2021–22 South West Peninsula League

The 2021–22 South West Peninsula League season was the 15th 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 was 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 two divisions of the South West Peninsula League are on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One (Step 6).

The constitution was announced on 18 May 2021.[1]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2][3] a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.

Premier Division East

South West Peninsula League
ChampionsTorpoint Athletic
PromotedTorpoint Athletic
RelegatedOttery St Mary
Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police

Premier Division East features 20 teams, the same number as the previous season, after Ilfracombe Town and Millbrook were promoted to the Western League Premier Division.

Two clubs joined from the Devon Football League South & West Division:

On 2 June 2021, Stoke Gabriel merged with Torbay Police, creating Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police.[4]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Torpoint Athletic (C, P) 38 33 1 4 150 32 +118 100 Promoted to the Western League Premier Division
2 Brixham 38 29 5 4 119 30 +89 92
3 Okehampton Argyle 38 30 2 6 83 30 +53 92
4 Ivybridge Town 38 24 6 8 93 48 +45 78
5 Newton Abbot Spurs 38 21 5 12 94 69 +25 68
6 Axminster Town 38 17 13 8 93 44 +49 64
7 Dartmouth 38 18 9 11 73 63 +10 63
8 Elmore 38 17 4 17 80 72 +8 55
9 Cullompton Rangers 38 16 5 17 66 63 +3 53
10 Holsworthy 38 13 12 13 55 61 −6 51
11 Plymouth Marjon 38 15 2 21 69 101 −32 47
12 Torrington 38 13 6 19 65 75 −10 45
13 Bovey Tracey 38 13 6 19 75 90 −15 45
14 Elburton Villa 38 11 7 20 62 74 −12 40
15 Honiton Town 38 11 6 21 53 87 −34 39
16 Crediton United 38 12 2 24 86 99 −13 38
17 Torridgeside 38 11 4 23 66 96 −30 37
18 Ottery St Mary 38 15 0 23 66 151 −85 36[a] Resigned from the league at the end of the season
19 Sidmouth Town 38 9 6 23 62 108 −46 33 Reprieved from relegation[b]
20 Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police (R) 38 1 1 36 41 158 −117 4 Relegated to the Devon League
Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Ottery St Mary had three points deducted for failing to fulfil their fixture at Dartmouth on 14 January 2022. Dartmouth were awarded the three points. They had a further six points deducted for the same reason on 18 March at Plymouth Marjon, and on 23 April at Okehampton Argyle. Each opposing club was again awarded the three points.
  2. ^ Due to Ottery St Mary's resignation at the end of the season, they assumed bottom position for the purposes of relegation. Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police assumed second-bottom position and were relegated on a PPG basis. All third-from-bottom sides at step 6 were reprieved from relegation, including Sidmouth Town, who assumed third-bottom position due to Ottery St Mary's resignation.[5]

Results table

Home \ Away AXM BOV BRX CRE CUL DAR ELB ELM HOL HON IVY NAS OKE OTT PLY SID STK TRP TRS TRT
Axminster Town — 2–2 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–3 15–0 8–0 0–0 4–0 0–4 2–2 2–0
Bovey Tracey 0–1 — 1–1 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 6–2 4–5 1–2 3–5 0–7 4–1 2–1 3–2 1–6 4–2 6–0
Brixham 2–2 5–0 — 6–1 6–0 3–1 4–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 0–0 6–3 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 5–1 3–1
Crediton United 4–2 0–1 1–3 — 3–4 1–3 2–1 4–3 1–1 7–0 0–5 1–4 0–1 9–1 1–2 0–4 7–2 1–2 1–2 3–1
Cullompton Rangers 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 — 3–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–5 0–2 5–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–2
Dartmouth 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 — 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–3 2–0 1–0 H/W 2–1 6–3 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
Elburton Villa 0–3 2–2 2–0 6–0 1–5 0–2 — 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–3 3–4 3–1 0–0 13–0 0–2 0–2 2–1
Elmore 1–0 2–0 1–4 1–5 1–0 2–5 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–4 5–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 3–1 3–2
Holsworthy 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 4–2 — 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 5–1 2–1 5–1 0–3 1–1 2–1
Honiton Town 2–0 1–5 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–2 3–1 — 1–4 2–3 0–1 1–4 2–4 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–4 2–2
Ivybridge Town 2–1 4–0 1–1 5–4 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 7–0 — 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–3 5–1 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Newton Abbot Spurs 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–1 4–4 4–0 2–1 5–1 4–2 2–1 — 3–0 2–3 4–1 7–0 5–1 2–7 5–1 0–0
Okehampton Argyle 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 — H/W 3–0 4–0 4–1 0–3 4–1 2–2
Ottery St Mary 0–7 6–0 0–9 2–1 4–2 0–8 1–2 0–9 2–1 1–8 0–7 2–1 0–3 — 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–13 0–1 0–9
Plymouth Marjon 0–5 2–1 0–3 7–0 1–2 1–1 5–2 0–5 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 0–3 H/W — 3–0 2–1 1–2 6–1 5–4
Sidmouth Town 2–2 1–1 1–5 1–6 1–3 6–1 0–3 5–3 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–2 1–6 0–5 6–0 — 4–0 1–5 1–6 3–6
Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police 0–6 4–4 0–4 4–5 2–3 0–4 2–3 1–7 2–3 0–3 2–3 2–5 0–1 0–5 0–6 3–2 — 1–5 2–3 1–2
Torpoint Athletic 4–4 5–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 3–1 6–1 0–2 4–0 5–1 2–0 12–0 — 4–0 5–2
Torridgeside 1–1 1–6 2–4 3–7 0–3 2–3 1–5 0–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 2–3 8–0 2–1 1–3 6–2 1–0 — 3–1
Torrington 1–1 2–1 1–4 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–5 2–0 4–3 5–1 0–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 —
Source: SWPL.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2021–22 South West Peninsula League Premier Division East teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Axminster Town Axminster Tiger Way 3,000
Bovey Tracey Bovey Tracey Mill Marsh Park 3,000
Brixham Brixham Wall Park 2,000
Crediton United Crediton Lords Meadow 3,000
Cullompton Rangers Cullompton Speeds Meadow 1,000
Dartmouth Dartmouth Long Cross 1,000
Elburton Villa Plymouth Haye Road 2,000
Elmore Tiverton Horsdon Park 2,000
Holsworthy Holsworthy Upcott Field 2,000
Honiton Town Honiton Mountbatten Park 800
Ivybridge Town Ivybridge Erme Valley 2,000
Newton Abbot Spurs Newton Abbot Recreation Ground 3,000
Okehampton Argyle Okehampton Simmons Park 2,500
Ottery St Mary Ottery St Mary Washbrook Meadows 1,000
Plymouth Marjon Plymouth The Campus 1,000
Sidmouth Town Sidmouth Manstone Lane 2,500
Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police Stoke Gabriel Kia Speedwell Stadium 1,000
Torpoint Athletic Torpoint The Mill 1,000
Torridgeside Great Torrington Donnacroft 1,000
Torrington Great Torrington Vicarage Field 500

Premier Division West

South West Peninsula League
ChampionsFalmouth Town
PromotedFalmouth Town
RelegatedSt Dennis

Premier Division West features 18 teams, reduced from 20 the previous season after Helston Athletic, Mousehole and Saltash United were promoted to the Western League Premier Division.

One new club joined from the St Piran Football League West Division:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Falmouth Town (C, P) 32 30 1 1 124 30 +94 91 Promoted to the Western League Premier Division
2 Liskeard Athletic 32 21 7 4 98 48 +50 70
3 Wendron United 32 21 4 7 92 54 +38 67
4 Camelford 32 19 7 6 86 49 +37 64
5 St Blazey 32 17 6 9 83 54 +29 57
6 Dobwalls 32 18 1 13 59 54 +5 55
7 Bodmin Town 32 15 4 13 69 61 +8 49
8 Launceston 32 13 7 12 49 45 +4 46
9 Callington Town 32 12 8 12 68 50 +18 44
10 Wadebridge Town 32 13 5 14 62 65 −3 44
11 Newquay 32 13 3 16 61 67 −6 42
12 St Austell 32 11 6 15 50 62 −12 39
13 Penryn Athletic 32 12 2 18 65 80 −15 38
14 Sticker 32 9 3 20 40 82 −42 30
15 Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) 32 6 6 20 56 93 −37 24
16 Penzance 32 4 0 28 35 102 −67 9[a] Reprieved from relegation[b]
17 St Dennis 32 2 2 28 28 129 −101 8
18 Porthleven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] Resigned from the league
Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Penzance had three points deducted for failing to fulfil their fixture at Camelford on 15 April 2022. Camelford were awarded the three points.
  2. ^ All third-from-bottom sides in step 6 were reprieved from relegation, and nine second-bottom sides were also reprieved, on a PPG basis. St Dennis were initially relegated due to insufficient PPG, but later reprieved.[5]
  3. ^ Porthleven resigned from the league on 14 September 2021 and their playing record of P7 W1 D2 L4 GF6 GA20 Pts5 was expunged.[6]

Results table

Home \ Away BOD CAL CAM DOB FAL GAN LAU LIS NQY PNR PNZ POR STA STB STD STI WAD WEN
Bodmin Town 3–1 1–4 2–1 1–4 4–0 2–1 3–4 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 4–1 9–1 1–1 3–0 0–4
Callington Town 4–2 2–3 1–2 0–4 5–3 1–2 2–3 2–2 7–0 5–0 5–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 0–1
Camelford 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–6 6–0 5–1 3–3 3–0 3–2 H/W 1–2 2–2 7–0 3–0 2–3 3–3
Dobwalls 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–4 1–2 0–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–3 6–1 6–1 1–0 1–4 1–0
Falmouth Town 4–3 3–0 4–2 6–0 7–1 5–0 0–0 3–2 5–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 4–0 5–2 4–2 5–2
Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) 1–5 1–1 3–4 3–5 0–5 2–2 0–3 1–3 3–4 3–4 1–1 1–3 8–0 3–4 2–4 0–3
Launceston 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–1 5–0 1–3 1–4 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–2
Liskeard Athletic 3–0 3–3 2–2 4–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–1 9–1 7–1 2–2 5–0 0–1 2–1 3–2
Newquay 1–3 0–1 0–5 6–1 0–3 1–5 3–2 0–4 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–3 7–0 3–1 2–1 2–4
Penryn Athletic 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–4 8–1 3–4 1–0 3–3
Penzance 1–3 2–1 1–4 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 2–0 1–6 6–1 1–2 1–4 1–2
Porthleven
St Austell 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–5 1–0 4–0 1–3 0–2
St Blazey 6–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–4 3–1 5–0 4–2 2–1 3–2 3–1 1–2 5–2
St Dennis 3–3 0–5 0–4 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–6 3–1 1–5 2–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–3
Sticker 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–3 4–1 0–3 1–7 2–3 1–8 4–0 0–6 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–4
Wadebridge Town 0–3 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–7 3–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 5–2 3–0 3–4
Wendron United 3–2 2–5 2–2 3–2 0–2 4–0 1–0 7–0 3–2 2–3 5–2 5–2 2–0 3–2 6–2 3–0
Source: SWPL.co.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

2021–22 South West Peninsula League is located in Cornwall
Bodmin Town
Bodmin Town
Callington Town
Callington Town
Camelford
Camelford
Dobwalls
Dobwalls
Falmouth Town
Falmouth Town
Godolphin Atlantic
Godolphin Atlantic
Launceston
Launceston
Liskeard Athletic
Liskeard Athletic
Newquay
Newquay
Penryn Athletic
Penryn Athletic
Penzance
Penzance
Porthleven
Porthleven
St Austell
St
Austell
St Blazey
St Blazey
St Dennis
St
Dennis
Sticker
Sticker
Wadebridge Town
Wadebridge Town
Wendron United
Wendron United
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Locations of the 2021–22 South West Peninsula League Premier Division West teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bodmin Town Bodmin Priory Park 5,000
Callington Town Callington Marshfield Parc 1,000
Camelford Camelford Trefrew Park 1,000
Dobwalls Dobwalls Lantoom Park 2,000
Falmouth Town Falmouth Bickland Park 6,000
Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) Newquay Godolphin Way 1,000
Launceston Launceston Pennygillam 1,000
Liskeard Athletic Liskeard Lux Park 2,000
Newquay Newquay Mount Wise Stadium 5,000
Penryn Athletic Penryn Kernick Road 2,000
Penzance Penzance Penlee Park 1,100
Porthleven Porthleven Gala Parc 1,500
St Austell St Austell Poltair Park 6,000
St Blazey St Blazey Blaise Park 3,500
St Dennis St Dennis Boscawen Park 2,000
Sticker Sticker Burngullow Lane 2,000
Wadebridge Town Wadebridge Bodieve Park 1,500
Wendron United Wendron Underlane 1,000

References

  1. ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2021–22". The Football Association. 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Stoke Gabriel woes arrested with Police merger". The Non-League Paper. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Porthleven AFC resign from South West Peninsula League". Falmouth Packet. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.