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Devon & Exeter League |
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Formerly the East Devon Football Association and the Exeter & District League, the league has been known as the Devon & Exeter League since 1972-73.
The league has a catchment area of the whole of Devon plus anywhere within 50 miles of Exeter, but the main body of clubs has always been clustered around East Devon.
| Season | Premier | Senior One | Senior Two | Senior Three | Inter One | Inter Two | Inter Three | Inter Four | Inter Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | University of Exeter | Cullompton Rangers | Newtown | Newtown | Culm United | Sandford | Honiton Town | Elmore | Oakwood |
In 2001, Senior Division Four was added
| Season | Premier | Senior One | Senior Two | Senior Three | Senior Four | Inter One | Inter Two | Inter Three | Inter Four | Inter Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | University of Exeter | Willand Rovers | Buckland Athletic | Winkleigh | Axminster Town | Sandford | Honiton Town | Heavitree Harriers | Amory Rovers | Topsham Town |
Inter Division Five was dropped in 2002
| Season | Premier | Senior One | Senior Two | Senior Three | Senior Four | Inter One | Inter Two | Inter Three | Inter Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Tap & Barrel | Thorverton | Axminster Town | Sandford | Heavitree Social Utd | Heavitree Harriers | Axminster Town | The Vic | North Tawton |
| 2003-04 | St Loyes | Exmouth | Sidmouth Town | Heavitree Social Utd | St Loyes | Morchard Bishop | Sampford Peverell | North Tawton | Newtown |
| 2004-05 | Exmouth Town | Cullompton Rangers | Bickleigh | Heavitree Harriers | Otterton | Seaton Town | Legends | Phoenix Club | Culmstock |
| 2005-06 | Heavitree Social Utd | Okehampton Argyle | Culm United | University of Exeter | Bow AAC | Newtown | Dawlish United | Heavitree Harriers | Alphington |
| 2006-07 | Axminster Town | Heavitree Harriers | University of Exeter | Bow AAC | Beacon Knights | Phoenix Club | Countess Wear Dynamoes | Beer Albion | Halwill |
| 2007-08 | University of Exeter | Budleigh Salterton | Bow AAC | Morchard Bishop | Witheridge | Okehampton Argyle | Hemyock | Bow AAC | Bampton |
In 2008, Senior Division Five was added
| Season | Premier | Senior One | Senior Two | Senior Three | Senior Four | Senior Five | Inter One | Inter Two | Inter Three | Inter Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 | St Martins | Alphington res | Heavitree Social Utd res | Tipton St John | Phoenix Club | Countess Wear Dynamoes | Wellington Tn res | Heavitree Social Utd "A" | Beacon Knights res | Dawlish Utd res |
The distinction between Senior and Intermediate divisions was abolished in 2009, and the league renamed its divisions in a single sequence.
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Thorverton | Seaton Town | Tipton St John | Sidmouth Town res | Dawlish United | Wellington Tn res | University of Exeter "C" | Dawlish Town "A" | Bradninch | Topsham Town "A" |
Division Nine was dropped after one season
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Sidmouth Town | Barnstaple Town res | Phoenix Club | Topsham Town res | Bickleigh res | Dolphin | Exmouth Town res | Chulmleigh | Morchard Bishop res |
| 2011-12 | St Martins | Exmouth Amateurs | Tiverton Town res | Bickleigh res | Dolphin | Newtown "A" | Chulmleigh | Morchard Bishop res | Tipton St John res |
| 2012-13 | Feniton | Bow AAC | Elmore res | Dolphin | Heavitree Social United "A" | Culm United res | Feniton res | Halwill res | Alphington "A" |
| 2013-14 | St Martins | Elmore res | Dolphin | University of Exeter "B" | Exmouth Town res | Lapford | Otterton | Henry's Cronies | Alphington "B" |
| 2014-15 | Tiverton Town res | Honiton Town | Upottery | Henry's Cronies | Lapford | Fluxton | Ottery St Mary | Winchester | Culm United res |
In 2015, Division Nine was re-instated
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Nine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Topsham Town | Exmouth Amateurs | Henry's Cronies | Lapford | Axminster Town res | Uplowman Athletic | Whipton & Pinhoe | Tivvy Park Rangers | Cranbrook | Upottery res |
| 2016-17 | Honiton Town | Cronies | Lapford | Perry Street | Kentisbeare | Royal Oak | Winkleigh | Ilminster Town res | Upottery res | St Martins "A" |
Division Nine was dropped again in 2017
| Season | Premier | One | Two | Three | Four | Five | Six | Seven | Eight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Elmore | Colyton | Bampton | University of Exeter "B" | Whipton & Pinhoe | Elmore res | Upottery res | Spreyton | Thorverton res |
| 2018-19 | Exwick Villa | Lapford | Whipton & Pinhoe | Lympstone | Elmore res | Dunkeswell Rovers | Kentisbeare res | Cowick Barton | Dawlish United res |
| 2019-20 | Season declared null and void | ||||||||
The league played a temporary structure for 2020-21
| Season | Premier East | Premier West | One East | One West | Two East | Two West | Three East | Three West | Four Central | Four East | Four West | 2020-21 | Lyme Regis | Lapford | Exmouth Rovers | Halwill | Ottery St Mary res | Central | Winchester res | Bradninch | Kenn Valley United | Ottery St Mary "A" | Witheridge "A" |
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Lapford beat Lyme Regis in a play-off for the overall league championship.
NB - some of the divisional champions before 2008 were reserve/"A" teams etc., further research is needed to establish which ones.
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