Bovey Tracey A.F.C.

Bovey Tracey
Full name Bovey Tracey Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Moorlanders
Founded 1950
Ground Mill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey
Chairman Justin Head
Manager Rob Holman
League South West Peninsula League Division One East
2017–18 South West Peninsula League Division One East, 3rd of 17

Bovey Tracey Association Football Club is a football club based in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Division One East and play at Mill Marsh Park.

History

The club was established in 1950 as a merger of Bovey St Johns and Bovey Town.[1] They became members of the South Devon League and won the league's Herald Cup in 1960–61.[1] After winning the league in 2007–08, the club were promoted to Division One East of the South West Peninsula League. In their first season in the division they were runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] The club finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2014–15 and were relegated to Division One East.[2]

Ground

The club initially played at the Recreation Ground. In 1979 they bought land at Mill Marsh Park to build their current ground.[1]

Honours

  • South Devon League
    • Champions 2007–08
    • Herald Cup winners 1960–61

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: First round, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18[2]

See also

  • Bovey Tracey A.F.C. players
  • Bovey Tracey A.F.C. managers

References

  1. 1 2 3 History Bovey Tracey A.F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 Bovey Tracey at the Football Club History Database

Coordinates: 50°35′38″N 3°40′49″W / 50.593999°N 3.6801986°W / 50.593999; -3.6801986

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