Buckland Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Western League Premier Division and play at Homers Heath.
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| Full name | Buckland Athletic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bucks | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
| Ground | Homers Heath, Newton Abbot | ||
| Chairman | Nigel Holmes and John Piller | ||
| Manager | Daniel Hart | ||
| League | Western League Premier Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Western League Premier Division, 6th of 18 | ||
| Website | http://www.bucklandathletic.co.uk | ||
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History
editThe club was established in 1977 as a youth team and joined the Torbay Pioneer League.[1] After winning the Devon Youth Cup, the club entered senior football, joining Division Three of the Devon & Exeter League in 1987.[1] They won the division at the first attempt,[2] and were promoted to Division Two. They were promoted again the following season, moving up to Division One.[1]
A fourth-place finish in Division One in 1992–93 saw Buckland promoted to the Premier Division.[3] They went on to win the Premier Division title and Football Express Cup in 1994–95,[4][5] and the East Devon Senior Cup the following season.[6] The club won the Premier Division Cup in 1997–98, and after retaining it the following season,[7] they were Premier Division champions again in 1999–2000.[4]
After winning their second Premier Division title, Buckland moved up to the Devon County League, and were runners-up in their first season.[8] In 2007 the league merged with the South Western League to form the South West Peninsula League, with Buckland placed in the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions in 2009–10 and retained the title the following season.[8] After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 2011–12, the club were promoted to the Premier Division of the Western League. In 2014–15 they were Western League runners-up.[8]
Ground
editThe club initially played at Sandringham Park, before moving to Decoy during the 1990–91 season.[1] Within two years they moved to Homers Lane.[1] In 2005 the club relocated to their current Homers Heath ground on Kingkerswell Road.[1] The ground was officially opened on 13 July by Steve Perryman prior to a friendly match against Plymouth Argyle.[1]
Honours
edit- South West Peninsula League
- Devon and Exeter League
- Premier Division champions 1994–95, 1999–2000
- Division Three champions 1987–88
- Premier Cup winners 1997–98, 1998–99
- Devon St Lukes Bowl
- Winners 2010–11, 2011–12[9]
- East Devon Senior Cup
- Winners 1995–96
- Football Express Cup
- Winners 1994–95
Management staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach |  Daniel Hart
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| Assistant Managers | Mark Blackwell &  Shane Reavey
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| Physio | Paige Burrows
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Records
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i History Buckland Athletic F.C.
- ^ Division Three Devon & Exeter League
- ^ Devon & Exeter League 1972–2000 Non-League Matters
- ^ a b Premier Division Devon & Exeter League
- ^ Football Express Cup Devon & Exeter League
- ^ East Devon Senior Cup Devon Exeter League
- ^ Old cups no longer Devon & Exeter League
- ^ a b c d e Buckland Athletic at the Football Club History Database
- ^ Devon Cups Football Club History Database