Plymouth and West Devon Football League
The Plymouth and West Devon Football League, or just the PWD or P&D, is a football competition based in Devon, England. The league's top division, the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system. This top division is a direct feeder to the Devon League South & West.
| Organising body | Devon FA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Country |  England |
| Divisions |
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| Number of teams | 58 (19 Saturday, 39 Sunday) |
| Level on pyramid | Level 12–13 |
| Promotion to | Devon Football League |
| Current champions | Signal Box Oak Villa (2022–23 Saturday Premier Division Sunday Champions Premier Division: Elburton Villa Ken Rickard Cup: Elburton Villa Supplementary Cup: Elburton Villa
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| Top goalscorer | Josh Philpotts, 28 goals Plymouth Vaults Ray Spear, 28 goals Signal Box Oak Villa |
The league currently has two Saturday divisions – Premier Division and Division One – along with five Sunday divisions.
History
In Plymouth, between World War One and Two there was a United Churches League – which was the origin of the Plymouth Combination League. This league later amalgamated with the Plymouth and District League to become the Plymouth and District Combination League, and then in 2004 the league in its current format was formed, with the amalgamation of Plymouth's two Sunday leagues, the West Devon Sunday Football League and the Plymouth Sunday Football League, to become the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League. It is thus one of the few leagues in England to administer both Saturday and Sunday competitions. Because of this, many clubs have both Saturday and Sunday teams under the same name and the league allows players to register for both Saturday and Sunday teams.
Since 1904 a youth league, the Devon Junior and Minor League,[1] has existed as a platform for teams with age ranges of U9s to U18s in Plymouth, South West Devon and East Cornwall. Numerous clubs in the PWD have youth teams in the DJM, although this is more common with fully fledged sports clubs, and less common with 'pub teams'.[2]
2023–24 Saturday member clubs
Premier Division
- Hooe Rovers
- Horrabridge Rangers
Lee Moor- Plymouth Marjon Reserves
- Plymouth Phoenix
- Plymouth True Blues
- Plymouth Vaults
- Signal Box Oak Villa
- The Windmill
Division One
- Central Park Rangers
- FC Brunel
- Horrabridge Rangers Reserves
- Hunter District
- Lakeside Athletic Reserves
- Millbridge
- Newnham Athletic
- Shakespeare
- Tamar View
- Tamar View Reserves
2023–24 Sunday member clubs
Premier Division
- Custom Facades
- PDM
- Plymouth Marjon
- Plymouth Phoenix
- Queen and Constitution
- Tamar View
- Tirio
- University of St Mark & St John
Division One
- AFC Stoke
- Falstaff
- Horrabridge Rangers
- Porto Plymouth
- Seymour Arms
- Sporting Club Plymouth
- Tamerton Foliot
- The Anchorage
Division Two
- Abbots Way
- FC Brunel
- Ker Street
- Phil's Fellas
- Plymouth Rangers
- Tamar View Reserves
- Tamar View 3rds
- The Anchorage Reserves
Division Three
- Central Park Rangers
- Cherry Tree
- Hunter District
- Inter Plymouth
- Ker Street Reserves
- Plymouth Hope
- Saltram Athletic
Division Four
- Admiral MacBride
- Estover United
- Hunter District Reserves
- Moorview Cherries
- Princetown
- Seymour Arms Reserves
- Signal Box Frankfort
- Tavistock Wanderers
Previous League Champions
| Season | Premier | Senior | Intermediate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07–08: | Wessex LA Rangers | Royal Mail | Horrabridge Rangers Reserves |
| 08–09: | Mount Gould FC | The Ordulph Arms | Roborough FC Reserves |
The divisions were renamed ahead of the 2009–10 season.
| Season | One | Two | Three | Four | Sunday One |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09–10: | Tamarside FC | Roborough Reserves | Windsor Car Sales | – | |
| 10–11: | Mount Gould FC | Chaddlewood Miners OB | Vospers Oak Villa Reserves | – | |
| 11–12: | Roborough FC | Lee Moor FC | The Hideaway Cafe | The Windmill | |
| 12–13: | Mount Gould FC | The Windmill (Devon) | Plymouth Hope | Sporting Plymouth | The Railway Inn |
| 13–14: | Mount Gould FC | Morley Rangers | Sporting Plymouth | Ernesettle DRDE Trust | Kings Tamerton CA |
The divisions were again renamed ahead of the 2014–15 season. Sunday records are incomplete prior to the 2016–17 season.
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Sunday One | Sunday Two | Sunday Three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–15: | Mount Gould FC | Bar Sol Ona | Belgrave FC | Pennycross SC | The Navy Inn | ||
| 15–16: | Plymouth Marjon | Millbridge Reserves | Lakeside Athletic | West Hart Rangers | The Navy Inn | ||
| 16–17: | The Windmill (Devon) | Lakeside Athletic | The Chaddlewood Inn | Lakeside Athletic Reserves | Athletico Oak Villa | Bull Point Athletic | Signal Box Oak Villa |
| 17–18: | Mount Gould FC | Maristow FC | Millbridge FC | Horrabridge Rangers | The Navy Inn | Central Park Rangers | – |
The Sunday divisions were renamed to match the Saturday divisions ahead of the 2018–19 season.
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Sunday Premier | Sunday One | Sunday Two | Sunday Three | Sunday Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–19: | Mount Gould FC | The Windmill (Devon) Reserves | Lakeside Athletic Reserves | The Navy Inn | Headways Reserves | Activate Reserves | ||
| 19–20:1 | The Windmill (Devon) | Signal Box Oak Villa Reserves | The Navy Inn | Grenville FC | ||||
| 20–21: | Millbridge FC | Morley Rangers | Mainstone Social FC | Drakes Drum FC | Tamar View Reserves | Plymouth Phoenix | ||
| 21–22: | DC Auto Repairs | Mainstone Social | FC Tavyside | Queen and Constitution | Plymouth Phoenix | Plymouth Marjon | Plympton Athletic | |
| 22–23: | Signal Box Oak Villa | Lugger Devonport | Elburton Villa | Plymouth Marjon | Tamerton Foliot | Stoke Bar & Grill | Central Park Rangers |
1 The 2019–20 season was abandoned by the league's executive committee due to the coronavirus pandemic. The teams listed here were in first place in the standings at the time of abandonment, but were not officially recognised as champions. [3][4][5][6]
Cup Competitions
- The Premier Cup (all Saturday teams)
- The Challenge Bowl (only Saturday division one teams)
- The Ken Rickard League Cup (all Sunday teams)
- The Sunday League Challenge Cup (only Sunday division one teams)
- The Brian Ayres Saturday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Premier Cup in the first round)
- The Brian Ayres Sunday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Ken Rickard League Cup in the first round)
See also
References
- "DJM full time".
- "PWDFL full time".
- "Plymouth & West Devon League - Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Plymouth & West Devon League". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Leagues in Devon". FootballMitoo. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Plymouth & West Devon Football League". FA Full Time. Retrieved 17 August 2020.