The Gulls are now unbeaten in their last five league encounters with the Pilgrims, a run that started, ironically, on Boxing Day 2001 when Torquay drew 2-2 with Paul Sturrock's promotion bound Pilgrims.
Fast forward a decade, to last season, and the Gulls completed their first double over Argyle in over 40 years as they won 3-1 at Plainmoor in November 2011 with Eunan O'Kane scoring a brace before Danny Stevens prior to Will Atkinson pulling one back for the Pilgrims.
This is Torquay's biggest ever winning margin over Argyle in a competitive game.
The double was completed on January 2nd 2012 when Billy Bodin and Lee Mansell struck to give the Gulls a two goal cushion before Luke Young reduced the Pilgrims arrears to a single goal.
Earlier this season, the two sides played out a goalless draw at Plainmoor before the return meeting in the festive period which saw Tyler Harvey write his name into South West footballing folklore with a late equaliser for Argyle.
December 26th 2001
Plymouth Argyle 2 (Graham Coughlan, Ian Stonebridge) Torquay United 2 (Brian McGlinchey og, Richard Logan pen)
November 19th 2011
Torquay United 3 (Eunan O'Kane (2), Danny Stevens) Plymouth Argyle 1 (Will Atkinson)
January 2nd 2012
Plymouth Argyle 1 (Luke Young) Torquay United 2 (Billy Bodin, Lee Mansell)
September 8th 2012
Torquay United 0 Plymouth Argyle 0
December 26th 2012
Plymouth Argyle 1 (Tyler Harvey) Torquay United 1 (Aaron Downes)
