Witheridge F.C.
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| Witheridge | |
| Full name | Witheridge Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Withy |
| Founded | 1920 |
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| Manager | Andre Pike |
| League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division |
| 2006–07 | Devon County League, 11th |
Witheridge Football Club is a football club based in Devon, England. After finishing second in the Devon and Exeter League in 2005-06, they joined the Devon County League for the 2006-07 season, and then joined the new South West Peninsula League for 2007-08.
[edit] Overview
Formed in 1920, Witheridge have come along way since the days of the Married team and Singles team. Up until the Second World War, Witheridge played their football in the North Devon League. After the war, Witheridge didn't rejoin the North Devon League but joined the Tiverton and District league playing clubs like Bampton and Elmore.
In 1971, Witheridge decided it was time to move on from the Tiverton League and joined the Devon and Exeter League, starting out in Intermediate Four. The 1970s and 80s were hard for Witheridge at times, but the team kept plugging away and for a small village club managed to keep themselves going. Witheridge did have good times during this period but it wasn't until the 1990s that they started to make people in the Devon and Exeter League sit up and take notice that the little village club was beginning to make a big stir.
In 1990, the side won the Express and Echo Shield and they soon started flying through the Devon and Exeter League. 1992 saw Witheridge promoted to Intermediate One then race through Senior Three, Two and One. Then, in 1996, Witheridge won promotion to the Devon and Exeter Premier League.
In 1997, current manager Andre Pike was appointed as first team manager and since then the club has gone from strength to strength. The 1999-2000 season saw Witheridge finish as runners-up in the Devon and Exeter Premier League and also win three cups – the Okehampton Cup, Devon Premier Cup and the East Devon Senior Cup – all within two weeks of each other.
During their spell in the Devon and Exeter Premier League, Witheridge became one of the big teams finishing as runners-up no less than five times in their last seven seasons in the league. 2006 saw Withy finally promoted to the Devon County League and in their only season managed to finish a creditable 11th place. Now, with the Devon League merging with the South Western League to become the South West Peninsula League, Witheridge are up for the new challenge that once again lies ahead of them.
[edit] Honours
Runner-up: 1999-00, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2005-06
- Devon & Exeter League Cup
Winners 1999-00
- East Devon Cup
Winners 1999-00
- Okehampton Cup
Winners 1999-00, 2004-05
- Westward Ho! Cup
Winners 2001-02
- Rowe Charity Cup
Winners 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05
[edit] Season-by-season record since 2005
| Season | Division | Position | |
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| 2002-03 | Devon and Exeter League Premier Division | 5th | |
| 2003-04 | Devon and Exeter League Premier Division | 2nd | |
| 2004-05 | Devon and Exeter League Premier Division | 3rd | |
| 2005-06 | Devon and Exeter League Premier Division | 2nd | |
| 2006 | Promoted to Devon County League | ||
| 2006-07 | Devon County League | 11th | |
| 2007 | Joined newly formed South West Peninsula League Premier Division | ||
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South West Peninsula League Premier Division 2007-08
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