Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C.
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| Newton Abbot Spurs | |
| Full name | Newton Abbot Spurs Association Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Spurs |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Ground | The Recreation Ground Newton Abbot |
| League | South West Peninsula League Premier Division |
| 2006–07 | Devon County League, 9th |
Newton Abbot Spurs Association Football Club is a football club based in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. Founded in 1938, they were among the founding members of the South Western League in 1951. Although they only stayed in the league for two seasons, they rejoined for a longer spell in the 1960s but left again in 1971.
After a long period in the South Devon League, they were admitted to the Devon County League in 1996, where their best position has been third place in the 1999-00 season.
[edit] Season-by-season record since 1951 (incomplete)
| Season | Division | Position | Notes |
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| 1951 | Joined as a founder member of South Western League | ||
| 1951-52 | South Western League | 10th | |
| 1952-53 | South Western League | 5th | Left South Western League |
| 1953-59 details not currently known | |||
| 1959-60 | South Western League | 14th | |
| 1960-61 | South Western League | 13th | |
| 1961-62 | South Western League | 10th | |
| 1962-63 | South Western League | 8th | |
| 1963-64 | South Western League | 9th | |
| 1964-65 | South Western League | 11th | |
| 1965-66 | South Western League | 12th | |
| 1966-67 | South Western League | 12th | |
| 1967-68 | South Western League | 9th | |
| 1968-69 | South Western League | 16th | |
| 1969-70 | South Western League | 18th | |
| 1970-71 | South Western League | 16th | Left South Western League |
| 1971-93 details not currently known | |||
| 1993-94 | South Devon League Premier Division | 1st | |
| 1994-95 | South Devon League Premier Division | 3rd | |
| 1995-96 | South Devon League Premier Division | 1st | Joined Devon County League |
| 1996-97 | Devon County League | 14th | |
| 1997-98 | Devon County League | 15th | |
| 1998-99 | Devon County League | 9th | |
| 1999-00 | Devon County League | 3rd | |
| 2000-01 | Devon County League | 9th | |
| 2001-02 | Devon County League | 5th | |
| 2002-03 | Devon County League | 6th | |
| 2003-04 | Devon County League | 18th | |
| 2004-05 | Devon County League | 11th | |
| 2005-06 | Devon County League | 8th | |
Source: Football Club History Database
[edit] Honours
- Devon Premier Cup Winners - 1984-85, 1990-91
- Devon Senior Cup Winners - 1949-50, 1950-51, 1990-91
- South Devon League Champions - 1945-46, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96
- Devon & Exeter League Champions - 1958-59
- Plymouth & District Champions - 1949-50
- Herald Cup Winners - 1945-46, 1956-57, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1991-92, 1994-95
- East Devon Senior Cup Winners - 1946-47, 1958-59
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South West Peninsula League Premier Division 2007-08
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