Dawlish Town F.C.
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| Full name | Dawlish Town Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Seasiders |
| Founded | 1889 (as Dawlish Argyle) |
| Ground |
Sandy Lane, Dawlish |
| 2010–11 |
Western Football League Premier Division, 6th |
Dawlish Town A.F.C. was a football club based in Dawlish, Devon, England. The club played in the Western League Premier Division and in March 2008 the club entered into a partnership with Newton Abbot to share administrative resources, although the playing staff remained separate.
In October 2003 Chris Myers took over as manager. After relegation at the end of that season, Dawlish Town rebuilt. A 4th-place finish the next season was again something to build on and in the season 05/06, they came back up as First Division Champions. The 06/07 season saw Dawlish Town consolidate in the Premier League of the Toolstation Western League with a 10th-place finish. Season 07/08 was a season to remember for Dawlish Town and their supporters. A runners-up spot behind League Winners Truro City and two major cup wins in the Les Phillips Cup and the Devon St Lukes Cup finished off a great season for the club. On June 8, manager Chris Myers resigned to move to the North west of England.
Dawlish Town Association Football Club was formed in 1889. The original name was Dawlish Argyle but the Argyle was dropped many years ago. The name ‘Town’ was added in recent years in order to distinguish the club from other local teams. In the early years the club played at two different locations before moving to its present-day site, now known as Sandy Lane, midway through the 20th century.
Originally, there was only one team, but the club added another side around the same time as they moved to Sandy Lane. By 1950, Dawlish introduced a third team into Junior Football. The success of the junior side was not far away, with the team winning their Junior 3B League in season 1953–54 with a 100% record and the League Cup as well.
One of the earliest recorded honours occurred in season 1931–32 when the club lifted the East Devon Senior Cup. In 1960, Dawlish played a Torquay based side for what transpired to be for the title of "East Devon Champions". Dawlish won the game 3 – 0 and were duly recognised as East Devon Champions.
Dawlish Town’s best ever season was in 1972–73. There were only two sides at this time but both sides won every competition they entered – a total of 7 trophies in all! The 1st team won the following: Exeter & District Premier League; Devon Premier Cup; East Devon Senior Cup; Sellick Memorial Cup; Rothmans Invitation Trophy. The 2nd team won the following: Exeter & District Senior League; Geary Cup.
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