Plymouth and West Devon Football League

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

Plymouth & West Devon Football League
Organising bodyDevon FA
Founded2004
Country England
Divisions4 (2 for Saturday, 2 for Sunday)
Number of teamsTotal = 49[1]
10 (Premier Division)
13 (Division One)
12 (Sunday Premier Division)
14 (Sunday Division One)
Level on pyramidLevel 12 (Premier Division)
Level 13 (Division One)
Feeder toDevon League South & West
Current championsMount Gould FC
(2018-19 Saturday Premier Division)
Top goalscorerFraser Bricknell, 18

The league currently has two Saturday divisions – Premier Division & Division One, along with two Sunday divisions, which are named in identical ways.

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, although this is more common with fully fledged sports clubs, and less common with 'pub teams'.[3]

2019–20 Saturday Member Clubs

Premier Division

Division One

2019–20 Sunday Member Clubs

Premier Division

Division One
  • Activate Sundays Reserves
  • Barbican Pirates
  • Central Park Rangers Sundays Reserves
  • Grenville FC
  • Inter Plymouth
  • Keyham Kolts
  • Mainstone Vale
  • Plymouth Athletic
  • Plymouth United Sundays Reserves
  • Seymour Arms
  • Tamar View Sundays Reserves
  • Team Carpy
  • Tirio FC
  • Weston Mill Oak Villa Reserves

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
18–19:Mount Gould FC

Cup Competitions
  • The Premier Cup (all Saturday teams)
  • The Challenge Bowl (only Saturday division one teams)
  • The Ken Rickard League Cup (all Sunday teams)
  • The Sunday League Challenge Cup (only Sunday division one teams)
  • The Brian Ayres Saturday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Premier Cup in the first round)
  • The Brian Ayres Sunday Plate (for teams eliminated from the Ken Rickard League Cup in the first round)

See also

Notes
  1. Officially called The Windmill (Devon) FC
  2. Torpoint Athletic firsts to thirds play in the South West Peninsula League, the St Piran League and the East Cornwall League

References
  1. Last updated 27-06-2019
  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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