George Torrance (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Clark Torrance | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Rothesay, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Left midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Camberley Town | (4) | |
| Farnborough Town | |||
| 1982–1984 | Wokingham Town | ||
| 1984–1986 | Brentford | 34 | (1) |
| 1986 | → Maidstone United (loan) | ||
| 1986–1987 | Maidstone United | 40 | (6) |
| 1987–1994 | Falmouth Town | 252 | (55) |
| Porthleven | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Porthleven (player-assistant) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Clark Torrance (born 17 September 1957) is a retired Scottish professional footballer, who played as a left midfielder. He played in the Football League with Brentford.
A left-sided midfielder, Torrance began his career with Isthmian League Division One side Camberley Town, when he was stationed with the British Army in nearby Blackwater. He moved on to join fellow Isthmian League side Farnborough Town, before being posted to Germany for two years. While still in Germany, Torrance joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Wokingham Town where, in the 1982–83 FA Cup, he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 first round draw with Division Three club Cardiff City.
Torrance and Wokingham Town teammate (and fellow soldier) Steve Butler joined Division Three side Brentford in December 1984, with the Griffin Park club paying £400 to buy the pair out of the army. Torrance found himself used as a utility player in his early time with the Bees, playing six different positions in his first eight games. He became an integral part of the side, making 17 appearances during the 1984–85 season, though an ankle injury saw him lose his place towards the end of the campaign. Torrance was an unused substitute for the 3–1 1985 Football League Trophy Final defeat to Wigan Athletic and later recalled that failing to get onto the pitch at Wembley was his "greatest disappointment". He played on into the 1985–86 season and departed the club during the campaign, having made 44 appearances and scored three goals.
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