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Bideford

Bideford AFC

Kit impression

Founded

1946

Years standing

Home ground

The Sports Ground, Bideford

Capacity

6,000375 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Southern League
Division One South & West champions 2011–12
Western League
Champions 1963–64, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10
Division Two champions 1951–52
Division Three champions 1949–50
League Cup winners 1971–72, 1984–85, 2001–02, 2003–04
Alan Young Cup winners 1964–65, 1969–70
Devon St Lukes Bowl
Winners 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1995–96, 2009–10, 2021–22, 2024–25
Devon Professional Cup
Winners 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1975–76

Nickname: The Robins

The Case For Them

Bideford are not a spare club. They are England FA Trophy, The Sports Ground, Bideford, and 80 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.

You get a nickname
Known as The Robins. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), roughly 64km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
England FA Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Old enough to matter
1946 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

Matchday Trip

Ground: The Sports Ground, Bideford. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Exeter International Airport (EXT)

64 km / 40 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Strand Road Halt railway station

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near The Sports Ground, Bideford

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to The Sports Ground, Bideford