Torquay United have now taken the number of players that they have under contract for the 2023-24 to 12, after goalkeeper Mark Halstead, central midfielders Tom Lapslie and Kevin Dawson and young centre back Ollie Tomlinson all agreed terms with the club.
Halstead and Lapslie will be signing up for their third seasons with Gary Johnson's men, having arrived at Plainmoor in the summer of 2021 - following the Gulls' National League play-off final defeat to Hartlepool United.
Former Plymouth Argyle hopeful Tomlinson spent last season on loan at Taunton Town and Chippenham Town in the National League South - the division that the Gulls have relegated into - and will be looking to challenge for a regular first team spot.
Dublin-born midfielder Dawson, who played under Johnson at both Yeovil Town and Cheltenham Town, technically becomes United's first summer signing, as he spent the final few months of the 2022-23 season on loan from National League North side Gloucester City. The Irishman officially becomes a Torquay United player on July 1. At 32, he brings a wealth of experience to the squad, which includes helping the Glovers to win promotion to the Championship with Johnson against the odds in 2012-13.
They join a list that includes captain Asa Hall and vice-captain Dean Moxey, who were first to agree terms and Dylan Crowe, Ross Marshall, Shaun Donnellan, Ryan Hanson, Brett McGavin and player of the season and leading scorer Aaron Jarvis.
