Torbay Police Football Club

The Torbay Police Football Club was founded in October 2010 by three members of Devon & Cornwall Police: PCSO Daniel Locker, PC Lee Metherell and PC Lee Langley.

Their main reason for doing so was to raise money for local charities and projects whilst being involved in a sport they are passionate about. They also wanted to incorporate more sport and social events into local officers off duty time. The squad is made up entirely of staff from the Force, and they are all paying members of the Force Sports Association. All matches are played by off duty members of staff and all donate to the designated charities in order to play.

The team is kindly sponsored by a well respected local business KJ Lack Funeral Services, and has been fortunate enough to play a lot of their matches at the Devon County Football Association Ground, Coach Road, Newton Abbot. The Devon County FA has been very supportive of the team and as such this venture could not have got off the ground without their assistance. The team has also received a great deal of support from local clubs Torquay United FC and Buckland Athletic FC.

Photo courtesy of The Herald Express

Each match has been kindly sponsored by local businesses, and raffle prizes for events have been donated by members of the local community as well as businesses. We are very appreciative of this support. So far the club, with its supporters and the local community, have raised funds for The Rowcroft Hospice and local RNLI stations. We have adopted The Rowcroft Hospice as our main charity at present, but are also hoping to raise funds for others such as the South West Children’s Hospice.

Committee members

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Busy Bees / Bees

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