Torridgeside A.F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club
Torridgeside
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Full nameTorridgeside Association Football Club
Nickname(s)T-Side
Founded1989
GroundDonnacroft, Great Torrington
ChairmanEmma Hill
ManagerJamie Bright and Karl Newman
LeagueSouth West Peninsula League Premier Division East
2022–23South West Peninsula League Premier Division East, 12th of 19

Torridgeside Association Football Club is a football club based in Great Torrington, Devon, England. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at Donnacroft.

History

Formed in 1989, Torridgeside joined the North Devon League Division Two in 2003–04, winning it the following season. They were promoted to the Senior Division the year after that, and promoted again to the Premier Division in 2008–09. They won the Premier Division title in 2012–13, and were runners-up in 2015–16, earning promotion to the South West Peninsula League Division One East.[1] At the end of 2018–19 the league was restructured, and, having finished fourth, Torridgeside successfully applied for promotion to the Premier Division East, at Step 6 of the National League System. The club features two adult teams and eight youth teams.[2]

On 2 May 2019, Torridgeside were beaten 5–4 by Bovey Tracey after extra time in the final of the Devon Premier Cup.[3]

Honours

  • North Devon League
    • Premier Division champions 2012–13
  • Devon Premier Cup
    • Runners-up 2018–19

Records

  • Best FA Vase performance: First Round Qualifying 2023-24

References

  1. ^ "Torridgeside at the FCHD". FCHD. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Torridgeside AFC – Welcome". Torridgeside AFC. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Torridgeside defeated by Bovey Tracey in thrilling Devon Premier Cup final". North Devon gazette. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.

External links

  • Official website
  • Torridgeside at the Football Club History Database

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