The Western Counties Floodlit League was formed in 1965. It was originally intended as an additional first team tournament, but the strength of the Torquay team reduced as the season progressed ending up as more of a reserve team. Torquay withdrew after the first season.
When the Reserves were scrapped in 1973, United re-entered the league, planning to use a mixture of fringe first-teamers and trialists. Unfortunately, the government introduced a floodlight ban as a result of the power crisis and so not many games were played in 1973/74. In 1974/75, fixtures were completed including an incredible 14-0 win over Poole, but this was to be Torquay's last season in the league.
| League results 1965/66 | |||||||||
| Date | Opposition | Result | Scorers |
Att. |
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| 13/10/65 | H | v | Exeter City | W | 4 | - | 3 | Spratt, Northcott, Kirkman, Somers | 2,648 |
| 27/10/65 | H | v | Cheltenham | W | 7 | - | 1 | Stubbs 6, Northcott | |
| 03/11/65 | A | v | Poole | D | 0 | - | 0 | ||
| 08/12/65 | H | v | Weymouth | D | 1 | - | 1 | Stubbs | 1,707 |
| 05/01/66 | A | v | Yeovil | L | 1 | - | 3 | King | |
| 12/01/66 | H | v | Yeovil | L | 1 | - | 4 | Spratt | 692 |
| 17/01/66 | A | v | Plymouth Argyle | D | 1 | - | 1 | Clarke | |
| 16/02/66 | A | v | Bath City | L | 0 | - | 1 | ||
| 14/03/66 | H | v | Poole | D | 1 | - | 1 | King | |
| 04/04/66 | H | v | Plymouth Argyle | L | 1 | - | 2 | Chilcott | 682 |
| 18/04/66 | A | v | Exeter City | L | 0 | - | 1 | ||
| 12/05/66 | H | v | Bath City | D | 0 | - | 0 | 235 | |
| 16/05/66 | A | v | Weymouth | W | 1 | - | 0 | Brewster | 850 |
| ? | A | v | Cheltenham | not played? | |||||
| League results 1973/74 | |||||||||
| Date | Opposition | Result | Scorers | ||||||
| 24/09/73 | A | v | Salisbury | L | 0 | - | 2 | ||
| 31/10/73 | A | v | Trowbridge | L | 2 | - | 5 | P.Sandercock (pen), Myers | |
| 19/03/74 | H | v | Bournemouth | W | 5 | - | 2 | Rowles 2, Tearse, De Garis, Goslin | |
| League programme not completed due to power crisis. | |||||||||
| League results 1974/75 | |||||||||
| Date | Opposition | Result | Scorers | ||||||
| 16/12/74 | A | v | Minehead | L | 2 | - | 3 | Rowles, Myers | |
| 06/01/75 | A | v | Salisbury | W | 1 | - | 0 | Tearse | |
| 15/01/75 | H | v | Bath City | D | 2 | - | 2 | Myers 2 | |
| 22/01/75 | A | v | Yeovil | L | 0 | - | 2 | ||
| 05/02/75 | A | v | Bath City | L | 1 | - | 3 | Morrall | |
| 05/02/75 | H | v | Salisbury | W | 3 | - | 0 | Myers, Provan, Kennedy | |
| 11/03/75 | H | v | Poole | W | 4 | - | 0 | Rowles, Provan 3 | |
| 07/04/75 | H | v | Yeovil | L | 1 | - | 2 | Rowles | |
| 09/04/75 | H | v | Weymouth | L | 2 | - | 3 | Lane 2 | |
| 24/04/75 | A | v | Weymouth | W | 4 | - | 2 | Rowles 2, Provan, Beattie | |
| 26/04/75 | H | v | Minehead | L | 0 | - | 1 | ||
| 29/04/75 | A | v | Poole | W | 14 | - | 0 | Rowles 6, Lane 5, Myers, Kennedy, Harrison | |
| 05/05/75 | A | v | Trowbridge | D | 1 | - | 1 | Provan | |
| 07/05/75 | H | v | Trowbridge | D | 2 | - | 2 | Beattie, Provan | |
| Cup results 1973/74 & 1974/75 | |||||||||
| Date | Opposition | Result | Scorers | ||||||
| 20/02/74 | A | v | Bournemouth | L | 1 | - | 3 | Tearse | |
| 28/10/74 | A | v | Yeovil | L | 0 | - | 1 | ||