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Babbacombe F.C.
Babbacombe Football Club was an English football club based in Torquay, Devon. The club existed from 1903 until 1921 before merging with Torquay Town to form Torquay United. History A Babbacombe club played friendlies in 1903–04, but the club was properly formed in 1904 in time to join the Torquay & District League at the start of the 1904–05 season, becoming champions twice in 1907 and 1908. The league also included local rivals Ellacombe and (later) Torquay United. In 1908, Babbacombe moved up to the East Devon Senior League and in 1909 up again to the Plymouth and District League. Babbacombe won the East Devon Senior Cup in 1910 after being beaten finalists in 1908 and 1909. By 1910, there was feeling throughout the town of Torquay that their three most successful football teams should amalgamate in order to create a single professional club. Although Babbacombe refused to take part in a merger, Torquay United and Ellacombe agreed to pool their resources and became Tor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plainmoor
Plainmoor is an association football stadium located in the Plainmoor suburb of Torquay, Devon, England. Since 1921, the stadium has been the home of Torquay United Football Club, who currently compete in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. During the first half of the 2018-19 National League South season, the stadium also hosted Truro City games. History At the time of Torquay United's formation in 1899, Plainmoor was the home of Torquay Athletic Rugby Football Club. In 1904, the rugby club secured the lease of the Recreation Ground, where United had been playing, and United's Torquay and District League rivals Ellacombe moved into the vacated site at Plainmoor, leaving United homeless. In 1910 United merged with Ellacombe to become Torquay Town. Ellacombe's Plainmoor ground became the home of the new club, and the shared home of local rivals Babbacombe. Torquay Town and Babbacombe finally merged and became Torquay United (again) in 1921. In 1927 United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
