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| founded = 1911 |
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| ground = Washbrook Meadows |
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| chairman = Mark Isaacs |
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| manager = Pat Curtis ‘ Riki Pitter |
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| ⚫ | '''Ottery St. Mary A.F.C.''', nicknamed "The Otters", is a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Ottery St Mary]], Devon, England.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steven |url=http://thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/exmouth-town-vs-ottery-st-mary-190211.html |title=The Travelling Fan: Exmouth Town vs Ottery St Mary (19/02/11) |publisher=Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk |date=23 February 2011 |access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref> The club is affiliated to the [[Devon County Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Ottery-mark-Monty-s-50-years-service/story-11822580-detail/story.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505074043/http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/Ottery-mark-Monty-s-50-years-service/story-11822580-detail/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Ottery St Mary FC | Ottery football |publisher=This is Exeter |date=9 February 2010 |access-date=17 January 2013 }}</ref> They play in the {{English football updater|OtterySM}}. |
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| ⚫ | '''Ottery St. Mary A.F.C.''', nicknamed "The Otters", is a [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Ottery St Mary]], Devon, England.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steven |url=http://thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/exmouth-town-vs-ottery-st-mary-190211.html |title=The Travelling Fan: Exmouth Town vs Ottery St Mary (19/02/11) |publisher=Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk |date=23 February 2011 | |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The club was established in 1911.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steven |url=http://thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/ottery-st-mary-vs-exeter-city-xi-260711.html |title=The Travelling Fan: Ottery St Mary vs Exeter City XI (26/07/11) |publisher=Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk |date=10 August 2011 | |
The club was established in 1911.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steven |url=http://thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/ottery-st-mary-vs-exeter-city-xi-260711.html |title=The Travelling Fan: Ottery St Mary vs Exeter City XI (26/07/11) |publisher=Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk |date=10 August 2011 |access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref> After the Second World War, the club played in the [[Devon and Exeter League|Exeter and Devon League]], which in 1972 was renamed the Devon and Exeter league.<ref name="eanddleague">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3EC/EDL46.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222044700/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Aarg3EC/EDL46.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |title=Exeter & District League 1946–1972 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=19 January 2013 }}</ref> They joined the [[South Western Football League]] in 1974, after winning the Devon and Exeter League the season before.<ref name="delwin">{{cite web|url=http://www.defleague.co.uk/Club_%26__League_Data/History |title=Devon and Exeter Football League – History |publisher=Defleague.co.uk |access-date=17 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="fchd">{{fchd|name=OTTERY ST MARY|id=OTTERYSM}}</ref> After only two seasons, Ottery moved on to the [[Western Football League|Western League's]] newly created Division One.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/WestL65.htm |title=Western League 1965–1985 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114023041/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/WestL65.htm |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> The club's fifth season in Division One marked their debut in the [[FA Cup]], when they lost to [[Newquay A.F.C.|Newquay]] 8–0 in the preliminary qualifying round.<ref name="fchd"/> The [[1989–90 Western Football League|1989–90 season]] saw the club earn a further upward move – finishing in top position in the First Division and earning a place in the Premier Division.<ref name="nlmwestern">{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/WestL85.htm |title=Western League 1985–2000 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114025829/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regs1SthA/WestL85.htm |archive-date=14 November 2013 }}</ref> Two seasons of struggle in the Premier Division ensued, and after relegation another two seasons of struggle in Division One.<ref name="nlmwestern"/> |
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At the end of the 1993–94 season the club finished bottom of Division One and joined the [[Devon County Football League|Devon County League]].<ref name="fchd"/> The club remained in the Devon County League, with a best placing achieved in the 2005–06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly formed [[South West Peninsula League]] Division One East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regions_2/SWDev.htm |title=Devon County League 1992–2007 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net | |
At the end of the 1993–94 season the club finished bottom of Division One and joined the [[Devon County Football League|Devon County League]].<ref name="fchd"/> The club remained in the Devon County League, with a best placing achieved in the 2005–06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly formed [[South West Peninsula League]] Division One East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regions_2/SWDev.htm |title=Devon County League 1992–2007 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regions_2/SWswp07.htm |title=South West Peninsula League 2007–2011 |publisher=Nonleaguematters.net |access-date=19 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013014458/http://www.nonleaguematters.net/Regions_2/SWswp07.htm |archive-date=13 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> During 2011–12 the club resigned from the South West Peninsula League and left the league at the end of the season finishing bottom of the league with just 5 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sidmouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/escalating_costs_see_ottery_fc_pull_out_of_peninsula_football_1_1395123 |title=Escalating costs see Ottery FC pull out of Peninsula football – Football |work=Sidmouth Herald |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> The club joined the [[Devon and Exeter League]] in Division Three, under new manager Graham Varley.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenun24.co.uk/non-league/otters_new_managers_1_1426162 |title=Otters' new managers – Non-league – Green Un |publisher=Greenun24.co.uk |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=19 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013112431/http://www.greenun24.co.uk/non-league/otters_new_managers_1_1426162 |archive-date=13 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Ground== |
==Ground== |
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Ottery St Mary play their home games at Washbrook Meadows, Butts Road, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL. |
Ottery St Mary AFC play their home games at Washbrook Meadows, Butts Road, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL. |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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*'''Football Express Cup''': |
*'''Football Express Cup''': |
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** Winners (1): 1911–12 |
** Winners (1): 1911–12 |
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*'''Throgmorton Cup''':<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15118295_ITM |title=Article: Plymstock survive the pressure to claim Throgmorton Cup. | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy |publisher=AccessMyLibrary |date=2 May 2006 | |
*'''Throgmorton Cup''':<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15118295_ITM |title=Article: Plymstock survive the pressure to claim Throgmorton Cup. | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy |publisher=AccessMyLibrary |date=2 May 2006 |access-date=19 January 2013}}</ref> |
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** Winners (1): 1998–99 |
** Winners (1): 1998–99 |
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** Runners-up (1): 2005–06 |
** Runners-up (1): 2005–06 |
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*[https://www.facebook.com/otterystmaryafc/ Official Facebook] |
*[https://www.facebook.com/otterystmaryafc/ Official Facebook] |
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 11 February 2024
| Full name | Ottery St. Mary Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Otters | ||
| Founded | 1911 | ||
| Ground | Washbrook Meadows | ||
| Chairman | Mark Isaacs | ||
| Manager | Pat Curtis ‘ Riki Pitter | ||
| League | Devon League | ||
| 2023–24 | Devon League, 14th of 12 | ||
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Ottery St. Mary A.F.C., nicknamed "The Otters", is a football club based in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.[1] The club is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association.[2] They play in the Devon League.
History
[edit]The club was established in 1911.[3] After the Second World War, the club played in the Exeter and Devon League, which in 1972 was renamed the Devon and Exeter league.[4] They joined the South Western Football League in 1974, after winning the Devon and Exeter League the season before.[5][6] After only two seasons, Ottery moved on to the Western League's newly created Division One.[7] The club's fifth season in Division One marked their debut in the FA Cup, when they lost to Newquay 8–0 in the preliminary qualifying round.[6] The 1989–90 season saw the club earn a further upward move – finishing in top position in the First Division and earning a place in the Premier Division.[8] Two seasons of struggle in the Premier Division ensued, and after relegation another two seasons of struggle in Division One.[8]
At the end of the 1993–94 season the club finished bottom of Division One and joined the Devon County League.[6] The club remained in the Devon County League, with a best placing achieved in the 2005–06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One East.[9][10] During 2011–12 the club resigned from the South West Peninsula League and left the league at the end of the season finishing bottom of the league with just 5 points.[11] The club joined the Devon and Exeter League in Division Three, under new manager Graham Varley.[12]
Ground
[edit]Ottery St Mary AFC play their home games at Washbrook Meadows, Butts Road, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL.
Honours
[edit]League honours
[edit]- Western Football League Division One:[6]
- Winners (1): 1989–90
- Devon and Exeter Football League Premier Division:[4][5]
- Winners (1): 1973–74
- Runners up (1): 1962–63
- Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division:
- Winners (2): 1953–54, 1961–62
Cup honours
[edit]- Devon St Lukes Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1987–88
- Devon Senior Cup:
- Winners (1): 1987–88
- EAST Devon Senior Cup:
- Winners (1): 1984–85
- Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1974–75,
- Football Express Cup:
- Winners (1): 1911–12
- Throgmorton Cup:[13]
- Winners (1): 1998–99
- Runners-up (1): 2005–06
- Axminster Hospital Cup:
- Winners (6): 1951–52, 1955–56, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70
- Golesworthy Cup:
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Runners-up (2): 1928–29, 1933–1934
- Grandisson Cup:
- Winners (3): 1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1999–00,
- Runners-up (1): 1973–74,
- Morrison Bell Cup:
- Winners (8): 1951–52, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1987–88,
- Runners-up (5): 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61
- Seaton Challenge Cup:
- Winners (3): 1952–53, 1957–58, 1960–61,
- Runners-up (2): 1956–57, 1959–60,
- Geary Cup:
- Winners (1): 1966–67,
- Runners-up (2): 1950–51, 1958–1959,
Records
[edit]- Highest League Position:[6] 18th in Western League premier Division 1990–91
- FA Cup best performance:[6] Second Qualifying Round 1987–88
- FA Vase best performance:[6] Third round 1980–81
Former players
[edit]- Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Players with full international caps.
Former coaches
[edit]- Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
- Managers/Coaches with full international caps.
References
[edit]- ^ Steven (23 February 2011). "The Travelling Fan: Exmouth Town vs Ottery St Mary (19/02/11)". Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Ottery St Mary FC | Ottery football". This is Exeter. 9 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Steven (10 August 2011). "The Travelling Fan: Ottery St Mary vs Exeter City XI (26/07/11)". Thetravellingfan.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Exeter & District League 1946–1972". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Devon and Exeter Football League – History". Defleague.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g OTTERY ST MARY at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Western League 1965–1985". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Western League 1985–2000". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Devon County League 1992–2007". Nonleaguematters.net. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "South West Peninsula League 2007–2011". Nonleaguematters.net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Escalating costs see Ottery FC pull out of Peninsula football – Football". Sidmouth Herald. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Otters' new managers – Non-league – Green Un". Greenun24.co.uk. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Article: Plymstock survive the pressure to claim Throgmorton Cup. | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy". AccessMyLibrary. 2 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2013.