Plymouth and West Devon Football League
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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 | 6 (1 Saturday, 5 Sunday) |
| Number of clubs | 53 (13 Saturday, 40 Sunday) |
| Level on pyramid | Level 12 |
| Promotion to | Devon Football League |
| Current champions | Plymouth Phoenix (2023–24) |
| Top goalscorer | Rob Philpotts, 37 goals Plymouth Vaults Ray Spear, 28 goals Signal Box Oak Villa |
The league currently has one Saturday division – the Premier Division – 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]
2024–25 Saturday member clubs
Premier Division
- Hedges
- Horrabridge Rangers
- Horrabridge Rangers 2nds
- Lakeside Athletic 2nds
- Plymouth Eco
- Plymouth Hope
- Princerock
- Signal Box Oak Villa
- Tamar View
- Tamar View 2nds
- The Lugger
- The Victory Pub
- University of Plymouth
2024–25 Sunday member clubs
Premier Division
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Division One
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Division Two
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Division Three
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Division Four
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Previous League Champions
Summarize
Perspective
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |
| 23–24: | Plymouth Phoenix | Lakeside Athletic Reserves | Queen and Constitution | Porto Plymouth | Ker Street | Plymouth Hope | Estover United |
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
External links
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