Tiverton Town F.C.
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| Full name | Tiverton Town Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | "Tivvy" "Yellows" The Gold Army |
| Founded | 1913 (as Tiverton Athletic) |
| Ground | Ladysmead, Tiverton |
| Capacity | 3,500 (520 seated) |
| Chairman | Dave Wright |
| Manager | Martyn Rogers |
| League | Southern League Division One South & West |
| 2015–16 | Southern League Division One South & West, 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
Tiverton Town Football Club are an English football club based in Tiverton, Devon. The club are currently members of the Southern Football League South & West Division and play at Ladysmead.
The club was established in 1913 as Tiverton Athletic, and initially played at the Athletic Ground. They joined the East Devon League, winning the Senior Division in 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27 and 1927–28. They then joined the North Devon League, winning it in 1931–32, after which they transferred to the Exeter & District League, which they won in 1933–34.
In 1951–52 the club won the league's Senior Division, and in 1956 won the Devon Senior Cup for the first time. They won the league again in 1964–65 and 1965–66, a season in which they also won the Senior Cup for a second time.
In 1973 the club joined the Western League. They were relegated to Division One at the end of the 1980–81 season after finishing bottom of the league. After finishing as runners-up in 1988–89, they were promoted back to the Premier Division. Following two fourth-placed finishes, the club finished third in 1991–92, second in 1992–93 (a season in which they also won the League Cup for the first time), and won the league and League Cup double in 1993–94. They won the league again the following season, and after finishing as runners-up in 1995–96, a season in which they also picked up the League Cup, achieved back-to-back titles again in 1996–97 (a double season) and 1997–98. They also won the FA Vase in 1998, beating Tow Law Town 1–0 in the final.
In 1998–99 the club won the FA Vase again, beating Bedlington Terriers 1–0, and finished second in the league, earning promotion to Division One West of the Southern League. In 2000–01 they finished second, and were promoted to the Premier Division, where they remained until 2011. In 2006–07 they won the Southern League Cup.
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