Liverton United F.C.

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Liverton United
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Full nameLiverton United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lillys [1]
Founded1902
GroundHalford, Ilsington
ChairmanChris Stephens
ManagerMark Simpson
League Devon League North East Division
2021–22 Devon League North East Division, 10th of 12

Liverton United Football Club is a football club based in Ilsington, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Devon League North East Division and play at the Halford ground.

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History

The club was established in 1902 and joined the South Devon League during the 1920s. [2] In 2007 they moved up to the newly formed South West Peninsula League, becoming founder members of Division One East. [3] After finishing third in 2009–10, the club were Division One East champions in 2010–11, [3] also winning the Devon Premier Cup with a 1–0 win over Budleigh Salterton. [4]

The 2011–12 season saw Liverton retain the Premier Cup and win the league's Charity Vase. [5] [4] They were also Division One East champions for a second successive season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, despite finishing in mid-table in the Premier Division the following season, the club were demoted back to Division One East for failing to meet ground grading requirements. [3] In 2019 the club were founder members of the new Devon League, becoming members of its North East Division.

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References

  1. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p754 ISBN   978-1-869833-77-0
  2. Our Club Liverton United F.C.
  3. 1 2 3 Liverton United at the Football Club History Database
  4. 1 2 Devon Premier Cup Archived 2017-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Devon & Exeter League
  5. Previous league cup winners South West Peninsula League

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