Elmore F.C.

Elmore
Full name Elmore Football Club
Nickname(s) The Eagles
Founded 1947
Ground Horsdon Park, Tiverton
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Jed Hewitt
Manager Warren Patmore
League South West Peninsula League Division One East
2017–18 Devon & Exeter League Premier Division, 1st of 16 (promoted)

Elmore Football Club are a football club based in Tiverton, Devon, England. They currently play in the South West Peninsula League Division One East.

History

The club was founded in 1947 as the Elmore Sports Club, the original aim was to provide sporting and social facilities for the people of Tiverton. The club joined the South Western League in 1974 and played there for four years before gaining admittance to the Western Football League. The club spent more than a decade languishing near the bottom of Division One, but finally a runners-up performance in 1990–91 enabled promotion to the top flight of the league. In the 1994–95 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase, as well as claiming a runners-up finish in the Premier Division. However, the club's fortunes declined following that successful season and Elmore returned to Division One after a last-place finish in 2003–04.

Elmore transferred to the SW Peninsula League after the 2012–13 season, but resigned from the SWPL early in the 2014–15 season.[1][2] The first team took the reserves' place in the Devon & Exeter Football League Premier Division.

Stadium

The club play at Horsdon Park, Heathcoat Way, Tiverton, EX16 4DB. In its early years the club was compelled to continually move premises and in 1958 a major decision to purchase land was made. The raising of funds for such a project was an immense undertaking by the membership and resulted in the purchase of a piece of land called Slaughterhouse Field. Now renamed Horsdon Park, which is much more appealing, this remains today the cornerstone of the club and the firm base for both their football and social club sections.

The main stand is called the Adam Stansfield Stand, named after the player who played for the club until he was spotted by Yeovil Town at 21. He had a successful career in league football but it was cut short when he developed bowel cancer and died at the age of 31 in August 2010. In honour of the player the club renamed the stand in March 2011.[3][4]

Notable former players

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A list of former Football League or international players who have played for the club:

  • England Sean William Joyce – played for Torquay United, Doncaster Rovers and Exeter City.
  • England Adam Stansfield – played for Yeovil Town, Exeter City and Hereford United.
  • England Jamie Bennellick – played for Torquay United.
  • England Darren Cann – played for Torquay United.
  • Republic of Ireland Eamonn Collins – played for Southampton, Portsmouth, Exeter City.
  • Republic of Ireland Dermot Curtis – 17 full caps for Republic of Ireland; played for Shelbourne, Bristol City, Ipswich Town, Exeter City and Torquay United.

Honours

Records

  • Highest league position
    • Western League Premier Division: 2nd – 1994–95[7]
  • Best FA Cup finish
    • 2nd Qualifying round: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99[7]
  • Best FA Vase finish
    • 4th Round: 1994–95[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Elmore withdraw from South West Peninsula League". North Devon Journal. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "A letter to Elmore Football Club's critics". Mid Devon Gazette. 5 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Permanent reminder of football legend as stand is named after Stansfield". This is Exeter. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Firstpost. "Adam Stansfield Stand unveiled at Elmore FC\'s Horsdon Park – Adam Stansfield Videos : Firstpost Topic – Page 1". Firstpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Western Football League Cup – Les Phillips cup 1989–present" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Western Football League Combination Challenge Winners" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 "Football Club History Database – Elmore". Fchd.info. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

Coordinates: 50°54′21.61″N 3°28′27.47″W / 50.9060028°N 3.4742972°W / 50.9060028; -3.4742972

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