North Devon Football League
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The North Devon Football League is an football competition based in England
England
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. It was established in 1904. The top division of this league, which is the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

 and is a feeder to the South West Peninsula League
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League is a league of football clubs in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League...

. The North Devon Gazette sponsors the league and so the full, sponsored name of the league is the North Devon Gazette Football League.

The league covers a 50 mile radius from Barnstaple (ironically Barnstaple Town Reserves elect to play in the Devon and Exeter League), and also includes one team from Cornwall.

2011-12 Members

Premier Division
  • Appledore
    Appledore F.C.
    Appledore F.C. is a football club based in Appledore, near Barnstaple, Devon, England. They were established in 1912. After playing for most of their existence in local North Devon football, they joined the South Western League in 1978 under the name of Appledore & B.A.A.C. after a merger with the...

     Reserves
  • Barnstaple Amateur Athletic Club
  • Boca Seniors
  • Bradworthy
  • Bratton Fleming
  • Braunton
  • Combe Martin
  • Dolton
  • Georgeham & Croyde
  • Ilfracombe Town
    Ilfracombe Town F.C.
    Ilfracombe Town F.C. is a football club based in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. The club was founded in 1902 as Ilfracombe F.C. and became a founder member of the North Devon League in 1904. In 1920, the Town suffix was added to the club's title. In 1922, the club switched to the East Devon League...

     Reserves
  • North Molton Sports Club
  • Putford
  • Shamwickshire Rovers
  • Shebbear United
  • Torridgeside
  • Torrington
    Torrington F.C.
    Torrington F.C. are a football club based in Great Torrington, Devon, England.Torrington's home shirt is green with white hoops, which is worn with white shorts and green and green socks with white hoops. Their away shirt is yellow with blue stripes down the arms, which is worn with blue shorts and...



Senior Division
  • Barnstaple Amateur Athletic Club Reserves
  • Bideford Reserves
  • Braunton Reserves
  • Bude Town Reserves
  • Chittlehampton
  • Lynton & Lynmouth
  • North Molton Sports Club Reserves
  • Northam Lions
  • Park United
  • Pilton Academicals
  • Shamwickshire Rovers Reserves
  • South Molton
  • Torrington
    Torrington F.C.
    Torrington F.C. are a football club based in Great Torrington, Devon, England.Torrington's home shirt is green with white hoops, which is worn with white shorts and green and green socks with white hoops. Their away shirt is yellow with blue stripes down the arms, which is worn with blue shorts and...

     Reserves
  • Woolsery
  • Wrey Arms


Intermediate Division One
  • AFC Anchor
  • Braunton 'A'
  • Clovelly
  • Equalizers
  • Fremington
  • Hartland
  • High Bickington
  • Ilfracombe Town
    Ilfracombe Town F.C.
    Ilfracombe Town F.C. is a football club based in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. The club was founded in 1902 as Ilfracombe F.C. and became a founder member of the North Devon League in 1904. In 1920, the Town suffix was added to the club's title. In 1922, the club switched to the East Devon League...

     'A'
  • Landkey Town
  • Merton
  • Northam Lions Reserves
  • Northside Atlantic
  • Putford Reserves
  • Sporting Barum
  • Woolacombe & Mortehoe
  • Woolsery Reserves


Intermediate Division Two
  • Anchor Chiefs
  • Barnstaple
  • Bratton Fleming Reserves
  • Braunton 'B'
  • Buckland Brewer
  • Chittlehampton Reserves
  • Fremington Reserves
  • Georgeham & Croyde Reserves
  • Hartland Reserves
  • North Molton Sports Club 'A'
  • Northam Lions 'A'
  • Pilton Academicals Reserves
  • South Molton Reserves
  • Torridgeside Reserves

Old divisions

Here are the old divisions of the league which have since become defunct:
  • 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 1967 to 1996.
  • 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
Ilfracombe Town F.C.
Ilfracombe Town F.C. is a football club based in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. The club was founded in 1902 as Ilfracombe F.C. and became a founder member of the North Devon League in 1904. In 1920, the Town suffix was added to the club's title. In 1922, the club switched to the East Devon League...

 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


The 2000-01 season was abandoned due to an outbreak of Foot & Mouth Disease in the area.

League Champions by team since 1904

Team Championships
Appledore
Appledore F.C.
Appledore F.C. is a football club based in Appledore, near Barnstaple, Devon, England. They were established in 1912. After playing for most of their existence in local North Devon football, they joined the South Western League in 1978 under the name of Appledore & B.A.A.C. after a merger with the...

10
South Molton 7
Barnstaple Town
Barnstaple Town F.C.
Barnstaple Town F.C. is a football club that play in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League, a league covering south western England....

6
Fremington 6
Boca Seniors 5
Bradworthy United 5
Ilfracombe Town
Ilfracombe Town F.C.
Ilfracombe Town F.C. is a football club based in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. The club was founded in 1902 as Ilfracombe F.C. and became a founder member of the North Devon League in 1904. In 1920, the Town suffix was added to the club's title. In 1922, the club switched to the East Devon League...

5
Shamwickshire Rovers 5
Torrington
Torrington F.C.
Torrington F.C. are a football club based in Great Torrington, Devon, England.Torrington's home shirt is green with white hoops, which is worn with white shorts and green and green socks with white hoops. Their away shirt is yellow with blue stripes down the arms, which is worn with blue shorts and...

4
Braunton 3
Lynton 3
RAF Chivenor 3
Bideford AAC 2
Combe Martin 2
Holsworthy
Holsworthy A.F.C.
Holsworthy Association Football Club is a football club based in Holsworthy, Devon, England.Established in 1891, the club joined the South Western League in 1971. They spent over thirty years in the South Western League, without ever winning the title, but after moving sideways to the Devon County...

2
Pilton Centre 2
Taw Ship Yard (Barnstaple) 2
Abbey Centre 1
Barnstaple F.C. 1
Barnstaple Amateurs 1
Bideford Reserves 1
Bude Town 1
Holy Trinity (Barnstaple) 1
Minehead 1
Morwenstow 1
Pilton, Yeo Vale 1
Tiverton
Tiverton Town F.C.
Tiverton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Tiverton. The club are currently members of the Southern Football League South & West Division and play at Ladysmead.-History:...

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