Appledore F.C.
association football club in England
Appledore Football Club is a football club based in Appledore, Devon, England. They are currently members of the Devon League and play at Marshford.
History
The club was established in 1912. Under the name Appledore BAAC, they joined the Senior Division North Devon League in 1926. Despite finishing bottom of the division in their first season, the club were not relegated and went on to become league champions in 1928–29. Although they subsequently left the league in 1930, the club returned to play in the Junior Division in 1933–34. They were Junior Division champions at the first attempt, and again in 1935–36.
After World War II Appledore became members of the Senior Division. They were league champions in 1950–51 and went on to win further titles in 1952–53 and 1954–55. The club were runners-up in 1955–56 and won back-to-back titles in the next two seasons.
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