

The ORIGINAL monthly fanzine
of Buckland Athletic FC.
Welcome to the 21st Century for the 1980's BAFC fanzine.

Last Updated: Wednesday 10 January 2018
Club History and Honours
1977
Formed and entered the Torbay Pioneer League
Home: Sandringham Park
Info: The junior club was the biggest in the area, running six sides
in differing age groups for several seasons winning many
titles over including the Devon Youth Cup.
1987/88
Accepted into the Devon and Exeter League (Senior Division Three)
Home: Coach Road
Info: Won the Championship and were promoted to Senior Two
with a youthful team in 1988.
1989/90
Playing in the Devon and Exeter League (Senior Division Two)
Home: Decoy Park
Info: Gained promotion to Senior One with a very youthful side in
1990. Won the Wheaton Trophy in 1990/91.
1992/93
Playing in the Devon and Exeter League (Senior Division One)
Home: Homers Lane
Info: Promoted to the Premier Division in 1993.
Won the Premier Titles in 1994/95 and 1999/2000.
Gained promotion to the Westward Developments Devon
League in 2000.
Won the Sportsmanship Cup and Programme Award in
2001/02.
2005/06 to Present day
Playing in the Westward Developments Devon League
Home: Homers Heath
Info: Devon League changed it's name to South West Peninsula
League in 2007/08 and we won both the SWPL Premier
Division best ground award and SWPL Programme award in
2007/08 and 2008/09.
Won the SWPL Premier Division title and the Throgmorton
Cup in 2009/10.
Retained the SWPL Premier Division title and won the Devon
St Lukes Bowl in 2010/11.
Gained promotion to the Toolstation Western League Premier
Division and retained the Devon St Lukes Bowl in 2011/12.
Runners-up in the Toolstation Western League Premier
Division in 2014-15.
Won the Hospitality award and programme award in
2012/13.
Honours:
Toolstation Western League Premier Division Runners-Up 2014-15
SWPL Premier Division Champions 2009-10, 2010-11
SWPL Premier Division Runners-Up 2011-12
Devon St Lukes Bowl Winners 2010-11, 2011-12
SWPL Charity Bowl Winners 2010, 2011
Devon League Runners-up 2000-01
Throgmorton Cup Winners 2009-10
Throgmorton Cup Runners-up 2001-02, 2011-12
Devon League Sportsmanship Cup 2000-01
Devon & Exeter Premier Division Champions 1994-95, 99-00
Devon & Exeter Premier Division Runners-up 1998-99
Devon & Exeter Premier Division Cup Winners 1997-98, 98-99
East Devon Senior Cup Winners 1995-96
Devon FA Premier Cup Finalists 2012-13
Devon FA Senior Cup Winners 2002-03, 2008-09
Devon FA Intermediate Cup Winners 2007-08
Herald Cup Winners 2011-12
George Belli Cup Winners 2010-11
SDL Herald Cup Runners-up 2007-08, 2012-13, 2013-14
Fred Hewings Cup Winners 2007-08, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15
South Devon League Premier Division Champions 2012-13, 2014-15
South Devon League Premier Division Runners-up 2011-12
SDL Division 1 Champions 2014-15
SDL Division 1 Runners-Up 2013-14
South Devon League Division 2 Champions 2008-09
South Devon League Division 3 Champions 2007-08
South Devon League Division 4 Champions 2006-07
South Devon League Division 6 Champions 2007-08
South Devon League Division 7 Champions 2006-07
Devon League Programme Award Winners 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06
SWPL Programme Winners 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12
Western League Programme Award Winners 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15
SWPL Ground Award Winners 2007-08, 2008-09
SWPL Ground Award Runners-up 2009-10, 2010-11
Western League Hospitality Award Winners 2012-13
Sandringham Park, Newton Abbot, home ground until 1987.


Forde Park/Coach Road, Newton Abbot, home ground until 1989

Homers Lane, Newton Abbot, home ground until 2005.
Decoy Playing Fields, Newton Abbot, home ground until 1992.


Homers Heath, Newton Abbot, the present day home ground since 2005/06.

Name: BUCKLAND ATHLETIC FC
Nickname: 'The Bucks'
Formed: 1977
Location: In and around Newton Abbot, Devon
(currently Homers Heath, Newton Abbot)
Official Website: http://www.clubwebsite.co.uk/bucklandathleticfc01/Home
Please Note:
On the club's official website certain details of the clubs history, namely the Devon & Exeter League period between 1987-1990, are incorrectly documented.
I know the correct dates as I was there and I wrote about a number of them for MegaBucks at the time when they happened!
Club History
Buckland Athletic FC

Reporters:
Martin Underwood (1st Team)
Dennis Dunn (Under-15s)
Gordon Middlemass (Under-14s)
Steven Searle (Under-13s)
