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
Champions Plymouth Parkway
Promoted None
Relegated Tavistock
Liskeard Athletic
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,456 (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
Qualification or 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 9113 49
12 Elburton Villa 38 14 6 18 64 9228 48
13 St Blazey 38 14 4 20 72 720 46
14 Camelford 38 14 4 20 59 7920 46
15 Bovey Tracey 38 13 7 18 62 9533 46
16 Falmouth Town 38 8 5 25 46 8438 29
17 Elmore 38 6 8 24 62 11048 26
18 Cullompton Rangers 38 4 6 28 45 11772 18
19 Tavistock (R) 38 2 5 31 34 10773 11 Relegation to Division One East
20 Liskeard Athletic (R) 38 1 5 32 32 140108 8 Relegation to Division One West

Updated to games played on 12 May 2014.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One East

South West Peninsula League Division One East
Champions Stoke Gabriel
Promoted Stoke Gabriel
Relegated None
Matches played 240
Goals scored 989 (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:

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

PosClubPlWDLGFGAGDiffPtsNotes
1Stoke Gabriel (C) (P)30235210021+7974Promotion to the Premier Division
2Teignmouth3019748138+4364
3Galmpton United3019567850+2862
4Exwick Villa3017678251+3157
5Totnes & Dartington30136117165+645
6Crediton United30126126059+142
7University of Exeter30125135856+241
8Alphington30117126471–740
9Budleigh Salterton30116136460+439
10Appledore30106145349+436
11Newton Abbot Spurs30105155554+135
12Axminster Town3087155268–1631
13Sidmouth Town3078154158–1729
14Okehampton Argyle3077164779–3228
15Liverton United30741943119–7625
16Plymstock United3066184091–5124

Division One West

South West Peninsula League Division One West
Champions Callington Town
Promoted Callington Town
Relegated None
Matches played 240
Goals scored 1,003 (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.

PosClubPlWDLGFGAGDiffPtsNotes
1Callington Town (C) (P)3025148741+4676Promotion to the Premier Division
2Mousehole3023076842+2669
3Helston Athletic30201910150+5161
4Sticker3017498551+3455
5Penryn Athletic3016686843+2554
6Truro City Reserves30171127660+1652Resigned shortly before the 2014–15 season
7Wadebridge Town30154117652+2449
8Dobwalls30152136354+947
9St Dennis30143137163+845
10Vospers Oak Villa30136115959045
11Porthleven3087155470–1631
12Perranporth3074194668–2225
13Bude Town3065194378–3523
14Penzance3065194187–4623
15Holsworthy30702337101–6421
16Foxhole Stars3061232783–5619Resigned shortly before the 2014–15 season

References

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