Clyst Rovers F.C. was a

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club based in

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, near

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History

The club joined the South Western League in

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and played there until the 1991–92 season, after which they joined the Western League. They were forced to resign from the league near the end of the 2000–01 season, but successfully re-applied for their spot in Division One the following season. Promotion to the Premier Division was finally achieved following a 4th-place finish in 2003–04, but the club went straight back down after finishing bottom of the table. They remained members of Division One of the Western League until 2007, when they joined the new

South West Peninsula League The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league covers Cornwall, Devon, western Somerset and western Dors ...

Premier Division. They resigned from the league in 2009–10 and their record was expunged. In the 1994–95 season, they reached the 1st round of the

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, their best showing among the three years they entered the competition, while they never entered the

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Records

**First Round 1994–95

References

External links

non-league.org site
*{{fchd, name=Clyst Rovers, id=CLYSTROV Defunct football clubs in Devon Western Football League 1951 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 1951 Association football clubs disestablished in 2010 2010 disestablishments in England Defunct football clubs in England