Plymouth and West Devon Football League

Plymouth & West Devon Football League
Organising bodyDevon FA
Founded2004
Country England
Divisions6 (1 Saturday, 5 Sunday)
Number of teams53 (13 Saturday, 40 Sunday)
Level on pyramidLevel 12
Promotion toDevon Football League
Current championsPlymouth Phoenix
(2023–24)
Top goalscorerRob Philpotts, 37 goals
Plymouth Vaults
Ray Spear, 28 goals
Signal Box Oak Villa

The Plymouth and West Devon Football League, or just the PWD or P&D, is a football competition based in Devon, England. The league's top division, the Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system. This top division is a direct feeder to the Devon League South & West.

The league currently has one Saturday division – the Premier Division – along with five Sunday divisions.

History

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In Plymouth, between World War One and Two there was a United Churches League – which was the origin of the Plymouth Combination League. This league later amalgamated with the Plymouth and District League to become the Plymouth and District Combination League, and then in 2004 the league in its current format was formed, with the amalgamation of Plymouth's two Sunday leagues, the West Devon Sunday Football League and the Plymouth Sunday Football League, to become the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League. It is thus one of the few leagues in England to administer both Saturday and Sunday competitions. Because of this, many clubs have both Saturday and Sunday teams under the same name and the league allows players to register for both Saturday and Sunday teams.

Since 1904 a youth league, the Devon Junior and Minor League,[1] has existed as a platform for teams with age ranges of U9s to U18s in Plymouth, South West Devon and East Cornwall. Numerous clubs in the PWD have youth teams in the DJM, although this is more common with fully fledged sports clubs, and less common with 'pub teams'.[2]

2024–25 Saturday member clubs

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Premier Division

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  • Hedges
  • Horrabridge Rangers
  • Horrabridge Rangers 2nds
  • Lakeside Athletic 2nds
  • Plymouth Eco
  • Plymouth Hope
  • Princerock
  • Signal Box Oak Villa
  • Tamar View
  • Tamar View 2nds
  • The Lugger
  • The Victory Pub
  • University of Plymouth

2024–25 Sunday member clubs

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Previous League Champions

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Season Premier Senior Intermediate
07–08: Wessex LA Rangers Royal Mail Horrabridge Rangers Reserves
08–09: Mount Gould FC The Ordulph Arms Roborough FC Reserves

The divisions were renamed ahead of the 2009–10 season.

Season One Two Three Four Sunday One
09–10: Tamarside FC Roborough Reserves Windsor Car Sales –
10–11: Mount Gould FC Chaddlewood Miners OB Vospers Oak Villa Reserves –
11–12: Roborough FC Lee Moor FC The Hideaway Cafe The Windmill
12–13: Mount Gould FC The Windmill (Devon) Plymouth Hope Sporting Plymouth The Railway Inn
13–14: Mount Gould FC Morley Rangers Sporting Plymouth Ernesettle DRDE Trust Kings Tamerton CA

The divisions were again renamed ahead of the 2014–15 season. Sunday records are incomplete prior to the 2016–17 season.

Season Premier One Two Three Sunday One Sunday Two Sunday Three
14–15: Mount Gould FC Bar Sol Ona Belgrave FC Pennycross SC The Navy Inn
15–16: Plymouth Marjon Millbridge Reserves Lakeside Athletic West Hart Rangers The Navy Inn
16–17: The Windmill (Devon) Lakeside Athletic The Chaddlewood Inn Lakeside Athletic Reserves Athletico Oak Villa Bull Point Athletic Signal Box Oak Villa
17–18: Mount Gould FC Maristow FC Millbridge FC Horrabridge Rangers The Navy Inn Central Park Rangers –

The Sunday divisions were renamed to match the Saturday divisions ahead of the 2018–19 season.

Season Premier One Two Sunday Premier Sunday One Sunday Two Sunday Three Sunday Four
18–19: Mount Gould FC The Windmill (Devon) Reserves Lakeside Athletic Reserves The Navy Inn Headways Reserves Activate Reserves
19–20:1 The Windmill (Devon) Signal Box Oak Villa Reserves The Navy Inn Grenville FC
20–21: Millbridge FC Morley Rangers Mainstone Social FC Drakes Drum FC Tamar View Reserves Plymouth Phoenix
21–22: DC Auto Repairs Mainstone Social FC Tavyside Queen and Constitution Plymouth Phoenix Plymouth Marjon Plympton Athletic
22–23: Signal Box Oak Villa Lugger Devonport Elburton Villa Plymouth Marjon Tamerton Foliot Stoke Bar & Grill Central Park Rangers
23–24: Plymouth Phoenix Lakeside Athletic Reserves Queen and Constitution Porto Plymouth Ker Street Plymouth Hope Estover United

1 The 2019–20 season was abandoned by the league's executive committee due to the coronavirus pandemic. The teams listed here were in first place in the standings at the time of abandonment, but were not officially recognised as champions. [3][4][5][6]

Cup Competitions

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  • The Premier Cup (all Saturday teams)
  • The Challenge Bowl (only Saturday division one teams)
  • The Ken Rickard League Cup (all Sunday teams)
  • The Sunday League Challenge Cup (only Sunday division one teams)
  • The Brian Ayres Saturday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Premier Cup in the first round)
  • The Brian Ayres Sunday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Ken Rickard League Cup in the first round)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DJM full time".
  2. ^ "PWDFL full time".
  3. ^ "Plymouth & West Devon League - Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Plymouth & West Devon League". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Leagues in Devon". FootballMitoo. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Plymouth & West Devon Football League". FA Full Time. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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