Bideford AFC First Team Info

Bideford A.F.C. is an English non-league football club from Bideford, Devon that plays in the Toolstation Western Football League Premier Division, with rival clubs from the counties of Somerset, Cornwall, Dorset and Wiltshire. Managed by Sean Joyce, they are one of the top sides in the division. The club is nicknamed "The Robins" due to their all-red strip. The club plays its home matches at The Sports Ground, Kingsley Road, Bideford.

The team was founded in 1946, and have won their current League 8 times over the years, as well as lifting silverware in the Devon St Lukes Bowl, Devon Professional Cup, and Western League Cup.

In FA competitions, Bideford AFC’s record is quite impressive, reaching the First Round Proper of the FA Cup on four occasions, and reaching the Semi-Final of the FA Vase in 2003/04. Last seasons FA Vase campaign saw Bideford reach the quarter-final stages, where they were knocked out by an impressive Lowerstoft.

Manager Sean Joyce is an ex-professional footballer, who spent his career playing for Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay Utd. He has managed Bideford since 1998, bringing much success to the Club during his time here.