 Having made 16 appearances for the club during the second half of the 2009–10 season, he was voted runner-up for the club's player of the year award.Branston was released by Burton Albion on 20 July 2010 and subsequently signed a one-year deal with Torquay on 21 July 2010.He scored his first goal in four years and his first for Torquay in 2011 in a 3–3 draw with Macclesfield Town and scored again four days later in the 2–1 win against Cheltenham Town.