Welcome to the ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ X account of ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ. Western League ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ #๐๐๐๐
Tonight was more than a football match, it was months of hard work from our Chairman to Committee, Volunteers and all the local community and trades that have helped with our new floodlights.
We donโt have an endless pot of money at this club, but we do have heart and spirit ๐
โผ๏ธ Western League Premier beckons for Bennellickโs Bluebirdsโผ๏ธ
On the back of the FA's ratification of the PPG promotion system, Ilfracombe Town AFC are delighted to announce that we have applied for the
@TSWesternLeague
promotion. 1/5
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐! ๐
Itโs a sad day for the football club as we announce the departure of Manager Clem Bennellick after a decade in charge to take on a fresh challenge as an Assistant to Sean Joyce at Bideford AFC.
๐ Squire commits to Bluebirds ๐
The club are delighted to announce the signing of experienced striker Kev Squire from Bideford.
The Combe legend has committed back to the Bluebirds and will take up a player coach role with the 1st team. 1/3
After many years of trying the club have now managed to purchase there own mini bus which will enable all our teams to get to games together. We would like to thank
@leemacdesign
for the amazing sign writing, and
@IlfRunningClub
for paying for the sign writing.
#bluebirds
4 years ago we were in the North Devon Premier and preparing for the visit of Shamwickshire Rovers, today we are in the top half of the Western League, what a rise, what an effort!
It has been confirmed today that we will be playing in the
@TSWesternLeague
Premier next season โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ๐๐. Many congratulations and thanks to
@ClemBennellick
and his players who have represented the club over the past 5 seasons to achieve promotion back to the Western League ๐๐
๐น Oliver Stays! ๐น
The club are delighted to announce that experienced Goalkeeper
@swoliver83
has decided to stay with the Bluebirds.
After an approach from a team from Cornwall and a massive offer, Oliver has decided he would like to stay at Marlborough Park. 1/2
๐ต๐ต SQUIRE STAYS ๐ต๐ต
The club are delighted to announce that veteran striker
@kevsquire222
has agreed to stay with the Bluebirds for the 2020/21 season.
Squire will now also take on the assistant managers role alongside his playing contributions. 1/4
๐ต Short signs! ๐ต
The club are delighted to announce the signing of talented youngster Liam Short
The 17 year old has playing for
@HelstonAFC
this season. Short can play in a number of positions including at left back or left wing. 1/3
Over 4๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ appearances for
@swoliver83
for the club!
A great character to have in the changing room with valuable knowledge and experience. A real Combe legend ๐
๐ธ - Coppers Pix
It felt so good for the lads to get there first victory of the season today in the
@EmiratesFACup
v
@Wellington_AFC
, and its even better that the super Vet
@kevsquire222
got the winner and man of the match which is kindly sponsored by North Devon Party Celebrations. UP COMBE!!!
So thatโs that, our first season back at this level leaves us in 8th place, a fantastic achievement. Some amazing performances along the way, including the 7-2 thumping of much fancied
@HelstonAFC
who we finished above, two great battles with promoted
@ExmouthTown_FC
and more!
The 1st Team have made it through to the 1st Round Proper after a great 3-1 WIN
@Bridportfc
who went to down to 10 men after 12 minutes with
@CJRoberts92
@kevsquire222
and
@jenkojenk
scoring before Bridport were reduced to 9 men on 86 mins. WELL DONE TO THE BLUEBIRDS
โฝ๏ธ๐ฅ BLUEBIRDS ON FIRE TODAY ๐ฅโฝ๏ธ
The 1st team secured a brilliant 2-1 WIN v
@CreddyAFC
today in the last 10 minutes with the winner coming in the 4th minute of injury time with Super
@kevsquire222
scoring both!!
#bluebirds
#topoftheleague
โฝ๏ธ A SUPERB 6 POINT BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOR THE BLUEBIRDS โฝ๏ธ
The lads have travelled to
@saltashunited
today and WON 3-2 despite being 2-0 down in the first 20 mins goals from
@EL_Harry_Stevo
2 and the winner coming from captain
@jenkojenk
A super weekend for Combe
#bluebirds
๐จ BREAKING NEWS ๐จ
We can confirm that our Devon St Lukeโs Bowl tie against
@Argyle
will take place at Marlborough Park on Tuesday 25th October with a 7:45pm kick off.
Switching on our new floodlights that night will be the one and only Neil Warnock
Letโs Pack the Park!
โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ RESULT โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ
1ST Team have WON 5-2 v
@Bridportfc
today in a glorious afternoon at Marlborough Park with goals from
@EL_Harry_Stevo
2, Liam Short 2 and
@Bmontague7
. I have had reports that Bridport had 2 shots all game and scored both
@swoliver83
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐๐.
#bluebirds
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The club is pleased to announce the signing of defender
@taffs9219
. Taffs has recently been playing his football at
@TSide12
.
The gaffer is a happy man ๐
โฝ๏ธ RESULT โฝ๏ธ
The boys have travelled to
@CadburyHeathFC
and secured there first 3 points of the season thanks to a 2-1 WIN despite falling behind in the first half, the lads dug deep and goals from Liam Short and a
@kevsquire222
(Penalty) secure the 3 points Enjoy the trip home
After finishing top of the table on points per game from a combined two season tally the club jumped at the chance to be one of the two teams to be promoted to step 5 of the English football pyramid.
We would like to say a huge congratulations to
@MillbrookAFC
2/4
๐ต FREE ENTRY FOR NHS STAFF ๐ต For the coming 2020/21 season Ilfracombe Town FC would like to invite all NHS staff to attend home games at Marlborough Park FREE of charge. Please show your NHS ID at the gate and we look forward to welcoming you!
@swpleague
@BBCSpotlight
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ โ๏ธ
We are pleased to announce the capture of ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ on a one month loan from Southern League
@WillandRovers
.
Read ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ thoughts below ๐
He is ๐๐๐๐ค & ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐
Its been a long road for our
@liamshort115
but how good was it to see him back today?
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐! ๐ค
The club is thrilled to announce the return of midfielder ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐.
Ilfracombe ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง and ๐๐ซ๐๐.
โChizzyโ becomes the clubs first signing of the summer ๐
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐! ๐ค
We are absolutely delighted to announce the signing of attacker ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ.
He needs no introduction, massive experience and goal scorer.
Welcome to ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ค!
Shiny and New โจ
We are pleased to announce the capture of Rory Paine!
Clem โWeโre delighted to welcome Rory to the club. Weโve kept a keen eye on him for a while now, heโs got himself really fit and he had a fantastic season. Weโre really excited to see him join the squadโ
๐นHarper-Penman Signs for the Bluebirds๐น
The club are delighted to announce that experienced midfielder
@Penners007
has signed for the club. The former Argyle player joins the Bluebirds from Torrington. Jed has also played for Willand, Barnstaple Town and Bideford. 1/2
What a fantastic afternoon was had at Marlborough Park yesterday, the Les Phillips Cup Team Won 3-1 with goals from Shaun Lewisx2 and
@Rossko22
.
@joebarker10
scored a penalty for the current team. A massive thanks to
@swoliver83
and
@ClemBennellick
for getting this game arranged.
The club are delighted to announce that
@kevsquire222
has committed to the Bluebirds for the 2021/22 season.
Squire originally rejoined the Bluebirds in the 2019/20 as a player and formed a fantastic relationship with Combeโs attacking options. 1/3
Doors or Wheels?
The question has been dominating social media for a week or so, but are there more doors or wheels in the world?
We decided to ask a few members of the squadโฆ First up is full back
@MrKPaine1
โฆ itโs good, very good.
MOTM went to
@swoliver83
today after saving 2 penaltys in the shootout even though the 3rd penalty from the same player was scored and as you can see was delighted!! ๐คฃ๐คฃ
โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ TOMORROW โฝ๏ธโฝ๏ธ
Western League football returns for the 1st Team
@BittonAFC
with a 3pm KO. The lads will be looking to put in a good performance against one of the title favourites
@BittonAFC
. For match updates follow
@BittonAFC
#bluebirds
Everyone at the club would like to give their continued thanks and support to all NHS & key workers at this unprecedented time.
Here is our very own NHS hero Cory Roach working on the frontline and out in the community.
Thank you and well done ๐๐ป๐๐
We are delighted to announce our newest signing
@Jack_Magarotto
๐ฅ
Clem - โReally excited to get Mags to the club. When he has come in and played for us previously he has done brilliantly, Heโs determined to play Western League football and will be a great fit with the ladsโ
๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐
Our
@ilftownu18
fixture was abandoned today due to a serious injury, potential leg break to Dylan Evans.
You got this ๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ค
EL CAPITAN STAYS! โ๏ธ
Club Captain
@jenkojenk
is returning for another season with the club.
Clem - โOver the moon to keep Jenks. His work on and off the pitch has been vital in helping the club and me personally.We canโt wait to welcome him back in a playing capacityโ
who will be joining us in the Western league after finishing second on points per game in the South West Peninsula Premier East.
Well done to the players and management for their fantastic achievement of gaining the promotion and boasting a very good playing record 3/4
โฝ๏ธ RESULT โฝ๏ธ
Our 1st Team suffered a 3-2 defeat
@BittonAFC
today but will come away with there heads held high despite defeat. Both our goals were scored by
@CJRoberts92
, we thank
@BittonAFC
for there hospitality and wish them well for the season.
#bluebirds
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We are thrilled to announce that skipper
@jenkojenk
has committed to the Bluebirds for the 2022-23 season.
@ClemBennellick
โโHis experience and ability speaks for itself, a great captain who Iโm delighted has agreed to stay.โ
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ! ๐ฆ
We are very pleased to have completed the signing of ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ from Barnstaple Town.
Joe is a quality player and is another ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ boy in our ranks ๐
Welcome to ๐๐ Joe!
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฏ๐! ๐งค
We wish
@swoliver83
all the very best as he retires from football after a near 25 year career.
โ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒโ has played for all of the local teams at some stage including ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐ & ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐
๐
INTO THE SEMIS WE GO, a great 5-2 WIN thanks to a Tyler Evans-Loude hat trick, Joe Barker and Liam Short. Some great goals tonight from the lads onto Ashton&Backwell at home on Saturday. We wish
@ClevedonTownFC
a safe journey home and all the best for the rest of the season
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@EL_Harry_Stevo
will continue to lead the line for the Bluebirds in 22-23 season!
โAbsolutely buzzing to get this done early, Harry has proved himself at this level and is a great asset to this football clubโ said
@ClemBennellick
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We are thrilled to announce that
@liamshort115
has pledged his future to the club for the 2022/23 season.
@ClemBennellick
is thrilled with this one โIโm delighted Shorty has decided to stay after a lot of interest from other clubs. Heโs a massive talent!โ
๐ต Jenkins Signs ๐ต
The club are delighted to announce the signing of
@jenkojenk
from Barnstaple Town. The former Town captain has many years of experience playing in both the Western & Southern league and will be an invaluable member of the Bluebird squad going forward. 1/2
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ
He only scores ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ!
@Rory_Paine
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โฆand itโs another big one!
One of last seasons key men
@Chizelprentice
joins the skipper in committing to the club!
โHeโs been with me for 7 years now and heโs grown and developed every year. Itโs gonna be another big season for himโ says
@ClemBennellick