Honours
For more details on this topic, see List of Torquay United F.C. seasons.- League Two (1960's promotions gained in the "Fourth Division" era)
- Third Place: 1959/60, 1965/66, 2003/04
- Third Division South (Prior to League re-structuring)
- Runners Up: 1956/1957
- Football League Fourth Division
- Play-Off Winners: 1990/91
- Conference National:
- Play-Off Winners (1): 2008–09
- Southern League (Western Section)
- Winners (1): 1926/27
- Plymouth and District League
- Winners (1): 1911/12
- Torquay and District League
- Winners (1): 1908/09
- Third Division South Cup
- Runners Up: 1934
- Finalists: 1939 (Final never played due to outbreak of World War II)
- Football League Trophy
- Runners up 1988/89
- FA Trophy
- Runners up 2007/08
- Devon Senior Cup
- Winners (2): 1910/11 and 1921/22
- Devon Bowl/Devon St Luke's Bowl
- Winners (15): 1934, 1935, 1937, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1955 (Shared), 1958, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1996 (Shared), 1998, 2007
- Runners Up (17): 1923, 1931, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003
Notable Purchases
- Leon Constantine from Peterborough United for £75,000 in December 2004 (current club record)
- Billy Bodin from Swindon Town for £70,000 in July 2012
- Eifion Williams from Barry Town for £70,000 in March 1999 (previous club record)
- Robin Stubbs from Birmingham City for £6,000 in 1963 (previous club record)
Notable Sales
- Rodney Jack to Crewe Alexandra £650,000 in July 1998 (current record sale)
- Matthew Gregg to Crystal Palace for £400,000 in October 1998
- David Graham to Wigan Athletic for £315,000 in August 2004
- Robert Olejnik to Peterborough United for £300,000 in June 2012
- Lee Sharpe to Manchester United for £185,000 in May 1988 (previous club record)
- Eunan O'Kane to Bournemouth for £175,000 in July 2012
- Mark Ellis to Crewe Alexandra for £80,000 in June 2012
- Colin Lee to Tottenham Hotspur for £60,000 in the 1978/79 season (previous club record)
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