Cullompton Rangers Football Club is a

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club based in Cullompton, Devon, England. They are currently members of the and play at Speeds Meadow.

History

The club was established in 1945 and initially played in the East Devon Victory League, before joining the Exeter & District League.About the club
Cullompton Rangers F.C. They were Division One champions in 1959–60,Division 1 (Senior 1, Senior 1A)
Devon & Exeter League earning promotion to the Premier Division. After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in their first season in the division, they went on to win the league title in 1961–62 and 1963–64.
Non-League Matters However, they were relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1966–67. After another relegation, the club were Division Two champions in 1972–73 and later won Division One again in 1978–79, earning promotion back to the Premier Division of the renamed Devon & Exeter League and went on to win the East Devon Senior Cup in 1983–84.Devon & Exeter League 1972–2000
Non-League Matters In 1993 Cullompton were founder members of the Devon County League. They finished as runners-up in 1997–98 and again the following season, in which they also won the Devon Premier Cup. In 2007 the league merged with the

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to form the South West Peninsula League, with the club placed in the Premier Division. Although they finished bottom of the division in the league's first season, they were not relegated. Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were placed in the Premier Division East.

Ground

The club initially played at Cullompton School Playing Fields, before moving to Speeds Meadown. Although they left Speeds Meadow to play at Knightswood and later Court Drive, they eventually returned to Speeds Meadow. Floodlights were installed in 1998, and upgraded dressing room facilities were opened by

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on 28 February 2012.Cullompton Rangers call for more fans in face of financial woe
This is Devon, 14 February 2012

Honours

*Devon Premier Cup **Winners 1998–99 *Devon & Exeter League **Premier Division champions 1961–62, 1963–64 **Division One champions 1959–60, 1978–79 **Division Two champions 1972–73 *East Devon League **Senior Division One champions 1950–51, 1978–79 *East Devon Senior Cup **Winners 1983–84

Records

*Best FA Cup performance: Extra preliminary round, 2009–10 *Best

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performance: Second round, 2011–12, 2016–17

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