Exmouth Town F.C.

Exmouth Town

Full name	Exmouth Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Town
Founded	1933
Ground	King George V, Exmouth
Ground Capacity	2,500 (100 seated)
Chairman	Roger Davis
Manager	Richard Pears
League	South West Peninsula League Premier Division
2015–16	South West Peninsula League Premier Division, 12th
Home colours Away colours

Exmouth Town F. C. are a football club from Exmouth, Devon, England. The club is nicknamed "The Town".^[1] They currently play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division.

History

The club was formed in 1933, and played their first forty years of existence in local football, primarily in the Devon and Exeter Football League.^[2] During this period the club made its debut in the FA Cup when they met St Blazey in the Extra Preliminary Qualifying round in the 1950–51 season.^[3] In 1954 the club moved from their original home of the Maer Cricket Field, to their current home at Southern Road.^[2]

They joined the Western Football League in 1973.^[4] At the end of their second season in the Western league the club finished bottom of the league and were relegated to the newly formed Division one for the 1976–77 season.^[4] Six seasons later the club achieved promotion back to the Premier Division when they finished as Runners up in the 1981–82 season.^[3] Two seasons later they won the league title and repeated this success in the 1985–86 campaign.^[5] In between their two league successes the club made it to the FA Vase semi-finals, where they missed out on a trip to Wembley Stadium, to Fleetwood Town 4–3 on aggregate.^[6]

The club remained in the Western Premier Division until the 1993–94 season, when finishing second from bottom were relegated to Division one.^[7] The club gained promotion back to the premier division in the 2002–03 competition, when they finished as Runners up behind Torrington.^[8]

In January 2006 the club withdrew from the Premier Division and league due to financial problems.^[9] In August 2006 the club was reformed as Exmouth Town (2006) AFC and took over the reserve side's position in the Devon & Exeter League.^[2]

The club in 2007 became one of the founder members of the South West Peninsula league, joining Division One East.^[10]

The 2012-13 season saw the club win Division One East of the South West Peninsula league and achieve a double that season by winning the Devon Premier Cup.^[11]

Ground

Exmouth Town play their home games at King George V Ground, Southern Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 3EE.

The club have played at the Southern Road ground, also known as the King George V ground, since 1964.^[6] Previous grounds include Maer Cricket Field and Raleigh Park.^[2]

Honours

League honours

• Western Football League Premier Division :^[3]
  • Winners (2): 1983–84, 1985–86
  • Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1988–89
• Western Football League Division One :^[3]
  • Runners-up (2): 1981–82, 2002–03
• South West Peninsula League Premier Division
  • Runners-up (1): 2013-14
• South West Peninsula League Division One East^[11]
  • Winners (1): 2012-13

Cup honours

• Devon St Lukes Challenge Cup
  • Winners (3): 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Devon Senior Cup
  • Winners (1): 1950–51
• Devon Premier Cup^[12]
  • Winners (3): 1970–71, 1982–83, 2012–13
• Western Football League Cup:^[13]
  • Winners (1): 1988–89
• Western Football League Combination Challenge Cup:^[14]
  • Winners (2): 1989–90, 1992–93
• East Devon Cup
  • Winners (2): 1950–51, 1982–83
• Morrison Bell Cup Winners:
  • Winners (7): 1933–34, 1937–38, 1953–54, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1989–90

Records

• Highest League Position:^[3] 1st in Western Football League 1983–84, 1985–86
• FA Cup best performance:^[3] Fourth Qualifying Round, 1988–89, 1989–90
• FA Trophy best performance:^[3] Preliminary Round, 1974–75
• FA Vase best performance:^[3] Semi-finals, 1984–85

Season-by-season record since 1973

Source: Exmouth Town at the Football Club History Database

Squad

Staff

• Chairman & : Bob Chamberlain
• Club Secretary:
• 1st Team Manager: Richard Pears
• Assistants: Bob Chard
• 2nd team Manager: Carl Molson

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Liam Jones(c) GK Grant Fisher DF Sean Roach DF Adam Fowler DF Mark Saunders DF Cameron Vere MF Jamie Moore DF Ben Clay DF Kevin Hill DF Ben Woolley MF Dan Boere

No. Position Player MF Kerry Butler FW Ace High FW Lloyd Gardner DF Sam Woodin MF Karl Rickard FW Andrew Thomson FW Jamie Mudge MF Alex Greening

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.

• Bert Hoyle
• Richard Pears
• Dennis Simpson
• George Smith

Former coaches

1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

• Richard Pears

References

External links

• club website
• Devon & Exeter Football League

Coordinates: 50°37′35.04″N 3°24′52.32″W / 50.6264000°N 3.4145333°W / 50.6264000; -3.4145333