Ottery St. Mary A.F.C., nicknamed "The Otters", is a football club based in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
It was established in 1911 and joined the South Western League in 1974. After only two seasons, it moved on to the Western League Division One. It took the club twelve more seasons to earn a further upward move - finishing in top position in 1989-90 earned a place in the Premier Division. That was to be its high point however. Two seasons of struggle in the Premier Division ensued, and after relegation another two seasons of struggle in Division One.
Since the club had left the South Western League to move to the Western League, a new Devon County League had been formed, and it was there that Ottery moved after leaving the Western League. it remained in that league from 1994, with a best placing achieved in the 2005-06 season of 4th, until 2007 when it joined the newly-formed South West Peninsula League Division One East.
Ottery St. Mary has competed on a number of occasions in F.A. Competitions. Six campaigns in the FA Cup were highlighted by a run to the second qualifying round in 1987-88, where the team suffered a heavy defeat at Saltash United. It has not played in the tournament since. In the FA Vase, success has also been hard to come by with a best of a third round showing in 1980-81. Its last five entries have led to elimination at the first attempt.
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- Throgmorton Cup Runners Up - 2005-06
- Throgmorton Cup Winners - 1998-90
- Western League Division 1 Champions - 1989-90
- Devon St Lukes Cup Runners Up - 1987-88
- Devon Senior Cup Winners - 1987-88
- Devon & Exeter League Champions - 1973-74
- Devon & Exeter League Senior Division 1 Champions - 1953-54, 1961-62
- Axminster Hospital Cup Winners - 1951-52, 1955-56, 1962-63, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1969-70
[edit] League record
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Coordinates: 50°45′25.73″N 3°16′24.79″W / 50.7571472°N 3.2735528°W / 50.7571472; -3.2735528
Dane Bunney
