Former Plymouth Argyle winger Jason Banton is reunited with Gary Owers after the winger agreed a deal to sign for Torquay United.
The pair previously worked together Banton's two spells at Home Park - the first of which came on loan towards the end of the 2012-13 and he then returned to the Pilgrims to sign permanently in January 2014.
His first spell at Home Park has so far proved to be the most productive of his career so far, which has also taken in permanent spells with teams as diverse as Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Wycombe Wanderers, Crawley Town and Woking and loan stints with Burton Albion, Notts County, Hartlepool United and Partick Thistle amongst others.
It was during his initial loan spell with the Pilgrims when he first worked with Owers, who was working as assistant manager to John Sheridan, and he found the back of the net six times in 14 appearances. He finished the 2012-13 season as Argyle's leading scorer and helped them avoid relegation from the Football League.
However, it was during the month of March 2013 which proved to be his most successful as he won the League Two Player of the Month award after scoring three times in six appearances, including the winning goal in the 60th league meeting between the Pilgrims and arch rivals Exeter City on March 30th, 2013.
It turned out to be a double celebration for Argyle as Sheridan claimed the managerial prize for the month in question.
Unfortunately, he failed to recapture the same form when he joined the Pilgrims permanently midway through the 2013-14 campaign; but he did score an important goal for Sheridan's men in their League Two play-off semi-final first leg against Wycombe Wanderers after coming off the bench to make it 3-2 to improve Argyle's chances of reaching the final (they lost the second leg 2-1 at Adams Park).
The Plainmoor faithful will be hoping that he can replicate this kind of form for the Gulls in the National League South in the 2018-19 season.
