Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed "The Gulls".
Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay. He was also one of the first footballers to command a £1 million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, and had varying levels of success as a player afterwards, until he retired in 1997.
Simon Garner is an English former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Blackburn Rovers, where he is the record holder for most goals scored: 194 in all competitions and 168 in the Football League. He also played for West Bromwich Albion, Wycombe Wanderers and Torquay United before spending time playing non-league football.
Michael Colin Newell is an English football manager and former professional footballer.
Colin Lee is an English football manager and former footballer. He is currently head of football at South Dartmoor Community College in Ashburton, Devon along with Chris Beard.
Nathanael "Nathan" Abbey is an English journeyman former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Philip Kenneth Barnes is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Paul John Buckle is an English football manager. He is currently a technical advisor at Hartford Athletic of the USL and technical advisor to Landon Donovan at San Diego Loyal. Prior to this, he coached the U23s for Southampton FC of the Premier League. He has previously been the manager of Torquay United, Bristol Rovers, Luton Town, Cheltenham Town and Sacramento Republic.
Lucas Ademar Bernardi is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He played as a defensive midfielder.
Percy A. Mackrill was a Cape Colony-born footballer and football club manager.
Stuart Edward Morgan is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. A central defender, he made 222 appearances in the Football League playing for Torquay United, Reading, Colchester United and AFC Bournemouth. As manager, he took charge of Torquay United in the Football League and Weymouth (twice) and Dorchester Town in non-League football.
John Edward Impey is an English former professional football player and manager. As player, he made 461 appearances in the Football League representing Cardiff City, AFC Bournemouth, Torquay United and Exeter City, and spent a season in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders. As manager, he led Torquay United to promotion from the Football League Fourth Division. He represented England at Schools and Youth level.
Justin Donovan Richards is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He has a tally of around one goal every four games and has played mostly in the Conference and lower reaches of the English Football League. Something of a journeyman player, he has tended to play for teams in his local area around the Midlands and Southern England.
Christian Hargreaves is an English football manager, former footballer and pundit.
Michael Antonio Leary is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Paul David Compton is an English former professional footballer and football club manager. He most notably managed Torquay United during the 1992–93 season, and was assistant manager at Dorchester Town prior to rejoining Torquay United in the summer of 2008 as joint manager of their new youth set-up. He was born in Stroud.
Wesley Saunders is an English former professional football player and manager, who played as a central defender. He played for Newcastle United, Bradford City, Carlisle United and Torquay United in the Football League and Dundee in the Scottish Football League. He later managed Torquay United from 1998 to 2001.
Jermaine Renee Howe, known as Rene Howe, is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kings Langley.
Ronald Dudley "Sammy" Collins was an English professional footballer. He holds the record for most league goals scored by a Torquay United player.
The 1997–98 season was Colchester United's 56th season in their history and their sixth consecutive season in the fourth tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Football League Trophy.
