Torquay 2008/09

Torquay finished 4th of 24 in the 2008/09 Conference National with 83 points (won 23, drawn 14, lost 9; scored 72, conceded 47) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 20th, after match 5. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 14 unbeaten and 5 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Torquay
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club National League season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 9 Aug 2008	Histon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	11th
2	Tue 12 Aug 2008	Woking (home)	2–1 W	Won	4	5th
3	Mon 18 Aug 2008	Ebbsfleet (home)	0–2 L	Lost	4	14th
4	Sat 23 Aug 2008	Crawley Town (away)	1–3 L	Lost	4	17th
5	Mon 25 Aug 2008	Salisbury City (home)	0–1 L	Lost	4	20th
6	Thu 28 Aug 2008	York (home)	1–1 D	Drew	5	18th
7	Thu 4 Sep 2008	Kidderminster (away)	0–1 L	Lost	5	18th
8	Sun 7 Sep 2008	Northwich Victoria (home)	2–1 W	Won	8	18th
9	Sat 13 Sep 2008	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	11	17th
10	Sat 20 Sep 2008	Eastbourne Borough (home)	2–0 W	Won	14	15th
11	Tue 23 Sep 2008	Forest Green (away)	2–1 W	Won	17	11th
12	Sat 27 Sep 2008	Wrexham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	18	11th
13	Sat 4 Oct 2008	Stevenage (home)	3–0 W	Won	21	8th
14	Thu 9 Oct 2008	Oxford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	22	8th
15	Sun 12 Oct 2008	Rushden & Diamonds (away)	3–1 W	Won	25	7th
16	Sat 18 Oct 2008	Ebbsfleet (away)	2–0 W	Won	28	5th
17	Sat 1 Nov 2008	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	31	2nd
18	Sat 15 Nov 2008	York (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	2nd
19	Tue 18 Nov 2008	Lewes (home)	4–1 W	Won	37	1st
20	Sat 22 Nov 2008	Woking (away)	2–2 D	Drew	38	3rd
21	Sat 6 Dec 2008	Cambridge (home)	0–0 D	Drew	39	3rd
22	Tue 9 Dec 2008	Eastbourne Borough (away)	2–4 L	Lost	39	4th
23	Sat 20 Dec 2008	Histon (home)	4–1 W	Won	42	3rd
24	Fri 26 Dec 2008	Weymouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	45	2nd
25	Sun 28 Dec 2008	Kidderminster (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	5th
26	Fri 16 Jan 2009	Wrexham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	46	4th
27	Tue 27 Jan 2009	Lewes (away)	2–0 W	Won	49	4th
28	Tue 10 Feb 2009	Weymouth (home)	0–2 L	Lost	49	6th
29	Sat 14 Feb 2009	Altrincham (home)	3–1 W	Won	52	5th
30	Sat 21 Feb 2009	Kettering Town (away)	1–2 L	Lost	52	7th
31	Tue 24 Feb 2009	Forest Green (home)	3–3 D	Drew	53	6th
32	Sat 28 Feb 2009	Oxford (away)	2–0 W	Won	56	5th
33	Tue 3 Mar 2009	Grays Athletic (away)	2–1 W	Won	59	5th
34	Sat 7 Mar 2009	Rushden & Diamonds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	60	5th
35	Tue 10 Mar 2009	Altrincham (away)	1–0 W	Won	63	4th
36	Sat 14 Mar 2009	Barrow (home)	4–1 W	Won	66	3rd
37	Sat 21 Mar 2009	Northwich Victoria (away)	3–2 W	Won	69	3rd
38	Tue 24 Mar 2009	Grays Athletic (home)	1–1 D	Drew	70	3rd
39	Sat 28 Mar 2009	Mansfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	71	3rd
40	Sat 4 Apr 2009	Kettering Town (home)	2–0 W	Won	74	3rd
41	Mon 6 Apr 2009	Burton (away)	1–0 W	Won	77	2nd
42	Sat 11 Apr 2009	Crawley Town (home)	0–2 L	Lost	77	3rd
43	Mon 13 Apr 2009	Salisbury City (away)	2–2 D	Drew	78	4th
44	Sat 18 Apr 2009	Stevenage (away)	0–0 D	Drew	79	5th
45	Tue 21 Apr 2009	Barrow (away)	1–1 D	Drew	80	6th
46	Sun 26 Apr 2009	Burton (home)	2–1 W	Won	83	4th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.