Barnstaple Town F.C.
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Barnstaple Town F.C. are a football club that play in Barnstaple, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League, a league covering south western England.
The club was founded in 1904 as Pilton Yeo Vale, before long changing to their current name. They have spent time in the North Devon League and the Devon & Exeter League, and joined the Western League in 1948 - the first North Devon club to do so. After winning the Western League Division Two in 1950, they were promoted to Division One, and have maintained that status (now named the "Premier Division") for all but three seasons since. They have been Western League champions twice, but were relegated to the lower division in 1991. Winning the Division One in 1994 led to promotion back to the Premier Division, where they resumed their friendly rivalry with their local rivals Bideford.
The club's reserve team have also had short spells in the Western League and the South Western League, but now play in the North Devon League.
Barnstaple Town play their home games at Mill Road, a ground a few minutes walk from Barnstaple town centre.
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[edit] Club honours
- Western League Champions - 1952-53, 1979-80
- Western League lower division Champions - 1949-50 (Div 2), 1993-94 (Div 1)
- Devon St Lukes Cup - 1987-88
- Devon Senior Cup (reserves) - 1993-94
[edit] Records
- Record Attendance - 6200 v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, F.A. Cup 1st Round Proper 1954
- Biggest win - 12-1 v Tavistock, F.A. Cup 3rd Qualifying Round 1954
- Biggest defeat - 1-10 v Mangotsfield United, Western League 1990-91
[edit] F.A. Competitions - best performances
- FA Cup - 1st Round Proper - 1951-52, 1954-55, 1959-60, 1972-73
- FA Trophy - 2nd Round - 1971-72
- FA Vase - 4th Round - 1994-95
[edit] Season-by-season record since 1948
| Season | Division | Position | Notes |
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| 1948-49 | Western League Division Two | 10 | |
| 1949-50 | Western League Division Two | 1 | Champions, Promoted |
| 1950-51 | Western League Division One | 6 | |
| 1951-52 | Western League Division One | 3 | FA Cup First Round |
| 1952-53 | Western League Division One | 1 | Champions |
| 1953-54 | Western League Division One | 4 | |
| 1954-55 | Western League Division One | 10 | FA Cup First Round |
| 1955-56 | Western League Division One | 8 | |
| 1956-57 | Western League Division One | 13 | |
| 1957-58 | Western League Division One | 4 | |
| 1958-59 | Western League Division One | 5 | |
| 1959-60 | Western League Division One | 15 | FA Cup First Round |
| 1960-61 | Western League | 20 | |
| 1961-62 | Western League | 19 | |
| 1962-63 | Western League | 10 | |
| 1963-64 | Western League | 7 | |
| 1964-65 | Western League | 20 | |
| 1965-66 | Western League | 17 | |
| 1966-67 | Western League | 20 | |
| 1967-68 | Western League | 19 | |
| 1968-69 | Western League | 11 | |
| 1969-70 | Western League | 16 | |
| 1970-71 | Western League | 11 | |
| 1971-72 | Western League | 13 | |
| 1972-73 | Western League | 7 | FA Cup First Round |
| 1973-74 | Western League | 8 | |
| 1974-75 | Western League | 5 | |
| 1975-76 | Western League | 6 | |
| 1976-77 | Western League Premier Division | 5 | |
| 1977-78 | Western League Premier Division | 3 | |
| 1978-79 | Western League Premier Division | 4 | |
| 1979-80 | Western League Premier Division | 1 | Champions |
| 1980-81 | Western League Premier Division | 2 | Runner-Up |
| 1981-82 | Western League Premier Division | 2 | Runner-Up |
| 1982-83 | Western League Premier Division | 8 | |
| 1983-84 | Western League Premier Division | 3 | |
| 1984-85 | Western League Premier Division | 13 | |
| 1985-86 | Western League Premier Division | 17 | |
| 1986-87 | Western League Premier Division | 11 | |
| 1987-88 | Western League Premier Division | 12 | |
| 1988-89 | Western League Premier Division | 9 | |
| 1989-90 | Western League Premier Division | 18 | |
| 1990-91 | Western League Premier Division | 20 | Relegated |
| 1991-92 | Western League Division One | 17 | |
| 1992-93 | Western League Division One | 9 | |
| 1993-94 | Western League Division One | 1 | Champions, Promoted |
| 1994-95 | Western League Premier Division | 4 | |
| 1995-96 | Western League Premier Division | 14 | |
| 1996-97 | Western League Premier Division | 13 | |
| 1997-98 | Western League Premier Division | 7 | |
| 1998-99 | Western League Premier Division | 12 | |
| 1999-00 | Western League Premier Division | 15 | |
| 2000-01 | Western League Premier Division | 14 | |
| 2001-02 | Western League Premier Division | 12 | |
| 2002-03 | Western League Premier Division | 15 | |
| 2003-04 | Western League Premier Division | 10 | |
| 2004-05 | Western League Premier Division | 12 | |
| 2005-06 | Western League Premier Division | 13 |
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Barnstaple Town at the Football Club History Database
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