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Budleigh Salterton Association Football Club is a
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club based in
Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is a seaside town on the coast in East Devon, England, south-east of Exeter. It lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms much of the electoral ward of Budleigh, whose ward population at the ...
,
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 Greenway Lane.


History

The club was established in 1913 and joined the East Devon League, where they played until joining the Exeter & District League in 1919.Who are BSAFC?
Budleigh Salterton A.F.C.
In 1953 the club were promoted to the Premier Division, but were relegated after finishing bottom of the division in 1954–55.
Non-League Matters
They returned to the Premier Division in 1970, but finished bottom of the table again in 1971–72, resulting in another relegation. The league was then renamed the Devon & Exeter League.Devon & Exeter League 1972–2000
Non-League Matters
After returning to the Premier Division as Division One champions in 1980–81, Budleigh Salterton were league champions in 1983–84 and retained the title the following season. After finishing as runners-up in 1989–90, they were Premier Division champions for a third time in 1990–91. The club went on to finish as runners-up in three consecutive seasons between 1992–93 and 1994–95, after which they were promoted to the
Devon County League The Devon County Football League was a football competition based in England. It consisted of 20 clubs and sat at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. History The league was formed in 1992 in order to form an intermediate level bet ...
. They won the league in their first season, and after winning the Devon Senior Cup in 1996–97,Devon Senior Cup
Devon & Exeter League
they were league champions again in 1999–2000. In 2007 Budleigh Salteron were founder members of the
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 ...
, joining Division One East. Although they won the division in the league's inaugural season, they were unable to take promotion due to their ground not meeting the required standard. They were runners-up in the division in
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. In 2019 the club were founder members of the new
Devon League 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 ...
, becoming members of its North East Division.


Ground

The club played at several different grounds, including Moor Lane and Jubilee Park, until the early 1950s. Budleigh Urban District Council purchased four fields on Greenway Lane from
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in February 1953, and the football club gained a lease on the land in October that year.


Honours

*South West Peninsula League **Division One East champions 2007–08 *Devon County League **Champions 1995–96, 1999–2000 *Devon and Exeter League **Premier Division champions 1983–84, 1984–85, 1990–91 **Division One champions 1980–81 *Devon Senior Cup **Winners 1997–98


Records

*Best
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performance: First round, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2010–11


References


External links


Official website
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