Tiverton Town F.C.
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Tiverton Town are a football club based in Tiverton, currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.
They are nicknamed Tivvy and they play their home matches at Ladysmead. Tivvy play in yellow shirts and black shorts.
The club reached Wembley Stadium three times in the final of the FA Vase during the 1990s. In 1993 they lost 1-0 to Bridlington Town but won the competition in successive seasons in 1998 and 1999 with 1-0 wins against Tow Law Town and Bedlington Terriers.
In 2004 a youth team was established, managed by former Tivvy stalwart and manager of the Devon County football team Hedley Steele. In the first season of existence (2004-2005) the Somerset Floodlit Youth League Division One title was won and the team was promoted to the Premier Division. The 2005-6 season was just as successful as the 2004-5 season for the youth team, with a run in the FA Youth Cup seeing the defeat of Exeter City before losing to AFC Bournemouth and the championship of the Premier Division being clinched in the final game of the season. Players who have gone on to play for the senior side include Dave Hambly, Jak Martin, Adam Kelly, Terry Skeggs, Jamie Skinner and Tom Beddow. Tom Beddow scored the winning goal in the 2006 Devon St. Luke's Bowl final in extra time against Barnstaple Town. Building on from this the club have introduced its youth development structure headed up by Colin Nation and Paul Main. This is designed to get youngsters from the area to start playing for Tivvy as young as 7 years old. It is hoped that one day the fruits of this scheme will be seen withe players turning out for the first team coming from the youth development scheme.
Their current manager (as of May 2nd 2006) is Martyn Rogers.
Squad
- Goalkeepers
- Ian Nott - also coach of youth team
- Defenders
- Tom Gould - previously with Forest Green Rovers and Chippenham Town
- Nathan Rudge - club captain, signed from Chippenham Town
- Sam Croft - towering defender previously with Yeovil Town
- Darren Davies - left wing-back signed from Forest Green Rovers after a successful loan spell
- Paul Milsom - signed from Bath City, used to be a striker
- Tom Gardner - former Exmouth Town player
- Midfielders
- Kwame Ampadu - much-travelled left-footed midfielder, formerly of Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Exeter City
- Chris Bale - attacking midfielder signed from Merthyr Tydfil
- Mike Booth - previously with Taunton Town
- Adam Kelly - another product of the youth team
- Chris Holloway - former Exeter City player in his second spell at Tivvy
- Dave Hambly - the first youth team player to sign a senior contract
- Forwards
- Jamie Mudge - 2004-5 season top scorer, previously with Exeter City
- Richard Pears - member of the 1999 FA Vase winning squad, rejoined Tivvy from Willand Rovers in 2005
- Tom Beddow - youth team player who made Tivvy debut on 11th February 2006
Staff
Club Officials
- President - Dr. Gavin Haig
- Chairman - Dave Wright
- Vice-Chairman - Pete Buxton
- Club Secretary - Tony Floyde
- Football Secretary - Ramsay Findlay
- Treasurer - Kimm Smith
- Press Officer, Programme Editor, Youth Team Secretary and Director - John Fournier
- Director - Ian Moorcroft
- Groundsman - Gordon Curtis
- Assistant Groundsmen - Mike Hawkins and Brian Whiting
- Membership Secretary - Alan Disney
- Matchday PA Announcer - Gary Taylor
- Official Website Webmaster - Keith Sargeant
- Youth Development Officers - Colin Nation and Paul Main
Senior Squad
- Manager - Martyn Rogers
- Physio - Alan Morgan (also known as 'Dai')
Youth Squad
- Manager - Hedley Steele
- Coach - Ian Nott
Youth Development
- Development Officers - Colin Nation and Paul Main
- Coaches - Phillip White and Andy Laskey
- Secretary - Richard Rosslyn
Season-by-season record since 1973
Source: [Tiverton Town] at the Football Club History Database
External links
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