The club, now based at the Cycle Track behind the Esplanade Hotel, subsequently took senior status but folded within a year.

This led to Torquay Athletic being lured from the Recreation Ground to Paignton Cycle Track for the 1890/91 season.

[3] Several years later Paignton were promoted to the Devon Senior Cup and made the final for the first time in 1904, only to lose to Plymouth.

[4] After the Second World War the club failed to match the exploits of the 1930s, with the Havill Plate success in 1974 being the only county silverware of note.

[5] With the advent of the leagues in 1987, Paignton were placed in Cornwall/Devon at level 8 of the English rugby union system.

The next decade was not quite as successful as the club dropped two divisions following relegations in 2013 and 2014, although another promotion (as runners up in Cornwall/Devon) at the end of the 2016–17 season has seen Paignton stabilise in Western Counties West.

At the end of the 2018–19 season, Paignton finished bottom on Western Counties West and were relegated to level 8 (Tribute Cornwall/Devon).