South Devon Football League

South Devon League
CountryEngland
Number of clubs61
13 (Premier Division)
12 (Division One)
13 (Division Two)
12 (Division Three)
11 (Division Four)
Level on pyramidLevel 12 (Premier Division)
Level 13 (Division 1)
Level 14 (Division 2)
Level 15 (Division 3)
Level 16 (Division 4)
Feeder toDevon Football League
Domestic cup(s)Herald Cup, Fred Hewings Cup, Divisional Cups
Current championsIlsington Villa (Premier Division)
Newton Abbot Spurs Reserves (Division One)
Bovey Tracey Reserves (Division Two)
Watcombe Wanderers Reserves (Division Three)
Elburton Villa Development (Division Four)
(2023–24)
WebsiteSouth Devon Football League official website

The South Devon Football League, known under a sponsorship arrangement as the TCSSDFL, is a football competition based in England. Its top division, the Premier Division, sits outside of the English football league system although it is a feeder to the Devon Football League which sits at Step 11 of this system. There are five divisions in the league.

The SDFL's primary cup competition is the Herald Cup, which is a simple knockout competition featuring all SDFL clubs (highest placed teams only).

Following the formation of the East Devon FA in 1903, the league came into existence as the Torquay and District League for the 1903–04 season.[1] The first winners were Ellacombe.[2] The league changed its name to the South Devon League for the 1920–21 season. [3]

2024–25 Members

Recent Divisional champions

Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
2006–07 Brixham Villa
2007–08 Bovey Tracey Newton Abbot Reserves Staverton & Landscove Buckland Athletic Reserves Dartmouth Reserves Staverton & Landscove Reserves Buckland Athletic 'A' Watcombe Wanderers
2008–09 Kingskerswell & Chelston Ashburton Buckland Athletic Reserves Buckfastleigh Rangers Reserves Staverton & Landscove Reserves Watcombe Wanderers South Brent Reserves N/A*
2009–10 Watts Blake & Bearne Watcombe Wanderers
2010–11 Upton Athletic Loddiswell Athletic Stoke Fleming Watcombe Wanderers Abbotskerswell Reserves Bishopsteignton United Buckland & Milber Reserves
2011–12 Kingskerswell & Chelston Teignmouth Reserves Watcombe Wanderers Bovey Tracey Reserves Babbacombe Corinthians Chudleigh Athletic Reserves Roselands
2012–13 Buckland Athletic Reserves Watcombe Wanderers Bovey Tracey Reserves Upton Athletic Reserves Bishopsteignton United Roselands Preston South End
2013–14 Watcombe Wanderers Dartmouth AFC Babbacombe Corinthians Buckland & Milber Watcombe Wanderers Reserves Buckfastleigh Rangers Reserves Watcombe Wanderers 'A'
2014–15 Buckland Athletic Reserves Buckland Athletic 'A' Foxhole United Watcombe Wanderers Reserves Liverton United Reserves Watcombe Wanderers 'A' N/A*
2015–16 Buckland Athletic Reserves Ashburton Roselands Dartmouth AFC Reserves Watcombe Wanderers 'A' Torbay Police Reserves
2016–17 Buckland Athletic Reserves Roselands Paignton Saints Torbay Police Ashburton Reserves Bishopsteignton United Reserves
2017–18 Ashburton Harbertonford Bovey Tracey Reserves Meadowbrook Athletic East Allington United Reserves Watts Blake Bearne
2018–19 Buckland Athletic Reserves Paignton Saints Buckfastleigh Rangers Watts Blake Bearne Galmpton United N/A*
2021–22 Buckfastleigh Rangers Kingsteignton Athletic Ilsington Villa Brixham Town Waldon Athletic Reserves
2022–23 Kingsteignton Athletic Beesands Rovers Watcombe Wanderers Waldon Athletic Reserves Watcombe Wanderers Reserves
2023–24 Ilsington Villa Newton Abbot Spurs Reserves Bovey Tracey Reserves Watcombe Wanderers Reserves Elburton Villa Development
  • Division discontinued

Recent Herald Cup winners

Season Team
99–00: Newton Abbot 66
00–01: Kingsteignton Athletic
01–02: Kingsteignton Athletic
02–03: Upton Athletic
03–04: Galmpton United
04–05: Upton Athletic
05–06: Brixham Villa
06–07: Brixham Villa
07–08: Hele Rovers
08–09: Upton Athletic
09–10: Watts Blake & Bearne
10–11: Watcombe Wanderers
11–12: Buckland Athletic Reserves
12–13: Watcombe Wanderers
13–14: Watcombe Wanderers
14–15: Watcombe Wanderers
15–16: Waldon Athletic
16–17: East Allington United
17–18: East Allington United
18–19: Buckland Athletic Reserves
21–22: Kingsteignton Athletic
22–23: Kingsteignton Athletic
23–24: Newton Abbot 66

Other SDFL Cup competitions

The SDFL also run an additional 6 cup competitions. These are:

  • Fred Hewings Cup (Reserve Sides)
  • George Belli Cup (Premier Divisional Cup)
  • Dartmouth Cup (First Divisional Cup)
  • Lidstone Cup (Second Divisional Cup)
  • Ronald Cup (Third Divisional Cup)
  • Les Bishop Cup (Fourth Divisional Cup)

References

  1. ^ "Torquay Times 19/06/1903". Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Torquay Times 08/07/1904". Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Brixham Western Guardian 29/7/1920".


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