2013–14 South West Peninsula League

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

South West Peninsula League
ChampionsPlymouth Parkway
PromotedNone
RelegatedTavistock
Liskeard Athletic
Matches played380
Goals scored1,456 (3.83 per match)

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Plymouth Parkway (C) 38 29 3 6 121 33 +88 90
2 Exmouth Town 38 26 8 4 85 28 +57 86
3 Saltash United 38 27 4 7 104 33 +71 85
4 Ivybridge Town 38 24 5 9 98 60 +38 77
5 Godolphin Atlantic 38 23 6 9 75 50 +25 75
6 Witheridge 38 23 4 11 83 49 +34 73
7 Bodmin Town 38 22 7 9 75 41 +34 73
8 Launceston 38 22 5 11 92 61 +31 71
9 St Austell 38 20 8 10 99 58 +41 68
10 Torpoint Athletic 38 17 8 13 70 56 +14 59
11 Newquay 38 15 4 19 78 91 −13 49
12 Elburton Villa 38 14 6 18 64 92 −28 48
13 St Blazey 38 14 4 20 72 72 0 46
14 Camelford 38 14 4 20 59 79 −20 46
15 Bovey Tracey 38 13 7 18 62 95 −33 46
16 Falmouth Town 38 8 5 25 46 84 −38 29
17 Elmore 38 6 8 24 62 110 −48 26
18 Cullompton Rangers 38 4 6 28 45 117 −72 18
19 Tavistock (R) 38 2 5 31 34 107 −73 11 Relegation to Division One East
20 Liskeard Athletic (R) 38 1 5 32 32 140 −108 8 Relegation to Division One West
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2014. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Division One East

South West Peninsula League Division One East
ChampionsStoke Gabriel
PromotedStoke Gabriel
RelegatedNone
Matches played240
Goals scored989 (4.12 per match)

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:

  • Liverton United, taking voluntary demotion from the Premier Division.[2]
  • Exeter Civil Service changed their name to Exwick Villa.

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Stoke Gabriel (C, P) 30 23 5 2 100 21 +79 74 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Teignmouth 30 19 7 4 81 38 +43 64
3 Galmpton United 30 19 5 6 78 50 +28 62
4 Exwick Villa 30 17 6 7 82 51 +31 57
5 Totnes & Dartington 30 13 6 11 71 65 +6 45
6 Crediton United 30 12 6 12 60 59 +1 42
7 University of Exeter 30 12 5 13 58 56 +2 41
8 Alphington 30 11 7 12 64 71 −7 40
9 Budleigh Salterton 30 11 6 13 64 60 +4 39
10 Appledore 30 10 6 14 53 49 +4 36
11 Newton Abbot Spurs 30 10 5 15 55 54 +1 35
12 Axminster Town 30 8 7 15 52 68 −16 31
13 Sidmouth Town 30 7 8 15 41 58 −17 29
14 Okehampton Argyle 30 7 7 16 47 79 −32 28
15 Liverton United 30 7 4 19 43 119 −76 25
16 Plymstock United 30 6 6 18 40 91 −51 24
Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2014. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division One West

South West Peninsula League Division One West
ChampionsCallington Town
PromotedCallington Town
RelegatedNone
Matches played240
Goals scored1,003 (4.18 per match)

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Callington Town (C, P) 30 25 1 4 87 41 +46 76 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Mousehole 30 23 0 7 68 42 +26 69
3 Helston Athletic 30 20 1 9 101 50 +51 61
4 Sticker 30 17 4 9 85 51 +34 55
5 Penryn Athletic 30 16 6 8 68 43 +25 54
6 Truro City Reserves 30 17 1 12 76 60 +16 52 Resigned shortly before the 2014–15 season
7 Wadebridge Town 30 15 4 11 76 52 +24 49
8 Dobwalls 30 15 2 13 63 54 +9 47
9 St Dennis 30 14 3 13 71 63 +8 45
10 Vospers Oak Villa 30 13 6 11 59 59 0 45
11 Porthleven 30 8 7 15 54 70 −16 31
12 Perranporth 30 7 4 19 46 68 −22 25
13 Bude Town 30 6 5 19 43 78 −35 23
14 Penzance 30 6 5 19 41 87 −46 23
15 Holsworthy 30 7 0 23 37 101 −64 21
16 Foxhole Stars 30 6 1 23 27 83 −56 19 Resigned shortly before the 2014–15 season
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2014. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

  1. ^ "Godolphin Atlantic crowned Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Division One West champions". Cornish Guardian. 24 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Liverton United step down a division over 'uncompetitive' fears". Torquay Herald Express. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Bude and Elmore are next term's new boys". This Is Cornwall. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Mousehole are record breakers". The Cornishman. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.