Ivybridge Town F.C.

Ivybridge Town
Full nameIvybridge Town Football Club
Nickname(s)The Ivies, Green Army, The Bridgers
Founded1925
GroundErme Valley, Ivybridge
ChairmanDave Graddon
ManagerWayne Gamble & Lance Bailey
LeagueWestern League Premier Division
2023–24South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, 1st of 17 (promoted)

Ivybridge Town Football Club is an amateur football club based in Ivybridge, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Erme Valley.

History

The club was established in 1925 and joined the Plymouth & District League in 1926.[1][2] They later became members of the Plymouth & District Combination,[3] which was formed by the league's merger with the Plymouth Combination League.

In 1992 Ivybridge were founder members of the Devon County League,[4] joining from the Plymouth & District Combination.[3] They finished bottom of the league in 1994–95 and again in 1997–98. However, a gradual improvement in performances saw them end the 2002–03 season as league runners-up. They were runners-up again the following season, also winning the league's Charity Cup. They won the Devon Premier Cup in 2004–05,[5] and retained it the following season, in which they were also Devon County League champions.[4][6] In 2007 the Devon County League merged with the South Western League to form the South West Peninsula League, with Ivybridge placed in the Premier Division.[4]

Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, Ivybridge were placed in the Premier Division East. They won the division in 2023–24, earning promotion to the Premier Division of the Western League.

Honours

  • South West Peninsula League
    • Premier Division East champions 2023–24
  • Devon County League
    • Champions 2005–06
    • Charity Shield winners 2003–04
  • Devon Premier Cup
    • Winners 2004–05, 2005–06
  • Throgmorton Cup
    • Winners 2000–01, 2002–03

Records

See also

References

  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p453 ISBN 978-1869833695
  2. ^ Today's visitors Elmore F.C.
  3. ^ a b 1992–93 Devon County League Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b c d e Ivybridge Town at the Football Club History Database
  5. ^ Devon County Premier Cup Archived 2017-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Devon & Exeter Football League
  6. ^ Devon Football Club History Database

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