Torquay United U16s have reached the semi-final of the JPL National Cup and will play Oxford City FC (kick-off 1pm) on Saturday at Torquay Academy. The U16s progressed in the competition after winning through a group tournament and then going on to best teams from Yeovil, Portsmouth, Reading, Oxford, and North Somerset. “We beat Yeovil
CONGRATULATIONS to the Torquay United Under-16s after they reached the semi-finals of the JPL Cup on the weekend following a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory away at North Somerset. The young Gulls had to recover from conceding the opening goal to a Jack Thorne tap-in and, after surviving the home pressure, United surged into the lead
IN the absence of a first-team fixture last weekend, we turned our focus to the Torquay United youth system and a busy round of fixtures in the Junior Premier League and a fascinating in-house encounter. Before the matches, however, it was a training weekend for five age groups, who were working on creating room for
The Week in Youth THE weather once again played a significant role in the weekend schedule for United’s youth system but those who did play enjoyed some fine performances from the youngsters in Yellow. A long trip to take on South Gloucester for our Under-11 Yellow squad resulted in a thrilling 2-2 draw and a
A SOLITARY strike from Olaf Koszela was enough for United’s Under-16s to progress past Oxfordshire Football Development in the second round of the JPL Cup last weekend. After a bright start from both sides, it was Oxford FD who went closest to opening the scoring from a header that flew just over the bar. Shortly
Torquay United general manager, Geoff Harrop, gives us a ‘half-term’ report on the progress of our newly formed Youth Academy. Dear Supporters, We restarted our Academy in June with some fantastic support from our Community Sports Trust department. Torquay United Community Sports Trust manager Craig Hutcheson and his staff conducted trials, and we have