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Bovey Tracey Association Football Club is a
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club based in
Bovey Tracey Bovey Tracey () is a town and civil parish in Devon, England. It is located on the edge of Dartmoor, which gives rise to the slogan used on the town's boundary signs: ''The Gateway to the Moor''. It is often known locally as ''Bovey''. About so ...
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Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...
, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Western Counties Roofing ground.


History

The club was established in 1950 as a merger of Bovey St Johns and Bovey Town.History
Bovey Tracey A.F.C.
They became members of the South Devon League and won the league's Herald Cup in 1960–61. After winning the league in 2007–08, the club were promoted to Division One East of the South West Peninsula League. In their first season in the division they were runners-up and were promoted to the Premier Division. The club finished bottom of the Premier Division in 2014–15 and were relegated to Division One East. Following league reorganisation at the end of the 2018–19 season, the club were elevated to the Premier Division East.


Ground

The club initially played at the Recreation Ground. In 1979 they bought land at Mill Marsh Park to build their current ground.


Honours

*South Devon League **Champions 2007–08 **Herald Cup winners 1960–61


Records

*Best
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performance: Extra preliminary round, 2020–21 *Best
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performance: Third round, 2022–23


See also

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References


External links


Official website
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