2006–07 Torquay United F.C. season

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FA Cup Third Round Football League Trophy First Round		League Cup First Round
Chairman Mike Bateson (until October 2006) Chris Roberts (from October 2006 to 21 February 2007) Keith Richardson (from 22 February 2007 to 7 March 2007) Mike Bateson (from 7 March 2007 to 14 May 2007) Mervyn Benney (14 May 2007 to 25 May 2007) Alex Rowe (from 24 May 2007) Manager Ian Atkins (until 27 November 2007) Luboš Kubík (from 27 November 2006 to 5 February 2007) Keith Curle (from 8 February 2007 to 17 May 2007) Leroy Rosenior (17 May for ten minutes) Paul Buckle (from 2 June 2007) Top goalscorer League: Jamie Ward (9) All: Jamie Ward (11)

The 2006-07 season was Torquay United F.C.'s 73rd and final season in the Football League before being relegated to the Conference National. It covers the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.

Chronological order of events

12 October: Chairman and owner Mike Bateson sells club to consortium led by Chris Roberts

21 November: Roberts introduces an anti-diving initiative whereby Torquay players will be cautioned or fined for diving or feigning injury and if a third offence occurs will be transfer-listed or sacked

27 November: Ian Atkins replaced as manager by former Czech international Luboš Kubík

10 January: Former manager Colin Lee brought in to assist Kubik

5 February: Manager Luboš Kubík resigns

5 February: Midfielder Matthew Hewlett forced to retire due to a back injury

6 February: Midfielder Darren Baxter and defender Nathan Simpson are released

7 February: Colin Lee appointed as Director of Football

8 February: Keith Curle appointed as Head Coach until the end of the season

16 February: Sheffield United midfielder Lloyd Kerry joins on a month's loan

21 February: Chris Roberts resigns as chairman after a protest by three long-serving directors who resigned over Roberts' handling of the club

23 February: Local hotel owner Keith Richardson is appointed as the club's new chairman

26 February: Loanees Kevin Miller, Rossi Jarvis and Matthew Halliday return to their parent clubs

27 February: Chairman Keith Richardson distances himself and the club from plans to build a new stadium

2 March: Lincoln City goalkeeper Simon Rayner and Sheffield United striker Dean Oliver join on one-month loan deals and Sheffield United defender Chris Robertson joins on non-contract terms

6 March: Winger Marvin Williams joins on loan from Millwall until the end of the season

7 March: Mike Bateson returns as chairman

20 March: Defender John Wheeldon told he will be released at the end of the season

21 March: Former Torquay striker David Graham rejoins the club on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season

22 March: Plymouth Argyle striker Reuben Reid joins on loan until the end of the season

2 April: Loanees Alistair John, Dean Oliver and Simon Rayner extend their loan stays until the end of the season

12 April: Loanees Alistair John and Lloyd Kerry return to Charlton Athletic and Sheffield United respectively after suffering injuries

14 April: Torquay's relegation from the football league is confirmed after a 1-1 draw at home to Peterborough United. Bateson puts the club up for sale after the game

5 May: Torquay play their final game in the Football League, a goalless draw at home to Hereford United

14 May: Chairman Mike Bateson stands down as chairman and is replaced by Mervyn Benney, although Bateson remains as majority shareholder

14 May: Director of Football Colin Lee is made redundant

17 May: Former manager Leroy Rosenior takes over as manager from Keith Curle, but is effectively out of a job again ten minutes later when Bateson informs him that the club has been sold

24 May: Alex Rowe appointed chairman after new consortium buys club from Mike Bateson

25 May: Colin Lee appointed as club's new Chief Executive

2 June: Former Torquay midfielder Paul Buckle is appointed as the club's new manager

4 June: Canadian goalkeeper Simon Rayner is signed on a free transfer from Lincoln City having been on loan to Torquay the previous season

6 June: Goalkeeper Martin Rice is signed on a free transfer from Exeter City

13 June: Shaun North appointed to Torquay coaching staff

13 June: Midfielder Matthew Hockley agrees new one-year contract

20 June: Chris Robertson and Chris Hargreaves sign for Torquay on free transfers from Sheffield United and Oxford United respectively

21 June: Defender Kevin Nicholson joins Torquay after rejecting a new contract at Forest Green Rovers

22 June: Striker Lee Phillips is signed on a three contract from Exeter City, for a fee of £17,500

28 June: Striker Tim Sills joins from Hereford United on a two-year contract

28 June: Striker Lee Thorpe has his contract terminated by mutual consent and joins Brentford five days later

References

2006–07 Torquay United F.C. season Wikipedia

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