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| Torquay United formed in 1921 as the result of a merger between
Torquay Town and Babbacombe football clubs. For a few seasons during the 1920s they
competed in the Western League before stepping up to the Football League in 1927. The club
spent most of their time in the League between Division Three and Division Four, and
following relegation in 1972, remained in the lower rung of the Football League ladder
until 2004. But there were twice scares along the way. In 1987 they would have fallen into the Conference if it weren't for their superior goal difference, while in 1996, they survived again as Stevenage's ground wasn't good enough to see them promoted. In 2004, things looked up - the club went up into League One and were looking skywards. They came back down with a bump, however, in 2005 with relegation - this time due to inferior goal difference. And another relegation followed in 2007, bringing them into the Blue Square Premier.
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