Firstly, the Charlton Athletic starlet marked his first appearance for the Gulls with a goal, which was also his first as a professional footballer.
Secondly, he became the 1,000th player to appear for Torquay since they first entered the Football League in 1927.
Former trainee Danny Sullivan became the 999th to appear for United when he was handed his professional debut by Alan Knill against Morecambe at the Globe Arena on August 10th, and there was some anticipation as to who the 1,000th player to appear for Torquay would be.
A list of other significant numbers and a few randoms:
100: Don Welsh
211: Sammy Collins
308: Robin Stubbs
538: Mark Loram
592: Lee Sharpe
601: Dean Edwards
705: Rodney Jack
899: Lee Mansell
925: Kevin Nicholson
