2014–15 Torquay United F.C. season

Torquay United
	2014–15 season
Chairman	Thea Bristow
Manager	Chris Hargreaves
Conference Premier	13th
FA Cup	Third Round Qualifying
FA Trophy	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: - Ryan Bowman (13); All: -Ryan Bowman (19)
Highest home attendance	- 3,755 (vs. Bristol Rovers)
Lowest home attendance	- 1,103 (vs. Braintree Town)
Average home league attendance	- 2,118
← 2013–14	2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Torquay United F.C. season is Torquay United's 1st season in the Conference Premier since relegation of the 2013-14 season. The season runs from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Martin Rice
2	DF	Dale Tonge
3	DF	Thomas Cruise
4	DF	Aaron Downes
5	DF	Krystian Pearce
6	MF	Ben Harding
7	MF	Louis Briscoe
8	MF	Luke Young
9	FW	Ryan Bowman
10	MF	Toby Ajala
11	MF	Courtney Cameron
12	FW	Jordan Chapell
14	FW	Ashley Yeoman

No.	Position	Player
15	FW	Liam Prynn
16	MF	Courtney Richards
20	MF	Kadell Daniel (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
21	DF	Angus MacDonald
22	MF	James McQuilkin
24	FW	Duane Ofori-Acheampong
25	DF	Levi Ives
26	DF	Olivier Gueguen
29	DF	Aaron Dawson
30	DF	Oneil Odofin
31	GK	Daniel Lavercombe
32	FW	John Campbell (on loan from Oxford United)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Elliot Benyon (on loan at Hayes and Yeading)
18	MF	Mickey Parcell (on loan at Bideford)
19	MF	Sam Chaney (on loan at Waltham Abbey A.F.C.)

League statistics

Conference Premier

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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
19	9	4	6	36	26	+10	31	5	3	1	18	8	+10	4	1	5	18	18	0

Last updated: 11 October 2014.
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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D
Position	22	12	11	13	14	14	9	5	5	2	2	2	5	2	6	9	12	9	9	10	10	7	10	10	7	8	10	9	9	10	13	14	14	14	15	16	17	15	15	16	16	17	16		12	13

Last updated: 11 October 2014.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results

Friendlies

9 Jul 2014	Totnes & Dartington	2–4	Torquay United	Foxhole Sports Field
18:45 BST	Chalcraft 32' Heath 55'	[2]	Bowman 15' Sullivan 60' 73' Ajala 78'	Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

12 Jul 2014	Dorchester Town	0-3	Torquay United	The Avenue Stadium
15:00 BST		[3]	Downes Briscoe A Trialist	Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

15 Jul 2014	Torquay United	2-2	Yeovil Town	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Cameron 58' Benyon 87'	[4]	Leitch-Smith 54' (pen) A Trialist 78'	Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

19 Jul 2014	Torquay United	2–1	Walsall	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Yeoman 28' Bowman 44'	[5]	Bakayoko 89'	Attendance: 913 Referee: Lee Swabey

22 July 2014	Torquay United	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Plainmoor
19:45 BST		[6]		Attendance: 1,666 Referee: Kevin Johnson

29 July 2014	Weymouth	3–1	Torquay United	Bob Lucas Stadium
19:45 BST	Palmer Krac Rigg	[7]	Briscoe	Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

2 August 2014	Exeter City	0-2	Torquay United	St James Park, Exeter
15:00 BST		[8]	Bowman 60' Chapell 85'	Attendance: N/A Referee: N/A

Football Conference

9 Aug 2014	Gateshead F.C.	3-1	Torquay United	Gateshead International Stadium
15:00 BST	Guy 18' Maddison 33' 74' Chandler 85'	[9]	Downes 65' Briscoe 89'	Attendance: 1,765 Referee: Ben Toner

12 Aug 2014	Torquay United	3-0	Welling United	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Bowman 14' Cameron 43' (pen) Ajala 67'	[10]	Bush 49'	Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Richard Martin

16 Aug 2014	Torquay United	0-0	Southport	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Bowman 21' Young 37' Macdonald 46'	Report	Luke George 10' Kay 22' David Fitzpatrick 64'	Attendance: 1,997 Referee: Dan Treleaven

23 Aug 2014	Dartford	0-0	Torquay United	Princes Park
15:00 BST	Green 28' E. Bradbrook 37'	[11]	Ofori-Acheampong 53' Young 90'	Attendance: 1,163 Referee: Daniel Cook

25 Aug 2014	Torquay United	1-1	Aldershot Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Cameron 3' Downes 13'	[12]	Lathrope 26' N'Guessan 71'	Attendance: 2,135 Referee: Justin Amey

30 Aug 2014	Lincoln City	1-3	Torquay United	Sincil Bank
15:00 BST	Brown 8' Tomlinson 14' (pen) Newton 76'	[13]	Ofori-Acheampong 33' 72' Young 35' Richards 62'	Attendance: 2,373 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

6 Sep 2014	Torquay United	4-0	Nuneaton Town	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Young 21' 29' Downes 39' Bowman 58' Richards 65' Macdonald 89'	[14]	Walker 84' Brown 85' 88'	Attendance: 2,177 Referee: Brett Huxtable

9 Sep 2014	Chester	0-2	Torquay United	Deva Stadium
19:45 BST	Charnock 21' Kay 28' James 74' Rooney 86'	[15]	Macdonald 33' Ofori-Acheampong 52' Downes 61' Ajala 64' Richards 74' Bowman 78'	Attendance: 1,954 Referee: Karl Evans

13 Sep 2014	Grimsby Town	0-2	Torquay United	Blundell Park
15:00 BST		[16]	Richards 14' Young 37' Ofori-Acheampong 48' Yeoman 58' Cruise 68'	Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Jason Whiteley

16 Sep 2014	Torquay United	1-0	Woking	Plainmoor
19:45 BST	Cameron 82' Young 90' 90'	[17]	Newton 84'	Attendance: 2,144 Referee: Lee Swabey

20 Sep 2014	Torquay United	2-0	Dover Athletic	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Downes 35' Ofori-Acheampong 83' Bonner 90' (o.g.)	[18]	Lock 43' Bonner 84' Orlu 89'	Attendance: 2,363 Referee: Paul Rees

27 Sep 2014	A.F.C. Telford	4-3	Torquay United	New Bucks Head
15:00 BST	Grogan 7' Mcdonald 45' Poku 54' Akrigg 66' Farrell 82'	[19]	Tonge 13' Ajala 19' 57' Macdonald 19' Bowman 31' Wakefield 71' Downes 90'	Attendance: 1,669 Referee: Simon Bennett

30 Sep 2014	Forest Green Rovers	2-1	Torquay United	The New Lawn
19:45 BST	Parkin 36' Norwood 80' Kelly 86' Hughes 90'	[20]	Ofori-Acheampong 22' 60' Richards 45' 75' Macdonald 90'	Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Robert Whitton

4 Oct 2014	Torquay United	2-1	Wrexham	Plainmoor
15:00 BST	Briscoe 62' Young 84' Cameron 85' Macdonald 90'	[21]	Moult 29' Ashton 76'	Attendance: 2,350 Referee: Colin Lymer

11 Oct 2014	Alfreton Town	4-2	Torquay United	North Street
17:30 BST	Hawley 18' 77' Mellor 40' Shaw 45' Clayton 70'	[22]	Briscoe 30' 54' Ajala 45'	Attendance: 736 Referee: Ben Toner

11 November 2014	Barnet	2-3	Torquay United	The Hive Stadium, Canons Park
19:45 BST	Luisma 49' Mensah 64'	BBC Report	Briscoe 24', 50' Cruise 27' Ajala 34' Stack 41' (o.g.) Duane Ofori-Acheampong	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Steven Rushton

FA Cup

25 Oct 2014 Fourth Round Qualifying	Aldershot Town	2-0	Torquay United	Recreation Ground
15:00 BST	Scott 13' 54'	[23]		Attendance: 1,690

FA Trophy

13 Dec 2014 First Round	Bishop's Stortford	0-5	Torquay United	ProKit UK Stadium, Bishop's Stortford
15:00 BST		[24]	Bowman 4' 40' Young 54' Ofori-Acheampong 85' Chapell 90'

10 January 2015 Second Round	Torquay United	4-0	Bromley	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 BST	Harding 28' Ajala 33' Bowman 56' Yeoman 82'	Summary		Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Steve Rushton

24 January 2015 Third Round	Hemel Hempstead Town	0-2	Torquay United	Vauxhall Road, Hemel Hempstead
15:00 BST		Summary	Bowman 30' (pen.) Downes 65'	Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Nick Kinseley

7 February 2015 Fourth Round	Torquay United	1-0	F.C. United of Manchester	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 BST	Bowman 82'	Summary		Attendance: 3,805 Referee: Stephen Ross

21 February 2015 Semi Final first leg	Wrexham	2-1	Torquay United	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
15:00 BST	Joe Clarke 28' Moult 71'	Summary	Bowman 78'	Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Peter Bankes

28 February 2015 Semi Final second leg	Torquay United	v	Wrexham	Plainmoor, Torquay
15:00 BST

Club statistics

First team appearances

Updated|14 April 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Conference Premier		FA Cup		FA Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Martin Rice	40	0	35	0	0	0	5	0
2	DF		Dale Tonge	18	0	17	0	1	0	0	0
3	DF		Thomas Cruise	27	0	23+1	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF		Aaron Downes	41	7	36	6	1	0	4	1
5	DF		Krystian Pearce	45	1	36+4	1	0	0	5	0
6	MF		Ben Harding	16	1	12+1	0	0	0	2+1	1
7	FW		Louis Briscoe	42	8	29+7	8	1	0	3+2	0
8	MF		Luke Young	43	7	38	6	0	0	5	1
9	FW		Ryan Bowman	43	19	35+1	13	1	0	6	6
10	FW		Toby Ajala	49	5	34+8	4	1	0	6	1
11	MF		Courtney Cameron	30	2	23+4	2	0+1	0	2	0
12	MF		Jordan Chapell	30	2	17+6	1	0+1	0	1+5	1
14	FW		Ashley Yeoman	26	2	5+19	1	0+1	0	0+1	1
15	FW		Liam Prynn	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Courtney Richards	42	3	28+8	3	1	0	5	0
20	MF		Kadell Daniel	4	1	2+2	1	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Angus Macdonald	33	1	23+3	1	1	0	5+1	0
22	MF		James McQuilkin	19	1	10+4	1	0	0	5	0
24	DF		Duane Ofori-Acheampong	24	6	16+4	5	1	0	1+2	1
25	DF		Levi Ives	21	0	17	0	0	0	4	0
26	DF		Olivier Guéguen	10	1	7	1	0	0	2+1	0
29	DF		Aaron Dawson	11	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Oneil Odofin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	GK		Daniel Lavercombe	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
-	FW		John Campbell	7	1	4+2	1	0	0	1	0
Players currently out on loan:
17	FW		Elliot Benyon	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Micky Parcell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Sam Chaney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have been available for selection this season, but have now permanently left the club:
12	DF		Durrell Berry	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF		Niall Thompson	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF		Jake Hutchings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Jamie Reid	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Josh Wakefield	11	1	3+7	1	1	0	0	0
23	GK		Jordan Seabright	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0
26	FW		Daniel Sullivan	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Source: Torquay United

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Football Conference	Total
1	MF		8	Luke Young	5	5
2	FW		9	Ryan Bowman	4	4
3	FW		24	Duane Ofori-Acheampong	3	3
=	DF		4	Aaron Downes	3	3
4	MF		11	Courtney Cameron	2	2
=	MF		16	Courtney Richards	2	2
=	FW		7	Louis Briscoe	2	2
5	FW		10	Toby Ajala	1	1
=	DF		21	Angus Macdonald	1	1
=	MF		22	Josh Wakefield	1	1
=	N/A	N/A	N/A	Own Goals	1	1
				TOTALS	25	25

Source: Torquay United

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	References
1 July 2014	FW	Louis Briscoe	Mansfield Town	Free Transfer	^[1]
1 July 2013	MF	Luke Young	Plymouth Argyle	Free Transfer	^[2]
2 July 2014	GK	Jordan Seabright	Dagenham & Redbridge	Free Transfer	^[3]
3 July 2014	FW	Ryan Bowman	York City	Free Transfer	^[4]
20 July 2014	DF	Angus Macdonald	Salisbury City	Free Transfer	^[5]
20 July 2014	FW	Toby Ajala	Welling United	Free Transfer	^[6]
27 July 2014	MF	Courtney Richards	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free Transfer	^[7]
30 July 2014	FW	Duane Ofori-Acheampong	Southend	Free Transfer	^[8]

Loans In

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry date	References
22 August 2014		MF	Josh Wakefield	A.F.C. Bournemouth	22 September 2014	^[9]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	References
7 May 2014	DF	Kevin Nicholson	Kidderminster Harriers	Free Transfer	^[10]
13 May 2014	MF	Danny Stevens	Released	Free Transfer	^[11]
7 June 2014	MF	Nathan Craig	Caernarfon Town F.C.	Free Transfer	^[12]
25 June 2014	GK	Michael Poke	Portsmouth F.C.	Free Transfer	^[13]
26 June 2014	MF	Lee Mansell	Bristol Rovers	Free Transfer	^[14]
1 July 2014	MF	Damon Lathrope	Aldershot Town	Free Transfer	^[15]
4 July 2014	MF	Shaun Cooper	Sutton	Free Transfer	^[16]
24 July 2014	GK	Neal Osborn	Southampton	£40,000	^[17]
7 August 2014	MF	Billy Bodin	Northampton	Free Transfer	^[18]

Loans Out

Date	Nat.	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry date	References
20 September 2014		MF	Niall Thompson	Bideford A.F.C.	20 October 2014	^[19]
4 October 2014		FW	Daniel Sullivan	Hereford United	4 November 2014	^[20]

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	9	4	6	36	26	+10	31	5	3	1	18	8	+10	4	1	5	18	18	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	9	4	6	36	26	+10	31	5	3	1	18	8	+10	4	1	5	18	18	0

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	9	4	6	36	26	+10	31	5	3	1	18	8	+10	4	1	5	18	18	0