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Plymouth United F.C now play their football in the Torbay sunday league. Having just lost in the cup final 2-0 in there first season things are looking very positive for the Plymouth club.

Managed by Sid Soulsby they are sponsored by major metalworks company METFAB UK LTD.

Star players include Steven Sullivan, Brothers Lancelot and Miles Eastman, Danny Lewis and top scorer Leon Soulsby.

Revision as of 08:40, 9 May 2008

Plymouth United Football Club was a football club from Plymouth, Devon, England formed at least by 1886[1]. It was possibly the first football club to use the term United. The oldest existing club to use the term, Sheffield United, was founded before Plymouth United as a Cricket Club but did not launch its football team until 1889.

As a pioneering club in Devon it played against Argyle Football Club in its first season and was a founding member of the Devon County Football Association.[2]

A team called Plymouth United was formed in 1944, along with Plymouth City, made up of ex-Plymouth Argyle and local amateurs. They played against local sides and service teams helping to re-establish football in the area.[3] A team of the same name entered the FA Cup in 1946, 1947 and 1950, failing to win a match.[4]

References

  1. ^ Official Fixture Card, Argyle Football Club, 1886
  2. ^ "The History Of Devon County Football Association". www.devonfa.com. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  3. ^ Tonkin, W. S. (circa 1963). All About Argyle 1903-1963. pp. pp. 43. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help); Check date values in: |year= (help)
  4. ^ "Football Club History Database - Plymouth United". www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-24.


Plymouth United F.C now play their football in the Torbay sunday league. Having just lost in the cup final 2-0 in there first season things are looking very positive for the Plymouth club.

Managed by Sid Soulsby they are sponsored by major metalworks company METFAB UK LTD.

Star players include Steven Sullivan, Brothers Lancelot and Miles Eastman, Danny Lewis and top scorer Leon Soulsby.