Vic Crowe's Villa suffer a shock defeat to bottom of the table Torquay at Plainmoor to make it twenty eight wins, five draws and eight defeats in 41 division three games so far this campaign. As a result, Villa's lead at the top of the table (played 41, points 61) was reduced to six points over Brighton (played 40, points 55) but remained at seven over Bournemouth (played 40, points 54) with both clubs having a game in hand.