Club pays tribute on Armistice Day At 11am today, the players and staff of Torquay United AFC joined the rest of the UK in observing the annual two minutes’ silence to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice for us all. Although social distancing measures have affected this year’s Armistice Day commemorations, United’s players and
Torquay United manager Gary Johnson has been awarded the Vanarama National League Manager of the Month Award for October. United have enjoyed a marvellous opening month of the campaign, with six wins out of seven earning The Gulls top spot, with a five-point margin to boot following their superb 5-0 win at Hartlepool. “It’s an
Following one of the most extraordinary games in United’s history, manager Gary Johnson gave his reaction to the 5-6 extra-time defeat, which saw Crawley Town progress through to the second round of the Emirates FA Cup. “It was unbelievable. One minute you were up, and the next you were down, then you were up again,
Torquay United 5 (Nemane 8’, Whitfield 24’, Umerah 90’+19, Hall 102’ET pen, 108’ET pen) Crawley Town 6 (Nicholls 84’ pen, 109’ET, 114’ET, Watters 90’+14, Tunnicliffe 90’+21, Nadesan 118’ET) An astonishing match at Plainmoor that will make the history books ultimately ended in defeat for United as they were knocked out of the Emirates FA
United captain Asa Hall has given his assessment of his team’s excellent start to the National League season, before looking ahead to Sunday’s exciting FA Cup 1st round encounter, as League 2 side Crawley Town head to Plainmoor. For Hall, it’s a case of acknowledging that there is still a long way to go yet,