Devizes Town FC was established in 1884 as Southbroom Football Club, which was formed by the members of Southbroom Cricket Club as a winter activity.
In 1898 Southbroom and other smaller clubs amalgamated to form Devizes Town Football Club. The new club leased a playing field in Quakers Walk and in their first season won the Wiltshire League as well as reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup and the Wiltshire Cup Final.[1]
After the Second World War the club moved to Nursteed Road, after being offered a free 21-year lease on the ground. In the Wiltshire Senior Cup, the team appeared in every final between 1956/57 and 1962/63 winning six out of the seven finals. In the 1961–62 season, the club achieved a treble by winning the County Senior Cup, Premier League Championship and the League Subsidiary Cup.[1]
In 1965 the club purchased the Nursteed Road Ground and in 1967 joined the Western League.[2] The team was also had a new manager for that year in Tony Edge, who previously had scored 92 goals in one season during the 1961–62 season, and in 1966 was honoured by the club for achieving the record of 500 goals in 500 games.[1]
In the 1972–73 season and managed by Ken Owens the club won the Western League Championship[2] and the Subsidiary Cup.[1] They stayed in the top division for a further 3 years but were relegated to Division one. For four seasons the club remained in division one but returned to Western League Premier as Division One Runners-up in 1979–80 under manager Paul Lloyd.
Paul Lloyd resigned in 1984 and the club was relegated back to the first division at the end of the 1984–85 season, where they remained for a further 15 seasons. During this period the club faced some hard financial times and had to sell their ground to neighbours Linpac in 1991 in return for a lease deal securing the ground for 99 years.
The 1999–2000 season under manager Brian Newlands saw the club promoted back to the Western Premier league as Division One title winners. The club stayed in the Premier division until the 2008–09 season and have since remained in the first Division.
In the 1980–81 season, they reached the quarter-finals of the FA Vase, losing 3–0 at Whickham, the eventual winners. Devizes Town repeated this feat in 2002–03: this time, the run ended with a 0–3 defeat at home to Maldon Town.
Ground
Devizes Town FC play their games at Nursteed Road, Devizes, SN10 3DX.
The ground was officially opened in 1965 by their former player Roger Hunt, who was part of the England 1966 World Cup winning team.
Highest League Position:[2] 1st in Western League Premier Division 1972–73
F.A Cup best Performance:[2] Fourth qualifying round 1972–73, 2000–01
F.A. Trophy best performance:[2] Third qualifying round 1974–75
F.A. Vase best performance:[2] Quarter Finals 1980–81, 2002–03
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league). 2. Players with full international caps. 3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
^"Western Football League Amateur Trophy Winners" (PDF). Western Football League. Retrieved 7 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
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December 27, 2022
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Devizes Town F C is a football club based in Devizes Wiltshire England They are currently members of the Wiltshire League and play at Nursteed Road Devizes TownFull nameDevizes Town Football ClubNickname s The TownFounded1884GroundNursteed Road DevizesCapacity2 500 370 seated ChairmanShaun MoffatManagerTrevor Rawlings manager Alex Blake assistant manager Dan Sloan Coach LeagueWiltshire League2021 22Western League Division One 21st of 21 relegated Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 Former players 6 Former coaches 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditDevizes Town FC was established in 1884 as Southbroom Football Club which was formed by the members of Southbroom Cricket Club as a winter activity In 1898 Southbroom and other smaller clubs amalgamated to form Devizes Town Football Club The new club leased a playing field in Quakers Walk and in their first season won the Wiltshire League as well as reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup and the Wiltshire Cup Final 1 After the Second World War the club moved to Nursteed Road after being offered a free 21 year lease on the ground In the Wiltshire Senior Cup the team appeared in every final between 1956 57 and 1962 63 winning six out of the seven finals In the 1961 62 season the club achieved a treble by winning the County Senior Cup Premier League Championship and the League Subsidiary Cup 1 In 1965 the club purchased the Nursteed Road Ground and in 1967 joined the Western League 2 The team was also had a new manager for that year in Tony Edge who previously had scored 92 goals in one season during the 1961 62 season and in 1966 was honoured by the club for achieving the record of 500 goals in 500 games 1 In the 1972 73 season and managed by Ken Owens the club won the Western League Championship 2 and the Subsidiary Cup 1 They stayed in the top division for a further 3 years but were relegated to Division one For four seasons the club remained in division one but returned to Western League Premier as Division One Runners up in 1979 80 under manager Paul Lloyd Paul Lloyd resigned in 1984 and the club was relegated back to the first division at the end of the 1984 85 season where they remained for a further 15 seasons During this period the club faced some hard financial times and had to sell their ground to neighbours Linpac in 1991 in return for a lease deal securing the ground for 99 years The 1999 2000 season under manager Brian Newlands saw the club promoted back to the Western Premier league as Division One title winners The club stayed in the Premier division until the 2008 09 season and have since remained in the first Division In the 1980 81 season they reached the quarter finals of the FA Vase losing 3 0 at Whickham the eventual winners Devizes Town repeated this feat in 2002 03 this time the run ended with a 0 3 defeat at home to Maldon Town Ground EditDevizes Town FC play their games at Nursteed Road Devizes SN10 3DX The ground was officially opened in 1965 by their former player Roger Hunt who was part of the England 1966 World Cup winning team Honours EditWestern League Premier Division 2 Winners 1972 73 Western League First Division 2 Winners 1999 2000 Runners Up 1979 80 Wiltshire Premier League 3 Winners 1961 62 1963 64 Wiltshire Senior League 3 Winners 1895 96 1889 99 1935 36 1948 49 1951 52 1953 54 Wiltshire Senior Cup 3 Winners 14 Times 1907 08 1949 50 1956 57 1957 58 1958 59 1960 61 1961 62 1962 63 1965 66 1967 68 1970 71 1971 72 1973 74 1978 79 Wiltshire Premier Shield 3 Winners 1982 83 Wiltshire Junior Challenge Cup 3 Winners 1953 54 1964 65 Western League Subsidiary Cup 3 Winners 1961 62 1972 73 Western Football League Amateur Trophy 4 Winners 6 1968 69 1969 70 1970 71 1971 71 1972 73 1973 74 Western League Merit Cup 3 Winners 1974 75 Wiltshire Premier League Challenge Cup 3 Winners 1958 59 1959 60 1961 62 1963 64Records EditHighest League Position 2 1st in Western League Premier Division 1972 73 F A Cup best Performance 2 Fourth qualifying round 1972 73 2000 01 F A Trophy best performance 2 Third qualifying round 1974 75 F A Vase best performance 2 Quarter Finals 1980 81 2002 03Former players Edit1 Players that have played managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level i e fully professional league 2 Players with full international caps 3 Players that hold a club record or have captained the club Roger Hunt Mike Ford Tony EdgeKeith Newman england schoolboy captain of Devizes played over 500 gamesFormer coaches EditManagers Coaches that have played managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level i e fully professional league Managers Coaches with full international caps Ray BaverstockReferences Edit a b c d History of Devizes Town FC Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine a b c d e f g h FCHD a b c d e f g h Devizes Town FC honours page Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Western Football League Amateur Trophy Winners PDF Western Football League Retrieved 7 January 2013 permanent dead link External links EditFacebook page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Devizes Town F C amp oldid 1107344939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
