# 2013–14 Torquay United F.C. season

The 2013–14 Torquay United F.C. season is Torquay United's 78th season in the Football League and their fifth consecutive season in League Two. The season runs from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

## First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Michael Poke |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dale Tonge |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Kevin Nicholson |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Aaron Downes |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Krystian Pearce |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Damon Lathrope |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Lee Mansell |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Ben Harding |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Karl Hawley |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Billy Bodin |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Courtney Cameron |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jordan Chapell |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Martin Rice |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ashley Yeoman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Niall Thompson |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Shaun Cooper |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Shamir Goodwin (on loan from Brighton) |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Joss Labadie |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley (on loan from Bournemouth) |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Nathan Craig |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Thomas Cruise |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Sam Chaney |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Danny Stevens |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Elliot Benyon |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Shaq Coulthirst (on loan from Tottenham) |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Anthony O'Connor (on loan from Blackburn) |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill (on loan from Bournemouth) |

## End of season honours

At the end of the 2013–14 season 5 awards will be given out for, Youth Player of the Season, Youth Player of the Season, Top Goalscorer, Away Player of the Season and Player of the Season.
Youth Player of the Season – Daniel Lavercombe (GK)
Young Player of the Season – Anthony O'Connor
Top Goalscorer – Jordan Chapell
Away Player of the Season – Martin Rice
Player of the Season – Krystian Pearce

## League statistics
### League Two

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 53 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 57 | −15 | 53 | |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 50 | |
| 23 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 50 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
| 24 | Torquay United (R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 45 | Relegation to the Conference Premier |
* ↑ On 28 April AFC Wimbledon have been deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |

## Club statistics
### First team appearances

    As of 17 July 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Michael Poke | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dale Tonge | 39 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Kevin Nicholson | 31 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Aaron Downes | 35 | 4 | 30+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Krystian Pearce | 38 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Damon Lathrope | 24 | 0 | 19+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Lee Mansell | 46 | 2 | 41+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ben Harding | 19 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Karl Hawley | 27 | 3 | 22+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Billy Bodin | 28 | 1 | 23+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Courtney Cameron | 27 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Jordan Chapell | 41 | 5 | 25+13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Martin Rice | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Ashley Yeoman | 9 | 3 | 2+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Niall Thompson | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Callum Ball | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | ENG | John Marquis | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Shaun Cooper | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jak McCourt | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | EIR | Shamir Goodwin | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Labadie | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Paul McCallum | 6 | 3 | 4+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jayden Stockley | 19 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | WAL | Nathan Craig | 14 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Thomas Cruise | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Sam Chaney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | EIR | Aiden O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ade Azeez | 9 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Danny Stevens | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | NGA | Enoch Showunmi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Elliot Benyon | 40 | 2 | 23+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | EIR | Conor Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Shaq Coulthirst | 6 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | EIR | Anthony O'Connor | 32 | 0 | 30+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Kyrtis MacKenzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Baily Cargill | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Daniel Sullivan | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jake Hutchings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | NIR | Conor Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Daniel Lavercombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | FRA | Damien Mozika | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Torquay United

### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | 12 | Jordan Chapell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | DF | 4 | Aaron Downes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| = | DF | 5 | Krystian Pearce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Paul McCallum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | 16 | John Marquis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | FW | 9 | Karl Hawley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| = | DF | 27 | Ashley Yeoman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 16 | Callum Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | MF | 23 | Ade Azeez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| = | FW | 26 | Elliot Benyon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 19 | Jayden Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | MF | 10 | Billy Bodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | FW | 17 | Shamir Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Source: Torquay United

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Dale Tonge | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Kevin Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Aaron Downes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Krystian Pearce | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | DF | Anthony O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Thomas Cruise | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Courtney Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Damien Mozika | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Lee Mansell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Damon Lathrope | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Billy Bodin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ben Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Niall Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Jak McCourt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Joss Labadie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Karl Hawley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Callum Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Paul McCallum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Stockley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Benyon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Michael Poke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Martin Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
Source: Torquay United

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2013 | FW | Elliot Benyon | Southend United | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2013 | DF | Dale Tonge | Rotherham United | Free Transfer |
| 8 July 2013 | MF | Jordan Chappell | Sheffield United | Free Transfer |
| 8 July 2013 | MF | Courtney Cameron | Aston Villa | Free Transfer |
| 13 July 2013 | MF | Ben Harding | Northampton Town | Free Transfer |
| 30 July 2013 | DF | Krystian Pearce | Notts County | Free Transfer |
| 1 August 2013 | FW | Karl Hawley | Scunthorpe United | Free Transfer |
| 21 October 2013 | MF | Damien Mozika | Unattached | Free Transfer |
| 17 January 2014 | DF | Shaun Cooper | Portsmouth | Free Transfer |
| 30 January 2014 | MF | Danny Stevens | Unattached | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2014 | MF | Joss Labadie | Notts County | Free Transfer |

#### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry date |
| 1 August 2013 | FW | Callum Ball | Derby County | 1 October 2013 |
| 26 September 2013 | FW | Ade Azeez | Charlton Athletic | 26 October 2013 |
| 3 October 2013 | DF | Anthony O'Connor | Blackburn Rovers | 30 May 2014 |
| 11 October 2013 | MF | Jak McCourt | Leicester City | 11 November 2013 |
| 22 October 2013 | FW | Paul McCallum | West Ham United | 23 November 2013 |
| 25 November 2013 | FW | John Marquis | Millwall | 25 December 2013 |
| 28 November 2013 | FW | Jayden Stockley | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 25 March 2013 |
| 2 January 2014 | MF | Joss Labadie | Notts County | 2 February 2014 |
| 10 January 2014 | FW | Shamir Goodwin | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 March 2014 |
| 30 January 2014 | FW | Aiden O'Brien | Millwall | 28 February 2014 |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | Jack Rudge | Manchester United | 28 February 2014 |
| 14 February 2014 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | Bolton Wanderers | 14 March 2014 |
| 28 February 2014 | FW | Enoch Showunmi | Notts County | 28 March 2014 |
| 27 March 2014 | DF | Baily Cargill | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 30 May 2014 |
| 28 March 2014 | FW | Shaq Coulthirst | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 May 2014 |

#### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 9 May 2013 | DF | Joe Oastler | Aldershot Town | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | DF | Daniel Leadbitter | Hereford United | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | MF | Craig Easton | Released | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | MF | Danny Stevens | Torquay United | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | MF | Lloyd Macklin | Farnborough | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | MF | Saul Halpin | Bideford | Free Transfer |
| 9 May 2013 | ST | Karl Baker | Dartmouth FC | Free Transfer |
| 18 June 2013 | ST | Brian Saah | Dagenham and Redbridge | Free Transfer |
| 26 June 2013 | MF | Ian Morris | Northampton Town FC | Free Transfer |
| 13 July 2013 | FW | Rene Howe | Burton Albion | Free Transfer |
| 24 January 2014 | DF | Kirtys MacKenzie | Unattached | Mutual Termination |
| 30 January 2014 | GK | Conor Thompson | Newport County | Free Transfer |
| 2 February 2014 | MF | Damien Mozika | Unattached | Free Transfer |

#### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Expiry date |
| 27 September 2013 | MF | Niall Thompson | Worcester City | 27 October 2013 |
| 2 October 2013 | FW | Ashley Yeoman | Bideford | 2 January 2014 |
| 12 November 2013 | DF | Kirtys MacKenzie | Gloucester City | 14 January 2014 |
| 12 November 2013 | MF | Damon Lathrope | Hereford | 2 January 2014 |
| 14 December 2013 | DF | Jake Hutchings | Grays Athletic | 14 January 2014 |
| 24 December 2013 | GK | Conor Thompson | Swindon Supermarine | 24 January 2014 |
| 5 February 2014 | FW | Daniel Sullivan | Bideford | 5 April 2014 |
| 14 February 2014 | FW | Ashley Yeoman | Dorchester | 14 April 2014 |
| 14 February 2014 | MF | Nathan Craig | Dorchester | 14 April 2014 |