hosted many football league teams, including Burnley, Lincoln, Leyton Orient, Bury, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, and Wimbledon, as well as our local senior teams Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United, and Exeter City. Not every club in the country can say that one of their teams has played at Wembley Stadium even once, let alone twice! But in May 1996, Dawlish Town won the inaugural Carlsberg Pub Cup Final, with Wembley Stadium hosting the final. Dawlish Town won the cup 4 – 2 on penalties, with the undoubted hero being Dawlish Town's goalkeeper Jamie Day who saved two penalties. Dawlish had also won their semi-final at Anfield by two goals to nil. The second visit to Wembley was on 22 September 1996 when Dawlish played the Dutch Carlsberg Champions Brigade Bodega in a first ever Carlsberg European Pub Cup Championship. On this occasion, Dawlish lost 1 – 0 after conceding a late goal. In season 1999–00, Dawlish regained their Western League Premier Division place after finishing as runners-up in Division One. Due to some fantastic support from second team players under the guidance of Dave Cleave and Ray Green, and wonderful support from Dawlish United Under 16s, Dawlish was able to endure a difficult period in its history at this time. Season 2002–03 also saw the introduction of a Ladies' team who, in their first season, secured the third position in the Devon League First Division. Season 2003–04 saw the club re-enter a third team in the Devon & Exeter League Intermediate Division Three, and they immediately gained promotion to Intermediate III, which sadly saw the first team relegated back to the Western League Division One and the second team to Devon & Exeter Senior Division Two. At around 04:00 hrs on the 5 August 2004, the club was hit by another devastating blow when their wooden stand (built in 1942), and which had witnessed so much of the history of the club, was completely destroyed by fire. Season 2004–05 saw the first and second teams establish their league positions. The third team, however, continued to flourish under manager Tim Bradshaw and secured promotion to Devon & Exeter League Intermediate Division Two. Season 2005–06 was a resounding success for the 1st team. Promotion to the Western League Premier Division was secured as champions, with Carl Cliff-Brown being the top goal scorer for the entire League. The 2nd team were placed