Full name | Ottery St. Mary Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Otters | ||
Founded | 1911 | ||
Ground | Washbrook Meadows | ||
Chairman | Mark Isaacs | ||
Manager | Pat Curtis ‘ Riki Pitter | ||
League | Devon League | ||
2023–24 | Devon League, 14th of 12 | ||
Ottery St. Mary A.F.C., nicknamed "The Otters", is a football club based in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. [1] The club is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association. [2] They play in the Devon League.
The club was established in 1911. [3] After the Second World War, the club played in the Exeter and Devon League, which in 1972 was renamed the Devon and Exeter league. [4] They joined the South Western Football League in 1974, after winning the Devon and Exeter League the season before. [5] [6] After only two seasons, Ottery moved on to the Western League's newly created Division One. [7] The club's fifth season in Division One marked their debut in the FA Cup, when they lost to Newquay 8–0 in the preliminary qualifying round. [6] The 1989–90 season saw the club earn a further upward move – finishing in top position in the First Division and earning a place in the Premier Division. [8] Two seasons of struggle in the Premier Division ensued, and after relegation another two seasons of struggle in Division One. [8]
At the end of the 1993–94 season the club finished bottom of Division One and joined the Devon County League. [6] The club remained in the Devon County League, with a best placing achieved in the 2005–06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One East. [9] [10] During 2011–12 the club resigned from the South West Peninsula League and left the league at the end of the season finishing bottom of the league with just 5 points. [11] The club joined the Devon and Exeter League in Division Three, under new manager Graham Varley. [12]
Ottery St Mary AFC play their home games at Washbrook Meadows, Butts Road, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL.