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North Devon Football League 
Countries England Founded 1904 Divisions 4 Number of teams 61 Levels on pyramid 12-15 Feeder to South West Peninsula League Website http://www.northdevonfootballleague.org.uk The North Devon Football League is an football competition based in England. It was established in 1904. The top division of this league, which is the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the South West Peninsula League. The North Devon Gazette sponsors the league and so the full, sponsored name of the league is the North Devon Gazette Football League.[1]
The league covers a 50 mile radius from Barnstaple (ironically Barnstaple Town Reserves elect to play in the Devon and Exeter League), and also includes one team from Cornwall.
Contents
2011-12 Members
Premier Division
- Appledore Reserves
- Barnstaple Amateur Athletic Club
- Boca Seniors
- Bradworthy
- Bratton Fleming
- Braunton
- Combe Martin
- Dolton
- Georgeham & Croyde
- Ilfracombe Town Reserves
- North Molton Sports Club
- Putford
- Shamwickshire Rovers
- Shebbear United
- Torridgeside
- Torrington
Senior Division
- Barnstaple Amateur Athletic Club Reserves
- Bideford Reserves
- Braunton Reserves
- Bude Town Reserves
- Chittlehampton
- Lynton & Lynmouth
- North Molton Sports Club Reserves
- Northam Lions
- Park United
- Pilton Academicals
- Shamwickshire Rovers Reserves
- South Molton
- Torrington Reserves
- Woolsery
- Wrey Arms
Intermediate Division One
- AFC Anchor
- Braunton 'A'
- Clovelly
- Equalizers
- Fremington
- Hartland
- High Bickington
- Ilfracombe Town 'A'
- Landkey Town
- Merton
- Northam Lions Reserves
- Northside Atlantic
- Putford Reserves
- Sporting Barum
- Woolacombe & Mortehoe
- Woolsery Reserves
Intermediate Division Two
- Anchor Chiefs
- Barnstaple
- Bratton Fleming Reserves
- Braunton 'B'
- Buckland Brewer
- Chittlehampton Reserves
- Fremington Reserves
- Georgeham & Croyde Reserves
- Hartland Reserves
- North Molton Sports Club 'A'
- Northam Lions 'A'
- Pilton Academicals Reserves
- South Molton Reserves
- Torridgeside Reserves
Old divisions
Here are the old divisions of the league which have since become defunct[2]:
- Division Two - The division below the Premier Division, which ran from 1904 to 1958.
- Division Three - The division below Division Two, which ran from 1921 to 1951.
- Intermediate Division Three - The division below Intermediate Division Two, which ran from 1967 to 1996.
- Intermediate Division Four - The division below Intermediate Division Three, which ran from 1971 to 1981.
- Minor Division - The division below every other division in the league, which ran from 1934 to 1983.
Recent divisional Champions
Season Premier Division Senior Division Division One Division Two 1999-00 Ilfracombe Town Reserves High Bickington Woolsery Bideford Youth (West), Red Star Barum (East) 2000-01 Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned 2001-02 Shamwickshire Rovers Barnstaple Amateur Athletic Club Bideford Youth Wrey Arms 2002-03 Shamwickshire Rovers Boca Seniors Seamus O'Donnell's Lovacott 2003-04 Braunton Hartland Torrington 'A' Woolacombe 2004-05 Morwenstow Shamwickshire Rovers Reserves Woolacombe Torridgeside 2005-06 Boca Seniors Woolacombe Northam Lions Reserves Dolton Rangers Reserves 2006-07 Boca Seniors North Molton Bratton Fleming Grosvenor 2007-08 Boca Seniors Ilfracombe Town Reserves Combe Martin Reserves Anchor 2008-09 Boca Seniors Torrington Landkey Town Buckland Brewer 2009-10 Shamwickshire Rovers Braunton Reserves Woolsery Wrey Arms 2010-11 Boca Seniors Pilton Academicals Wrey Arms Northside Atlantic The 2000-01 season was abandoned due to an outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease in the area.
League Champions by team since 1904
Team Championships Appledore 10 South Molton 7 Barnstaple Town 6 Fremington 6 Boca Seniors 5 Bradworthy United 5 Ilfracombe Town 5 Shamwickshire Rovers 5 Torrington 4 Braunton 3 Lynton 3 RAF Chivenor 3 Bideford AAC 2 Combe Martin 2 Holsworthy 2 Pilton Centre 2 Taw Ship Yard (Barnstaple) 2 Abbey Centre 1 Barnstaple F.C. 1 Barnstaple Amateurs 1 Bideford Reserves 1 Bude Town 1 Holy Trinity (Barnstaple) 1 Minehead 1 Morwenstow 1 Pilton, Yeo Vale 1 Tiverton 1 References
- ^ "New North Devon Football League Name". North Devon Football League. 2007-11-07. http://full-time.thefa.com/DisplayNotice.do;jsessionid=007F9C2DCA3A30D81A22028158702D63?noticePlacementID=2863084¬iceID=2895384. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
- ^ "North Devon League Honours". North Devon Football League. http://www.northdevonfootballleague.org.uk/honours.php. Retrieved 2007-11-11.
External links
Categories:- 1904 establishments in England
- Football leagues in England
- Sport in Devon
- North Devon
- English football competition stubs
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