Torquay United’s women kick off their 2024-25 season on the road in Bristol on Sunday, as they travel to play AEK Boco Ladies.
Boco are new to the South West Regional Women’s Premier League this season, having been promoted from the Northern Division as champions in the spring. They saw off Weston-super-Mare AFC Women by eight points in the end, losing just one, and drawing two of their 18 games, finishing with a +43 goal difference. That was largely down to the prolific goalscoring of Aimee Clark (25) and Lucy Atkinson (22).
They also reached the semi-final of the Divisional Cup, where Ilminster narrowly beat them. But after an 8-0 FA Cup win over Dursley, they were beaten in the third qualifying round by Helston Athletic.
Like United, AEK Boco had a blank opening week on the fixture calendar, so they too will be raring to go, and to get three points on the board to start their campaign. After conceding on average only once per game last season, Torquay can expect their hosts to be well-drilled and difficult to break down.
If you can make the trip up the M5 to add your support, Sunday’s kick-off is at 2pm at Greenbank Road, Hanham, Bristol, BS15 3RZ. If not, you can hear live radio commentary on the whole match, with build-up from 1.45 pm at https://tufcwomen.mixlr.com