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In English football, the Devon derby is a term used to describe any match between Devon's three professional football clubs: side Plymouth Argyle,  side Exeter City and  side Torquay United.

History
The first meetings between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City were in the 1908–09 season; it was Exeter's first season after being elected into the Southern Football League. The two sides met three times that season, twice in the league and another time in the second round of the FA Cup. Exeter triumphed in the first ever meeting of the two sides, 2-1 at St James Park in November 1908. In February 1909, Argyle triumphed in the FA Cup tie, 2-1 at Home Park, before winning the second league game 4-0 just a month later.

Whilst Argyle and Exeter had been professional clubs, the town of Torquay was home to three separate amateur clubs: Torquay United, Ellacombe and Babbacombe. Ellacombe merged with United to form Torquay Town F.C. in 1910, with the hope that the merger would bring similar successes to Torquay as Argyle and Exeter had experienced, but the outbreak of World War I halted that. When the regular football season resumed following the war, Babbacombe finally gave in in 1921 and merged with Torquay Town to reform as Torquay United. Torquay United were eventually voted into the Football League in 1927, where they met both Argyle and Exeter in competitive football for the first times. Their first meeting with one of the other sides saw them face Exeter at Plainmoor on 27 August 1927 - the game resulted in a 1-1 draw. On 5 November 1927 Torquay faced Argyle for the first time, losing 2-1. On NYE, Torquay lost 5-0 to Exeter at St James Park, and then on 17 March 1928, Argyle completed the double over their new rivals, winning 4-1 at Home Park.

The three Devon sides remained in the same division until 1930, when Argyle were promoted into the Second Division, where they remained until their relegation back into the third tier for the 1950–51 season.

In recent history, Torquay won a league double over Argyle in the 2011–12 season, before the three sides were reunited in the 2012–13 Football League Two season following Exeter City's relegation from League One. Torquay were relegated to the National League at the end of the 13–14 season and haven't faced either Argyle or Exeter in competitive games since. Argyle and Exeter however remained in the same league until Argyle's promotion into League One ahead of the 17–18 season.

Crossover players
Note: The players included are those who have made at least 10 league appearances for at least one of the teams