Friendlies

The aim is to have a complete list of every Torquay United friendly (including benefits, testimonials, charity games, minor tournaments, etc.) ever played - not an easy task. If you can fill in any gaps or have details of any friendlies not included here please contact me. If you don't know the score or any other details, just a date of a friendly match will help greatly.

Date Opposition Result Scorers  Att.
28/09/21 H v Plymouth A. Reserves L 1 - 5 Burch
01/10/21 H v Woodland Villa W 3 - 1 Hilton, Stuckey, Townsend
15/10/21 H v Exeter C. Reserves L 0 - 1
12/11/21 H v Watchet W 6 - 0 Nettesonne, Townsend 5
10/12/21 H v Bristol C. Reserves L 1 - 6 Burch
24/12/21 H v Devon County W 2 - 1 Townsend, Burch
07/01/22 H v Bath City W 4 - 2 Burley 2, Burch, Mortimer
14/01/22 A v Plymouth A. Reserves L 0 - 1
28/01/22 A v Exeter City L 0 - 3
04/03/22 A v Bristol C. Reserves L 2 - 3 Burley, Harris
29/03/22 H v Exeter City D 1 - 1 Burch (pen)
01/04/22 H v Plymouth A. Reserves W 1 - 0 Burch
14/04/22 A v Bath City D 0 - 0
18/04/22 H v Merthyr Town W 2 - 0 Burley, Harris
25/12/22 H v Cardiff Amateurs W 7 - 2 R.Preston 2, Hill 2, Burley, Townsend, H.Preston
26/12/22 H v Cardiff Corinthians W 9 - 1 Hill 5, Burley 3, Townsend
03/02/23 A v Llanelly Not played ??
10/03/23 H v Aston Villa Reserves L 1 - 2 Burley
26/09/23 H v Exeter City L 0 - 1
22/12/23 A v Chudleigh W 2 - 0 Burton, Kellock
12/01/24 H v West Ham Reserves W 2 - 0 Kellock, Burton
26/01/24 H v Coventry Reserves W 4 - 0 Scott, Rodgerson, Kellock 2
08/03/24 H v Monmouth County W 3 - 0 Scott, Rodgerson, Kellock
25/04/24 H v Torquay District XI D 0 - 0
01/11/24 H v Torquay Amateurs Not played ??
26/12/24 H v Torquay Amateurs D 1 - 1
01/04/25 H v Bristol City L 2 - 3 Bolt 2 (1 a pen)
22/04/25 H v Exeter City D 0 - 0
29/04/25 H v Plymouth A. Reserves L 0 - 2
07/11/25 H v St Austell W 5 - 3 Marlow 2, Appleyard, Leslie, Pither
24/03/26 A v Trowbridge W 3 - 2 Morgan, Bell, og
01/05/26 N v Leicester City L 0 - 2
20/10/26 H v Exeter City W 4 - 2 Andrews, Pattison 3
25/12/26 H v Sheffield University W 6 - 1 Piercey, Marlow 4, Pattison
12/02/30 H v Plymouth Argyle W 4 - 1 Hill 2, Pointon, Waller    1,200
05/03/30 H v Exeter City L 0 - 3
30/04/30 H v Manchester C L 1 - 3 Hill    5,000
24/01/31 H v Stoke City W 4 - 3 Trotter, Waller, Birkett, Hutchinson
20/04/32 H v Partick Thistle L 0 - 1 Brown Benefit
01/05/33 H v Torquay Past XI W 5 - 1 Davis 4, Hutchinson Millsom
26/02/34 H v Grimsby W 4 - 2 Stabb 3, Ryder Fowler
29/04/35 H v Liverpool W 7 - 2 Walters, Hutchinson 3, Hunt, Davies, Protheroe    3,000
27/04/36 H v Norwich L 0 - 3 Hutchinson
14/04/37 H v Schlesien W 11 - 5 Morton 7, Philbin, Daniels, Green (pen), og Tapp Benefit
04/05/38 H v Aston Villa W 3 - 1 og, Haycox 2    4,100 Maggs Benefit
20/08/38 A v Bournemouth L 0 - 1 FL Jubilee Fund
03/05/39 N v Exeter City D 2 - 2 Brown, Cothliff       650
19/08/39 H v Bournemouth W 3 - 1 Jones 2, Conley FL Jubilee Fund
16/09/39 A v Plymouth Argyle L 2 - 3 Hellier, Kernick
23/09/39 A v Bristol Rovers D 1 - 1 Pugsley
30/09/39 H v Bournemouth W 6 - 2 A.Clarke 2, Hutchinson, Hellier 2, Pugsley
07/10/39 A v Bournemouth L 1 - 4 Kernick
14/10/39 H v Plymouth Argyle D 2 - 2 og, A.Clarke
21/02/40 H v Army XI W 7 5 Coley, Bennett, Brown 2 (1 pen), Joslin 2, Mercer
08/12/45 H v Polish Navy W 3 - 1 Tanner, Spencer (pen), Heath.
01/05/46 H v Fulham L 2 - 3 C.Smith, Ebdon.    5,250 Phil Joslin Testimonial
26/04/47 H v RFC Malinois L 1 - 3 Conley Bert Head Benefit
26/04/48 H v Plymouth Argyle D 3 - 3 Harrower, Kernick, Markham.    4,000 Colin Markham Benefit
05/05/48 A v Barnstaple W 3 - 2 Markham, Shaw, Whitfield (pen). Charity Match
02/01/50 H v Pegasus W 4 - 1 Shaw 2, Cameron, Collins    1,500
28/01/50 A v Southampton L 0 - 1    8,500
26/04/50 H v Southampton W 3 - 1 Mills, Cameron, Conley    6,400 Conley & Calland Benefit
03/05/50 A v Totnes United W 6 - 0 Northcott, Shaw, Conley, Collins 3.    2,000 Benefit
05/05/50 A v Truro City W 6 - 0 Conley 3, Shaw 2, Bury
18/10/50 H v Cardiff City W 4 - 2 Conley 3, Calland (pen)    3,700 Conley & Calland Benefit
09/12/50 A v Plymouth Argyle L 2 - 3 Shaw, Reid
17/04/51 N v Plymouth Argyle L 3 - 4 2 ogs, Shaw    4,500 SWL Funds
07/05/51 N v Paignton Corinthians W 6 - 1 Shaw, Collins, Brown, Bond, Calland 2    1,500 Disaster Fund
08/05/51 A v Truro City W 7 - 0 2 ogs, Collins, Shaw 2 (1 pen), Pembery 2 Festival of Britain
09/05/51 A v Penzance W 5 - 1 Shaw 2, Lewis, Collins, Calland Festival of Britain
12/05/51 A v Newquay W 5 - 2 Reid, Northcott, Shaw 3 Festival of Britain
14/05/51 A v Falmouth W 6 - 1 Festival of Britain
18/05/51 A v Bideford D 2 - 2 Reid, Pembery Festival of Britain
19/05/51 A v Barnstaple W 4 - 3 Calland 2, Shaw, Collins Festival of Britain
21/04/52 H v Leicester L 2 - 6 R.Calland, T.Northcott    4,097 Towers Benefit
29/04/52 H v Charlton L 1 - 5 Edds    6,669 Shaw Benefit
01/05/52 A v Plymouth Argyle L 2 - 7 Collins, Edds       914 Stuttard Benefit
21/08/52 A v Ilfracombe W 6 - 1 Collins 3, Marchant 2, Lloyd Lynmouth Disaster
11/11/52 A v Gloucester City W 2 - 1 Collins, Edds    3,000 Floodlit Friendly
06/12/52 H v Bournemouth W 3 - 0 Shaw, E.Calland, A.Calland    3,009
10/01/53 A v Exeter City W 3 - 1 Muir, A.Calland, Collins    5,395
04/02/53 A v Weymouth L 2 - 3 Collins, Mills Floodlit Friendly
23/02/53 N v SW League XI W 4 - 2 Marchant, Thomas, Shaw 2    4,000 Floodlit Friendly
13/04/53 H v Cardiff City W 4 - 1 Shaw 2, A.Calland 2    4,036 Lewis Benefit
20/04/53 A v Exeter City W 4 - 1 A.Calland, Mills, Collins 2    1,500
01/05/53 H v Bristol City L 0 - 2    2,684 Collins Benefit
02/10/53 A v St Just W 11 - 0 Shaw 2, Mills 2, Collins 5, Surrey, A.Calland Feast Day
05/04/54 N v Army XI W 5 - 1 Dobbie, Fewings, Mills, Thomas, Lloyd    2,500
30/04/54 H v Wycombe W L 1 - 2 Norman    1,369 Thomas & McGuiness Benefit
22/11/54 H v Birmingham C L 2 - 3 Collins (pen), Fewings    7,000
14/02/55 H v Blackburn L 1 - 4 Collins    9,000
21/03/55 H v Leeds L 1 - 3 Mills    3,879
18/04/55 A v Holsworthy W 5 - 2 Dobbie, Norman, Lloyd, Duck 2
05/05/55 H v Stoke City L 0 - 4    2,042
17/10/55 H v Birmingham C L 2 - 3 Collins 2    4,178
14/11/55 H v Bury W 1 - 0 Dobbie    2,395
28/11/55 H v Middlesbrough D 1 - 1 Calland    3,000
15/10/57 A v Weymouth W 3 - 2 Johnson, Collins, Baxter    1,900 Dobbie Benefit
11/08/61 A v Birmingham C L 0 - 2    8,000
28/10/63 H v Swindon D 2 - 2 Mills, Swindells    2,651 Mills Testimonial
08/08/64 A v Plymouth Argyle L 2 - 3 Stubbs 2    3,151
15/08/64 H v Bristol City L 1 - 3 Panter    2,610
07/08/65 A v Bath City W 2 - 1 Spratt, og
11/08/65 H v Bournemouth D 2 - 2 Stubbs, Spratt (pen)
14/08/65 H v Bristol Rovers W 3 - 0 Clarke, Kirkman, Northcott
16/08/65 A v Yeovil L 3 - 4 Kirkman, Northcott, Atkinson
22/01/66 H v Millwall D 2 - 2 og, Spratt (pen)    2,394
06/08/66 A v Bath City D 2 - 2 Wyatt, Curtis
08/08/66 H v Exeter City W 3 - 2 Spratt, Bond, Stubbs    2,414
13/08/66 H v Plymouth Argyle W 2 - 0 Kirkman, Clarke
16/08/66 A v Plymouth Argyle L 0 - 1
08/11/66 A v Bideford W 1 - 0 Curtis
07/01/67 A v Exeter City D 0 - 0
17/04/67 H v Blackburn L 1 - 4 Barnes    2,865
12/05/67 A v Penzance W 6 - 0 Fryatt 2 (1 pen), Clarke, Binney, Evans, Benson
17/05/67 A v Bridgwater W 2 - 1 Binney, J.Smith Benefit
29/07/67 A v Dorsten W 5 - 1 Fryatt 3, Clarke, Stubbs    1,000 German Tour
30/07/67 A v Lippstadt W 2 - 0 Stubbs 2    2,500 German Tour
02/08/67 A v Bayer Leverkusen D 1 - 1 Stubbs    1,500 German Tour
06/08/67 A v Bonner SC D 1 - 1 Bond (pen)    1,000 German Tour
09/08/67 H v Cardiff City L 1 - 2 Bond (pen)    3,663
12/08/67 H v Plymouth Argyle W 3 - 1 Fryatt 3
15/08/67 A v Plymouth Argyle L 0 - 2
01/11/67 A v Bideford W 8 - 0 Stubbs 4, J.Brown, Scott, Barnes, o.g.
23/12/67 A v Frome Not played ??
13/03/68 H v OIS Gothenburg D 2 - 2 Shepherd, Bond (pen)    3,125
06/05/68 A v Weymouth D 2 - 2 Binney 2 Benefit
17/05/68 A v Yeovil W 4 - 0 J.Smith, Binney, o.g., Stubbs (pen) Testimonial
27/07/68 A v Penzance W 9 - 0
29/07/68 A v Bath City W 2 - 0 Dunne, Stubbs
31/07/68 H v Newport D 3 - 3 Cave, Stubbs, Dunne    3,631
03/08/68 H v Bristol City W 1 - 0 Dunne    4,912
05/08/68 H v Bath City W 5 - 2 Binney 4, Welsh    1,193
25/04/69 H v Stoke City L 1 - 2 Cave    4,230
07/05/69 A v Oxford City D 1 - 1 K.Sandercock
26/07/69 A v Penzance W 6 - 0 Cave 2, Binney, K.Sandercock, Scott, Joy
28/07/69 A v Bath City W 1 - 0 Rudge
31/07/69 H v Brentford W 1 - 0 Dunne (pen)    2,986
02/08/69 H v Cardiff City W 2 - 0 Dunne, E.Welsh    5,606
27/10/69 H v Coventry City L 1 - 2 Dunne (pen)    5,796
03/01/70 H v Exeter City W 3 - 1 Binney 3
29/07/70 A v Exeter City L 1 - 3 Rudge Closed Doors Friendly
01/08/70 H v Cardiff City L 0 - 3
03/08/70 H v QPR D 0 - 0
08/08/70 H v Newport D 0 - 0
28/07/71 A v Exeter City L 1 - 3 Closed Doors Friendly
31/07/71 H v Orient L 0 - 1    3,483
04/08/71 H v Bristol City W 1 - 0 Edwards    2,893
07/08/71 A v Yeovil W 2 - 1 Johnson, Skirton
26/10/71 H v Coventry City W 4 - 1 Skirton 2, A.Welsh, Rudge (pen)    1,998
08/02/72 A v Exeter City W 3 - 2 Rudge, Tearse, Edwards Closed Doors Friendly
29/07/72 H v Manchester U D 0 - 0  15,144
02/08/72 H v Cardiff City L 0 - 2    2,423
07/08/72 A v Weymouth W 2 - 1 Jackson, Trebilcock
17/10/72 A v Yeovil L 1 - 2 Jones
11/08/73 H v Swindon W 2 - 1 Stuckey, Lucas    1,793
14/08/73 H v Burnley L 0 - 3    3,156
18/08/73 A v Llanidoes W 4 - 0 Fairbrother, Rowles, Jones, P.Sandercock (pen)
22/04/74 A v Yeovil W 2 - 1 Beattie, Jackson       923 Myers Benefit
03/08/74 H v Notts County D 1 - 1 Rowles    2,073
05/08/74 A v Holsworthy W 3 - 0 o.g., Goslin, Ellison
07/08/74 H v Bournemouth L 0 - 1    2,010
09/08/74 A v Bideford W 1 - 0 Rowles
12/08/74 H v Norwich W 1 - 0 Parker    2,344
04/12/74 H v St Luke's College W 4 - 0 Fryatt 2, Harrison, Parker Practice Match
12/02/75 A v Torquay BGS W 10 - 0 Myers 5, Bouton 4, ? Practice Match
30/07/75 H v Dawlish W 4 - 1 Brown, Chatterley, Boulton, Sandercock (pen) Closed Doors Friendly
02/08/75 H v Colchester W 1 - 0 Provan       957
06/08/75 A v Bideford W 4 - 1 Lane, Myers, Sandercock (pen), Goslin
09/08/75 H v Cardiff City D 1 - 1 Brown    1,513
18/11/75 H v Dawlish W 5 - 0 Closed Doors Friendly
10/12/75 H v Dawlish W 5 - 2 Provan 3, Brown 2 Closed Doors Friendly
14/01/76 A v St Luke's College W 2 - 1 Brown, Lane
11/02/76 A v St Luke's College W 9 - 0 Lane 4, Hickman, Brown 2, Twitchin, Sandercock (pen)
28/04/76 A v Bodmin W 3 - 1 Musgrove, Brown, Lane
31/07/76 A v Bodmin W 5 - 0 Lane 3, Brown, Provan
03/08/76 H v Exeter City W 2 - 1 Hickman, Brown    1,890 SW Holidays Cup
06/08/76 H v Brighton D 1 - 1 Hickman    1,403
07/08/76 A v Wealdstone L 1 - 3 Morrall
11/08/76 A v Plymouth Argyle D 2 - 2 Hickman, Brown    3,544 SW Holidays Cup
16/11/76 H v Norwich L 3 - 4 Sandercock, Morrall, Bray    1,860
01/12/76 A v Plymouth Argyle W 2 - 0 Brown, Boulton Closed Doors Friendly
10/12/76 A v Yeovil D 0 - 0 (Abandoned 24 minutes - frozen pitch)
14/12/76 A v Plymouth Argyle D 1 - 1 Kennedy Closed Doors Friendly
18/01/77 A v Plymouth Argyle L 1 - 2 Lee Closed Doors Friendly
25/01/77 A v Falmouth W 2 - 0 Lee, Kennedy Holman Testimonial
19/02/77 A v Bideford W 5 - 1 Morrall, Lane, Bray, Provan, o.g.
29/03/77 A v Plymouth Command W 2 - 1 Closed Doors Friendly
16/05/77 A v Kingsteignton W 7 - 2 Lee 3, Brown 2, Provan, o.g.
18/05/77 A v Buckfastleigh W 11 - 4
30/07/77 H v Sheffield United D 1 - 1 Lawrence    1,900
03/08/77 H v Norwich D 1 - 1 Brown    2,104
06/08/77 A v Weymouth L 1 - 2 Brown
08/08/77 A v Bodmin W 2 - 0 Lee 2
15/11/77 H v Exeter/Plymouth XI L 4 - 5 Downs 2, Cox, Parsons       633 Stocks Testimonial
15/12/77 H v Hereford L 0 - 1
30/04/78 A v Buckfastleigh W 11 - 2
02/05/78 A v Kingsteignton W 8 - 4 Lawrence 3, Twitchin, Cooper, Coffill, o.g., Wake
08/05/78 H v Everton D 3 - 3 Raper, Coffill, Cooper    4,688 Hickman Testimonial
24/07/78 A v Dartmouth
26/07/78 A v Yeovil L 1 - 2 Murphy
29/07/78 H v Stoke City L 1 - 2 Lawrence    2,163
02/08/78 A v Saltash W 1 - 0 Murphy
05/08/78 A v Bideford L 0 - 1
28/07/79 H v Oxford United W 3 - 1 Cooper, Coffill, Lawrence    1,094
01/08/79 H v Newcastle L 2 - 3 Cooper 2    2,450
03/08/79 H v West Brom L 0 - 1    4,718
15/10/79 H v Wolves W 4 - 2 Murphy 2, Cooper, Lawrence    2,442
15/01/80 H v Southampton L 0 - 2    2,896
22/07/80 A v Saltash W 4 - 3 Lawrence 2, Cooper, Sermanni
24/07/80 A v Taunton W 2 - 1 Cox, M.Smith
26/07/80 H v Dundee D 1 - 1 Larmour    1,454
29/07/80 H v Watford L 0 - 3    1,149
30/07/80 A v Dawlish W 2 0
02/08/80 A v Weymouth L 0 - 2
04/08/80 A v ITT W 5 - 3
06/05/81 A v St Agnes W 6 0
03/08/81 A v HMS Dido W 12 - 0 Lawrence 3, ?
06/08/81 A v Barnstaple D 0 - 0
11/08/81 A v Dorchester D 1 - 1 Cooper
24/08/81 H v Bristol City L 1 - 2 Fell       842
??/10/81 A v Exeter City W 4 - 1 Closed Doors Friendly
28/10/81 H v Falmouth W 3 - 1 Cox 2, Butler Closed Doors Friendly
10/11/81 A v Plymouth A. Reserves W 1 - 0 Cooper Closed Doors Friendly
07/12/81 H v Manchester U W 4 - 2 Butler 2, Young, Cooper    7,200 Brown Testimonial
12/12/81 H v Exeter City W 3 - 1 Butler, Winn, Sermanni    1,010
15/01/82 H v Nottingham Forest W 2 - 1 Winn, Jones    2,266
20/01/82 H v Birmingham C L 1 - 2 Brown    1,423
31/07/82 A v ITT W 3 - 0
04/08/82 A v WBB D 0 - 0       150
07/08/82 A v Bideford L 2 - 3 Jones (pen), Wilson
09/08/82 A v Barnstaple L 0 - 1
23/11/82 H v ITT W 5 - 2 Bishop 2, Brown 3 Closed Doors Friendly
22/02/83 H v ITT Closed Doors Friendly
28/07/83 A v WBB W 6 - 0 Cooper, Little 2, Carter, Ampofo, Bishop
30/07/83 A v Exeter City L 2 - 4 Bishop 2 Closed Doors Friendly
01/08/83 A v S.Devon League XI W 1 - 0 Bishop
03/08/83 A v Bideford D 2 - 2 Barnes 2
08/08/83 H v Aston Villa W 2 - 1 Cooper, Barnes    3,229 Twitchin Testimonial
10/08/83 A v Exeter City W 1 - 0 Cooper
13/08/83 H v Bournemouth D 1 - 1 Little (pen)
20/08/83 H v Plymouth Argyle D 1 - 1 Hughes    1,607
19/10/83 H v Devon FA XI D 0 - 0
10/12/83 A v Exeter City D 0 - 0    1,033
31/03/84 H v Newton Abbot W 1 - 0 Squire
06/02/84 H v Burnley W 1 - 0 Curle       578
25/07/84 A v Kingsteignton W 10 - 0 Barnes 5, Norman, ????
28/07/84 A v STC W 3 - 0 Pugh 2, Barnes
30/07/84 A v Moorland XI W 7 - 0
01/08/84 A v Stoke Gabriel W 4 - 0 Barnes, G.Perry, Hall, Laryea       500 Ground opening
02/08/84 A v Teignmouth L 0 - 1
04/08/84 A v Dorchester W 1 - 0 Pugh
07/08/84 A v Gloucester City W 2 - 0 G.Perry, Barnes
11/08/84 A v Andover D 2 - 2 Fowler, Barnes
14/08/84 H v Crystal Palace L 1 - 2 Laryea       852
18/08/84 H v Bristol City L 0 - 1
21/08/84 v Kingsteignton
25/03/85 H v HMS Torquay W 14 - 0
23/07/85 A v Merton W 11 - 0
25/07/85 A v STC W 4 - 0 Durham 3, ?
27/07/85 A v Yeovil L 0 - 3
29/07/85 A v Teignmouth D 1 - 1 Ellisdon
01/08/85 A v Saltash L 0 - 1
03/08/85 A v Bideford W 2 - 0 Dawkins, Smith
09/08/85 H v Crystal Palace D 1 - 1 Lambert
12/08/85 H v Bristol City W 2 - 0 Smith 2
13/11/85 A v Bodmin W 4 - 0 Durham 3, Smith
12/05/86 A v Dawlish W 4 - 2 Phillips 2, Pratt       600
25/07/86 A v Broadhempston W 15 - 0
29/07/86 A v Weymouth W 2 - 0 Dobson, Phillips (pen)
31/07/86 A v Dawlish L 1 - 2 Walsh
02/08/86 A v Dorchester W 6 - 0 Dobson 2, King, Nardiello, Phillips, o.g.
05/08/86 A v Bath City D 1 - 1 McNichol
09/08/86 H v Chelsea W 3 - 2 McNichol, Crowe, Walsh    2,144
11/08/86 H v Southampton L 1 - 2 Richards
13/08/86 A v Saltash L 0 - 1
16/08/86 H v Plymouth Argyle L 2 - 4 Dobson, Nardiello    1,157
24/09/86 H v Stoke Gabriel W 3 - 0 Pyle, Phillips, Dobson Tillbrook Benefit
20/01/87 H v Wimbledon L 1 - 3       654
24/07/87 H v Aberdeen D 1 - 1 Loram    1,388
28/07/87 A v Dawlish W 3 - 0 Nardiello, Pugh, Gardiner
05/08/87 A v Exmouth W 1 - 0 Dobson
07/08/87 A v Minehead W 4 - 0 Dobson 3, Nardiello
15/03/88 H v KB Copenhagen D 1 - 1 Milton
01/08/88 A v Tiverton W 3 - 0 Smith (pen), McNichol, Furphy
04/08/88 N v Watford L 2 - 4
06/08/88 A v Wellington W 3 - 0
08/08/88 N v Chelsea L 3 - 5 Pugh, Smith 2 (1 pen) at Dawlish
10/08/88 N v Luton L 0 - 1
12/08/88 A v Cheltenham L 1 - 2 Gibbins
16/08/88 A v Taunton D 1 - 1 Gibbins
19/08/88 H v Sheffield W L 1 - 2 Edwards
01/02/89 H v S.Devon League XI W 3 - 0 Bastow 3 (1 pen)
13/02/89 H v West Brom W 2 - 1 Loram 2       929
11/03/89 A v Wellington W 4 - 0 Airey 2, Gummer 2
31/07/89 N v Tiverton W 4 - 0 Loram, Edwards, Uzzell, Matthews Closed Doors at Clennon Valley
01/08/89 A v Holsworthy W 1 - 0 Airey