1. Club record equalled.
By recording their eighth successive league win against Gloucester City, Gary Johnson's Torquay United of 2018-19 equalled the club record for consecutive victories in the league. The record itself was set by Kevin Hodges' play-off side of 1997-98 and has stood for over 20 years.
Interestingly on both occasions, both sides won their eighth game of the sequence by a single goal; the Gulls of 1997-98 beat Cardiff City 1-0 through a Kevin Hill effort and United's class of 2018-19 won 2-1 against Gloucester.
2. The crowds are returning to Plainmoor.
A crowd of 3,071, which included 57 Gloucester City fans, shows that the crowds will turn out in good numbers to watch a Torquay United side that is doing well - regardless of the level the club finds itself at. It also reflects the club's potential to achieve their longer term ambition of a return to the Football League.
3. A direct contrast to their last meeting.
The last meeting between Torquay United and Gloucester City was best remembered for the incident which saw the then Gulls manager Gary Owers have a cup of coffee thrown over him. In the return meeting, the feel good factor which has been around the club since Gary Johnson was appointed is perhaps best evidenced by the fact Johnson felt disappointed by only winning 2-1 .
After the game Johnson revealed: "The players are sitting in our dressing-room as if they had got beat. They are not very happy with themselves, and that's a good thing. We didn't get anywhere the levels we have been getting to recently.
"I know we had lots of chances, and maybe if one or two more had gone in, we might be feeling different, but we left it too tight at the end."
Any feelings of disappointment surrounding this game will no doubt quickly be forgotten if the Gull can complete a double over Truro City on New Year's Day. As the late Notts County manager Jimmy Sirrell once said: "the result is all that matters, the rest is just gossip."
4. A two-horse race?
With Woking winning 2-0 against Eastbourne Borough, the National League South title race is shaping up into a two horse race between the Gulls and the Cards. Two points currently separates the two sides - United have 48 points and Woking are on 46. The Gulls are also seven points clear of third placed Concord Rangers, who have played the same number of games.
However, the Cards also have two games in hand, which will become three after United play Slough Town at Plainmoor on January 5th and Woking play Watford in the third round of the FA Cup over the same weekend.
5. Connor to return.
Wales Under-21 starlet Connor Lemonheigh-Evans was absent from the Gulls' starting line-up as his initial 93-day loan deal from Bristol City expired. Sadly for United, his creativity and energy were missed. However, the Gulls are hoping to finalise a fresh loan deal that will see Lemonheigh-Evans return to Plainmoor for their New Year's Day clash with Truro City and to help aid their promotion push.
