "v" Luton Town, Third Division South, September 2, 1933

[edit] Sequences

• Most games without a win - 20 (2006-07 season)

[edit] Attendances

• Highest Attendance – 21,908 (v. Huddersfield Town, FA Cup Fourth Round, January 29, 1955) at Plainmoor
• Lowest Attendance - 520 (v. Shrewsbury Town, Leyland DAF Trophy, January 16, 1991) at Plainmoor
• Lowest League Attendance - 850 (v. Crewe Alexandra, Football League Division Four, March 1, 1986) at Plainmoor

[edit] See also

• Football records in England

[edit] References

• Edwards, Leigh (1997). The Definitive Torquay United F.C.. Association of Football Statisticians. ISBN 1-899468-08-0. 

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