Dawlish Town A.F.C.

Dawlish Town
Full nameDawlish Town Association Football Club
NicknameThe Seasiders
Founded1889 (as Dawlish Argyle)
GroundSandy Lane,
Dawlish
2010–11Western Football League
Premier Division, 6th

Dawlish Town A.F.C. was a football club based in Dawlish, Devon, England. The club played in the Western League Premier Division. In March 2008, the club entered into a partnership with Newton Abbot to share administrative resources, although the players remained separate. The club competed in local and regional leagues.

In October 2003, Chris Myers took over as manager.[1] Dawlish Town were relegated by the end of the season. They finished fourth the following season, and in 2005/06, they were promoted to First Division Champions. Dawlish Town finished tenth in the Toolstation Western League Premier League during the 2006/07 season. Dawlish Town finished second in the 2007/08 season and won two major cups: the Les Phillips Cup and the Devon St. Luke's Cup. On 8 June manager Chris Myers resigned.

The club reformed in 2016 as AFC Dawlish Town and now plays at the Dawlish Leisure Centre Cage Ground.

Records

Honours

Western League

  • Premier Division runner-up– 2007–08
  • Amateur Trophy Winners– 1976–77
  • Challenge Cup Winners– 1980–81, 1983–84
  • Division One Champions– 2005–06
  • Division One Runners-up– 1998–99

Exeter & District League

  • Premier Division Champions– 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73
  • Senior Three Champions 2000–2001

Cups

  • Devon Senior Cup Winners– 1957–58, 1967–68
  • Devon Premier Cup Winners– 1969–70, 1972–73, 1980–81
  • St Luke's Bowl 1982–83, 2007–08
  • Carlsberg Pub Cup Winners 1995–96
  • Les Phillips Cup Winners 2007–08
  • FA Vase Quarter Finalists 2009–10

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

  1. ↑ "Myers handed Dawlish job on Musker's advice". Somerset County Gazette. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
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