Plymouth and West Devon Football League

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.

Plymouth & West Devon Football League
Organising bodyDevon FA
Founded2004
Country England
Divisions7 (2 Saturday, 5 Sunday)
Number of teams58 (19 Saturday, 39 Sunday)
Level on pyramidLevel 12 (Premier Division)
Feeder toDevon League South & West
Current championsDC Auto Repairs
(2021–22 Saturday Premier Division)
Top goalscorerJosh Philpotts, 21 goals
Plymouth Vaults

The league currently has two Saturday divisions – Premier Division and Division One – along with five Sunday divisions.

History

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]

2022–23 Saturday Member Clubs

Premier Division
  • Hooe Rovers
  • Mainstone Social
  • Millbridge
  • Mount Wise AFC
  • Plymouth Hope
  • Plymouth Marjon Development
  • Plymouth Phoenix
  • Plymouth Vaults
  • Signal Box Oak Villa

Division One
  • Central Park Rangers
  • DC Auto Repairs Reserves
  • FC Tavyside
  • Horrabridge Rangers
  • Horrabridge Rangers Reserves
  • Hunter District
  • Lugger Devonport
  • Millbridge Reserves
  • Plympton Athletic Reserves
  • Princetown
  • St Johnstone FC Social
  • Tamar View
  • Tamar View Reserves
  • Torpoint Athletic 4ths

2022–23 Sunday Member Clubs

Premier Division
  • Elburton Villa
  • Lakeside Athletic
  • Queen and Constitution
  • Signal Box Oak Villa
  • South Brent
  • Stoke United
  • Tamar View
  • Tirio

Division One

Division Two
  • Inter Plymouth
  • Plymouth Rangers
  • Plympton Athletic
  • Staddy
  • Tamar View Reserves
  • Tamerton Foliot
  • Team Carpy
  • The Anchorage

Division Three
  • Abbots Way
  • Admiral MacBride
  • Plymouth Hope
  • Staddy Reserves
  • Stoke Bar & Grill
  • Tamar View 3rds
  • Tamerton Foliot Reserves
  • The Anchorage Reserves

Division Four
  • Castle Loyale
  • Central Park Rangers
  • Cherry Tree
  • Devonport Parkway
  • Hunter District
  • Moorview Cherries
  • Plympton Athletic Reserves
  • Saltram Athletic
  • Tavistock Wanderers

Previous League Champions
Season Premier Senior Intermediate
07–08:Wessex LA RangersRoyal MailHorrabridge Rangers Reserves
08–09:Mount Gould FCThe Ordulph ArmsRoborough FC Reserves

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

Season One Two Three Four Sunday One
09–10:Tamarside FCRoborough ReservesWindsor Car Sales–
10–11:Mount Gould FCChaddlewood Miners OBVospers Oak Villa Reserves–
11–12:Roborough FCLee Moor FCThe Hideaway CafeThe Windmill
12–13:Mount Gould FCThe Windmill (Devon)Plymouth HopeSporting PlymouthThe Railway Inn
13–14:Mount Gould FCMorley RangersSporting PlymouthErnesettle DRDE TrustKings 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 FCBar Sol OnaBelgrave FCPennycross SCThe Navy Inn
15–16:Plymouth MarjonMillbridge ReservesLakeside AthleticWest Hart RangersThe Navy Inn
16–17:The Windmill (Devon)Lakeside AthleticThe Chaddlewood InnLakeside Athletic ReservesAthletico Oak VillaBull Point AthleticSignal Box Oak Villa
17–18:Mount Gould FCMaristow FCMillbridge FCHorrabridge RangersThe Navy InnCentral 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
18–19:Mount Gould FCThe Windmill (Devon) ReservesLakeside Athletic ReservesThe Navy InnHeadways ReservesActivate Reserves
19–20:1The Windmill (Devon)Signal Box Oak Villa Reserves–The Navy InnGrenville FC–
20–21:Millbridge FCMorley RangersMainstone Social FCDrakes Drum FCTamar View ReservesPlymouth Phoenix
21–22:DC Auto RepairsMainstone SocialFC TavysideQueen and ConstitutionPlymouth PhoenixPlymouth MarjonPlympton Athletic

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
  • 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

References
    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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