Bideford A.F.C.
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| Full name | Bideford Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Robins |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Ground | The Sports Ground, Bideford |
| Capacity | 6,000 (375 seated) |
| Chairman | Roy Portch |
| Manager | Sean Joyce |
| League | Southern League Division One South & West |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Premier Division, 23rd (relegated) |
Bideford Association Football Club. is a football club based in Bideford, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Southern League Division One South & West and play at the Sports Ground. The club are nicknamed "The Robins" due to their all-red strip.
Bideford Town was established in late 1890s and spent most of their history playing in the North Devon League. In 1947 the club was reformed as Bideford A.F.C., and joined Section A of the North Devon League. Although they finished bottom of the division, they remained in Section A for the 1948–49 season, which saw them finish sixth. At the end of the season they joined Division Three of the Western League, which they won at the first attempt, winning 19 of their 20 matches and drawing the other to earn promotion to Division Two. In 1951–52 they won Division Two, and were promoted to Division One.
The league was reduced to a single division in 1960, and after finishing as runners-up in 1962–63, they won the league the following season. In 1964–65 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time. They drew 3–3 with Third Division Colchester United at Layer Road before losing the replay 2–1. They went on to win back-to-back championships in 1970–71 and 1971–72, also winning the League Cup during 1971–72, and moved up to Division One South of the Southern League in 1972. In 1973–74 they reached the first round of the FA Cup again following four replays with Falmouth Town in the third qualifying round and three replays against Trowbridge Town in the fourth. Drawn at home to Third Division Bristol Rovers, they lost 2–0.
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