List of Torquay United F.C. players

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Torquay United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon. This is a list of players who have made 100 or more competitive appearances for Torquay United. It includes all competitive first-team matches since the club was elected into the Football League in 1927, but does not include appearances made in Wartime Leagues or local cup competitions such as the Devon Bowl. Substitute appearances are included.

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History

After joining the Football League in 1927, the first player to make 100 appearances for Torquay United was Bob Smith. The former Plymouth Argyle left-half joined Torquay in 1928 and reached the century milestone in January 1931, narrowly beating full-back Jack Fowler to the honor by a few weeks. Despite this, Fowler would eventually overtake Smith and set the Torquay appearance record at 190 in 1934. However, the player with the most pre-War appearances for Torquay was Albert Hutchinson. Beginning his career as a forward, Hutchinson eventually played at every position for Torquay (including the goalkeeper) before the Football League was abandoned in September 1939, by which point he had notched up 338 appearances for the club.

Hutchinson's record was eventually broken by winger Ron Shaw in 1955, closely followed by wing-half Dennis Lewis. Lewis eventually overtook Shaw and retired in 1958 having set a record of 473 appearances which stood for almost 50 years. 1958 was also the year in which Sammy Collins set the club's goalscoring record at 219, a total which has yet to be surpassed. In the 1960s, Tommy Northcott came closest to matching both records with 150 goals in 443 games, while defender Ian Twitchin joined the elite band of players to make 400 appearances for United in 1980.

Dennis Lewis's record was eventually broken by Kevin Hill in 2008 when he came on as a late substitute in the FA Trophy Final to make his 474th and final appearance for Torquay. The current player with the most appearances for Torquay United is Lee Mansell, while Eunan O'Kane is the latest player to make 100 appearances for the club.

Players with 100 or more appearances

Statistics correct as of 3 May 2014. Players marked inboldare still playing for the club.

Position key:GKGoalkeeper; DFDefender; MFMidfielder; FWForward

NameNationalityPositionTorquay careerAppearancesGoalsNotes
Jack Fowler Flag of England.svg  England DF1928193419011 [1]
Bob Smith Flag of England.svg  England MF192819321473 [2]
Harry WallerFlag of England.svg  England FW1928193212224 [3]
Albert Hutchinson Flag of England.svg  England FW1930193933884 [4]
George Stabb Flag of England.svg  England FW1931193410348 [2]
Lew TappFlag of England.svg  England DF193119371710 [2]
Percy MaggsFlag of England.svg  England GK193219392230 [5]
Leslie Lievesley Flag of England.svg  England DF193319371445 [5]
Jack JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF193419381708 [6]
Morton MorganFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales FW1934193713326 [5]
Fred Beedall Flag of England.svg  England FW1934193813221 [7]
Phil Joslin Flag of England.svg  England GK193619481490 [6]
Bert Head Flag of England.svg  England DF193619502426 [4]
Ralph Calland Flag of England.svg  England DF1946195322213 [8]
Jack Conley Flag of England.svg  England FW1946195016874 [8]
Bill Towers Flag of England.svg  England DF194619552920 [3]
Ron Shaw Flag of England.svg  England MF19461958412106 [9]
Dennis Lewis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF1947195847333 [5]
Hugh Cameron Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1948195112721 [8]
Sammy Collins Flag of England.svg  England FW19481958379219 [8]
Dave ToppingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF194819521583 [3]
Tommy Northcott Flag of England.svg  England FW19491952
19571966
443150 [10]
Don Mills Flag of England.svg  England FW1949
19521962
36784 [5]
George WebberFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales GK195019541230 [3]
Eric Webber Flag of England.svg  England DF195119551590 [2]
Griff Norman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF195219582346 [10]
Harold DobbieFlag of England.svg  England FW1953195711948 [11]
Graham Bond Flag of England.svg  England FW1953196214254 [7]
Harry Smith Flag of England.svg  England DF195319612021 [2]
John V. SmithFlag of England.svg  England DF195419601790 [2]
George Northcott Flag of England.svg  England DF195419621722 [10]
John James Flag of England.svg  England FW1955196113411 [4]
Mervyn Gill Flag of England.svg  England GK195619621740 [1]
Colin Bettany Flag of England.svg  England DF195719663614 [7]
Ernie Pym Flag of England.svg  England MF1957196530794 [9]
Larry Baxter Flag of England.svg  England MF1957196218122 [7]
Geoff Cox Flag of England.svg  England MF1957196728668 [11]
Alan Smith Flag of England.svg  England DF195719683033 [2]
Dave Hancock Flag of England.svg  England MF1959196318814 [1]
Terry Adlington Flag of England.svg  England GK196219651641 [7]
George Allen Flag of England.svg  England DF196219651460 [7]
Robin Stubbs Flag of England.svg  England FW19631969
19721973
263133 [2]
John Benson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF196419702658 [7]
Doug Clarke Flag of England.svg  England MF1965196813122 [8]
Ron Barnes Flag of England.svg  England MF1966196912726 [7]
John Bond Flag of England.svg  England DF1966196914513 [7]
Bill Kitchener Flag of England.svg  England DF19661967
19671971
1849 [6]
Jimmy Dunne Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland DF/MF19671970
19761979
27419 [11]
Andy Donnelly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK196719711780 [11]
Alan Welsh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1967197216150 [3]
Micky Cave Flag of England.svg  England MF1968197112921 [8]
Ken SandercockFlag of England.svg  England MF19681969
19711974
1806 [9]
John Rudge Flag of England.svg  England FW1969197211040 [9]
Tommy Mitchinson Flag of England.svg  England MF196919711239 [5]
Phil Sandercock Flag of England.svg  England DF1969197722513 [9]
Mal Lucas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DF197019741353 [5]
Dick Edwards Flag of England.svg  England DF197019731167 [11]
Cliff Jackson Flag of England.svg  England FW1970197413915 [4]
Ian Twitchin Flag of England.svg  England DF1970198143517 [3]
Mike Mahoney Flag of England.svg  England GK197019751670 [5]
Derek HarrisonFlag of England.svg  England DF197119751375 [4]
Clint Boulton Flag of England.svg  England DF1971197928636 [7]
David Stocks Flag of England.svg  England DF197219761614 [2]
Steve MorrallFlag of England.svg  England MF1972197717513 [10]
Dave Kennedy Flag of England.svg  England MF197319771668 [6]
Willie Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW1975197815456 [8]
Terry Lee Flag of England.svg  England GK197519781210 [6]
Les Lawrence Flag of England.svg  England FW1977198221554 [6]
Peter Coffill Flag of England.svg  England MF1977198113311 [8]
Steve Cooper Flag of England.svg  England FW1978198427190 [8]
Donal Murphy Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland MF19781980
1981
10022 [10]
John Turner Flag of England.svg  England GK19781980
19831984
1280 [3]
Freddie Pethard Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF197919821190 [10]
Brian Wilson Flag of England.svg  England DF197919831518 [12]
Graham JonesFlag of England.svg  England DF198019831316 [6]
Vince O'Keefe Flag of England.svg  England GK198019821210 [10]
Colin Anderson Flag of England.svg  England DF/MF1982198512411 [7]
John Impey Flag of England.svg  England DF19831985
19861988
1543 [4]
Steve PughFlag of England.svg  England DF198319861375 [9]
Derek Dawkins Flag of England.svg  England MF1984198821111 [11]
Paul Compton Flag of England.svg  England DF19841986
19911992
1374 [8]
Kenny Allen Flag of England.svg  England GK19841985
19861988
1989
1580 [7]
Mark Loram Flag of England.svg  England FW19851986
19871992
1993
33263 [5]
Mario Walsh Flag of England.svg  England FW1985198711323 [3]
Tom Kelly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF19861989
19931996
2908 [6]
Jim McNichol Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF19861989
1991
16219 [5]
David Cole Flag of England.svg  England DF198619891397 [8]
Chris Myers Flag of England.svg  England MF19861987
19901993
19931994
1358 [10]
Phil Lloyd Flag of England.svg  England DF1987199221711 [5]
Dean Edwards Flag of England.svg  England FW1988199115534 [11]
Paul Holmes Flag of England.svg  England DF19881992
19992003
2716 [4]
Sean William Joyce Flag of England.svg  England MF1988199319417 [6]
Matt Elliott Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF1989199215820 [11]
John Uzzell Flag of England.svg  England DF198919911155 [3]
Paul Hall Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica MF198919931114 [1]
Chris Curran Flag of England.svg  England DF199019951855 [11]
Gareth Howells Flag of England.svg  England GK199019921050 [4]
Scott Colcombe Flag of England.svg  England DF/MF199119951082 [8]
Duane Darby Flag of England.svg  England FW1991199512729 [11]
Darren Moore Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DF1992199512411 [5]
Robbie Herrera Flag of England.svg  England DF1992
19982001
1361 [4]
Paul Trollope Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF1992199413217 [3]
Lee Barrow Flag of England.svg  England DF199319971928 [7]
Richard Hancox Flag of England.svg  England MF19931997
2005
10114 [1]
Ian Hathaway Flag of England.svg  England MF1993199716617 [4]
Ashley Bayes Flag of England.svg  England GK199319961190 [7]
Tony Bedeau Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada FW19952006
20062007
37365 [13]
Wayne Thomas Flag of England.svg  England DF199520001427 [14]
Alex Watson Flag of England.svg  England DF199520012309 [15]
Kevin Hill Flag of England.svg  England MF1997200847457 [16]
Steve Tully Flag of England.svg  England DF199720021253 [17]
Jimmy Aggrey Flag of England.svg  England DF199820011102 [18]
Eifion Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales FW1999200212224 [19]
Matthew Hockley Flag of England.svg  England MF2000200826510 [20]
David Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW20012004
2007
13749 [21]
Alex Russell Flag of England.svg  England MF2001200516321 [22]
Kevin Dearden Flag of England.svg  England GK200120051070 [23]
Steve Woods Flag of England.svg  England DF2001200928311 [24]
Lee Canoville Flag of England.svg  England DF200120051212 [25]
Jason Fowler Flag of England.svg  England MF200120051078 [26]
Martin Gritton Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW20022004
20102011
11526 [27]
Jo Kuffour Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana FW2002200616033 [28]
Craig Taylor Flag of England.svg  England DF200320051386 [29]
Lee Mansell Flag of England.svg  England MF2006201439125 [30]
Chris Robertson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF2007201220311 [31]
Elliot Benyon Flag of England.svg  England FW20072011
2013
19947 [32]
Chris Hargreaves Flag of England.svg  England MF2007201013014 [33]
Kevin Nicholson Flag of England.svg  England DF20072014
34513 [34]
Tim Sills Flag of England.svg  England FW2007201013647 [35]
Danny Stevens Flag of England.svg  England MF20072013
2014
22428 [36]
Chris Zebroski Flag of England.svg  England FW20072008
20092011
14140 [37]
Mark Ellis Flag of England.svg  England DF20072012
20222023
14915 [38]
Nicky Wroe Flag of England.svg  England MF2008201113023 [39]
Michael Poke Flag of England.svg  England GK2008
20082009
20092010
20122014
1240 [40]
Scott Bevan Flag of England.svg  England GK200820111120 [41]
Damon Lathrope Flag of England.svg  England MF20102014
20162018
1570 [42]
Eunan O'Kane Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland MF2010201212214 [43]
Joe Oastler Flag of England.svg  England DF20102011
20112013
1131 [44]
Aaron Downes Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DF2012201510915 [45]
Luke Young Flag of England.svg  England MF2014201813216 [46]
Jamie Reid Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland FW2015
20162017
2017
20172020
16357 [47]
Ruairi Keating Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland FW2017202010714 [48]
Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales MF2018
20182019
20192020
20202022
14926 [49]
Asa Hall Flag of England.svg  England MF2018202417439 [50]
Ben WynterFlag of England.svg  England DF201820221458 [51]
Dean Moxey Flag of England.svg  England DF20201403 [52]

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