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
Divisions6 (3 for Saturday, 3 for Sunday)
Number of teamsTotal = 58[1]
9 (Premier Division)
9 (Division One)
9 (Division Two)
10 (Sunday Premier Division)
10 (Sunday Division One)
11 (Sunday Division Two)
Level on pyramidLevel 12 (Premier Division)
Level 13 (Division One)
Level 14 (Division Two)
Feeder toDevon League South & West
Current championsnull, season abandoned
(2019-20 Saturday Premier Division)

The league currently has three Saturday divisions – Premier Division, Division One & Division Two, along with three 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]

2020–21 Saturday Member Clubs

Premier Division
  • Horrabridge Rangers SA
  • Millbridge FC
  • Pennycross SC
  • Plymouth Hope
  • Plymouth University
  • Plymouth Vaults
  • Saltram Athletic
  • Signal Box Oak Villa
  • Signal Box Oak Villa Reserves

Division One

Division Two

2020–21 Sunday Member Clubs

Premier Division
  • Activate
  • Drake's Drum
  • Horrabride Rangers SA
  • Plymouth United
  • Plympton Athletic
  • Queen and Constitution
  • Revelstoke Rangers
  • Signal Box Oak Villa
  • South Brent FC
  • Tamar View

Division One
  • Activate Reserves
  • Grenville FC
  • Mainstone Vate
  • Plymouth Athletic
  • Plymouth United Reserves
  • Seymour Arms
  • Tamar View Reserves
  • Tamerton Foliot
  • Team Carpy
  • Tirio FC

Division Two

Previous League Champions
Season Premier Senior Intermediate
07–08:Wessex LA RangersRoyal MailHorrabridge Rangers Reserves
08–09:Mount Gould FCThe Ordulph ArmsRoborough FC Reserves

The divisions were renamed ahead of the 2009–10 season.

Season One Two Three Four Sunday One
09–10:Tamarside FCRoborough ReservesWindsor Car Sales–
10–11:Mount Gould FCChaddlewood Miners OBVospers Oak Villa Reserves–
11–12:Roborough FCLee Moor FCThe Hideaway CafeThe Windmill
12–13:Mount Gould FCThe Windmill (Devon)Plymouth HopeSporting PlymouthThe Railway Inn
13–14:Mount Gould FCMorley RangersSporting PlymouthErnesettle DRDE TrustKings Tamerton CA

The divisions were again renamed ahead of the 2014–15 season. Sunday records are incomplete prior to the 2016–17 season.

Season Premier One Two Three Sunday One Sunday Two Sunday Three
14–15:Mount Gould FCBar Sol OnaBelgrave FCPennycross SCThe Navy Inn
15–16:Plymouth MarjonMillbridge ReservesLakeside AthleticWest Hart RangersThe Navy Inn
16–17:The Windmill (Devon)Lakeside AthleticThe Chaddlewood InnLakeside Athletic ReservesAthletico Oak VillaBull Point AthleticSignal Box Oak Villa
17–18:Mount Gould FCMaristow FCMillbridge FCHorrabridge RangersThe Navy InnCentral Park Rangers–

The Sunday divisions were renamed to match the Saturday divisions ahead of the 2018–19 season.

Season Premier One Two Sunday Premier Sunday One Sunday Two
18–19:Mount Gould FCThe Windmill (Devon) ReservesLakeside Athletic ReservesThe Navy InnHeadways ReservesActivate Reserves
19–20:1The Windmill (Devon)Signal Box Oak Villa Reserves–The Navy InnGrenville FC–
20–21:

1 The 2019–20 season was abandoned by the league's executive committee due to the coronavirus pandemic. The teams listed here were in first place in the standings at the time of abandonment, but were not officially recognised as champions. [4][5][6][7]

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. Torpoint Athletic firsts to thirds play in the South West Peninsula League, the St Piran League and the East Cornwall League
  2. Lakeside Athletic firsts play in the Devon Football League South & West Division
  3. Plymouth Parkway firsts play in the Western Football League Premier

References
  1. Last updated 11-09-20
  2. "DJM full time".
  3. "PWDFL full time".
  4. "Plymouth & West Devon League - Plymouth & West Devon League Premier Division". NonLeagueMatters. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. "Plymouth & West Devon League". F.C.H.D. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  6. "Leagues in Devon". FootballMitoo. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. "Plymouth & West Devon Football League". FA Full Time. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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