Bovey Tracey A.F.C.

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 Premier Division East and play at Mill Marsh Park.

Bovey Tracey
Full nameBovey Tracey Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Moorlanders
Founded1950
GroundMill Marsh Park, Bovey Tracey
ChairmanJustin Head
ManagerRob Holman
LeagueSouth West Peninsula League Premier Division East
2019–20South West Peninsula League Premier Division East (season abandoned)

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] Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were elevated to the Premier Division East.

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

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