Ottery St Mary A.F.C.

Ottery St. Mary A.F.C., nicknamed "The Otters", is a football club based in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.^[1] The club is affiliated to the Devon County Football Association.^[2] They play in the Devon League.

Ottery St. Mary

Full name	Ottery St. Mary Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Otters
Founded	1911
Ground	Washbrook Meadows
Chairman	Mark Isaacs
Manager	Pat Curtis ‘ Riki Pitter
League	Devon League
2024–25	Devon League, 9th of 16
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was established in 1911.^[3] After the Second World War, the club played in the Exeter and Devon League, which in 1972 was renamed the Devon and Exeter league.^[4] They joined the South Western Football League in 1974, after winning the Devon and Exeter League the season before.^[5][6] After only two seasons, Ottery moved on to the Western League's newly created Division One.^[7] The club's fifth season in Division One marked their debut in the FA Cup, when they lost to Newquay 8–0 in the preliminary qualifying round.^[6] The 1989–90 season saw the club earn a further upward move – finishing in top position in the First Division and earning a place in the Premier Division.^[8] Two seasons of struggle in the Premier Division ensued, and after relegation another two seasons of struggle in Division One.^[8]

At the end of the 1993–94 season the club finished bottom of Division One and joined the Devon County League.^[6] The club remained in the Devon County League, with a best placing achieved in the 2005–06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly formed South West Peninsula League Division One East.^[9][10] During 2011–12 the club resigned from the South West Peninsula League and left the league at the end of the season finishing bottom of the league with just 5 points.^[11] The club joined the Devon and Exeter League in Division Three, under new manager Graham Varley.^[12]

Ground

Ottery St Mary AFC play their home games at Washbrook Meadows, Butts Road, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, EX11 1EL.

Honours

League honours

• Western Football League Division One:^[6]
  • Winners (1): 1989–90
• Devon and Exeter Football League Premier Division:^[4][5]
  • Winners (1): 1973–74
  • Runners up (1): 1962–63
• Devon and Exeter Football League Senior Division:
  • Winners (2): 1953–54, 1961–62

Cup honours

• Devon St Lukes Cup:
  • Runners-up (1): 1987–88
• Devon Senior Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1987–88
• EAST Devon Senior Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1984–85
  • Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1974–75,
• Football Express Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1911–12
• Throgmorton Cup:^[13]
  • Winners (1): 1998–99
  • Runners-up (1): 2005–06
• Axminster Hospital Cup:
  • Winners (6): 1951–52, 1955–56, 1962–63, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70
• Golesworthy Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
  • Runners-up (2): 1928–29, 1933–1934
• Grandisson Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1999–00,
  • Runners-up (1): 1973–74,
• Morrison Bell Cup:
  • Winners (8): 1951–52, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1987–88,
  • Runners-up (5): 1952–53, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1957–58, 1960–61
• Seaton Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1952–53, 1957–58, 1960–61,
  • Runners-up (2): 1956–57, 1959–60,
• Geary Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1966–67,
  • Runners-up (2): 1950–51, 1958–1959,

Records

• Highest League Position:^[6] 18th in Western League premier Division 1990–91
• FA Cup best performance:^[6] Second Qualifying Round 1987–88
• FA Vase best performance:^[6] Third round 1980–81

Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.

• Dick Ebdon
• Phil Roberts
• David Pook

Former coaches

1. Managers/Coaches that have played/managed in the football league or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Managers/Coaches with full international caps.

• Jason Rees