Travel on the M5 south-bound to
the end of the motorway (Jn 31) and join the A38.
Turn onto the A380 and follow the signs until you
reach Torquay. The ground is well sign posted.
Street parking is available around the stadium.
Street
Map
Use the map below to
get directions to and from the Plainmoor stadium (click on
the marker to open an information window)
Directions to
majority of away games
From Gordano Services, travel
upwards until you reach an urban sprawl where
they used to make cars. Keep going until you run
out of motorway and it becomes a bit more hilly
and colder. Ask directions from there. Do not be
scared by the fearsome looking Northerners with
their flat caps and clogs - they are quite
friendly. Set off early so as to leave time for
lunch - traditional black pudding, chips and
gravy. A word of warning however - water
sterilisation tablets and hygiene jabs are
recommended. Sun lotion need not be carried.
Reproduced from Mission Impossible - the
original Torquay United fanzine.
Date Formed
1899
Date Entered Football League
1927
Nickname
Gulls
Honours
Champions Southern League 1926/27
Football
League :
Runners-up Division Three (South)
1956/57
3rd in Division Four 1959/60 (Promoted)
3rd in Division Four 1965/66 (Promoted)
7th in Division Four 1990/91 (Promoted via Play-off)
3rd in Division Three 2003/04 (Promoted)
FA Cup
:
Never reached the Fifth Round
Reached Fourth Round in 1948/49, 1954/55, 1970/71,
1982/83, 1989/90
League Cup :
Never past the Third Round
Sherpa Van Trophy :
Runners-up 1988/89
Record Attendance
21,908 v. Huddersfield Town, FA
Cup Fourth Round 1954/55
Record Victory
9 - 0 v. Swindon Town - Division
Three (South) 1951/52
Record Defeat
2 - 10 v. Fulham - Division Three
(South) 1930/31
2 - 10 v. Luton Town - Division Three (South)
1932/33
Record Transfer Fee Paid
Eifion Williams - £70,000 from
Barry Town, March 1999
Record Transfer Received
Rodney Jack - £650,000 from
Crewe Alexandra, July 1998
Youngest Player
David Byng - 16 years and 36
days, v. Walsall 1993/94
Oldest Player
Neville Southall (born 16
September 1958) playing against Chester City (away)
on 29 January 2000 - aged 41 years and 135 days
Most Capped Player
Rodney Jack, 15 appearances for
St Vincent
Highest Scorer in one season
Sammy Collins, 40 Division Three
(South) 1955/56
Highest Scorer in total
Sammy Collins, 204 League goals
between 1948 and 1958
Most League appearances
Dennis Lewis, 443 between 1947
and 1958
Managers since
joined League
Percy Mackrill (1927-29); A.H.
Hoskins (1929); Frank Womack (1929-32); Frank
Brown (1932-38); Alf Steward (1938-40); Billy
Butler (1945-46); Jack Butler (1946-47); John
McNeil (1947-50); Bob John (1950); Alex Massie (1950-51);
Eric Webber (1951-65); Frank O'Farrell (1965-68);
Alan Brown (1969-71); Jack Edwards (1971-73);
Malcolm Musgrove (1973-76); Mike Green (1977-81);
Frank O'Farrell (1981-82); Bruce Rioch (1982-84);
Dave Webb (1984-85); John Sims (1985); Stuart
Morgan (1985-87); Cyril Knowles (1987-89); Dave
Smith (1989-91); John Impey (1991-92); Ivan Golac
(1992); Paul Compton (1992-93); Don O'Riordan (1993-95);
Eddie May (1995-96); Kevin Hodges (1996-98); Wes
Saunders (1998-2001); Roy McFarland (2001-2002); Leroy Rosenior
(2002-2006); John Cornforth (2006-2006); Ian Atkins
(2006-2006); Lubos Kubik (2006-2007); Keith Curle (2007-2007);
Leroy Rosenior (2007-2007); Paul Buckle (2007-present)
