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Bideford vs Barnstaple Town
Southern League Division One - South
Monday 27th August 2018
3:00pm kick off
Sports Ground, Bideford

A Brief History of Barnstaple Town FC
North Devon League founder members Pilton Yeo Vale were founded in 1904 and became Barnstaple Town in 1905. Barnstaple spent the first half of the century playing local league football in the North Devon League and the Devon & Exeter League until joining Western League Division Two for the 1948/49 season. In 1949/50 Barnstaple were Division Two champions and were promoted to Division One. Barum became Western League champions in 1952/53 and once again in 1979/80 (now the Premier Division). They were relegated back to the second tier (Division One) in 1990/91 but bounced back as Division One champions in 1993/94. Barnstaple were relegated back to Division One in 2012/13 but once again returned to the Premier after winning their third Division One title in 2014/15. Barum carried that momentum in to 2015/16 finishing as runners-up in the Premier Division and accepting promotion to the Southern League for the first time after champions Odd Down turned down the opportunity. In their first season in Division One South & West Barum finished 17th. In 2017/18 they finished in 21st position and narrowly avoided relegation. Barnstaple Town are two time Western League champions, three time Western Division One champions and also Western Division Two title winners. They have won the Devon St Luke's Bowl on one occasion and have also reached the first round proper of the FA Cup four times.

Barnstaple Town FC
Web: http://www.barnstapletownfc.com
Twitter: @Official_BTFC

Form Guide
Both sides come into this season’s first North Devon Derby without a win under their belt. Barnstaple have suffered three straight defeats with the latest being Saturday’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Wessex League side Shaftesbury. Bideford have fared only slightly better with a draw and a defeat in the league before rescuing a replay with a last gasp equaliser against Bristol Manor Farm on Saturday.

Barnstaple Town’s last six (LWLLLL)
25/08/18 Barnstaple Town 0 Shaftesbury 1 (FA Cup PR)
21/08/18 Barnstaple Town 1 Bristol Manor Farm 2 (League)
18/08/18 Moneyfields 3 Barnstaple Town 1 (League)
14/08/18 Barnstaple Town 0 Shamwickshire Rovers 2 (Friendly)
04/08/18 Barnstaple Town 2 Ilfracombe Town 1 (Friendly)
29/07/18 Barnstaple Town 0 Plymouth Argyle XI 6 (Friendly)

Bideford's last six (DWWDLD)
25/08/18 Bideford 2 Bristol Manor Farm 2 (FA Cup PR)
21/08/18 Yate Town 2 Bideford 0 (League)
18/08/18 Bideford 1 Larkhall Athletic 1 (League)
14/08/18 Bideford 3 Park United 0 (Friendly)
10/08/18 Bideford 3 Boca Seniors 0 (Friendly)
03/08/18 Bideford 1 Tavistock 1 (Friendly)

Most recent meetings:
26/12/17 Bideford 1 Barnstaple Town 1 (Southern Div One West)
28/08/17 Barnstaple Town 1 Bideford 2 (Southern Div One West)
26/12/16 Barnstaple Town 0 Bideford 1 (Southern Div One S&W)
08/11/16 Bideford 1 Barnstaple Town 4 (Southern League Cup R2)
29/08/16 Bideford 2 Barnstaple Town 1 (Southern Div One S&W)
18/11/14 Barnstaple Town 0 Bideford 1 (Devon St Luke's Bowl QF)
02/04/10 Barnstaple Town 3 Bideford 2 (Western League Premier)
26/12/09 Bideford 4 Barnstaple Town 3 (Western League Premier)
10/04/09 Bideford 1 Barnstaple Town 1 (Western League Premier)
26/12/08 Barnstaple Town 1 Bideford 3 (Western League Premier)