Torquay United 2-1 Port Vale: result and report

League Two · Saturday 24 March 2012

Result

Torquay United 2-1 Port Vale

League Two · Saturday 24 March 2012, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Torquay United 2-1 Port Vale: match report

Torquay United won against Port Vale 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 24 March 2012. The half-time score was 0-1.

John McCombe opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Torquay United's goals came from Rene Howe (71', penalty) and Ryan Jarvis (74'). Port Vale scored through John McCombe (29').

Discipline: Torquay United received 2 yellow cards; Port Vale received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Torquay United were 2nd on 69 points from 38 and Port Vale 9th on 56 points from 37. Torquay United went on to finish that season 6th with 81 points, and Port Vale 9th with 69.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Torquay United wins, 4 draws and 1 for Port Vale.

Going into the match Torquay United's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Port Vale's W-L-L-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · John McCombePort Vale · 0-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Adam YatesPort Vale
  • 48'Yellow card · Chris ShukerPort Vale
  • 69'Red card · Joe DavisPort Vale
  • 71'Penalty goal · Rene HoweTorquay United · 1-1
  • 74'Goal · Ryan JarvisTorquay United · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Eunan O'KaneTorquay United
  • 78'Yellow card · Rene HoweTorquay United

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Torquay United 0, draws 4, Port Vale 1.

Team news

Torquay United line-up

Robert Olejnik, Mark Ellis, Brian Saah, Joe Oastler, Lee Mansell, Eunan O'Kane, Danny Stevens, Damon Lathrope, Rene Howe, Kevin Nicholson, Ian Morris

Port Vale line-up

Stuart Tomlinson, Adam Yates, John McCombe, Joe Davis, Anthony Griffith, Doug Loft, Sean Rigg, Sam Morsy, Chris Shuker, Louis Dodds, Marc Richards