Sunday 21 October 2012

RENE EQUALS RECORD DESPITE THE GULLS DEFEAT

Torquay United's Rene Howe equalled the club record for scoring consecutive games, after finding the back of the net for the seventh time in a row, despite seeing the Gulls go down to defeat against Bristol Rovers.

Howe, who spent a brief spell on loan with the Pirates in the 2010-11 season, pulled a goal back for the Gulls, who were reduced to ten men following the dismissal of Joe Oastler, after Tom Eaves and Matthew Lund had given Rovers a two goal lead.

Aussie defender Aaron Downes then headed home an equaliser for the Gulls before Eaves bagged a brace with the Pirates third and decisive goal of the afternoon to seal a 3-2 win.

Rene Howe now joins Sammy Collins and Carl Airey in scoring in seven straight games. He now has the opportunity to claim the record outright if he can find the target against Gillingham, another club he has had a brief loan spell with previously in his career, on Tuesday night.

Sammy Collins: 1954-55 season 

22/09/54 vs Shrewsbury Town H W 2-0 Sammy Collins, Jack Smith
25/09/54 vs Brighton and Hove Albion H W 2-1 Sammy Collins (2)
27/09/54 vs Shrewsbury Town A L 2-3 Sammy Collins, Don Mills
02/10/54 vs Exeter City H W 1-0 Sammy Collins
09/10/54 vs Norwich City A L 1-5 Sammy Collins
16/10/54 vs Southend United H W 4-1 Sammy Collins, Don Mills, Harold Dobbie
23/10/54 vs Aldershot A L 1-2 Sammy Collins

Carl Airey: 1989-90 season

07/10/89 vs Doncaster Rovers H W 2-0 Carl Airey, Paul Smith
13/10/89 vs Cambridge United A L 2-5 Mark Loram, Carl Airey
17/10/89 vs Hartlepool United H W 4-3 Sean Joyce (2), Carl Airey, Paul Smith
21/10/89 vs Aldershot A  W 2-1 Carl Airey, Sean Joyce
31/10/89 vs Wrexham A D 1-1 Carl Airey
04/11/89 vs York City A D 1-1 Carl Airey
11/11/89 vs Carlisle United H L1-2 Carl Airey

Rene Howe: 2012-13 season 

18/09/12 vs AFC Wimbledon A W 1-0 Rene Howe
22/09/12 vs Burton Albion H D 1-1 Rene Howe
29/09/12 vs Chesterfield A D 1-1 Rene Howe
02/09/12 vs Aldershot Town H W 4-3 Billy Bodin, Ryan Jarvis, Ashley Yeoman, Rene Howe
06/10/12 vs Wycombe Wanderers A L 1-2 Rene Howe
13/10/12 vs Accrington Stanley H W 3-1 Rene Howe (pen), Billy Bodin, Lee Mansell
20/10/12 vs Bristol Rovers A L 2-3 Rene Howe, Aaron Downes