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ENTERED LEAGUE | 1927 Founded 1899 Formerly Torquay Town (see badge below) | ||
LEFT LEAGUE | 2014 | ||
GROUNDS | Plainmoor (1921) | ||
CAPACITY | 6,000 | ||
NICKNAMES | Gulls after the famous seaside town | ||
BEST WIN | 9-0 v Swindon Town in Division 3 South on 8/3/1952 | ||
WORST DEFEAT | 2-10 v Fulham in Division 3 South on 7/9/1931 | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION | 4th in Division 3 in 1967-8 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION | 24th in Division 4 (37 pts) in 1985-6 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (2 pts) | 60 in Division 4 in 1959-60 | ||
MOST LEAGUE PTS (3 pts) | 81 in Division 3 in 2003-4 | ||
MOST LEAGUE GOALS | 89 in Division 3 South 1956-7 | ||
BEST F.A.CUP SEASON | 4th Round v Coventry City 2008-9; Lost 1-0 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES | 518 Kevin Hill 1997-2008 | ||
MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS | 219 Sammy Collins 1948-58 | ||
HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD | 21,908 v Huddersfield Town 29/1/1995 | ||
LOWEST LEAGUE CROWD | 850 v Crewe Alexandra in Division 4 on 1/3/1986 | ||
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? | Conference in 2017-18 season | ||
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