Perry Street and District League

Association football league in England

Football league

Perry Street and District League

Founded| 1903
Country| England
Divisions| 3
Number of clubs| 38
Level on pyramid| Levels 14–17
Feeder to| Somerset County League
Promotion to| Somerset County League Division Three
Current champions| Misterton
(2023–24)
Most championships| Merriot Rovers
Website| website

The Perry Street and District League, commonly known as the Perry Street League, is a football competition with clubs from south Somerset, west Dorset and East Devon, England. The league was formed in 1903 by Charles Edward Small, the owner of the Perry Street Lace Works, who is commemorated by the three spools of lace depicted on the league's crest. The badge depicts the three Counties participating in the Perry Street & District Football League as follows: the wyvern of Somerset, three castles for Dorset and the sailing boat for Devon.

The league started with 5 teams – Perry Street Works, Combe Wanderers, Holyrood Mills, Axminster Town and Horton Rovers.

Today the league has a total of three divisions including the Perry Street League Premier Division. The Perry Street League is a member of the Joint Liaison Committee comprising the Somerset County League and other feeder leagues within the county. The Perry Street League is affiliated to the Somerset County FA.[1]

South Petherton won the 2005–06 Premier Division title, a feat they repeated in 2006–07 and again in 2007–08.[2] They finished second in the 2008–09 season as Crewkerne took the title,[3] and second again in the 2009–10 to Lyme Regis. South Petherton again won the league in the 2010–11 season.[4]

The fixtures and results can be found in the local Chard & Ilminster Newspaper;[5] the Weekender and View From titles also offer extensive coverage reports and previews.

Following the AGM meeting at the end of the 2022-23 season, the decision was made to reduce the league structure from four divisions to three divisions for the upcoming 2023-24 season.

## Member clubs 2024–25

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Perry Street F.C. in action in the 2008–09 season

Premier Division

* Axminster Town 3rds
* Barrington
* Chard United
* Combe St Nicholas Reserves
* Forton Rangers
* Ilchester
* Ilminster Town Reserves
* Misterton
* Perry Street & Yonder Hill
* Shepton Beauchamp
* South Petherton
* Yetminster United

Division One

* Combe St Nicholas A
* Crewkerne Rangers
* Donyatt United
* Drimpton
* Forton Rangers Reserves
* Halstock
* Kingsbury Episcopi
* Misterton Reserves
* Netherbury
* Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves
* South Petherton Reserves
* West & Middle Chinnock

Division Two

* Chard United Reserves
* Charmouth
* Combe St Nicholas Colts
* Crewkerne Rangers Reserves
* Dowlish Wake & Donyatt
* Forton 'A'
* Ilminster Town 'A'
* Merriott Moretti
* Merriott Saints
* Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
* Thorncombe
* Uplyme Reserves
* Winsham United
* Yetminster United Reserves

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## Recent divisional champions

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Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four

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2000–01 | Combe St. Nicholas | Axminster Reserves | Netherbury | Norton Athletic Reserves | Ilminster Town "A"
2001–02 | Merriott Rovers | Barrington | Haselbury | Uplyme | Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
2002–03 | Ilminster Town Reserves | Chard Colts | Uplyme | South Petherton Reserves | White Horse Symondsbury
2003–04 | Merriott Rovers | Charmouth | Hinton St. George | Forton Reserves | Barrington Reserves
2004–05 | Lyme Regis | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | Pymore | Winsham United | White Horse Reserves
2005–06 | South Petherton | Combe St Nicholas Reserves | Thorncombe | Dowlish & Donyatt | Combe St. Nicholas 'B'
2006–07 | South Petherton | Winsham United | Misterton | Chard Town Colts | Beaminster Reserves
2007–08 | South Petherton | Misterton | Chard United | White Horse Reserves | Lyme Bantams
2008–09 | Crewkerne Town | Barrington | Ilminster Colts | Norton Athletic | Fivehead United
2009–10 | Lyme Regis | Farway | Millwey Rise | Hawkchurch | Chard United Reserves
2010–11 | South Petherton | Crewkerne Town | Beaminster Reserves | Misterton Reserves | West & Middle Chinnock Reserves
2011–12 | Lyme Regis | Millwey Rise | Crewkerne Town Reserves | Chard United | Ilminster Town 'A'
2012–13 | Winsham United | West & Middle Chinnock | Uplyme | Luso-Chard | Shepton Beauchamp Reserves
2013–14 | Crewkerne Town | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Chard United | Lyme Bantams | Kingsbury Episcopi
2014–15 | Crewkerne Town | Barrington | Drimpton | Barrington Reserves | Merriott Rovers
2015–16 | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | Misterton | South Petherton Reserves | Halstock |
2016–17 | Barrington | Merriott Rovers | Halstock | Misterton Reserves |
2017–18 | Barrington | Halstock | Thorncombe | Ilminster Town A |
2018–19 | South Petherton | Thorncombe | South Petherton Reserves | Lyme Regis Rovers |
2019–21 | seasons curtailed by Covid pandemic
2021–22 | South Petherton | Shepton Beauchamp | Drimpton | Kingsbury Episcopi |
2022–23 | Forton Rangers | South Petherton Reserves | Yetminster United | Yetminster United Reserves |
2023–24 | Misterton | Ilminster Town Reserves | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves |  |

## List of league champions

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| Year  | Champions

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1903–04  | Perry Street
1904–05  | Holyrood Mill
1905–06  | Perry Street Works
1906–07  | Holyrood Mill
1907–08  | Combe St. Nicholas
1908–09  | Boden & Co
1909–10  | Boden & Co
1910–11  | Boden & Co
1911–12  | Axminster
1912–13  | Bridport
1913–14  | Petters United
1915–19  | No competition due to World War I
1919–20  | Axminster
1920–21  | Axminster
1921–22  | Axminster
1922–23  | Bridport
1923–24  | Crewkerne
1924–25  | Crewkerne
1925–26  | Ilminster Town
1926–27  | Ilminster Town
1927–28  | Perry Street
1928–29  | Perry Street
1929–30  | Crewkerne
1930–31  | Ilminster Town
1931–32  | Bridport
1932–33  | Ilminster Town
1933–34  | Stoke–under–Ham
| Year  | Champions

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1934–35  | Stoke–under–Ham
1935–36  | Stoke–under–Ham
1936–37  | Stoke–under–Ham
1937–38  | Stoke–under–Ham
1938–39  | Ilminster Town
1939–40  | Chard
1941–45  | No competition due to WWII
1945–46  | Westland Sports
1946–47  | Ilminster Town
1947–48  | Crewkerne
1948–49  | Crewkerne
1949–50  | Crewkerne
1950–51  | Axminster
1951–52  | Stoke–under–Ham
1952–53  | Stoke–under–Ham
1953–54  | Stoke–under–Ham
1954–55  | Stoke–under–Ham
1955–56  | Chard Reserves
1956–57  | Merriott Rovers
1957–58  | Lyme Regis
1958–59  | Ilminster Reserves
1959–60  | Lyme Regis
1960–61  | Crewkerne
1961–62  | Shepton Beauchamp
1962–63  | South Petherton
1963–64  | South Petherton
1964–65  | Shepton Beauchamp
| Year  | Champions

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1965–66  | Shepton Beauchamp
1966–67  | Perry Street & Yonder Hill
1967–68  | Perry Street & Yonder Hill
1968–69  | Perry Street & Yonder Hill
1969–70  | Perry Street & Yonder Hill
1970–71  | Merriott Rovers
1971–72  | Merriott Rovers
1972–73  | Drimpton
1973–74  | Merriott Rovers
1974–75  | Haselbury
1975–76  | Merriott Rovers
1976–77  | Haselbury
1977–78  | Haselbury
1978–79  | Merriott Rovers
1979–80  | Beaminster
1980–81  | Merriott Rovers
1981–82  | Shepton Beauchamp
1982–83  | Shepton Beauchamp
1983–84  | Shepton Beauchamp
1984–85  | Shepton Beauchamp
1985–86  | Misterton
1986–87  | Misterton
1987–88  | Misterton
1988–89  | Lyme Regis
1989–90  | Crewkerne
1990–91  | Crewkerne
1991–92  | Crewkerne
| Year  | Champions

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1992–93  | Merriott Rovers
1993–94  | Merriott Rovers
1994–95  | Combe St. Nicholas
1995–96  | Merriott Rovers
1996–97  | Shepton Beauchamp
1997–98  | Combe St. Nicholas
1998–99  | Crewkerne
1999–2000  | Merriott Rovers
2000–01  | Combe St. Nicholas
2001–02  | Merriott Rovers
2002–03  | Ilminster Reserves
2003–04  | Merriott Rovers
2004–05  | Lyme Regis
2005–06  | South Petherton
2006–07  | South Petherton
2007–08  | South Petherton
2008–09  | Crewkerne
2009–10  | Lyme Regis
2010–11  | South Petherton
2011–12  | Lyme Regis
2012–13  | Winsham United
2013–14  | Crewkerne Town
2014–15  | Crewkerne Town
2015–16  | Perry Street & Yonder Hill
2016–17  | Barrington
2017-18  | Barrington
2018-19  | South Petherton
| Year  | Champions

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2019-20  | Void due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21
2021-22  | South Petherton
2022-23  | Forton Rangers
2023-24  | Misterton

Source[6]

## Trophy/cup competitions

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All cup competitions (except Chard Hospital Cup) are governed by the rules of The Perry Street Challenge Cup

Premier Division

The Perry Street Challenge Cup
Founded 1912.
Cup Presented by C. E. Small Esq

Coronation Cup
Founded 1953
Cup Presented by C. H. Baulch Esq

Division One

Division One Cup
Founded 1954
Cup Presented by C.H.Harris Esq

The Arthur Gage Memorial Cup
Founded 1950

Division Two

Jack Venn Cup
Founded 1961
Cup Presented by J. V. Venn Esq.

Tommy Tabberer Cup
Founded 1961
Cup Presented by Lyme Regis Football Club

Division Three

John Fowler Trophy
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Halstock Football Club.

Bill Bailey Cup
Founded 1973
Cup Presented by Beaminster Football Club

Other cups

The Daisy Hutchings Memorial Cup
Founded 1970
Open to all clubs in Divisions 2 and 3 of The Perry Street & District League Clubs can only enter one team.

Chard Hospital Cup Open to clubs as decided by the Management Committee[6]

## List of cup winners

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Season | Chard Hospital | Challenge Cup | Coronation Cup | Division One Cup | Jack Venn | Reg Eglon | John Fowler | Tommy Tabberer | Arthur Gage | Bill Bailey | Daisy Hutchings | Kenny Hodges

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2017–18 | Shepton Beauchamp | Chard United | Winsham | Waytown Hounds | Crewkerne Rangers | Forton Rangers Reserves | Donyatt United | Crewkerne Rangers | Waytown Hounds | Donyatt United | Thorncombe | Forton Rangers
2018–19 | Thorncombe | Winsham | Winsham | Ilminster Town Reserves | South Petherton Reserves | Dowlish Wake & Donyatt | Lyme Regis Rovers | Forton Rangers Reserves | Hawkchurch | Ilminster Town B Team | Forton Rangers | Uplyme
2019–20 | Winsham | Void | Donatt United | Void
2020–21 | Void
2021–22 | South Petherton | Chard United | Misterton | Shepton Beauchamp | Thorncombe | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Uplyme Reserves | Charmouth | Shepton Beauchamp | Kingsbury Episcopi | Not run
2022–23 | Forton Rangers | Forton Rangers | Perry Street & Yonder Hill | South Petherton Reserves | Yetminster United | Yetminster United Reserves | Barrington Reserves | Yetminster United | South Petherton Reserves | Chard United 'A' | Not run | Chard United 'A'
2023–24 | South Petherton | Yetminster United | Misterton | Forton Rangers Reserves | Perry Street & Yonder Hill Reserves | Forton Rangers A | Not run

Source[6]

## References

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1. ^ "SomersetFA.com". SomersetFA. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
2. ^ "Petherton Reign Supreme". ViewFrom. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
3. ^ "NewsQuest Story". NewsQuest. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
4. ^ "Champions Held". ViewFrom Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
5. ^ "Chard&IlminsterNews". NewsQuest Newspapers. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
6. ^ a b c d "Full-Time League Websites – Perry Street & District League". The Football Association. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

## External links

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* FA Full time page