Perry Street and District League

Perry Street and District League
Founded1903
CountryEngland
Divisions3
Number of teams38
Level on pyramidLevels 14–17
Feeder toSomerset County League
Promotion toSomerset County League Division Three
Current championsMisterton
(2023–24)
Most championshipsMerriot Rovers
Websitewebsite

The Perry Street and District League, commonly known as the Perry Street League, is a football competition with clubs from south Somerset, west Dorset and East Devon, England. The league was formed in 1903 by Charles Edward Small, the owner of the Perry Street Lace Works, who is commemorated by the three spools of lace depicted on the league's crest. The badge depicts the three Counties participating in the Perry Street & District Football League as follows: the wyvern of Somerset, three castles for Dorset and the sailing boat for Devon.

The league started with 5 teams – Perry Street Works, Combe Wanderers, Holyrood Mills, Axminster Town and Horton Rovers.

Today the league has a total of three divisions including the Perry Street League Premier Division. The Perry Street League is a member of the Joint Liaison Committee comprising the Somerset County League and other feeder leagues within the county. The Perry Street League is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.[1]

South Petherton won the 2005–06 Premier Division title, a feat they repeated in 2006–07 and again in 2007–08.[2] They finished second in the 2008–09 season as Crewkerne took the title,[3] and second again in the 2009–10 to Lyme Regis. South Petherton again won the league in the 2010–11 season.[4]

The fixtures and results can be found in the local Chard & Ilminster Newspaper;[5] the Weekender and View From titles also offer extensive coverage reports and previews.

Following the AGM meeting at the end of the 2022-23 season, the decision was made to reduce the league structure from four divisions down to three divisions for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

Member clubs 2024–25

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Perry Street F.C. in action in the 2008–09 season

Premier Division

  • Axminster Town 3rds
  • Barrington
  • Chard United
  • Combe St Nicholas Reserves
  • Forton Rangers
  • Ilchester
  • Ilminster Town Reserves
  • Misterton
  • Perry Street & Yonder Hill
  • Shepton Beauchamp
  • South Petherton
  • Yetminster United

Division One

  • Combe St Nicholas A
  • Crewkerne Rangers
  • Donyatt United
  • Drimpton
  • Forton Rangers Reserves
  • Halstock
  • Kingsbury Episcopi
  • Misterton Reserves
  • Netherbury
  • Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves
  • South Petherton Reserves
  • West & Middle Chinnock

Division Two

  • Chard United Reserves
  • Charmouth
  • Combe St Nicholas Colts
  • Crewkerne Rangers Reserves
  • Dowlish Wake & Donyatt
  • Forton 'A'
  • Ilminster Town 'A'
  • Merriott Moretti
  • Merriott Saints
  • Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
  • Thorncombe
  • Uplyme Reserves
  • Winsham United
  • Yetminster United Reserves

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Recent divisional champions

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Season Premier Division Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four
2000–01 Combe St. Nicholas Axminster Reserves Netherbury Norton Athletic Reserves Ilminster Town "A"
2001–02 Merriott Rovers Barrington Haselbury Uplyme Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
2002–03 Ilminster Town Reserves Chard Colts Uplyme South Petherton Reserves White Horse Symondsbury
2003–04 Merriott Rovers Charmouth Hinton St. George Forton Reserves Barrington Reserves
2004–05 Lyme Regis Perry Street & Yonder Hill Pymore Winsham United White Horse Reserves
2005–06 South Petherton Combe St Nicholas Reserves Thorncombe Dowlish & Donyatt Combe St. Nicholas 'B'
2006–07 South Petherton Winsham United Misterton Chard Town Colts Beaminster Reserves
2007–08 South Petherton Misterton Chard United White Horse Reserves Lyme Bantams
2008–09 Crewkerne Town Barrington Ilminster Colts Norton Athletic Fivehead United
2009–10 Lyme Regis Farway Millwey Rise Hawkchurch Chard United Reserves
2010–11 South Petherton Crewkerne Town Beaminster Reserves Misterton Reserves West & Middle Chinnock Reserves
2011–12 Lyme Regis Millwey Rise Crewkerne Town Reserves Chard United Ilminster Town 'A'
2012–13 Winsham United West & Middle Chinnock Uplyme Luso-Chard Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
2013–14 Crewkerne Town Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves Chard United Lyme Bantams Kingsbury Episcopi
2014–15 Crewkerne Town Barrington Drimpton Barrington Reserves Merriott Rovers
2015–16 Perry Street & Yonder Hill Misterton South Petherton Reserves Halstock
2016–17 Barrington Merriott Rovers Halstock Misterton Reserves
2017–18 Barrington Halstock Thorncombe Ilminster Town A
2018–19 South Petherton Thorncombe South Petherton Reserves Lyme Regis Rovers
2019–21 seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic
2021–22 South Petherton Shepton Beauchamp Drimpton Kingsbury Episcopi
2022–23 Forton Rangers South Petherton Reserves Yetminster United Yetminster United Reserves
2023–24 Misterton Ilminster Town Reserves Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves

List of league champions

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Source[6]

Trophy/cup competitions

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All cup competitions (except Chard Hospital Cup) are governed by the rules of The Perry Street Challenge Cup

Premier Division

The Perry Street Challenge Cup
Founded 1912.
Cup Presented by C. E. Small Esq

Coronation Cup
Founded 1953
Cup Presented by C. H. Baulch Esq

Division One

Division One Cup
Founded 1954
Cup Presented by C.H.Harris Esq

The Arthur Gage Memorial Cup
Founded 1950

Division Two

Jack Venn Cup
Founded 1961
Cup Presented by J. V. Venn Esq.

Tommy Tabberer Cup
Founded 1961
Cup Presented by Lyme Regis Football Club

Division Three

John Fowler Trophy
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Halstock Football Club.

Bill Bailey Cup
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Beaminster Football Club

Other cups

The Daisy Hutchings Memorial Cup
Founded 1970
Open to all clubs in Divisions 2 and 3 of The Perry Street & District League Clubs can only enter one team.

Chard Hospital Cup Open to clubs as decided by the Management Committee[6]

List of cup winners

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Season Chard Hospital Challenge Cup Coronation Cup Division One Cup Jack Venn Reg Eglon John Fowler Tommy Tabberer Arthur Gage Bill Bailey Daisy Hutchings Kenny Hodges
2017–18 Shepton Beauchamp Chard United Winsham Waytown Hounds Crewkerne Rangers Forton Rangers Reserves Donyatt United Crewkerne Rangers Waytown Hounds Donyatt United Thorncombe Forton Rangers
2018–19 Thorncombe Winsham Winsham Ilminster Town Reserves South Petherton Reserves Dowlish Wake & Donyatt Lyme Regis Rovers Forton Rangers Reserves Hawkchurch Ilminster Town B Team Forton Rangers Uplyme
2019–20 Winsham Void Donatt United Void
2020–21 Void
2021–22 South Petherton Chard United Misterton Shepton Beauchamp Thorncombe Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves Uplyme Reserves Charmouth Shepton Beauchamp Kingsbury Episcopi Not run
2022–23 Forton Rangers Forton Rangers Perry Street & Yonder Hill South Petherton Reserves Yetminster United Yetminster United Reserves Barrington Reserves Yetminster United South Petherton Reserves Chard United 'A' Not run Chard United 'A'
2023–24 South Petherton Yetminster United Misterton Forton Rangers Reserves Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves Forton Rangers A Not run

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ "SomersetFA.com". SomersetFA. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Petherton Reign Supreme". ViewFrom. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  3. ^ "NewsQuest Story". NewsQuest. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Champions Held". ViewFrom Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Chard&IlminsterNews". NewsQuest Newspapers. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Full-Time League Websites – Perry Street & District League". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
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