Plymouth and West Devon Football League explained

Plymouth & West Devon Football League
Organiser:Devon FA
Founded:2004
Divisions:6 (1 Saturday, 5 Sunday)
Teams:51 (11 Saturday, 40 Sunday)
Levels:Level 12
Promotion:Devon Football League
Champions:Plymouth Phoenix
Season:2023–24
Top Goalscorer:Josh Philpotts, 28 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

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

Premier Division

2024–25 Sunday member clubs

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Division Three

Division Four

Previous League Champions

SeasonPremierSeniorIntermediate
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.
SeasonOneTwoThreeFourSunday 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.
SeasonPremierOneTwoThreeSunday OneSunday TwoSunday Three
14–15:Mount Gould FC Bar Sol Ona Belgrave FC Pennycross SC The Navy Inn
15–16: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.
SeasonPremierOneTwoSunday PremierSunday OneSunday TwoSunday ThreeSunday Four
18–19:Mount Gould FC The Windmill (Devon) Reserves Lakeside Athletic Reserves The Navy Inn Headways Reserves Activate Reserves
19–20:1The 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 Plympton Athletic
22–23:Signal Box Oak Villa Lugger Devonport 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
[3] [4] [5] [6]

Cup Competitions

See also

External links

Notes and References

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