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词条 George Torrance (footballer)
释义

  1. Club career

      Non-league football    Brentford    Return to non-league football  

  2. Representative career

  3. Personal life

  4. Honours

  5. Career statistics

  6. References

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| birth_place = Rothesay, Scotland
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| position = Left midfielder
| years1 =1980–1981
| clubs1 = Camberley Town
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| goals1 =4
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| clubs3 = Wokingham Town
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| years4 = 1984–1986
| clubs4 = Brentford
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1986
| clubs5 = → Maidstone United (loan)
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| years6 = 1986–1987
| clubs6 = Maidstone United
| caps6 = 40
| goals6 = 6
| years7 =1987–1994
| clubs7 = Falmouth Town
| caps7 =252
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George Clark Torrance (born 17 September 1957) is a retired Scottish professional footballer, who played as a left midfielder. He played in the Football League with Brentford.

Club career

Non-league football

A left-sided midfielder, Torrance began his career with Isthmian League Division One side Camberley Town,[1] when he was stationed with the British Army in nearby Blackwater.[2] He moved on to join fellow Isthmian League side Farnborough Town, before being posted to Germany for two years.[2] While still in Germany, Torrance joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Wokingham Town[2] where, in the 1982–83 FA Cup, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 first round draw with Division Three club Cardiff City.[3]

Brentford

Torrance and Wokingham Town teammate (and fellow soldier) Steve Butler joined Division Three side Brentford in December 1984,[4] with the Griffin Park club paying £400 to buy the pair out of the army.[2] Torrance found himself used as a utility player in his early time with the Bees, playing six different positions in his first eight games.[2] He became an integral part of the side, making 17 appearances during the 1984–85 season,[5] though an ankle injury saw him lose his place towards the end of the campaign.[2] Torrance was an unused substitute for the 3–1 1985 Football League Trophy Final defeat by Wigan Athletic and later recalled that failing to get onto the pitch at Wembley was his "greatest disappointment".[2] He played on into the 1985–86 season and departed the club during the campaign, having made 44 appearances and scored three goals.[5]

Return to non-league football

Torrance joined Alliance Premier League side Maidstone United on loan during the 1985–86 season,[2] helping the club stave off relegation on goal difference and signed on a permanent deal at the end of the campaign.[6] He moved to Cornwall in 1987 and joined South Western League side Falmouth Town, winning three titles and making over 250 appearances for the club.[7] Torrance later joined Porthleven, playing well into his 40s and serving as player-assistant manager at the club.[2]

Representative career

In December 1986, Torrance was called upon to represent the FA XI in a match versus an Isthmian League representative side.[8] He scored in a 4–1 victory.[9] Despite being Scottish, Torrance appeared for England Police in a match versus Scotland in 1994, with England winning 3–0.[2] Also playing for England was Torrance's Welsh former Brentford teammate, Gary Roberts.[2]

Personal life

Torrance served in the Royal Engineers and later ran a residential home with his parents-in-law in St Keverne.[6] He joined the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary in 1994, after moving to Falmouth.[2][10] He was later stationed in Truro and in 2010 was based at Royal Cornwall Hospital in the town.[10] Torrance has two children and lives in Helston.[10]

Honours

Falmouth Town
  • South Western League (3): 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford1984–85[5]Third Division1311032173
1985–86[5]210104010270
Career total341204042443

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.camberleytownfc.co.uk/archive/s198081.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214338/http://www.camberleytownfc.co.uk/archive/s198081.htm|title=1980/81|archivedate=12 August 2014|work=camberleytownfc.co.uk|accessdate=20 October 2015}}
2. ^10 11 {{Cite book |title=Brentford Official Matchday Magazine versus Camberley Town 14/11/98 |publisher=Morganprint Blackheath Ltd |location=London |page=19}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/football-fa-cup-first-round-20th-november-1982-wokingham-news-photo/79019346|title=Football FA Cup First Round 20th November 1982 Wokingham Town 1 v... News Photo 79019346|author=Bob Thomas|work=Getty Images|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|title = Barry Hugman's Footballers – George Torrance|url = http://hugmansfootballers.com/player/19793|website = hugmansfootballers.com|accessdate = 25 June 2015}}
5. ^{{Cite book|title=100 Years Of Brentford|last=|first=|publisher=Brentford FC|year=1989|isbn=0951526200|editor-last=White|editor-first=Eric|location=|pages=398|quote=|via=}}
6. ^{{Cite book|title=The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties|last=Croxford|first=Mark|last2=Lane|first2=David|last3=Waterman|first3=Greville|publisher=Legends Publishing|year=2011|isbn=978-1906796716|location=Sunbury, Middlesex|pages=350}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.falmouthtown.net/the-250-club/|title=Players with over 250 appearances|work=falmouthtown.net|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
8. ^{{cite book |last= |first= |year=1995 |title=Brentford F.C. Griffin Gazette versus Huddersfield Town 21/02/95 |url= |location= |publisher=Quay Design of Poole |page=33|isbn= |accessdate= }}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.isthmian.co.uk/articles.php?id=473&page=3|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320034041/http://www.isthmian.co.uk/articles.php?id=473&page=2|archivedate=20 March 2015|title=Representative Matches – History – The Ryman Isthmian Football League|work=isthmian.co.uk|accessdate=26 January 2015}}
10. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.rcht.nhs.uk/RoyalCornwallHospitalsTrust/News/NewsArticles/NewpoliceofficerwelcomedtoRCHT.aspx |title=New police officer welcomed to RCHT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234145/http://www.rcht.nhs.uk/RoyalCornwallHospitalsTrust/News/NewsArticles/NewpoliceofficerwelcomedtoRCHT.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |dead-url=yes |access-date=6 September 2017}}
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14 : 1957 births|Living people|Scottish footballers|Brentford F.C. players|English Football League players|People from Rothesay, Bute|Association football midfielders|Camberley Town F.C. players|Farnborough F.C. players|Wokingham Town F.C. players|Falmouth Town A.F.C. players|Porthleven F.C. players|Isthmian League players|National League (English football) players

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