2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season

The 2009–10 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's 74th season in the Football League and their first season in League Two after being promoted from the Conference National. The season runs from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Torquay United

2009–10 season
Chairman	Alex Rowe (until 5 September 2009) Simon Baker (from 5 September 2009)
Manager	Paul Buckle
League Two	17th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Rendell (12) All: Elliot Benyon (15)
Highest home attendance	5,124 v Notts County, 8 May 2010 (League Two)
Lowest home attendance	2,122 v Cheltenham Town, 1 Dec 2009 (League Two)
Average home league attendance	2,855
Home colours Away colours
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Overview

Despite a 2–0 win over Chesterfield providing an encouraging start to the season, the Gulls soon stumbled upon a run of bad form which saw them play eleven games in League Two without a win. They had slightly more success in the early rounds of the cup competitions; aside from an early exit to Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup, Torquay enjoyed emphatic 3–1 victories over Cheltenham Town in the first rounds of both the FA Cup and Johnstone Paints Trophy. But, while they were beaten on penalties in the second round of the latter competition by eventual winners Southampton, the Gulls were finally knocked out in the third round of the FA Cup by Brighton after achieving a convincing 4–0 win against Stockport County in the second round.

With relegation from League Two still a real threat in late March, Torquay finally found the winning formula at just the right time, winning six and drawing two of their last eight games. The most impressive display during this run was a 5–0 thrashing of league leaders Rochdale at Plainmoor, a result which earned Torquay the F&C Investments Performance Of The Week Award from the League Managers Association.^[1] The dramatic upturn in the Gulls' on-field performances meant that their league survival was assured with three games to spare following a 3–0 victory away to relegation rivals Grimsby Town.^[2] Remarkably, Torquay managed to keep a clean sheet in all of their last seven games of the season and, in the process, set a new club record of 691 minutes played without conceding a goal.^[3]

League statistics

League Two

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
15	Accrington Stanley	46	18	7	21	62	74	−12	61
16	Hereford United	46	17	8	21	54	65	−11	59
17	Torquay United	46	14	15	17	64	55	+9	57
18	Crewe Alexandra	46	15	10	21	68	73	−5	55
19	Macclesfield Town	46	12	18	16	49	58	−9	54

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	14	15	17	64	55	+9	57	9	6	8	34	24	+10	5	9	9	30	31	−1

Source: Torquay United

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	5	10	6	11	15	17	18	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	19	17	19	19	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	22	20	20	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	18	16	17

Source: Torquay United
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

League Two

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Two

Torquay United v Chesterfield

8 Aug 2009	Torquay United	2–0	Chesterfield	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Rendell 15' Mansell 71'	Report		Attendance: 3,966 Referee: James Linington

Dagenham & Redbridge v Torquay United

15 Aug 2009	Dagenham & Redbridge	5–3	Torquay United	Victoria Road
15:00 BST	Gain 18' Green 55' 56' Scott 66' Thomas 90+5'	Report	Todd  60' Wroe 62' (pen.) Benyon 81' Hargreaves  86' Carayol 87'	Attendance: 1,824 Referee: Danny McDermid

Burton Albion v Torquay United

18 Aug 2009	Burton Albion	0–2	Torquay United	Pirelli Stadium
19:45 BST		Report	Rendell 26' Hargreaves  35' Benyon 37' Charnock  88'	Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Craig Pawson

Torquay United v Barnet

22 Aug 2009	Torquay United	0–1	Barnet	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Todd  26' Carayol  86'	Report	Adomah 26' O'Neill  64' Furlong  88'	Attendance: 2,856 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bradford City v Torquay United

29 Aug 2009	Bradford City	2–0	Torquay United	Valley Parade
15:00 BST	Hanson 45+1' Brandon 90+1'	Report	Robertson  15'	Attendance: 11,123 Referee: Steve Rushton

Torquay United v Bournemouth

5 Sep 2009	Torquay United	1–2	Bournemouth	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Todd 64' Wroe  65' Nicholson  83'	Report	Pitman  46' 49' Fletcher 87'	Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Rochdale v Torquay United

12 Sep 2009	Rochdale	2–1	Torquay United	Spotland Stadium
15:00 BST	Dagnall 25' 76'	Report	Robertson  37' Hargreaves 90+1'	Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Peter Quinn

Torquay United v Grimsby Town

19 Sep 2009	Torquay United	0–2	Grimsby Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Poke  70'	Report	Linwood  33' Nicholson 47' (o.g.) Sweeney 65'	Attendance: 2,575 Referee: Oliver Langford

Macclesfield Town v Torquay United

26 Sep 2009	Macclesfield Town	2–1	Torquay United	Moss Rose
15:00 BST	Daniel  30' Bencherif 61' 68'	Report	Carlisle  46' Benyon 51'	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Torquay United v Aldershot Town

29 Sep 2009	Torquay United	1–1	Aldershot Town	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Sills 84'  73'  87'	Report	Morgan 48' (pen.) Chalmers  52'	Attendance: 2,271 Referee: Keith Hill

Torquay United v Bury

3 Oct 2009	Torquay United	1–1	Bury	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Ellis  17' Benyon 59' Robertson  65'	Report	Cresswell  13' Jones 38' Dawson  72' Sodje  78'	Attendance: 2,524 Referee: Simon Hooper

Notts County v Torquay United

11 Oct 2009	Notts County	2–2	Torquay United	Meadow Lane
17:15 BST	Westcarr 12' Davies 33' Hughes  75'	Report	Ellis 43' Sills  63' 77'	Attendance: 8,812 Referee: Andy Penn

Torquay United v Morecambe

17 Oct 2009	Torquay United	2–2	Morecambe	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Wroe 19' (pen.) Rendell  44' Carlisle 54'	Report	Adams  14' Duffy 24'  90+3' Jevons  45+2' Mullin 47' Craney  74'	Attendance: 2,614 Referee: Pat Miller

Lincoln City v Torquay United

24 Oct 2009	Lincoln City	0–0	Torquay United	Sincil Bank
15:00 BST	Baker  65'	Report	Hargreaves  27'	Attendance: 3,604 Referee: Danny McDermid

Torquay United v Northampton Town

31 Oct 2009	Torquay United	1–0	Northampton Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Charnock  16' Thomson  41' Hargreaves 83'	Report	Johnson  66' Gilligan  85'	Attendance: 2,732 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Shrewsbury Town v Torquay United

14 Nov 2009	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Torquay United	New Meadow
15:00 GMT	Murray  26' Hibbert 81'	Report	Mansell  43' Charnock  54' Hargreaves 76' Poke  78'	Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Graham Scott

Torquay United v Rotherham United

21 Nov 2009	Torquay United	0–2	Rotherham United	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Wroe  23' Thompson  55'	Report	Lynch  22' Ellison 85' Le Fondre 90+4'	Attendance: 2,551 Referee: Andy Hall

Port Vale v Torquay United

24 Nov 2009	Port Vale	2–2	Torquay United	Vale Park
19:45 GMT	Loft 11' Taylor 76'	Report	Wroe 17' Mansell  30' Rendell 67' Smith  80' Wroe  90+2'	Attendance: 3,996 Referee: Jon Moss

Torquay United v Cheltenham Town

1 Dec 2009	Torquay United	3–0	Cheltenham Town	Plainmoor
19:45 GMT	Zebroski 8' Rendell 38' Thomson 48' Ellis  51'	Report	Labadie  51' Pipe  76'	Attendance: 2,122 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Accrington Stanley v Torquay United

5 Dec 2009	Accrington Stanley	4–2	Torquay United	Crown Ground
15:00 GMT	Edwards 39' (pen.) Procter 40' Joyce 56' Grant 70'	Report	Wroe 10' (pen.) Zebroski 82'	Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Torquay United v Darlington

12 Dec 2009	Torquay United	5–0	Darlington	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Zebroski 17' 69' Carlisle 31' Rendell 45+3' Benyon 77'	Report	Collins  5' Harsley  48' Smith  80'	Attendance: 2,434 Referee: Kevin Wright

Torquay United v Hereford United

26 Dec 2009	Torquay United	1–0	Hereford United	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Smith  11' Wroe 19' (pen.) Mansell  64' Poke  90+3'	Report	Mutch  65' Valentine  74'	Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Steve Tanner

Bournemouth v Torquay United

28 Dec 2009	Bournemouth	2–1	Torquay United	Dean Court
15:00 GMT	Goulding  32' Bradbury  38' Connell  58' Partington  70' Cummings  81' Feeney 84' Pitman 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Wroe  23' Thomson  43' Carlisle  52' Mansell  58' Rendell 63' Smith  72' Robertson  88' Poke  90'	Attendance: 7,626 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Chesterfield v Torquay United

16 Jan 2010	Chesterfield	1–0	Torquay United	Saltergate
15:00 GMT	Niven  54' Conlon 72' Boden 88'	Report	Hargreaves 82'	Attendance: 3,215 Referee: Andy Haines

Torquay United v Burton Albion

23 Jan 2010	Torquay United	2–3	Burton Albion	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Rendell 8' Robertson 15'  69' Hargreaves  65' Smith  88'	Report	Penn 31'  35' Harrad 56' Taylor 84'	Attendance: 2,629 Referee: David Phillips

Barnet v Torquay United

26 Jan 2010	Barnet	1–1	Torquay United	Underhill Stadium
19:45 GMT	Sawyer 15' Breen  87' Jarrett  88'	Report	Furlong 85' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,331 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Torquay United v Bradford City

30 Jan 2010	Torquay United	1–2	Bradford City	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Robertson 15' Zebroski  52' Benyon  90+3'	Report	Ramsden  11' Williams 43' Evans 82' 90' Clarke  90+4'	Attendance: 2,592 Referee: Roger East

Crewe Alexandra v Torquay United

2 Feb 2010	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Torquay United	Alexandra Stadium
19:45 GMT	Miller 90+1'	Report	Zebroski 7'	Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Paul Tierney

Hereford United v Torquay United

6 Feb 2010	Hereford United	1–0	Torquay United	Edgar Street
15:00 GMT	McCallum 22' Jones  69'	Report	Thompson  1' Cox  66' Benyon  80' Wroe  87' Stevens  90+5'	Attendance: 2,123 Referee: Russell Booth

Torquay United v Port Vale

13 Feb 2010	Torquay United	1–2	Port Vale	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	O'Kane  40' Benyon 58'	Report	Haldane 42' Griffith  55' Richards 67'	Attendance: 2,563 Referee: Graham Scott

Rotherham United v Torquay United

19 Feb 2010	Rotherham United	1–1	Torquay United	Don Valley Stadium
19:45 GMT	Harrison 20' Gunning  32' Roberts  45+2'  90+5'	Report	Benyon 85'	Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Nigel Miller

Cheltenham Town v Torquay United

23 Feb 2010	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Torquay United	Whaddon Road
19:45 GMT	Hayles 34' Alsop  85'	Report	Ellis  18' Carayol 89'	Attendance: 2,607 Referee: Karl Evans

Torquay United v Accrington Stanley

27 Feb 2010	Torquay United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Mansell 50' Rowe-Turner  87' Mansell  90+3' Kempson 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Edwards  16' Symes 69'	Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Simon Hooper

Torquay United v Dagenham & Redbridge

2 Mar 2010	Torquay United	0–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Plainmoor
19:45 GMT	Barnes  18' Zebroski  85'	Report	McCrory  61' Gain  90'	Attendance: 2,140 Referee: Steven Cook

Darlington v Torquay United

6 Mar 2010	Darlington	1–3	Torquay United	The Darlington Arena
15:00 GMT	White  48' Main 54'	Report	Ellis 10' Barnes  31' O'Kane 45+2' Mansell  66' Carayol 85'	Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Torquay United v Crewe Alexandra

13 Mar 2010	Torquay United	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Rendell 38' Zebroski  48' Carlisle 62' Mansell  87'	Report	Donaldson 85'	Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Torquay United v Lincoln City

20 Mar 2010	Torquay United	2–3	Lincoln City	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Benyon  19' Wroe 29' Smith  61' Zebroski 76'	Report	Somma 9' 57' Hughton 53'  55'	Attendance: 2,547 Referee: Craig Pawson

Morecambe v Torquay United

27 Mar 2010	Morecambe	2–0	Torquay United	Christie Park
15:00 GMT	Mullin 8' Roche  14' Stanley 90'	Report	Ellis  62' Branston  67'	Attendance: 1,734 Referee: Oliver Langford

Torquay United v Shrewsbury Town

3 Apr 2010	Torquay United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Ellis 47' Branston  54' Carayol  60' Rendell 61'	Report	Cansdell-Sherriff  1' Bevan 29' (o.g.) Skarz  63'	Attendance: 3,094 Referee: Roger East

Northampton Town v Torquay United

5 Apr 2010	Northampton Town	0–0	Torquay United	Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST	Beckwith  80' Herbert  85'	Report	Rendell  71'	Attendance: 5,515 Referee: Darren Deadman

Torquay United v Rochdale

10 Apr 2010	Torquay United	5–0	Rochdale	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Rendell 29' Benyon 31' 35' Wroe 62' (pen.) Carayol 77'	Report	Fielding  60'	Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Gary Sutton

Aldershot Town v Torquay United

13 Apr 2010	Aldershot Town	0–2	Torquay United	Recreation Ground
19:45 BST		Report	Benyon 17' Rendell 36'	Attendance: 3,652 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Grimsby Town v Torquay United

17 Apr 2010	Grimsby Town	0–3	Torquay United	Blundell Park
15:00 BST	Wright  45+1'	Report	Ellis  11' Wroe 54' (pen.) Benyon 62' Branston  24'  65' Carayol 71'	Attendance: 5,702 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Torquay United v Macclesfield Town

24 Apr 2010	Torquay United	1–0	Macclesfield Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Wroe 86'	Report		Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Graham Scott

Bury v Torquay United

1 May 2010	Bury	0–3	Torquay United	Gigg Lane
15:00 BST	Buchanan  20' Sodje  45'	Report	Carayol 37' Mansell  67' Stevens 87' Rendell 90'	Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Torquay United v Notts County

8 May 2010	Torquay United	0–0	Notts County	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Mansell  16' Ellis  79' Charnock  80'	Report	Edwards  28' Bishop  78' Rodgers  79'	Attendance: 5,124 Referee: Steve Bratt

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup

Torquay United v Cheltenham Town

7 Nov 2009 First round	Torquay United	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Wroe 10' (pen.) 19' (pen.) 70'  83'	Report	Lewis 8' Low  10' Ridley  19'	Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Stockport County v Torquay United

15 Dec 2009 Second round	Stockport County	0–4	Torquay United	Moss Rose [1]
19:45 GMT	Tansey  62'	Report	Benyon 2' 33' 79' Rendell 28'	Attendance: 1,690 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Torquay United v Brighton & Hove Albion

2 Jan 2010 Third round	Torquay United	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Plainmoor
15:00 GMT	Mansell  45' Hargreaves  65' Smith  69'	Report	Crofts 77' Virgo  87'	Attendance: 4,028 Referee: Mike Russell

League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup

Crystal Palace v Torquay United

11 Aug 2009 First round	Crystal Palace	2–1	Torquay United	Selhurst Park
19:30 BST	Ambrose 65' 78' (pen.) Fonte  84'	Report	Robertson  45' Sills 74' Todd  87'	Attendance: 3,140 Referee: David Phillips

League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy

Cheltenham Town v Torquay United

1 Sep 2009 First round	Cheltenham Town	1–3	Torquay United	Whaddon Road
19:45 BST	Low 55' Hayles  60' Artus  71'	Report	Stevens 6' 45+1' Benyon 31' Charnock  56' Wroe  90'	Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Southampton v Torquay United

6 Oct 2009 Second round	Southampton	2–2 (5–3 p)	Torquay United	St Mary's Stadium
19:00 BST	James  33' Davis  42' Papa Waigo 59' 69'	Report	Sills 21' Wroe 42' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,319 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Lambert Papa Waigo James Mills Wotton		Wroe Robertson Nicholson Mansell

Friendlies

Buckland Athletic v Torquay United

9 Jul 2009	Buckland Athletic	0–4	Torquay United	Homers Heath
19:45 BST		Report	Carayol 23' 42' Joyce 64' 74'

Torquay United v Plymouth Argyle

15 Jul 2009	Torquay United	3–3	Plymouth Argyle	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Sills 32' Seip 54' (o.g.) Benyon 90+3'	Report	Fallon 45' Sawyer 82' Summerfield 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,046

Torquay United v Bristol Rovers

18 Jul 2009	Torquay United	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Wroe 28' (pen.)	Report	Swallow 17' Duffy 18' 41' Rigg 82'	Attendance: 1,335

Torquay United v Derby County

23 Jul 2009	Torquay United	0–0	Derby County	Plainmoor
19:45 BST		Report		Attendance: 1,804

Tiverton Town v Torquay United

25 Jul 2009	Tiverton Town	1–0	Torquay United	Ladysmead
15:00 BST	Morrissey 84'	Report		Attendance: 362

Torquay United v Brighton & Hove Albion

29 Jul 2009	Torquay United	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Rendell 37'	Report

Dorchester Town v Torquay United

31 Jul 2009	Dorchester Town	0–1	Torquay United	Avenue Stadium
19:45 BST		Report	Joyce 81'

Devon St Luke's Bowl

Plymouth Parkway v Torquay United

15 Feb 2010 Second round	Plymouth Parkway	0–6	Torquay United	Plainmoor
19:30 GMT		Report	Ellis 7' Knight 31' Carayol 69' (pen.) 74' 80' Stevens 72'	Attendance: 149 Referee: Adam Bromley

Bideford v Torquay United

16 Mar 2010 Quarter Final	Bideford	2–1	Torquay United	Bideford Sports Ground
19:45 GMT	Laight 20' Searle 89'	Report	Carayol 11'	Referee: Adam Hopkins

Club statistics

First team appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Scott Bevan	23	0	17+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Michael Brough	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Kevin Nicholson	33	0	23+4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Mark Ellis	29	3	25+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Chris Robertson	50	2	45+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	WAL	Chris Todd	11	1	9+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Lee Mansell	43	2	35+4	2	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	FW	ENG	Tim Sills	24	4	12+6	2	1+2	0	1+0	1	2+0	1
8	FW	AUT	Ashley Barnes	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Elliot Benyon	51	15	31+14	11	3+0	3	0+1	0	2+0	1
10	FW	ENG	Scott Rendell	41	13	28+7	12	2+1	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Nicky Wroe	50	13	45+0	9	2+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	1
12	MF	ENG	Tyrone Thompson	29	0	17+7	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Martin Rice	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Chris Hargreaves	25	3	21+2	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	NIR	Wayne Carlisle	30	2	20+4	2	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Lee Hodges	6	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Matt Green	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol	21	5	11+9	5	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Danny Stevens	33	3	16+11	1	0+3	0	1+0	0	1+1	2
20	FW	ENG	Ben Joyce	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Saul Halpin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Adam Smith	18	0	16+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Kieran Charnock	30	0	22+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	ENG	Steve Adams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	ENG	Ashley Yeoman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Ryan Beattie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Scott Taylor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Chris Zebroski	30	6	30+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	GK	ENG	Michael Poke	30	0	28+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	FW	ENG	Danny Mills	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ENG	Marvin Williams	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	MF	NIR	Eunan O'Kane	16	1	5+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	TRI	Jake Thomson	18	1	13+2	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Guy Branston	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	GK	ENG	Grant Fisher	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	ENG	Lathaniel Rowe-Turner	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37	DF	GUI	Mo Camara	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	GK	ENG	Steve Collis	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	MF	ENG	Lloyd Macklin	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	MF	ENG	Sam Cox	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Source: Torquay United

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Elliot Benyon	11	3	0	1	15
2	FW		10	Scott Rendell	12	1	0	0	13
=	MF		11	Nicky Wroe	9	3	0	1	13
4	FW		29	Chris Zebroski	6	0	0	0	6
=	MF		18	Mustapha Carayol	6	0	0	0	6
6	FW		8	Tim Sills	2	0	1	1	4
7	DF		4	Mark Ellis	3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		14	Chris Hargreaves	3	0	0	0	3
=	MF		19	Danny Stevens	1	0	0	2	3
10	MF		15	Wayne Carlisle	2	0	0	0	2
=	MF		7	Lee Mansell	2	0	0	0	2
=	DF		5	Chris Robertson	2	0	0	0	2
13	MF		32	Eunan O'Kane	1	0	0	0	1
=	MF		33	Jake Thomson	1	0	0	0	1
=	DF		6	Chris Todd	1	0	0	0	1
				Own goals	2	0	0	0	2
				TOTALS	64	7	1	5	77

Source: Torquay United

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
7		MF	Lee Mansell	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
11		MF	Nicky Wroe	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
4		DF	Mark Ellis	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
14		MF	Chris Hargreaves	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
5		DF	Chris Robertson	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
22		DF	Adam Smith	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
23		DF	Kieran Charnock	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	1
15		MF	Wayne Carlisle	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
34		DF	Guy Branston	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
9		FW	Elliot Benyon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Chris Todd	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29		FW	Chris Zebroski	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		FW	Tim Sills	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
8		FW	Ashley Barnes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18		MF	Mustapha Carayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		FW	Scott Rendell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12		MF	Tyrone Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33		MF	Jake Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
34		MF	Eunan O'Kane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		MF	Danny Stevens	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	67	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	74	3

Source: Torquay United

Transfers

In

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	References
10 July 2009		FW	Ben Joyce	Swindon Town	Free	[4]
5 August 2009		DF	Kieran Charnock	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[5]
1 September 2009		MF	Marvin Williams	Brentford	Undisclosed	[6]
6 January 2010		FW	Chris Zebroski	Wycombe Wanderers	£25,000	[7]
11 January 2010		MF	Eunan O'Kane	Coleraine	Free	[8]
1 February 2010		DF	Lathaniel Rowe-Turner	Leicester City	Undisclosed	[9]
11 February 2010		DF	Mo Camara	St Mirren	Free	[10]
24 May 2010		DF	Ed Palmer	Trainee	n/a	[11]
24 May 2010		FW	Ashley Yeoman	Trainee	n/a	[11]
27 May 2010		GK	Danny Potter	Unattached	n/a	[12]
3 June 2010		FW	Billy Kee	Unattached	n/a	[13]
30 June 2010		MF	Lloyd Macklin	Unattached	n/a	[14]

Out

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	References
29 September 2009		GK	Martin Rice	Truro City	Free
4 December 2009		MF	Marvin Williams	Released	n/a	[15]
15 January 2010		FW	Tim Sills	Stevenage Borough	Undisclosed	[16]
28 January 2010		MF	Chris Hargreaves	Oxford United	Free	[17]
14 May 2010		MF	Steve Adams	Released	n/a	[18]
14 May 2010		DF	Michael Brough	Released	n/a	[18]
14 May 2010		DF	Mo Camara	Released	n/a	[18]
14 May 2010		DF	Lee Hodges	Released	n/a	[18]
14 May 2010		FW	Ben Joyce	Released	n/a	[18]
14 May 2010		MF	Tyrone Thompson	Released	n/a	[18][19]
14 May 2010		DF	Chris Todd	Released	n/a	[18]
20 May 2010		MF	Mustapha Carayol	Lincoln City	£35,000	[20][21]
2 June 2010		FW	Matt Green	Oxford City	Undisclosed	[22]

Loans in

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	References
28 July 2009		FW	Scott Rendell	Peterborough United	End of season	[23]
1 September 2009		GK	Michael Poke	Southampton	End of season	[24]
17 September 2009		FW	Danny Mills	Peterborough United	21 October 2009	[25][26]
27 October 2009		MF	Jake Thomson	Southampton	End of season	[27]
20 November 2009		DF	Adam Smith	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[28][29]
20 November 2009		FW	Chris Zebroski	Wycombe Wanderers	6 January 2010	[28]
22 January 2010		MF	Sam Cox	Tottenham Hotspur	11 February 2010	[10][30]
29 January 2010		DF	Guy Branston	Burton Albion	End of season	[31]
9 February 2010		FW	Ashley Barnes	Plymouth Argyle	11 March 2010	[32][33]
19 February 2010		MF	Lloyd Macklin	Swindon Town	21 March 2010	[34][35]
6 May 2010		GK	Steve Collis	Bristol City	13 May 2010	[36]

Loans out

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	References
18 August 2009		DF	Mark Ellis	Forest Green Rovers	15 September 2009	[37][38]
18 August 2009		MF	Steve Adams	Forest Green Rovers	15 September 2009	[37][38]
29 August 2009		GK	Martin Rice	Truro City	29 September 2009	[39]
17 September 2009		MF	Mustapha Carayol	Kettering Town	10 December 2009	[25]
25 September 2009		DF	Michael Brough	Stevenage Borough	25 October 2009	[40]
1 October 2009		FW	Ben Joyce	Weston-super-Mare	End of season	[41]
9 October 2009		DF	Lee Hodges	Truro City	End of season	[42][43]
12 October 2009		MF	Steve Adams	Truro City	End of season	[43][44]
4 November 2009		DF	Michael Brough	Mansfield Town	End of season	[45][46]
26 November 2009		DF	Chris Todd	Salisbury City	1 January 2010	[47]
9 January 2010		DF	Chris Todd	Newport County	End of season	[48]

Notes

¹ . This match was played at a neutral venue due to the poor state of the pitch at Stockport's Edgeley Park ground.

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