Plymouth and West Devon Football League

Plymouth & West Devon Football League
Organising body Devon FA
Founded 2004
Country  England
Divisions 6 (3 for Saturday, 3 for Sunday)
Number of teams 36 for Saturdays, 26 for Sundays[1]
Level on pyramid Levels 12-14
Feeder to South West Peninsula League Division One East or West
Current champions Mount Gould FC
(2017-18 Saturday Premier Division)
Top goalscorer Bailey Mabin, 33

The Plymouth and West Devon Football League, or just the PWD, is a football competition based in Devon, England. The league's top division, Premier Division, sits at level 12 of the English football league system. This top division is a direct feeder to the South West Peninsula League Divisions East or West.

The league currently has three Saturday divisions – Premier Division, Division One & Division Two, along with three Sunday divisions, which are named in identical ways. The league is currently known under a sponsorship arrangement as the SWAZ Teamwear Plymouth and West Devon Football League, with all cups that the league run also re-named under a sponsorship arrangement with Marshall Motors SW.

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[2], 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, such as Lakeside Athletic, Hooe Rovers, Activate and Signal Box Frankfort, to name a few. This is more common with fully fledged sports clubs, and less common with 'pub teams'.[3]

2018–19 Saturday Member Clubs

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

2018–19 Sunday Member Clubs

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Previous League Champions

(Saturday Premier Division only) [4]

Season Team
11–12:Roborough FC
12–13:Mount Gould FC
13–14:Mount Gould FC
14–15:Mount Gould FC
15–16:Plymouth Marjon
16–17:The Windmill (Devon)
17–18:Mount Gould FC

Cup Competitions

The PWD run 4 cup competitions alongside the league season, they are as follows:

  • The Premier Cup (all Saturday teams)
  • The Challenge Bowl (only Saturday division one & two teams)
  • The Ken Rickard Sunday League Cup (all Sunday teams)
  • The Sunday League Challenge Cup (only Sunday division one & two teams)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially called The Windmill (Devon) FC
  2. ↑ Named after D&C Auto Repairs, note the lack of ampersand in the club's name
  3. ↑ Officially called Pennycross SC
  4. ↑ Plymouth Marjons firsts play in the South West Peninsula League
  5. ↑ Elburton Villa firsts play in the South West Peninsula League
  6. ↑ Torpoint Athletic firsts to thirds play in the South West Peninsula League, the East Cornwall League and the Duchy League

References

  1. ↑ Last updated 14/07/18
  2. ↑ "DJM full time".
  3. ↑ "PWDFL full time".
  4. ↑ "Plymouth & West Devon League - Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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