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1992 saw Witheridge promoted to
Intermediate One then race through
Senior Three, Two and One. In 1996
Witheridge won promotion to the
Devon and Exeter Premier League.
HISTORY
Formed in 1920, Witheridge have
come a long way since the days of
the Married team and Singles team.
Up until the Second World War
Witheridge played their football in
the North Devon League. After the
war Witheridge decided not to
re-join the North Devon League, but
instead joined the Tiverton and
District league playing clubs like
Bampton and Elmore.
In 1997 Andre Pike was appointed as
first team manager and from that
point on the club went from
strength to strength.
The 1999/2000 season saw
Witheridge finish runners-up in the
Devon and Exeter Premier League
and also win three cups, the
Okehampton Cup, Devon Premier
Cup and the East Devon Senior Cup –
all within two weeks of each other.
In 1971 Witheridge decided it was
time to move on from the Tiverton
League and joined the Devon and
Exeter League, starting out in
Intermediate Four.
During their spell in the Devon and
Exeter Premier Division Witheridge
became one of the big teams,
finishing as runners-up no less than
four times in their last seven seasons
in the league.
The 1970s and 80’s at times were
hard for Witheridge but the team
kept plugging away and, for a small
village club, managed to keep
themselves going.
2006 saw Withy finally promoted to
the Devon County League and in
their only season managed to finish
a creditable 11th place which saw
them promoted into the newly
formed South West Peninsula
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