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Today’s
visitors
Exmouth Town
On the 28 July
1987 they
recorded their highest
home attendance of 2,395 for a
match against Liverpool.
HISTORY
Exmouth Town Football Club was
formed in 1933, playing their
home games on the Maer Cricket
Field. They moved to their current
home at Southern Road in 1964.
The success of the Eighties was,
unfortunately, not repeated during
the nineties and the Club was
relegated after the 1993-94 season.
After many successful seasons in
the Devon and Exeter League they
joined the Western League in
1973.
They gained promotion back to
the Premier Division for the 200304 season but regrettably had to
withdraw from the Western
League during 2005.
They were promoted to the
Premier Division after finishing
runners-up of Division One
in1981-82 and won the Premier
Division in 1983-84 and again in
1985-86.
On August 1, 2006 the Club
reformed as Exmouth Town (2006)
AFC, playing in the Devon and
Exeter League.
Other Western League honours
include League Cup winners 198990, Premier Division runners-up
(twice) and the Sportsman Trophy
(twice).
At the end of the season they were
promoted into Division One (East)
of the newly formed South West
Peninsula League.
Cup success include winning the St
Lukes Challenge Cup (three times),
Devon Senior Cup, Devon Premier
Cup (twice) and in 1984-85 they
reached the Semi-final of the FA
Vase, narrowly losing to
Fleetwood Town by the odd goal )