With 2019/20 marking 120 years since Torquay United AFC’s opening campaign, we continue charting the history of the club, following its formation at the Torre Abbey Hotel on Monday 1st May, 1899. Having dispensed with the services of previous manager Frank Womack following a disappointing 1931/32 season, it was his namesake, Frank Brown, who was
Following another busy week working on the Plainmoor pitch, United Groundsman Julian Gouldthrope has provided supporters with the an update on the pitch improvements. With the top layer of the surface having now been removed, Julian talks us through the next stage in the process. “Last week, we used a Tractor with a seeding machine,
During our weekly catch up, manager Gary Johnson looks back on what has been a busy week for football’s decision makers, and discusses the possible outcomes for National League clubs.
With Father’s Day fast approaching, our Official Club Shop is now back online, and on hand to provide you with a number of gift ideas. With everyone’s health and safety being of paramount importance, the club once again wishes to provide its support to the heroic efforts of our NHS, whose doctors, nurses and staff
As Gary Johnson’s squad headed for Gander Green Lane to take on Sutton United at the beginning of March, few could have predicted that it would be the last time the players would take to the field for the 2019/20 campaign. With Sutton and Torquay sat alongside each other in the National League table, the
In our latest interview with members of The Gulls’ squad, we catch up with Louie Slough and Olaf Koszela, who look back on their first seasons as professionals, as well as outlining their hopes for the future.