2013–14 South West Peninsula League Explained

The 2013–14 South West Peninsula League season was the seventh in the history of the South West Peninsula League, a football competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League. The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League, and is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall and Devon. The Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League is on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One.

Premier Division

Competition:South West Peninsula League
Winners:Plymouth Parkway
Promoted:None
Relegated:Tavistock
Liskeard Athletic
Matches:380
Total Goals:1456
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Dartmouth resigned, Liverton United took voluntary demotion to Division One East, and Penzance were relegated to Division One West. Three new clubs joined the league:

Exmouth Town were the only club to apply for promotion to Step 5, but they failed ground grading.

League table

Division One East

Competition:South West Peninsula League Division One East
Winners:Stoke Gabriel
Promoted:Stoke Gabriel
Relegated:None
Matches:240
Total Goals:989
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

Division One East featured 16 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Exmouth Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and one new club joined:

Only Galmpton United and Stoke Gabriel applied for promotion to the Premier Division, pending ground inspections. Galmpton failed, and Stoke Gabriel passed.

Division One West

Competition:South West Peninsula League Division One West
Winners:Callington Town
Promoted:Callington Town
Relegated:None
Matches:240
Total Goals:1003
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

Division One West featured 16 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Godolphin Atlantic were promoted to the Premier Division and Hayle resigned before the season started, taking their reserves' place in the Cornwall Combination. Two new clubs joined:

Despite a record start to the campaign, Mousehole would not accept promotion to the Premier Division this season, even if they won the championship.[4] Only Callington Town, Helston Athletic, Truro City Reserves and Wadebridge Town applied for promotion to the Premier Division, pending ground inspections. All four clubs passed.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Godolphin Atlantic crowned Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Division One West champions . https://archive.today/20130616142753/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Godolphin-Atlantic-crowned-Carlsberg-South-West/story-18780193-detail/story.html%23axzz2U9UCA51R . dead . 16 June 2013 . 24 April 2013 . 23 May 2013 . Cornish Guardian .
  2. Web site: Liverton United step down a division over 'uncompetitive' fears . 9 June 2013 . 10 November 2013 . Torquay Herald Express . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110221338/http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Liverton-United-step-division-uncompetitive-fears/story-19232767-detail/story.html . 10 November 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Bude and Elmore are next term's new boys . https://archive.today/20131020232819/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Bude-Elmore-term-s-new-boys/story-19214908-detail/story.html%23axzz2iJ5Thwxr . dead . 20 October 2013 . 7 June 2013 . 21 October 2013 . This Is Cornwall .
  4. Web site: Mousehole are record breakers . https://archive.today/20131231234615/http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Mousehole-record-breakers/story-20111859-detail/story.html%23axzz2p4kcoQq4 . dead . 31 December 2013 . 21 November 2013 . 31 December 2013 . The Cornishman .