St Loyes A.F.C.

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St Loyes A.F.C. are a former football club based in Exeter, Devon, England.

They were established in 1993 as Tap & Barrel F.C. after the pub of the same name, working their way through the divisions of the Devon & Exeter League. After winning that league's Premier Division in 2004, the club were accepted into the Devon County League but had change their name to reflect the fact they were no longer a "pub team". They chose the name St Loyes (T & B), dropping the suffix a year later.

Their second season in the Devon League was a poor one, losing their manager and most of the first team to Crediton United, and St Loyes finished bottom, suffering relegation back to the Devon and Exeter League. The club continued to struggle at the lower level, and early in the 2006-07 season withdrew their first team from the league, with their second team continuing in the lower divisions.