Dartmouth A.F.C.

Dartmouth
Full name Dartmouth Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Darts
Founded 1999
Ground Long Cross
Dartmouth
Manager Jamie Bennelick
League South West Peninsula League
Premier Division
2010–11 South West Peninsula League
Premier Division, 18th
Home colours

Dartmouth Association Football Club is a football club based in Dartmouth, Devon, England, playing in the South West Peninsula League. One of their most famous former players is Ralph Birkett, who left Dartmouth to play for Torquay United and went on to play for the England national football team.

Established in 1908 as Dartmouth United, the club began competing in the Torbay and District League. They later moved into the Plymouth and District League, winning the title five times, but went back to the South Devon League for the 1968-69 season. They finished in the top two in each of their first three seasons in the South Devon League, winning the competition twice. In 1995, the club finished as runners-up in the South Devon League, winning automatic promotion to the Devon County League. They finished 4th in their first season and, the following season (1995-96), won the Premier League Cup, and finished runners-up in both the League and League Cup.

In mid-1999, Dartmouth United and Dartmouth Y.M.R.C. amalgamated to form Dartmouth A.F.C. The new club won the Devon County League title in 2001-02 and 2002-03, but opted to remain in the Devon League rather than climb the non-league pyramid.

Honours

Season-by-season record since 1995

Season Division Position
1995-96 Devon County League 4th
1996-97 Devon County League 2nd
1997-98 Devon County League 9th
1998-99 Devon County League 7th
1999-00 Devon County League 8th
2000-01 Devon County League 5th
2001-02 Devon County League 1st
2002-03 Devon County League 1st
2003-04 Devon County League 9th
2004-05 Devon County League 3rd
2005-06 Devon County League 5th
2006-07 Devon County League 1st
2007-08 South West Peninsula League