Having seen United’s Women suffer relegation in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday, TUWFC Chairman Steve Elswood is already looking ahead to bouncing back next term. Trailing 1-5 to a rampant Swindon outfit with just 20 minutes of the season remaining, Torquay’s inaugural FA Women’s National League campaign appeared to be ending with a whimper, however, after
TUWFC’s season-long battle for FA Women’s National League survival ended in final day heartbreak on Sunday, as Swindon withstood a remarkable United fightback to take all three points. The contest appeared done and dusted at the break, with Swindon racing into a 5-1 interval lead thanks to goals from Meg Jarvis, Annie Colston (2), Gipsy
United’s Women will be looking to write another ‘Great Escape’ into Torquay United folklore on Sunday, and the Yellow Army can play a huge part in helping them pull off the Club’s latest survival act. On the face of it, things are pretty simple at least. With inspirational midfielder Tracey Cross now in charge in
Costly defeat for United’s Women leaves survival hopes hanging by a thread. It will be mission improbable, rather than impossible for Torquay United’s women, as their fight for National League survival goes down to the final match of the season, after a disappointing 4-0 home reverse against Portishead. They now must beat big-budget Swindon Town
With TUWFC close to completing their first season at National League level, Chairman Steve Elswood paid tribute to his side’s efforts – on and off the pitch. Although Torquay United’s Women have it all to do to retain their tier-four status with a vital game at home to fellow relegation-battlers Portishead at Dawlish this Sunday
Torquay’s women surrendered two late goals, and with them, any likely control over their own fate in the National League relegation tussle, as Maidenhead ran out 3-2 winners on Easter Sunday. It was a doubly frustrating afternoon, given United squandered chances in an opening 45 they dominated, when they should have been out of sight