North Devon Football League

The North Devon Football League is a football competition based in England, established in 1904. The top division of this league, the Premier Division, operates at level 12 of the English football league system and has been a feeder to the Devon Football League since 2019, and previously, 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]

North Devon Football League
Founded1904
CountryEngland
Divisions4
Number of teams46
Level on pyramid12–15
Feeder toDevon Football League
Websitehttp://www.northdevonfootballleague.org.uk

The league covers a 30-mile (50 km) radius from Barnstaple.[2]

2023–24 Members

Premier Division

  • Appledore Reserves
  • Appledore Lions
  • Boca Seniors
  • Braunton
  • Eastside
  • Fremington
  • Hartland Clovelly
  • Holsworthy Reserves
  • Landkey Town
  • North Molton Sports Club Reserves
  • Park United
  • Shamwickshire Rovers

Senior Division

  • AFC Dumnonii
  • Barum United
  • Bideford Reserves
  • Braunton Reserves
  • Combe Martin
  • Fremington Reserves
  • Ilfracombe Town Reserves
  • Lynton
  • Northam Lions
  • Shebbear United
  • Torridgeside Reserves
  • Woolsery

Intermediate Division One

  • Braunton 3rds
  • Hartland Clovelly Reserves
  • High Bickington
  • Kingsley Park
  • Kingsley Wizards
  • Langtree Lions
  • Morwenstow
  • Putford
  • Sandymere Blues
  • Shamwickshire Rovers Reserves
  • South Molton Football Club

Intermediate Division Two

  • AFC Dumnonii Reserves
  • Bideford 3rds
  • Bridgerule
  • Combe Martin Reserves
  • Dolton Rangers
  • Georgeham & Croyde Rovers
  • Holsworthy 3rds
  • Merton
  • Morwenstow Reserves
  • SAS Equalizers

Old divisions

Here are the old divisions of the league which have since become defunct:[3]

  • 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 2018 to 2022.
  • 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
2011–12 Boca Seniors[4] Bideford Reserves Fremington Barnstaple
2012–13 Torridgeside Fremington Barnstaple Braunton 'B'
2013–14 Boca Seniors Park United Woolacombe & Mortehoe Chivenor
2014–15 Braunton Landkey Town Chivenor Appledore Academy
2015–16 Braunton Hartland Sporting Barum Ilfracombe Town 'A'
2016–17 Ilfracombe Town Ilfracombe Town Reserves Appledore Reserves Bridgerule
2017–18 Park United Pilton Academicals Torrington Reserves Bideford CAFC Spurs
2018–19 Park United Appledore Reserves Bideford CAFC Reserves Appledore Lions
2019–20 Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned
2020–21 Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned Season abandoned
2021–22 Park United Shamwickshire Rovers Barum United Sandymere Blues

The 2000–01 season was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the area. The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

League Champions by team since 1904

Team Championships
Appledore10
Boca Seniors7
South Molton7
Barnstaple Town6
Fremington6
Ilfracombe Town6
Braunton5
Bradworthy United5
Shamwickshire Rovers5
Torrington4
Lynton3
Park United3
RAF Chivenor3
Bideford AAC2
Combe Martin2
Holsworthy2
Pilton Centre2
Taw Ship Yard (Barnstaple)2
Abbey Centre1
Barnstaple F.C.1
Barnstaple Amateurs1
Bideford Reserves1
Bude Town1
Holy Trinity (Barnstaple)1
Minehead1
Morwenstow1
Pilton, Yeo Vale1
Tiverton1

References

  1. "New North Devon Football League Name". North Devon Football League. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  2. "North Devon Association Football League - Honours Page". North Devon Association Football League. 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. "North Devon League Honours". North Devon Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2007.
  4. Rundle, Richard. "2010–2011 North Devon League". fchd.info. Retrieved 27 June 2013.


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