Devon County League

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The Devon County Football League was a football competition based in England. It consisted of 20 clubs and sat at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.

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History

The league was formed in 1992 in order to form an intermediate level between local leagues in Devon and the Western League. [1] It took clubs from the Devon & Exeter League, the North Devon League, the Plymouth & District Combination and the South Devon League. [1]

In 2007 it merged with the South Western League to form the South West Peninsula League, which sits at step 6 of the National League System.

List of champions

SeasonChampions
1992–93Buckfastleigh Rangers
1993–94 Newton Abbot
1994–95 Stoke Gabriel
1995–96 Budleigh Salterton
1996–97 Stoke Gabriel
1997–98Topsham Town
1998–99 Willand Rovers
1999-00 Budleigh Salterton
2000–01 Willand Rovers
2001–02 Dartmouth
2002–03 Dartmouth
2003–04 Holsworthy
2004–05Teignmouth
2005–06 Ivybridge Town
2006–07 Dartmouth

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References

  1. 1 2 Devon County League Football Club History Database