1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season
| 1927–28 season | |||
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| Chairman |
 Charles Hore |
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| Manager |
 Percy Mackrill
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| Third Division South | 22nd | ||
| FA Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer | Bert Turner (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,749 v Exeter City, 27 August 1927 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,156 v Brighton & Hove Albion, 1 October 1927 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,175 | ||
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The 1927–28 Torquay United F.C. season was Torquay United's first season in the Football League and their first season in Third Division South. The season runs from 1 July 1927 to 30 June 1928.
Under the guidance of player-manager Percy Mackrill, Torquay United won the Western section of the Southern League in 1927 in only their sixth season as a professional football club. This achievement (along with an impressive three-leg resistance against high-flying Reading in the 1925–26 FA Cup) earned Torquay election to the Football League in time for the 1927–28 Third Division South season, at the expense of Aberdare Athletic.
After an encouraging Football League debut - a 1–1 draw against Exeter City in front of over 10,000 supporters at their Plainmoor home ground - Torquay then suffered a humiliating 9–1 defeat away to eventual champions Millwall two days later. Although United did manage to restore some dignity in their next game with a 3–1 win away to fellow strugglers Merthyr Town, the season would prove to be a challenge for the debutants. Among the few highlights of a tough campaign were Bert Turner's hat-trick during the 4–2 win over Norwich City in January and the home and away victories over Brentford and Queens Park Rangers. Incidentally, Torquay were excused from this season's FA Cup as the additional qualifying rounds which had already been allocated to them before their election would have caused a significant disruption to their League fixtures.
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