South Devon Football League

South Devon League
CountryEngland
Number of teams61
13 (Premier Division)
12 (Division One)
13 (Division Two)
12 (Division Three)
11 (Division Four)
Level on pyramidLevel 12 (Premier Division)
Level 13 (Division 1)
Level 14 (Division 2)
Level 15 (Division 3)
Level 16 (Division 4)
Feeder toDevon Football League
Domestic cup(s)Herald Cup, Fred Hewings Cup, Divisional Cups
Current championsIlsington Villa (Premier Division)
Newton Abbot Spurs Reserves (Division One)
Bovey Tracey Reserves (Division Two)
Watcombe Wanderers Reserves (Division Three)
Elburton Villa Development (Division Four)
(2023–24)
WebsiteSouth Devon Football League official website

The South Devon Football League, known under a sponsorship arrangement as the TCSSDFL, is a football competition based in England. Its top division, the Premier Division, sits outside of the English football league system although it is a feeder to the Devon Football League which sits at Step 11 of this system. There are five divisions in the league.

The SDFL's primary cup competition is the Herald Cup, which is a simple knockout competition featuring all SDFL clubs (highest placed teams only).

Following the formation of the East Devon FA in 1903, the league came into existence as the Torquay and District League for the 1903–04 season.[1] The first winners were Ellacombe.[2] The league changed its name to the South Devon League for the 1920–21 season. [3]

  1. ^ "Torquay Times 19/06/1903". Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Torquay Times 08/07/1904". Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Brixham Western Guardian 29/7/1920".