1921–22 Torquay United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Torquay United 1921–22 Crad Evans Charles Hore Western League 5th FA Cup Fourth round qualifying Devon Senior Cup Winners _black_stripes _3stripesonwhite _black_stripes _2whitestripes 000000 ffffff white 000000 1922–23 The 1921–22 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's first season in competitive football and their first season in the Western League. The season runs from 1 July 1921 to 30 June 1922. Overview When Devon's two most successful football clubs Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City became founder members of the Football League Third Division in 1920, questions were asked as to whether Devon's third largest town, Torquay, could support a Football League team of its own. The seaside resort's two foremost sides were Torquay Town and Babbacombe and, while they had both enjoyed success in the Plymouth & District League, it was felt that Torquay's best chance of creating a team strong enough for the Football League would be for the two fierce rivals to merge. Despite many years of friction between the sides, it was finally decided that the 1920–21 football season would be the last for both Torquay Town and Babbacombe and that a new professional football club would be formed.Edwards, Leigh; Gibbes, Jon; Lovis, John (1999). Torquay United, The Official Centenary History, 1899-1999. Yore Publications. 1-874427-38-0Holgate, Mike (1999). Torquay United Football Club 1899-1999. Tempus Publishing. 0-7524-1814-9 The new team was to be called Torquay United, which was a name that had previously been used from 1899 up until 1910 before the original United merged with Ellacombe to form Torquay Town. Crad Evans, Torquay Town's star striker, was installed as player-manager and the new team adopted a black and white strip which soon earned them the nickname of 'the Magpies'. Although Torquay United were initially denied entry into the Southern League, they were accepted into the Western League in time for the 1921–22 season. Despite an encouraging first game of the season, a 1–0 victory over Weymouth, Torquay's form soon dipped and they would not win another League game until the New Year. However, a run of five wins out of six at the end of the season led United to a respectable mid-table finish in a very competitive league. Torquay also enjoyed an extended run in the FA Cup, playing a total of eight fixtures (nine including the 75th minute abandonment of the first qualifying round fixture against Spencer Moulton). United made it as far as the fourth qualifying round before being knocked out by Boscombe. The newly professional Torquay United also made their last appearance in the Devon Senior Cup. It was a tournament the club had won under the name of Torquay Town in 1911 and the re-christened United repeated the feat by beating Oreston Rovers 1–0 in the final at Home Park. At the end of the season, Torquay United again applied to join the Southern League and, on this occasion, were successful in their bid. Competitions Western League Standings 1921–22 Western Football League#Division One Division One TRQ Matches 3 Sep 1921 Torquay United 1 – 0 Weymouth Sanders Plainmoor 3,000 W 17 Sep 1921 Torquay United 1 – 1 Peasedown St John Frayn (pen.) Plainmoor D 29 Oct 1921 Torquay United 1 – 3 Cardiff Corinthians Davis Plainmoor L 31 Dec 1921 Trowbridge Town 2 – 1 Torquay United Frayn Trowbridge L 8 Feb 1922 Welton Rovers 3 – 1 Torquay United Pratt West Clewes L 18 Feb 1922 Torquay United 0 – 1 Yeovil & Petters United Plainmoor L 25 Feb 1922 Peasedown St John 2 – 1 Torquay United Burley Peasedown St John L 11 Mar 1922 Horfield United 2 – 2 Torquay United Nettesonne Chapman Horfield D 18 Mar 1922 Torquay United 2 – 1 Welton Rovers Burch Harris Plainmoor W 5 Apr 1922 Cardiff Corinthians 0 – 6 Torquay United Burley Harris Jackman Lincoln Pengam Farm W 8 Apr 1922 Weymouth 0 – 2 Torquay United Worden Stuckey (pen.) Recreation Ground W 17 Apr 1922 Torquay United 4 – 0 Trowbridge Town Burch (pen.) Stuckey Harris Plainmoor W 22 Apr 1922 Yeovil & Petters United 2 – 0 Torquay United Pen Mill Athletic Ground L 29 Apr 1922 Torquay United 3 – 0 Horfield United Burley Pratt Harris Plainmoor W FA Cup 1921–22 FA Cup 10 Sep 1921 Extra preliminary round Minehead 0 – 3 Torquay United Stuckey (pen.) Townsend Recreation Ground W 24 Sep 1921 Preliminary round Torquay United 1 – 1 Frome Town Stuckey Plainmoor D 27 Sep 1921 Pre. Round Replay Frome Town 1 – 3 Torquay United Davis (pen.)Stuckey Badgers Hill W 12 Oct 19211 1 1 First round qualifying Torquay United 5 – 2 Spencer Moulton Stuckey Lincoln Burch Plainmoor W 22 Oct 1921 Second round qualifying Torquay United 6 – 0 St George's Stuckey Townsend Burch Merrick Plainmoor W 5 Nov 1921 Third round qualifying Torquay United 2 – 2 Hanham Athletic Burch (pen.)Evans Plainmoor D 9 Nov 1921 Third round Q. Replay Hanham Athletic 1 – 3 Torquay United Frayn Evans Hanham W 19 Nov 1921 Fourth round qualifying Torquay United 0 – 1 Boscombe Plainmoor L Devon Senior Cup 3 Dec 1921 First round Dartmouth United 0 – 3 Torquay United Frayn Townsend Long Cross W 17 Dec 1921 Second round Torquay United 5 – 0 Chudleigh Townsend Evans Pyne Burch (o.g.) Plainmoor W 11 Mar 1922 Quarter Final Torquay United 6 – 0 Torrington Burch Stuckey Lincoln Harris Pridham Plainmoor W 29 Mar 1922 Semi Final Teign Village 0 – 7 Torquay United Stuckey (pen.) Nattesonne Martin Evans (o.g.) Newton Abbot W 8 Apr 1922 Final Oreston Rovers 0 – 1 Torquay United Frayn Home Park W Notes 1 1 1. Match originally played 8 Oct 1921 but was abandoned after 75 minutes due to fog. Torquay United were leading 2–0 at the time. 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