team won the following: Exeter & District Senior League; Geary Cup. After such success, the club decided that the first team should join the Western League in season 1973–74, with the second team moving up to the Devon & Exeter Premier Division. At this time, the town of Dawlish had two other senior Saturday sides playing under the banner of AL Dawlish. An agreement was made that AL Dawlish would join Dawlish Town, and with two Sunday senior teams running from 1983 to 1990, the senior playing strength of the club was considerable. In the 1970s, Dawlish ran a Youth team with their first honours being the Bevin Trophy at Under 15 level in season 1973–74 and the Devon Youth Cup at Under 18 level in season 1975–76. A full Youth Section was formed in 1983, and under its separate committee, five teams represented the club in various age groups. 1989 was one of their best years, with the Under 14s not only winning their league, but also their League Cup final at Torquay United's Plainmoor ground. Youth football continues to flourish within the town and is under the banner of Dawlish United Youth & Mini Soccer. In 1988–89, Dawlish's third team won the Devon & Exeter League Senior Division 3, remaining unbeaten for the entire season and only dropping 3 points. As a requirement of Western League football, Dawlish Town installed floodlights on their ground in 1987. The ground was officially opened February 9, 1987, celebrated when Queens Park Rangers brought their full squad to play the 1st team. At the beginning of the 1987–88 season, Dawlish played host to Aberdeen, and in season 1988–89, both Chelsea and Watford visited Dawlish. Chelsea, in fact, played twice at Dawlish, playing Torquay United in a pre-season friendly as Torquay United's ground was not ready to host pre-season friendlies. Dawlish has also played Crewe Alexandra on several occasions, having established a close relationship with their manager Dario Gradi. It was Dario Gradi who spotted the talents of a Dawlish Youth player Seth Johnson, and for those who do not know – Seth Johnson not only played for Crewe Alexandra, but went on to play for Derby County and Leeds United as well as becoming a full England international. As part of the Western League development standards, Dawlish built new changing rooms in readiness for the 1989–90 season. Since this time, Dawlish has