Elburton Villa F.C.

Elburton Villa Football Club is a football club based in Elburton Village, Plymouth, England. They are currently members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division East and play at Haye Road.

Elburton Villa
Full nameElburton Villa Football Club
Nickname(s)The Villa
Founded1982
GroundHaye Road, Plymouth
Capacity2,000 (50 seated)
ChairmanKevin Treeby
LeagueSouth West Peninsula League Premier Division East
2019–20South West Peninsula League Premier Division East (season abandoned)

History

The club was established in 1982 as a successor to Elburton Red Triangle FC.[1] They joined the Plymouth & District League and went on to win the Division One title in 1990–91.[1] In 1992 the club were founder members of the Devon County League.[2] The 1994–95 season saw the club win the league's Throgmorton Cup, beating Weston Mill Oak Villa in the final.[1]

In 2007 the Devon County League merged with the South Western League to form the South West Peninsula League, with Elburton becoming members of the Premier Division.[2] The club were relegated to Division One West after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 2015–16. They were Division One West runners-up the following season.[2] In 2017–18 the club finished third in Division One West and were promoted to the Premier Division in place of Stoke Gabriel, who had requested to be relegated. Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, they were placed in the Premier Division East.

Ground

The club play at Haye Road, opposite the King George V Playing Fields which had been home to Elburton Red Triangle.[1] Floodlights and a 50-seat stand were installed during the 2012–13 season.[3]

Honours
  • Plymouth & District League
    • Division One champions 1990–91
  • Devon County League
    • Throgmorton Cup winners 1994–95

Records

References
  1. History Elburton Villa F.C.
  2. Elburton Villa at the Football Club History Database
  3. "Pilgrims poised to become Villa's" Plymouth Herald, 6 July 2013

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