Willand Rovers F.C. Explained

Clubname:Willand Rovers
Fullname:Willand Rovers Association Football Club
Nickname:Rovers
Devon All-Whites
Ground:Silver Street, Willand
Capacity:1,000
Chairman:Mike Hawkins
Manager:David Steele
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Willand Rovers Football Club is a football club based in Willand, near Exeter, in Devon. They are currently members of the and play at Silver Street. The club is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association.[1]

History

Willand Rovers Football Club was formed in 1946, after the financial collapse of Willand Wanderers FC, (formed in 1907), during the Second World War.[2] The club moved to their present home of Silver Street in the 1950s and were playing in the Devon and Exeter Football League.[2] The club in 1990 was relegated to the Senior Division of the Devon and Exeter Football League as their ground was not considered up to the standard of the premier division.[2] However, the club went back to the premier division for the 1991–92 season.[2]

For the start of the 1992–93 season they were among the founder members of the Devon League.[3] They went on to win the winning that league twice before gaining promotion to the Western League Division One in 2001.[4] They won the Western League Division One title in 2004–05, earning another promotion to the Western League Premier Division where they have finished in the top six during each of their seasons at that level. Willand Rovers made it to the Les Phillips Cup Final in 2006, losing to Corsham Town, but went one better in 2007, winning the Cup after a final against Welton Rovers.[5] [6] They reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase in 2009–10.

Ground

Willand Rovers play their home games at Silver Street, Willand, Cullompton, EX15 2RG.

Honours

League honours

Cup honours

Records

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willand Rovers forced to postpone Torquay United fixture due to waterlogged pitch . https://archive.today/20130505091955/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Willand-Rovers-forced-postpone-Torquay-United/story-14190536-detail/story.html . dead . 5 May 2013 . This is Exeter . 20 December 2011 . 2 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: Willand Rovers – The History . willandrovers.co.uk . 2 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121129040934/http://www.willandrovers.co.uk/index.cfm?sid=47965&pid=733583 . 29 November 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Western Football League | Willand Rovers . https://archive.today/20130204211600/http://www.toolstationleague.com/willand/index.php . dead . 4 February 2013 . Toolstationleague.com . 2 December 2012 .
  4. Web site: Devon County League 1992–2007 . Nonleaguematters.net . 2 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Western Football League | Corsham Town . Toolstationleague.com . 2 December 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130204164125/http://www.toolstationleague.com/corsham/index.php . 4 February 2013 .
  6. Web site: History . Weltonroversfc.co.uk . 2 December 2012.
  7. Web site: Football Club History Database – Devon County Cups . Fchd.info . 2 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Western Football League Cup – Les Phillips cup 1989–present . Western Football League . 6 January 2013 .
  9. Web site: Football: Owen era at Hallen ends with defeat (From Gazette Series) . Gazetteseries.co.uk . 9 May 2013 . 22 June 2013.

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