Torrington F.C.
| Full name | Torrington Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Torrie", "The Super Greens" | ||
| Founded | 1908 | ||
| Ground | Vicarage Field | ||
| Capacity | 500 | ||
| League |
North Devon League Premier Division | ||
| 2013–14 |
North Devon League Premier Division, 3rd | ||
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Torrington F.C. are a football club based in Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Torrington's home shirt is green with white hoops, which is worn with white shorts and green and green socks with white hoops. Their away shirt is yellow with blue stripes down the arms, which is worn with blue shorts and yellow socks. The nickname "The Super Greens" came from the fact that their home shirt has always been primarily green.
Former Torrington players who have progressed to the Football League include Kevin Hill (formerly of Torquay United).
History
Torrington were established in 1908 and, after spending several decades in local North Devon football, they stepped up and joined the South Western League in 1978. After five years, they were elected to the Western League Division One in 1984 and were immediately successful as Champions, earning promotion to the Premier Division. That 1984–85 season also saw their best ever run in the FA Vase when they reached the last 16 (5th round).
Despite being based in one of the smaller towns represented in the league, and having some of the longest distances to travel, the club has often finished in a respectable position, with the undoubted highlight coming in the 1990–91 season when the club finished in the runner-up position under former Plymouth Argyle boss Johnny Hore. They have been unable to repeat that feat since, and dropped down to the lower division for a five-season spell around the turn of the millennium, but returned to the Premier Division in 2003.
Gates at Vicarage Field dropped to an average of 44 in the 2006–07 season,[1] and the club decided in June 2007 to withdraw from the Western League, and return to the North Devon League, taking over the position previously occupied by their reserve side.
Ground
Torrington play their home games at Vicarage Field, School Lane, Torrington, Devon, EX38 7AJ.
Players
Player records
As of 2006–07 season end, according to combined sources on the official website.[2][3] Players in bold are still currently playing for the team.
Torrington Committee
- President: Keith Curtis
- Chairman: Winston Martin
- Vice-Chairman: Kevin Dunbar
- Secretary: Graham Avery
- Treasurer: Penny Avery
Torrington Football Club
- First Team Manager:
- Reserve Team Manager:
Honours
Domestic
League
- Western League Division One
- Winners (1): 2002–03
- Devon & Exeter League Premier Division
- Winners (1): 1973–74
- North Devon League Premier Division
- Winners (4): 1912–13, 1948–49, 1958–59, 1984–85
- Devon & Exeter League Senior Division[4]
- Winners (1): 1972–73
- Runners Up(1): 2012–13
- North Devon League Division One
- Winners (2): 1986–87, 2003–04
- North Devon League Division Two
- Winners (1): 1985–86
- North Devon League Division Three
- Winners (1): 1967–68
Cups
- South Western League Cup
- Winners (1): 1980–81
- Devon & Exeter League Cup
- Winners (1): 1973–74
- Battle of Britain Cup
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Torridge Cup
- Winners (14): 1926–27,1927–28,1948–49,1954–55,1955–56,1958–59,1975–76,1982–83,1988–89, 1992–93,1993–94,1995–96,2002–03,2003–04,
- Combe Martin Cup
- Winners (3): 1958–59,2007–08,2008–09
- Arlington Cup
- Winners (5): 1930–31, 1934–35, 1986–87, 2002–03, 2003–04
- North Devon League Cup (South Molton Section)
- Winners (1): 1932–33
References
- ↑ Attendances
- ↑ "Appearances record". AFCTorrington.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ↑ "Goals record". AFCTorrington.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
- ↑ "North Devon Gazette Football League". Full-time.thefa.com. Retrieved 2013-05-23.