Exmouth Town Football Club is a football club based in Exmouth, Devon, England. They are currently members of the and play at Southern Road.
History The club was established in 1933.History Exmouth Town F.C. They entered the Premier Division of the Exeter & District League in 1948, and were runners-up in 1949–50.Exeter & District League 1946–1972 Non-League Matters The following season saw them win both the Devon Senior Cup and the East Devon Senior Cup in 1950–51. They were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1957–58, but returned to the division in 1961. The club finished as Premier Division runners-up in 1968–69 and won the Devon Premier Cup in 1970–71. After finishing as runners-up again in 1971–72, they joined the Western League in 1973. They finished bottom of the league in 1974–75 and again the following season, resulting in relegation to the newly-formed Division One.
The 1979–80 season saw Exmouth win the Devon Premier Cup for a second time. The club remained in Division One until finishing as runners-up in 1981–82, earning promotion to the Premier Division. After finishing sixteenth in their first season in the Premier Division, they were league champions in 1983–84 and again in 1985–86. Exmouth went on to finish as Premier Division runners-up in 1986–87 and again in 1988–89, a season in which they also won the Les Phillips Cup.Les Phillips Cup Western League However, a decline thereafter saw them relegated to Division One at the end of the 1993–94 season. In 2002–03 they finished as runners-up in Division One, earning promotion back to the Premier Division. However, they withdrew from the league midway through the 2005–06 season due to financial problems,New Town squad has bright future believes Walsh The Herald, 29 October 2008 with the reserve team in the Devon & Exeter League becoming the new first team.Devon & Exeter League 2002–2007 Non-League Matters
Exmouth's first season back in the Devon & Exeter League saw them finish third, after which they became founder members of the new South West Peninsula League, earning a place in Division One East. They won the division in 2012–13 and were promoted to the Premier Division; the season also saw them win the Devon Premier Cup for a third time. In the following season they finished as Premier Division runners-up. They were runners-up again in 2021–22 season and were promoted to Division One South of the Southern League. In 2024–25 the club finished fifth in Division One South, qualifying for the promotion play-offs, in which they lost their semi-final tie against Evesham United 4–1.
Season-by-season SeasonDivisionPositionNotes1948–49Exeter & District League Premier Division7/161949–50Exeter & District League Premier Division2/141950–51Exeter & District League Premier Division3/151951–52Exeter & District League Premier Division4/141952–53Exeter & District League Premier Division7/141953–54Exeter & District League Premier Division14/141954–55Exeter & District League Premier Division3/151955–56Exeter & District League Premier Division6/151956–57Exeter & District League Premier Division8/151957–58Exeter & District League Premier Division16/16Relegated1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62Exeter & District League Premier Division14/161962–63Exeter & District League Premier Division9/161963–64Exeter & District League Premier Division12/161964–65Exeter & District League Premier Division5/161965–66Exeter & District League Premier Division3/151966–67Exeter & District League Premier Division4/151967–68Exeter & District League Premier Division4/141968–69Exeter & District League Premier Division2/141969–70Exeter & District League Premier Division4/141970–71Exeter & District League Premier Division3/141971–72Exeter & District League Premier Division2/141972–73Exeter & District League Premier Division3/14Promoted1973–74Western League16/191974–75Western League21/211975–76Western League23/23Relegated to the new Division One1976–77Western League Division One14/181977–78Western League Division One11/191978–79Western League Division One18/191979–80Western League Division One5/221980–81Western League Division One3/191981–82Western League Division One2/19Promoted1982–83Western League Premier Division16/201983–84Western League Premier Division1/20Champions1984–85Western League Premier Division4/221985–86Western League Premier Division1/20Champions1986–87Western League Premier Division2/221987–88Western League Premier Division6/221988–89Western League Premier Division2/211989–90Western League Premier Division5/211990–91Western League Premier Division19/211991–92Western League Premier Division17/211992–93Western League Premier Division11/201993–94Western League Premier Division17/18Relegated1994–95Western League Division One9/211995–96Western League Division One18/191996–97Western League Division One3/201997–98Western League Division One9/191998–99Western League Division One7/191999–00Western League Division One4/172000–01Western League Division One7/192001–02Western League Division One3/202002–03Western League Division One2/19Promoted2003–04Western League Premier Division5/182004–05Western League Premier Division5/202005–06Western League Premier Division–Withdrew mid-season, record expunged2006–07Devon and Exeter League Premier Division3/15Promoted2007–08South West Peninsula League Division One East5/172008–09South West Peninsula League Division One East15/172009–10South West Peninsula League Division One East8/182010–11South West Peninsula League Division One East11/162011–12South West Peninsula League Division One East5/172012–13South West Peninsula League Division One East1/16Champions2013–14South West Peninsula League Premier Division2/202014–15South West Peninsula League Premier Division8/192015–16South West Peninsula League Premier Division12/202016–17South West Peninsula League Premier Division5/202017–18South West Peninsula League Premier Division16/202018–19South West Peninsula League Premier Division
Ground The club initially played at the Maer Cricket Field, before moving to the King George V Ground on Southern Road in 1964. Floodlights were installed in the 1980s and the ground's record attendance of 2,395 was set for a friendly match against Liverpool on 28 July 1987. A new 50-seat stand was installed in 2016.Joy for Exmouth Town FC as new £113,000 stand is completed Football Stadia Improvement Fund After promotion to the Southern League, two new stands were installed in 2023, bringing the seated capacity up to 150, with a further 150 under cover.
Honours Western League Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1985–86 Les Phillips Cup winners 1988–89 South West Peninsula League Division One East champions 2012–13 Devon Senior Cup Winners 1950–51Devon Senior Cup Devon & Exeter League Devon St Lukes Challenge Cup Winners 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90 Devon Premier Cup Winners 1970–71, 1979–80, 2012–13Devon County Premier Cup Devon & Exeter League East Devon Senior Cup Winners 1950–51, 1982–83East Devon Senior Cup Devon & Exeter League Morrison Bell Cup Winners 1933–34, 1937–38, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1982–83, 1989–90, 2003–04, 2004–05Morrison Bell Cup Devon & Exeter League
Records Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying round, 1988–89, 1989–90 Best FA Trophy performance: Second qualifying round, 2023–24, 2024–25 Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 1984–85 Record attendance: 2,395 vs Liverpool, friendly match, 28 July 1987
See also Exmouth Town F.C. players Exmouth Town F.C. managers
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