From gull, from sea gull. As a seaside town, Torquay has many seagulls.
Meanings
(informal) Torquay United F. C., a football club from Torquay, England, UK.
Gulls keeper Scott Bevan kept his side in the game by saving a Tubbs penalty after Chris Zebroski was sent off. 2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC: