Exmouth Town F.C.
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Full name | Exmouth Town Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Town | ||
Founded | 1933 | ||
Ground | Southern Road, Exmouth | ||
Chairman | Stuart Shaw | ||
Manager | Kevin Hill | ||
League | Southern League Division One South | ||
2023–24 | Southern League Division One South, 18th of 19 | ||
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Exmouth Town Football Club is a football club based in Exmouth, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South and play at Southern Road.
History
The club was established in 1933.[1] They entered the Premier Division of the Exeter & District League in 1948, and were runners-up in 1949–50.[2] The following season saw them win both the Devon Senior Cup and the East Devon Senior Cup in 1950–51.[3][4] They were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1957–58, but returned to the division in 1961.[2] The club finished as Premier Division runners-up in 1968–69 and won the Devon Premier Cup in 1970–71.[2][5] After finishing as runners-up again in 1971–72,[2] they joined the Western League in 1973.[6] They finished bottom of the league in 1974–75 and again the following season, resulting in relegation to the newly-formed Division One.[6]
The 1979–80 season saw Exmouth win the Devon Premier Cup for a second time.[5] The club remained in Division One until finishing as runners-up in 1981–82, earning promotion to the Premier Division.[6] After finishing sixteenth in their first season in the Premier Division, they were league champions in 1983–84 and again in 1985–86. Exmouth went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in 1986–87 and again in 1988–89, a season in which they also won the Les Phillips Cup.[7] However, a decline thereafter saw them relegated to Division One at the end of the 1993–94 season. In 2002–03 they finished as runners-up in Division One, earning promotion back to the Premier Division.[6] However, they withdrew from the league midway through the 2005–06 season due to financial problems,[8] with the reserve team in the Devon & Exeter League becoming the new first team.[9]
Exmouth's first season back in the Devon & Exeter League saw them finish third,[9] after which they became founder members of the new South West Peninsula League, earning a place in Division One East.[6] They won the division in 2012–13 and were promoted to the Premier Division; the season also saw them win the Devon Premier Cup for a third time.[5] In the following season they finished as Premier Division runners-up.[6] The club were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League after finishing as Premier Division runners-up in the 2021–22 season.
Season-by-season
Season | Division | Position | Notes |
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1948–49 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 7/16 | |
1949–50 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 2/14 | |
1950–51 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 3/15 | |
1951–52 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 4/14 | |
1952–53 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 7/14 | |
1953–54 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 14/14 | |
1954–55 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 3/15 | |
1955–56 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 6/15 | |
1956–57 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 8/15 | |
1957–58 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 16/16 | Relegated |
1958–59 | |||
1959–60 | |||
1960–61 | |||
1961–62 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 14/16 | |
1962–63 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 9/16 | |
1963–64 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 12/16 | |
1964–65 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 5/16 | |
1965–66 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 3/15 | |
1966–67 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 4/15 | |
1967–68 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 4/14 | |
1968–69 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 2/14 | |
1969–70 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 4/14 | |
1970–71 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 3/14 | |
1971–72 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 2/14 | |
1972–73 | Exeter & District League Premier Division | 3/14 | Promoted |
1973–74 | Western League | 16/19 | |
1974–75 | Western League | 21/21 | |
1975–76 | Western League | 23/23 | Relegated to the new Division One |
1976–77 | Western League Division One | 14/18 | |
1977–78 | Western League Division One | 11/19 | |
1978–79 | Western League Division One | 18/19 | |
1979–80 | Western League Division One | 5/22 | |
1980–81 | Western League Division One | 3/19 | |
1981–82 | Western League Division One | 2/19 | Promoted |
1982–83 | Western League Premier Division | 16/20 | |
1983–84 | Western League Premier Division | 1/20 | Champions |
1984–85 | Western League Premier Division | 4/22 | |
1985–86 | Western League Premier Division | 1/20 | Champions |
1986–87 | Western League Premier Division | 2/22 | |
1987–88 | Western League Premier Division | 6/22 | |
1988–89 | Western League Premier Division | 2/21 | |
1989–90 | Western League Premier Division | 5/21 | |
1990–91 | Western League Premier Division | 19/21 | |
1991–92 | Western League Premier Division | 17/21 | |
1992–93 | Western League Premier Division | 11/20 | |
1993–94 | Western League Premier Division | 17/18 | Relegated |
1994–95 | Western League Division One | 9/21 | |
1995–96 | Western League Division One | 18/19 | |
1996–97 | Western League Division One | 3/20 | |
1997–98 | Western League Division One | 9/19 | |
1998–99 | Western League Division One | 7/19 | |
1999–00 | Western League Division One | 4/17 | |
2000–01 | Western League Division One | 7/19 | |
2001–02 | Western League Division One | 3/20 | |
2002–03 | Western League Division One | 2/19 | Promoted |
2003–04 | Western League Premier Division | 5/18 | |
2004–05 | Western League Premier Division | 5/20 | |
2005–06 | Western League Premier Division | – | Withdrew mid-season, record expunged |
2006–07 | Devon and Exeter League Premier Division | 3/15 | Promoted |
2007–08 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 5/17 | |
2008–09 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 15/17 | |
2009–10 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 8/18 | |
2010–11 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 11/16 | |
2011–12 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 5/17 | |
2012–13 | South West Peninsula League Division One East | 1/16 | Champions |
2013–14 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 2/20 | |
2014–15 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 8/19 | |
2015–16 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 12/20 | |
2016–17 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 5/20 | |
2017–18 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division | 16/20 | |
2018–19 | South West Peninsula League Premier Division |
Ground
The club initially played at the Maer Cricket Field, before moving to the King George V Ground on Southern Road in 1964.[1] Floodlights were installed in the 1980s and the ground's record attendance of 2,395 was set for a friendly match against Liverpool on 28 July 1987.[1] A new 50-seat stand was installed in 2016.[10] After promotion to the Southern League, two new stands were installed in 2023, bringing the seated capacity up to 150, with a further 150 under cover.[11]
Honours
- Western League
- Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1985–86
- Les Phillips Cup winners 1988–89
- South West Peninsula League
- Division One East champions 2012–13
- Devon Senior Cup
- Winners 1950–51[3]
- Devon St Lukes Challenge Cup
- Winners 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90
- Devon Premier Cup
- Winners 1970–71, 1979–80, 2012–13[5]
- East Devon Senior Cup
- Winners 1950–51, 1982–83[4]
- Morrison Bell Cup
- Winners 1933–34, 1937–38, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05[12]
Records
- Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1988–89, 1989–90[6]
- Best FA Trophy performance: Preliminary round, 1974–75[6]
- Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 1984–85[6]
- Record attendance: 2,395 vs Liverpool, friendly match, 28 July 1987[1]
See also
- Exmouth Town F.C. players
- Exmouth Town F.C. managers
References
- ^ a b c d History Exmouth Town F.C.
- ^ a b c d Exeter & District League 1946–1972 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b Devon Senior Cup Devon & Exeter League
- ^ a b East Devon Senior Cup Devon & Exeter League
- ^ a b c d Devon County Premier Cup Archived 23 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Devon & Exeter League
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Exmouth Town at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Les Phillips Cup Western League
- ^ New Town squad has bright future believes Walsh[permanent dead link] The Herald, 29 October 2008
- ^ a b Devon & Exeter League 2002–2007 Non-League Matters
- ^ Joy for Exmouth Town FC as new £113,000 stand is completed Football Stadia Improvement Fund
- ^ "News: Non-League". Groundtastic. No. 113. p. 20.
- ^ Morrison Bell Cup Devon & Exeter League
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