Role Director Date of birth December 1955 Appointed on 13 … Away Kit: Yellow Shirts Blue Shorts Blue/Yellow Socks Alternate Colours: Cyan Shirts Cyan Shorts Cyan Socks Email: FA Affiliated & Chartered Standard Grassroots Youth Football Club. The focus remains enjoyment and development through the junior section. Sadly, the report in the North Devon Gazette does not state who the opponents were in the inaugural match. Devon County Council's Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice page. Correspondence address Barnstaple Town Football Club, Mill Road, Barnstaple, Devon, United Kingdom, EX31 1JQ . The first Chairman was Mr W. A. BILNEY, and he reported that he had procured the use of a field at Rumsam at a nominal rent. Please contact them directly for further information. These are the people writing the future history of Barnstaple R.F.C. Upcoming Events. History of Pilton Academicals Football Club also known as the “Pilton Accies” Pilton Academicals Football Club was formed by The founding members, Steve Coleman, Richard Marsh, Dave Lee and Alan Mason who were all teachers from Pilton Community College, at the start of the 1995/1996 season and joined the North Devon Football League and played at Rock Park, Barnstaple. EX31 1JQ Barnstaple, England. Barnstaple Chiefs is the clubs 1st XV and plays its rugby in National 2 South whilst Barnstaple Athletic is the clubs Second XV and plays a vital role in developing young players for the intensity of First XV rugby and plays in the Devon Merit Table I. Barnstaple prides itself on being a community club, with the majority of the players in the senior teams being local lads who have come up from the juniors, through the Colts into the senior teams. The Club is controlled by ‘Barnstaple Town Football Club (2014) Limited’ this company operates and oversees the wholly owned subsidiary ‘BTFC Social Club Limited’ Company Number – 09038181 Company Directors – Bob Chamberlain, John Edwards (Person with significant interest), Alan Phair, Martin Smallridge. Since those times Barnstaple’s rugby has had fluctuating fortunes and in 1921 it moved from the field at Rumsam to its current ground at Pottington Road just a few minutes’ walk from the centre of town. Barum regularly draws crowds of 500-600 every home game and the traditional Boxing day derby with our neighbours Bideford will always top 2000 attendees for the game. The game was played on Rugby principle and continued for an hour and a quarter, when only one goal had been made, and that by the Baumites. Barnstaple Football Club. Address Mill Road Barnstaple EX31 1JQ United Kingdom. Barnstaple Town Football Club. BTFC Committee; History; Honours; Away Days; Record Breaking 14/15; Club News; Fixtures & Results; League Table; Commercial. The meeting decided to play football according to the Rugby Union rules, and that the ball should be kicked off punctually at half-past three for the first game. For guidance on searching or how to use specific features. The disability sports club offers players the chance to play together as a team in matches against other disability football clubs from across Devon, in the Devon Ability Counts Football League for disabled players. Barnstaple Rugby Club is a great place to be anytime of the year whether it is watching the Chiefs excellent brand of rugby, enjoying the fun of junior rugby or socialising throughout the night, if you like to have a fun day out then come and see what we have to offer. It also has a great club house which is often in great demand for weddings, birthday events and all manner of social celebrations throughout the year. Dean Edwards. Barnstaple Town Football Club is a football club based in Barnstaple, Devon, England.They are currently members of Division One South & West of the Southern League and play at Mill Road. 595 likes. The annual Roundtable Fireworks event in November see’s crowds of thousands both inside and out of the grounds to watch a fabulous display whilst during the off season there is always huge demand for the clubs services. Barnstaple Football Club provide adapted football coaching sessions for adults with disabilities on Thursday evenings at The Park School. Barum was mentioned by Shakespeare, and the name was revived and popularised in Victorian times, when it was featured in several contemporary novels and this is where the name’s current popularity stems from. Barnstaple is also known as Barum which is a part of its latin name ad Barnastapolitum. This was to be a vintage period for Barnstaple Rugby in particular between the years 1894 and 1903, the club produced two England internationals (Charles ‘Nobby’ THOMAS and Charles HARPER) and for two seasons it was unbeaten at home, and won the Devon Senior Cup in 1894 and again in 1901. Map/Directions. Barnstaple Town Football Club Capacity: 2,000 Type of Pitch: Grass 103 x 65m Club Sponsor: Jewson (Home), John Fowler Holidays (Away) Manager: Dean Edwards Stadium Address: Mill Road Barnstaple Devon EX31 1JQ. Barnstaple RFC is located just a few minutes walk from the centre of Barnstaple in North Devon, which is itself the main town of North Devon and is believed to be the oldest borough in England dating to the 10th century. Contact BTFC. Mark Tucker. The club provides friendly coaching sessions, suitable for male or female players age 16 and over (there is no upper age limit) and all playing standards. These are part of, Pinpoint thousands of services and community groups across Devon. Type in your town, postcode or part postcode to see services which cover your area, for example: Type in one or more keywords to see every service which contains any of those words, for example: Type a plus sign (+) before each relevant word to see only services which contain that word, for example: Type double quotes (" ") around a phrase to see only services which contain that exact phrase, for example: Many services will be experiencing disruption at this time. 1 talking about this. Coaches at the club have a basic knowledge of British Sign Langue (BSL) for football also and deaf or hearing impaired players are welcome. Even though the port is no longer here there is still much to admire about Barnstaple from the magnificent coastal waters and the south-west coastal path that trails them, to the splendour of the rural landscape of Exmoor national park. There is also a club for children on Thursdays. No events in this location; Schools Find a school, admissions, term dates, transport, school meals, support for schools; Child protection What to do if you are worried about a child; 07970 120 012 Click Here to email. During this period, Barnstaple played and beat teams such as Swansea, Llanelli, Coventry and Saracens. Secretary. “A football match was played on saturday afternoon in the cricket field at Rumsam, between 15 of the Westward Ho Club and the same number of gentlemen of this town. The Club was declared ‘Champions of the West’ in the 1896/7 season. 07703 734530 Click Here to email. Type one or more words to search for those services, for example: Choose a category from the dropdown list to refine your search, or you can leave this blank. During Medieval times Barnstaple was the hub of commercial trading, a thriving agricultural industry and a bustling port which exported worldwide its wares of wool and pottery, whilst it imported spices, wine and tobacco thanks to its former river port, located at the lowest crossing point of the River Taw, flowing into the Bristol Channel. EX31 1JQ Barnstaple, England. We Need You; Club Shop; Return to Content. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Barnstaple Football Club was officially founded in 1877, the same year the Wimbledon tennis tournament began, at a meeting of Barnstaple Gentleman at the Fortesque hotel. Away Kit: Yellow Shirts Blue Shorts Blue/Yellow Socks Alternate Colours: Cyan Shirt Cyan Shorts Cyan Socks Email: Send us your suggestions for a listing to be added. Proud members of the Southern Football League Division One South. It's FREE to create an account and register your details. Alan Phair. Commercial Manager. Barnstaple Football Club was officially founded in 1877, the same year the Wimbledon tennis tournament began, at a meeting of Barnstaple Gentleman at the Fortesque hotel. The meeting decided to play football according to the Rugby Union rules, and that the ball should be kicked off punctually at half-past three for the first game. Sponsors. For guidance on Coronavirus and the latest information on the situation in Devon, visit Devon County Council's Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice page.