| 15/06/07
- NEW TRIO SIGN FOR IVYBRIDGE |
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Striker Darren Edwards and
defenders Duncan Duthie and Gareth Jones have signed Carlsberg
South West Peninsula League forms with us.
Edwards’ previous
clubs include Torpoint and Elburton, Duthie played for Torrington
last season and Jones for Elburton.
New player manager Martyn
King said: “I am very pleased to sign a trio of players
with experience at good clubs. All three have their best
years ahead of them and are keen to be part of our new look
squad. They are great lads and have the right character.
Darren captained Torpoint last year so leadership qualities
will be a real plus for us.”
He continued: “Once
again, Karl Curtis has played a major role in bringing these
players to the club - I'm enjoying working with him!”.
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| 14/06/07
- FORMER BRIDGERS RETURN |
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We can confirm that two former Bridgers,
Lance Bailey and Matt Strickland have signed Carlsberg South
West Peninsula League forms with Ivybridge Town.
An ecstatic player manager
Martyn King said: “I’m extremely happy that
Lance and Matt have come back to Erme Valley. They are both
top-class players and are looking forward to the season.”
He continued: “I would
like to thank my assistant Karl Curtis for his efforts in
bringing two quality players to back to the club. We are
both working hard to bring in more quality players and should
be in a position to announce some more names soon.”
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| 13/06/07
- SOUGHT AFTER DUO COMMIT TO THE CLUB |
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The club is delighted to
announce that much sought after duo Martin Mitchell and
Shaun Hulbert are staying at Erme Valley. Both have played
a major part in the club's success in recent years and,
as a result, attracted plenty of interest from other clubs
during the close season.
Player Manager Martyn
King said: "To have both Martin and Shaun here next
season is a massive boost for us. I wasn't surprised that
they attracted the attention of some very good clubs and
it was only right they carefully considered their options.
They both know that we will be competitive next season and
have been impressed by the players we are bringing in."
As reported earlier, Martin
Mitchell will be Club Captain next season. "Mitch is
a player that is respected by everybody at the club. All
the players are delighted with his appointment as Captain."
said King.
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| 11/06/07
- NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR THE FIRST TEAM |
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We are delighted to announce the
new Management Team for the Ivybridge Town First Team, who
will play in the South West Peninsula League Premier Division
next season. Martyn King has been appointed as the team's
new Player Manager. He succeeds joint managers Brian Howard,
who has taken up a new role as 'General Manager' after 30
years in charge of the first team, and Micky Fallon who
has decided to take a break from management due to work
and family commitments.
Martyn joined Ivybridge in 1998 and captained the club during
a lengthy period of success that included winning the Devon
League Championship, two Devon Premier Cups, two Throgmorton
Cups and two Charity Shields. He has moved swiftly to capture
the signature of former Plymouth Parkway Captain Karl Curtis,
who joins as Player Assistant Manager; whilst Ben Smith
has been promoted to First Team Coach and Martin Mitchell
to Club Captain.
Commenting on his appointment Martyn said: "I am delighted
to take up this position at such an important time in the
Club's development and look forward to working with Karl,
Ben and Martin to ensure we are a match for the best teams
in the region. In addition to their support, I am very fortunate
that Brian Howard will remain at the club in a senior capacity
meaning I can draw on his considerable experience."
New General Manager Brian Howard said:" I am very delighted
with the new management structure that has been put in place
for the First Team. We are a very progressive club and I
am sure that the changes that we have made will ensure that
we will be very compertitive in the Premier Division of
the South West Peninsula League.
I would like to wish
Martyn, Karl and Ben every success in their new roles and
they know that they will always have my 100% backing. These
are exciting times for everyone at Erme Valley." |
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| 04/06/07
- THROGMORTON CUP DRAW 2007/08 (FIRST 2 ROUNDS) |
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The first 2 rounds of the 2007/8 Throgmorton
Cup were made at the end of the South West Peninsula League's
Inaugural AGM.
ROUND ONE (To be played on
September 29th)
| EAST
ZONE |
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| Home Team |
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Away Team |
| Exmouth |
v |
Teignmouth |
| Ottery St Mary |
v |
Budleigh Salterton |
| Crediton United |
v |
Buckland Athletic |
| Axminster |
v |
Newton Abbot |
| Alphington |
v |
Appledore |
| University of Exeter |
v |
Witheridge |
| WEST ZONE |
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| Home
Team |
|
Away
Team |
| Porthleven |
v |
Penryn Athletic |
| St Austell |
v |
Camelford |
| Newquay |
v |
Hayle |
| Foxhole Stars |
v |
Wendron |
| Penzance |
v |
Goonhavern |
| Mousehole |
v |
Falmouth |
| CENTRAL ZONE |
|
Away
Team |
| Home
Team |
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| Dobwalls |
v |
Vospers Oak Villa |
| Wadebridge |
v |
Stoke Gabriel |
| Buckfastleigh Rangers |
v |
Callington Town |
| Millbrook |
v |
Plymstock United |
| Liverton United |
v |
Galmpton United |
| Totnes & Dartington |
v |
Torpoint Athletic |
| Okehampton Argyle |
v |
Launceston |
SECOND
ONE (To
be played on October 27th)
| EAST
ZONE |
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| Home Team |
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Away Team |
| Exmouth or Teignmouth |
v |
Newton Abbot Spurs |
| Ottery or Budleigh |
v |
Clyst Rovers |
| Crediton or Buckland |
v |
Dartmouth |
| Axminster or Newton
Abbot |
v |
Cullompton Rangers |
| Alphington or Appledore |
v |
Uni of Exeter or Witheridge |
| WEST ZONE |
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| Home
Team |
|
Away
Team |
| Porthleven or Penryn |
v |
Mousehole or Falmouth |
| St Austell or Camelford |
v |
Saltash United |
| Newquay or Hayle |
v |
Bodmin Town |
| Foxhole or Wendron |
v |
Liskeard Athletic |
| Penzance or Goohavern |
v |
St Blazey |
| CENTRAL ZONE |
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Away
Team |
| Home
Team |
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| Dobwalls or Vospers |
v |
Plymouth Parkway |
| Wadebridge or Stoke |
v |
Holsworthy |
| Buckfastleigh or Callington |
v |
Okehampton or Launceston |
| Millbrook
or Plymstock |
v |
Ivybridge
Town |
| Liverton or Galmpton |
v |
Tavistock |
| Totnes/Dart or Torpoint |
v |
Elburton Villa |
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| 18/05/07
- THE MAKE-UP OF THE PREMIER DIVISION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED |
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The make-up of the South West Peninsula
League has now been announced, and the following teams are
in the Premier Division;
Bodmin
Buckland Athletic
Clyst Rovers
Cullompton Rangers
Dartmouth
Elburton Villa
Falmouth
Holsworthy
Ivybridge Town
Launceston
Liskeard
Newton Abbot Spurs
Plymouth Parkway
Saltash United
St Blazey
Tavistock
Torpoint
Witheridge.
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| 18/05/07
- IVYBRIDGE SECURE PLACE IN PENINSULA LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION |
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The Officers of Ivybridge Town Football
Club are delighted to confirm that we have secured our place
in the Premier Division of the newly formed South West Peninsula
League, which will kick-off in August 2007.
Our place in the top division will come as a surprise to
many, but we feel that it is nothing less than the Club
deserves. In recent years, we have proved to be a strong
force within the Devon League and across the County for
that matter having won and subsequently retained the Devon
Premier Cup. Off the pitch, we have also done what was asked
of us by the South West Peninsula League Management Committee
to improve our facilities.
We have extended the size of both our home and away dressing
rooms, and in the last few weeks have removed the 'communal'
shower area, providing each team with their own shower facilities.
In addition to this, we have purchased all new showers throughout.
Other improvements include the installation of an additional
ladies spectator toilet and a 'soon to be built' male spectator/disabled
toilet area.
All of this work has been done in parallel with a £6,000
upgrade of the electricity supply which now has enough capacity
to provide floodlights at Erme Valley.
These works could not have been completed without a great
deal of help from many people. The Officers and Committee
would like to thank the following people in particular;
Wakeham Builders, PJ Kingwell & Sons Ltd, SCE
Electrical Services, G Harris Plumbing & Heating, Gary
Smith and Ben Smith.
This is only the beginning. We are very much aware that
these improvements are long overdue and that we still lack
facilities at Erme Valley. However,
you have to start somewhere and our efforts in the past
12 months have demonstrated our committment and determination
to improving Erme Valley for all of those people that now
use it, and we've clearly shown the South West Peninsula
League that we are serious about our committment to the
Premier Division.
Onwards and upwards!
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| 02/01/07
- SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEAGUE PRESS RELEASE |
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League announces 21 Clubs
wanting Promotion & Confirms Clyst Rovers have applied
for a sideways move.
The Officers of the South
West Peninsula League are delighted to announce that 21
clubs have applied for Promotion to the new league, due
to commence in August this year.
Clubs in the feeder leagues
in both Devon & Cornwall were invited to meetings last
November and given a run down on how to apply to join this
exciting new league, we have been overwhelmed with the level
of interest, but even that did not prepare us for the fact
that 21 Clubs would formally apply to join, giving provisional
withdrawal notice to their current leagues and paying the
application fee of £100.
With the 29 clubs who applied
for Step 6 (Premier) last Spring this now means 50 clubs
in the two counties have applied for promotion in one form
or other. We are very pleased that the level of interest
in both counties is again similar, the idea of the new league
proving equally popular either side of the Tamar.
The 21 clubs will in effect
be fighting for 10 vacancies with the new league having
50 clubs, 18 in the Premier and two Division Ones of 16
in East & West. The 20 Devon League clubs, 19 South
Western League Clubs, Clyst Rovers and 10 successful applicants
making up a full compliment of 50.
The next stage will be for
these 21 clubs to be given an initial ground inspection
in the second half of January, the final decisions though
will not be taken to May when any ground work must be completed
and final league positions will be known.
The Football Association
have allowed us to take no more than 3 clubs from any 1
feeder league so ground standards and final league placing
will go hand in hand as who gets promotion is determined.
The league can also confirm
that Clyst Rovers AFC have applied for a sideways move in
the Pyramid from Western League One to the South West Peninsula
Premier. In addition Plymouth Argyle AFC have an application
with the Football Association for a Premier Division place
meaning that 16 places are available in the Premier Division
at present with the two current leagues able to offer their
8 highest placed clubs that meet the ground standards by
May a place in the top division.
The 21 Applicant Clubs are
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Cornish Combination
League
Hayle
Helston Athletic
Illogan RBL
Mousehole
Perranporth
St Day
St Just
Wendron
Devon &
Exeter League
Axminster
Town
Exeter Civil Service
Exmouth Town
Feniton United
Okehampton Argyle
St Martins
East Cornwall
Premier League
Camelford
Dobwalls
Foxhole Stars
South Devon
League
Bovey Tracey
Buckfastleigh Rangers
Galmpton United
Liverton United
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| 14/12
- MARK BERRY HAS ACCEPTED A MOVE TO BODMIN TOWN |
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Ivybridge Town's
prolific striker, Mark 'Razzer' Berry has confirmed today
to First Team Manager, Brian Howard, that he has decided
to accept a move to Bodmin Town of the South Western
League.
Ivybridge Town received a notice of approach from Bodmin
last week, who were free to start negotiations with him
from this morning. They wasted no time to secure the Devon
League's Golden Boot Winner and offered him a financial
package which Ivybridge have no way of matching. With a
young family and a new house, this proved too tempting to
turn down.
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Despite losing one of his most valuable assets, Brian Howard
remains upbeat and he himself has wasted very little time
in signing a player who has the potential to replace Mark,
more new on this new signing tomorrow. Howard was delighted
that Mark wishes to remain as a Devon League registered for
Ivybridge and was also delighted to get confirmation that
Mark's brother, Stuart, will be staying with the Club.
On behalf of everyone at the Club, Howard wished to thank
Mark for his service to the Club during his
time with us, wished him all the very best of luck at Bodmin
Town and made it very clear that he will always be welcome
at Ivybridge.
Mark Berry is the second player to leave Erme Valley in less
than a week and becomes the fifth player from last year's
Double winning season to move on to pastures new. As would
be the case at any club, at any stage in the football pyramid,
this has made life difficult for the First Team Management
duo, Howard & Fallon. It has also sparked speculation
amongst rival clubs that there is a 'crisis' at Erme Valley.
"This is certainly not the case" said Howard, "even
with the quality players that we have lost, we are very fortunate
to have an excellent squad of top quality players, and one
which will push for honours again this season". Howard
is determined to get their season back on course and will
be announcing at least one new signing in the next 48 hours
that will strengthen the squad even further. |
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| 26/11
- SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEAGUE LOGO UNVEILED |
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The logo for
the South West Peninsula League has now been unveiled, following
the League Working Party's decision to pick a winning design.
For the past few months, a competition has been running,
inviting people to send in their logo design for the new
League. The interest in the competition was very strong
and a number of entries were submitted, ranging from attempts
from young Children through to submissions from Professional
graphic design companies.
This logo symbolizes the hopes that the creation of the
new League will build bridges between the Counties of Devon
and Cornwall and join them to become one force providing
a high standard of football. |
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| 05/10
- WIDDICOMBE JOINS DARTMOUTH AFC |
Ivybridge Town First Team player,
Andy Widdicombe, has decided to part company with the Club to
link up with former Totnes & Dartington team-mates, John Rimmer
and Chris Hooper who both now play for Dartmouth AFC.
After a very bright pre-season, Widdicombe has not been in the
starting line-up on a regular basis due to a niggling hamstring
injury and has only returned to full fitness in recent days.
The Ivybridge Town Committee are currently in discussion
over this transfer and will shortly be making a decision of whether
to report Dartmouth AFC to Devon County Football Association for
an illegal approach. It became very obvious from a number of phone
calls this week from Dartmouth Officers that the 'deal had been
done', yet there had been no sign of a 7-days notice of approach
from the Club as per FA rules. |
| 26/09
- SMALLY GETS A TRIAL WITH MK DONS |
Ivybridge Town First Team player,
Ben Smallridge, has caught the eye of a South West scout for the
Coca-Cola League Division Two side, MK Dons. The scout has been
watching Ben Smallridge for a couple of weeks and has now approached
him to offer him the opportunity to travel to Milton Keynes for
a 4-day trial.
Ben Smallridge is one of three Ivybridge players that have been
given the opportunity to trial for Football League Clubs. Mark
Berry had a trial with Torquay United at the end of last season
and Ross Coombes has recently returned from a trial with Ipswich
Town.
We wish Ben the very best of luck. |
| 17/09
- SECRETARY'S GOOD NAME CLEARED. |
On March 4th 2006, a Club Official
of Teignmouth FC accussed Paul Cocks, Club Secretary of Ivybridge
Town, of making racist comments towards Ivan Daniels (Player of
Teignmouth) during the Devon league game between the two sides
at Coombe Valley. This is something which Paul has vehemently
denied from the outset and after 6 months he has finally, and
officially, had his good name cleared by the Devon County Football
Association and the Devon County League Management Committee.
No evidence was produced by Teignmouth AFC or by the Club Official
involved to support their allegation, yet 12 witness statements
were provided by Paul and Ivybridge Town Football Club which confirmed
that no such comments were made.
The outcome of this investigation is that Teignmouth AFC have
been found guilty of contraveening FA rule E17, which refers to
the 'vexatious and frivolous reporting of misconduct'. The Club
was fined £400 by Devon County Football Association and
the Club Officer involved has been banned from holding any official
role at a football club for an extended period of time. Teignmouth
AFC offered no defence to this and accepted all charges. In addition
to this, the new Club Secretary of Teignmouth AFC has issued a
formal apology to Paul on behalf of the Club.
The Devon League Management Committee have now also dealt with
the incident and have issued the following statement;
"Teignmouth AFC and their then Secretary Mr Vincent Breslan
have been found proven of this charge after providing no evidence
to back up their allegations against Ivybridge Town AFC and their
Secretary Mr Paul Cocks. The League Committee wish to make it
crystal clear that despite a lengthy investigation by them and
the Devon County FA NO evidence was found to
support the allegations made, the Teignmouth club were then charged
with the above offence and offered no defence.
The League wish to place on record that Mr Cocks and his Club
have been falsely accused and apologise to them for the obvious
distress and hurt that the false allegations must have caused.
Teignmouth AFC have written to apologise unreservedly for the
false accusation."
Both Paul and Ivybridge Town Football Club are glad that justice
prevailed and they are pleased to be able to draw closure on this
incident.
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| 26/05
- SOUTH WEST PENINSULA LEAGUE PRESS RELEASE |
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Working Party are pleased to make the following TWO announcements
New Appointment Fills the 6th and
Final Vacancy on the Working Group
Following the publication of the Proposal Document for the League
Merger in March the new “League Working Group” have
been formed and their remit is to take the proposal and DELIVER
it ready for its start in August 2007.
The Group will be chaired by Bob Bell, Chairman of the South Western
League and will also contain Mark Hayman (Vice Chair of the Devon
Lge), Mike Wilson (Treasurer of the South Western Lge) Phil Hiscox
(Secretary of the Devon Lge) and Phil Lowe (Devon FA member from
Tavistock).
The 6th and final appointment has been made this week with Keith
Mann joining the ranks, Keith from Exeter has just retired from
a long career as a Referee, his farewell gift for his years of
service being the line on the Les Phillips Cup Final at Frome
earlier this month. Keith has been the Secretary of the Juventus
Youth League in Exeter and is employed as personal manager for
the Royal Mail in Exeter, his brief to the Working Group will
give him special responsibility for liaison with all bodies concerned
with Refereeing matters as we ensure that the “3rd team”
on a Saturday afternoon are considered in addition to the clubs.
Soho Square
Confirms New League
The Football Association in London have this week confirmed that
the Proposal to form the South West Peninsula League has been
accepted. The National Leagues Department also confirmed that
the new Premier Division will be placed at Step 6 of the Pyramid,
in effect the same as the current Western League First Division,
with the Winners or Runners Up being able to be promoted directly
to the Western League Premier. The Division One’s, East
& West, will be at Step 7, which is where the Devon &
South Western Leagues currently operate at.
Mike Appleby the Football Associations Leagues manager went on
to heap praise on the proposal by saying “The Committee
wished to record their appreciation of the work undertaken in
the South West to enable this new competition and we wish to commend
the content and professionalism of the proposal document.”
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