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North Devon Association Football League - Photos and Prominent People

This page will hopefully contain photos from over the years, to include prominent people from the North Devon Football scene. That includes players and league officers. If you have any photos of teams, officers, players etc please use the contact button on the results/fixtures/tables part of the site and we will let you know how you can get them to us. If you can write a short piece about the photo as well it would be appreciated.

Photo - Harold Hammett
Harold Hammett 		Photo - John Fry
John Fry 		Photo - Albert Beer
Albert Beer
Photo - Centenary Brochure 2004
Centenary Brochure 2004 - Signed by Peter Osgood 		Photo - 75th Anniversary Brochure
75th Anniversary Brochure 1979 		Photo - Bill Smale
William (Bill) Smale

Mr M Ffoulkes First Chairman of the North Devon Football League

Mr Maurice Ffoulkes, JP, for many years a familiar figure in North Devon Soccer circles, has had a long connection with the game, extending from 1881 to 1925. In 1882 he figured in the Oswestry Wanderers’ team, and in the following year he became connected with Southport, a club which has now turned to the professional game. In 1884 he moved to Waterloo, near Liverpool, and became secretary and treasurer of that club, and on retiring from active participation in soccer he turned to refereeing for the Liverpool League. When Mr Ffoulkes came to North Devon , association football had no firm grasp on the patronage of the public, but with certain other gentlemen, Mr Ffoulkes founded the North Devon League and was appoint its first Chairman. Though many years have passed since the League’s founding, Mr Ffoulkes has always taken a keen and active interest in its working, and there is no doubt that while he is able he will always endeavour to help it. Upon the formation of the present Devon County Football Association, Mr Ffoulkes was elected by the North Devon clubs to act as their representative on that body, and he has been re-elected ever since. This year he is Chairman of the North Devon Area Committee, and has had a very busy term of office, for his committee had the rather difficult and delicate Bideford - Ilfracombe dispute to deal with.

Mr Ffoulkes has resigned all connection with most of the competitions in the district on the grounds of business, but he still retains interest in the Devon Senior Cup. Forty- four years of activity in football surely entitles Mr Ffoulkes to be called a super-enthusiast. He was a member of the committee of the Barnstaple Rugby Club for some time.