List of Torquay United F.C. players
# List of Torquay United F.C. players

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.

## 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 in bold are still playing for the club.

Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

| Name | Nationality | Position | Torquay career | Appearances | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Fowler | England | DF | 1928–1934 | 190 | 11 |
| Bob Smith | England | MF | 1928–1932 | 147 | 3 |
| WallerHarry Waller | England | FW | 1928–1932 | 122 | 24 |
| Albert Hutchinson | England | FW | 1930–1939 | 338 | 84 |
| George Stabb | England | FW | 1931–1934 | 103 | 48 |
| TappLew Tapp | England | DF | 1931–1937 | 171 | 0 |
| MaggsPercy Maggs | England | GK | 1932–1939 | 223 | 0 |
| Leslie Lievesley | England | DF | 1933–1937 | 144 | 5 |
| JonesJack Jones | Wales | MF | 1934–1938 | 170 | 8 |
| MorganMorton Morgan | Wales | FW | 1934–1937 | 133 | 26 |
| Fred Beedall | England | FW | 1934–1938 | 132 | 21 |
| Phil Joslin | England | GK | 1936–1948 | 149 | 0 |
| Bert Head | England | DF | 1936–1950 | 242 | 6 |
| Ralph Calland | England | DF | 1946–1953 | 222 | 13 |
| Jack Conley | England | FW | 1946–1950 | 168 | 74 |
| Bill Towers | England | DF | 1946–1955 | 292 | 0 |
| Ron Shaw | England | MF | 1946–1958 | 412 | 106 |
| Dennis Lewis | Wales | MF | 1947–1958 | 473 | 33 |
| Hugh Cameron | Scotland | FW | 1948–1951 | 127 | 21 |
| Sammy Collins | England | FW | 1948–1958 | 379 | 219 |
| ToppingDave Topping | Scotland | DF | 1948–1952 | 158 | 3 |
| Tommy Northcott | England | FW | 1949–1952 1957–1966 | 443 | 150 |
| Don Mills | England | FW | 1949 1952–1962 | 367 | 84 |
| WebberGeorge Webber | Wales | GK | 1950–1954 | 123 | 0 |
| Eric Webber | England | DF | 1951–1955 | 159 | 0 |
| NormanGriff Norman | Wales | MF | 1952–1958 | 234 | 6 |
| DobbieHarold Dobbie | England | FW | 1953–1957 | 119 | 48 |
| Graham Bond | England | FW | 1953–1962 | 142 | 54 |
| Harry Smith | England | DF | 1953–1961 | 202 | 1 |
| SmithJohn V. Smith | England | DF | 1954–1960 | 179 | 0 |
| George Northcott | England | DF | 1954–1962 | 172 | 2 |
| John James | England | FW | 1955–1961 | 134 | 11 |
| Mervyn Gill | England | GK | 1956–1962 | 174 | 0 |
| Colin Bettany | England | DF | 1957–1966 | 361 | 4 |
| Ernie Pym | England | MF | 1957–1965 | 307 | 94 |
| Larry Baxter | England | MF | 1957–1962 | 181 | 22 |
| Geoff Cox | England | MF | 1957–1967 | 286 | 68 |
| Alan Smith | England | DF | 1957–1968 | 303 | 3 |
| Dave Hancock | England | MF | 1959–1963 | 188 | 14 |
| Terry Adlington | England | GK | 1962–1965 | 164 | 1 |
| George Allen | England | DF | 1962–1965 | 146 | 0 |
| Robin Stubbs | England | FW | 1963–1969 1972–1973 | 263 | 133 |
| John Benson | Scotland | DF | 1964–1970 | 265 | 8 |
| Doug Clarke | England | MF | 1965–1968 | 131 | 22 |
| Ron Barnes | England | MF | 1966–1969 | 127 | 26 |
| John Bond | England | DF | 1966–1969 | 145 | 13 |
| Bill Kitchener | England | DF | 1966–1967 1967–1971 | 184 | 9 |
| Jimmy Dunne | Republic of Ireland | DF/MF | 1967–1970 1976–1979 | 274 | 19 |
| DonnellyAndy Donnelly | Scotland | GK | 1967–1971 | 178 | 0 |
| Alan Welsh | Scotland | FW | 1967–1972 | 161 | 50 |
| Micky Cave | England | MF | 1968–1971 | 129 | 21 |
| SandercockKen Sandercock | England | MF | 1968–1969 1971–1974 | 180 | 6 |
| John Rudge | England | FW | 1969–1972 | 110 | 40 |
| MitchinsonTommy Mitchinson | England | MF | 1969–1971 | 123 | 9 |
| Phil Sandercock | England | DF | 1969–1977 | 225 | 13 |
| LucasMal Lucas | Wales | DF | 1970–1974 | 135 | 3 |
| Dick Edwards | England | DF | 1970–1973 | 116 | 7 |
| JacksonCliff Jackson | England | FW | 1970–1974 | 139 | 15 |
| Ian Twitchin | England | DF | 1970–1981 | 435 | 17 |
| Mike Mahoney | England | GK | 1970–1975 | 167 | 0 |
| HarrisonDerek Harrison | England | DF | 1971–1975 | 137 | 5 |
| Clint Boulton | England | DF | 1971–1979 | 286 | 36 |
| David Stocks | England | DF | 1972–1976 | 161 | 4 |
| MorrallSteve Morrall | England | MF | 1972–1977 | 175 | 13 |
| Dave Kennedy | England | MF | 1973–1977 | 166 | 8 |
| Willie Brown | Scotland | FW | 1975–1978 | 154 | 56 |
| Terry Lee | England | GK | 1975–1978 | 121 | 0 |
| Les Lawrence | England | FW | 1977–1982 | 215 | 54 |
| Peter Coffill | England | MF | 1977–1981 | 133 | 11 |
| Steve Cooper | England | FW | 1978–1984 | 271 | 90 |
| Donal Murphy | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1978–1980 1981 | 100 | 22 |
| John Turner | England | GK | 1978–1980 1983–1984 | 128 | 0 |
| Freddie Pethard | Scotland | DF | 1979–1982 | 119 | 0 |
| WilsonBrian Wilson | England | DF | 1979–1983 | 151 | 8 |
| JonesGraham Jones | England | DF | 1980–1983 | 131 | 6 |
| Vince O'Keefe | England | GK | 1980–1982 | 121 | 0 |
| Colin Anderson | England | DF/MF | 1982–1985 | 124 | 11 |
| John Impey | England | DF | 1983–1985 1986–1988 | 154 | 3 |
| PughSteve Pugh | England | DF | 1983–1986 | 137 | 5 |
| Derek Dawkins | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 211 | 11 |
| Paul Compton | England | DF | 1984–1986 1991–1992 | 137 | 4 |
| Kenny Allen | England | GK | 1984–1985 1986–1988 1989 | 158 | 0 |
| LoramMark Loram | England | FW | 1985–1986 1987–1992 1993 | 332 | 63 |
| Mario Walsh | England | FW | 1985–1987 | 113 | 23 |
| Tom Kelly | Scotland | DF | 1986–1989 1993–1996 | 290 | 8 |
| Jim McNichol | Scotland | DF | 1986–1989 1991 | 162 | 19 |
| ColeDavid Cole | England | DF | 1986–1989 | 139 | 7 |
| Chris Myers | England | MF | 1986–1987 1990–1993 1993–1994 | 135 | 8 |
| LloydPhil Lloyd | England | DF | 1987–1992 | 217 | 11 |
| Dean Edwards | England | FW | 1988–1991 | 155 | 34 |
| Paul Holmes | England | DF | 1988–1992 1999–2003 | 271 | 6 |
| Sean William Joyce | England | MF | 1988–1993 | 194 | 17 |
| Matt Elliott | Scotland | DF | 1989–1992 | 158 | 20 |
| John Uzzell | England | DF | 1989–1991 | 115 | 5 |
| Paul Hall | Jamaica | MF | 1989–1993 | 111 | 4 |
| Chris Curran | England | DF | 1990–1995 | 185 | 5 |
| HowellsGareth Howells | England | GK | 1990–1992 | 105 | 0 |
| Scott Colcombe | England | DF/MF | 1991–1995 | 108 | 2 |
| Duane Darby | England | FW | 1991–1995 | 127 | 29 |
| Darren Moore | Jamaica | DF | 1992–1995 | 124 | 11 |
| Robbie Herrera | England | DF | 1992 1998–2001 | 136 | 1 |
| Paul Trollope | Wales | MF | 1992–1994 | 132 | 17 |
| Lee Barrow | England | DF | 1993–1997 | 192 | 8 |
| Richard Hancox | England | MF | 1993–1997 2005 | 101 | 14 |
| Ian Hathaway | England | MF | 1993–1997 | 166 | 17 |
| Ashley Bayes | England | GK | 1993–1996 | 119 | 0 |
| Tony Bedeau | Grenada | FW | 1995–2006 2006–2007 | 373 | 65 |
| Wayne Thomas | England | DF | 1995–2000 | 142 | 7 |
| Alex Watson | England | DF | 1995–2001 | 230 | 9 |
| Kevin Hill | England | MF | 1997–2008 | 474 | 57 |
| Steve Tully | England | DF | 1997–2002 | 125 | 3 |
| Jimmy Aggrey | England | DF | 1998–2001 | 110 | 2 |
| Eifion Williams | Wales | FW | 1999–2002 | 122 | 24 |
| Matthew Hockley | England | MF | 2000–2008 | 265 | 10 |
| David Graham | Scotland | FW | 2001–2004 2007 | 137 | 49 |
| Alex Russell | England | MF | 2001–2005 | 163 | 21 |
| Kevin Dearden | England | GK | 2001–2005 | 107 | 0 |
| Steve Woods | England | DF | 2001–2009 | 283 | 11 |
| Lee Canoville | England | DF | 2001–2005 | 121 | 2 |
| Jason Fowler | England | MF | 2001–2005 | 107 | 8 |
| Martin Gritton | Scotland | FW | 2002–2004 2010–2011 | 115 | 26 |
| Jo Kuffour | Ghana | FW | 2002–2006 | 160 | 33 |
| Craig Taylor | England | DF | 2003–2005 | 138 | 6 |
| Lee Mansell | England | MF | 2006–2014 | 391 | 25 |
| Chris Robertson | Scotland | DF | 2007–2012 | 203 | 11 |
| Elliot Benyon | England | FW | 2007–2011 2013 | 199 | 47 |
| Chris Hargreaves | England | MF | 2007–2010 | 130 | 14 |
| Kevin Nicholson | England | DF | 2007– | 345 | 13 |
| Tim Sills | England | FW | 2007–2010 | 136 | 47 |
| Danny Stevens | England | MF | 2007– | 224 | 28 |
| Chris Zebroski | England | FW | 2007–2008 2009–2011 | 141 | 40 |
| Mark Ellis | England | DF | 2007–2012 | 140 | 13 |
| Nicky Wroe | England | MF | 2008–2011 | 130 | 23 |
| Scott Bevan | England | GK | 2008–2011 | 112 | 0 |
| Eunan O'Kane | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2010–2012 | 122 | 14 |
