Liverton United F.C.

Liverton United
Full nameLiverton United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lillys[1]
Founded1902
GroundHalford, Ilsington
ChairmanChris Stephens
ManagerMark Simpson
LeagueSouth Devon League Division Two
2023–24South Devon League Division Three, 2nd of 11 (promoted)

Liverton United Football Club is a football club based in Ilsington, Devon, England. They are currently members of the South Devon League Division Two and play at the Halford ground.

History

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The club was established in 1902 and joined the South Devon League during the 1920s.[2] In 2007 they moved up to the newly formed South West Peninsula League, becoming founder members of Division One East.[3] After finishing third in 2009–10, the club were Division One East champions in 2010–11,[3] also winning the Devon Premier Cup with a 1–0 win over Budleigh Salterton.[4]

The 2011–12 season saw Liverton retain the Premier Cup and win the league's Charity Vase.[5][4] They were also Division One East champions for a second successive season, earning promotion to the Premier Division. However, despite finishing in mid-table in the Premier Division the following season, the club were demoted back to Division One East for failing to meet ground grading requirements.[3] In 2019 the club were founder members of the new Devon League, becoming members of its North East Division.

Honours

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  • South West Peninsula League
    • Division One East champions 2010–11, 2011–12
    • Charity Vase winners 2011–12
  • Devon Premier Cup
    • Winners 2010–11, 2011–12

References

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  1. ^ Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2012) Non-League Club Directory 2013, p754 ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0
  2. ^ Our Club Liverton United F.C.
  3. ^ a b c Liverton United at the Football Club History Database
  4. ^ a b Devon Premier Cup Archived 2017-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Devon & Exeter League
  5. ^ Previous league cup winners South West Peninsula League
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