2014–15 South West Peninsula League

The 2014–15 South West Peninsula League season was the eighth 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

The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Tavistock were relegated to Division One East, and Liskeard Athletic were relegated to Division One West. Two new clubs joined the league:

Only AFC St Austell and Exmouth Town applied to join the Western League Premier Division, with a top three finish also required for promotion. However, Exmouth failed to finish in the top three and St Austell failed the ground grading inspection.[3]

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 St Austell (C) 36 29 4 3 103 31+72 093‡
2 Bodmin Town 36 25 6 5 98 42+56 81
3 Saltash United 36 26 2 8 81 59+22 80
4 Ivybridge Town 36 23 5 8 91 39+52 74
5 Plymouth Parkway 36 23 4 9 128 48+80 73
6 Witheridge 36 18 7 11 88 59+29 61
7 Godolphin Atlantic 36 18 6 12 72 54+18 60
8 Exmouth Town 36 14 13 9 63 50+13 55
9 St Blazey 36 14 7 15 58 70−12 49
10 Launceston 36 13 9 14 56 67−11 48
11 Callington Town 36 13 7 16 48 53−5 46
12 Cullompton Rangers 36 14 4 18 58 70−12 46
13 Torpoint Athletic 36 13 7 16 51 67−16 46
14 Stoke Gabriel 36 12 4 20 53 74−21 40
15 Newquay 36 8 6 22 50 79−29 30
16 Falmouth Town 36 7 9 20 45 80−35 30
17 Camelford 36 7 5 24 51 90−39 26
18 Elburton Villa 36 5 8 23 39 109−70 23
19 Bovey Tracey (R) 36 1 5 30 33 124−91 04‡ Relegation to Division One East/West
20 Elmore 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 Club withdrew, record expunged

Updated to games played on 17:35, 4 May 2015 (UTC).
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Bovey Tracey could not raise a team for the trip to St Austell on 22 August, and had three points deducted. St Austell were awarded all three points, although the table shows a 0–0 draw.[4]
Elmore withdrew from the league on 23 September 2014 with immediate effect, and their record of PL7 W0 D1 L6 GF7 GA30 Pts1 was expunged.[5] They fielded a team in the Devon & Exeter League as a replacement.
(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

Division One East featured 18 clubs, increased from 16 the previous season, after Stoke Gabriel were promoted to the Premier Division, and three new clubs joined:

Two clubs, Tavistock and Teignmouth, applied for promotion to the Premier Division.[6] Tavistock passed the ground grading, but Teignmouth failed. A top-five finish is also required.

PosClubPlWDLGFGAGDiffPtsNotes
1Tavistock (C) (P)3424558031+4977Promotion to the Premier Division
2Appledore3424557032+3877
3Teignmouth34216710248+5469
4University of Exeter34208610245+5768
5St Martins3421497941+3867
6Galmpton United3418888353+3058‡
7Alphington34156136670–451
8Okehampton Argyle34146147179–850‡
9Brixham34118156362+141
10Sidmouth Town34125177194–2341
11Crediton United34122205879–2138
12Totnes & Dartington34105197489–1535
13Budleigh Salterton3498175684–2835
14Plymstock United34112215994–3535
15Liverton United34104206196–3534
16Exwick Villa34103215076–2633
17Newton Abbot Spurs3486205987–2830
18Axminster Town34852162105–4329

Division One West

Division One West originally featured 18 clubs, increased from 16 the previous season, after Callington Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and three new clubs joined:

On 7 July 2014, Truro City Reserves resigned from the league with immediate effect, and Foxhole Stars resigned on 22 July,[8] leaving 16 clubs in the division.

Four clubs – Helston Athletic, Liskeard Athletic, St Dennis and Sticker – applied for promotion to the Premier Division.[9] Helston and Liskeard passed the ground grading, but St Dennis and Sticker failed. A top-five finish is also required.

PosClubPlWDLGFGAGDiffPtsNotes
1Helston Athletic (C) (P)30222610439+6568Promotion to the Premier Division
2Vospers Oak Villa3020557343+3065
3Penryn Athletic3018657133+3863
4St Dennis3020376737+3063
5Sticker3018487350+2358
6Liskeard Athletic3015695853+551
7Mousehole30145117042+2847
8Bude Town30152136855+1347
9Illogan RBL30135125953+644
10Wadebridge Town30132156965+441
11Porthleven30105156773–635
12Dobwalls30104165671–1534
13Holsworthy3077165571–1628
14Penzance3064214782–3522
15Millbrook30352240133–9314
16Perranporth30132630107–776Resigned at the end of the season

References

  1. ↑ "West crown exceeds Beer’s expectations". Cornish Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stoke Gabriel take aim at title after guaranteeing promotion". Torquay Herald Express. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "St Austell's promotion bid halted as Poltair Park fails ground grading". Cornish Guardian. 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "St Austell game off as Bovey Tracey can't raise a team". Cornish Guardian. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Elmore withdraw from SWPL Premier Division". Exeter Express & Echo. 23 September 2014.
  6. ↑ West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93
  7. ↑ "Illogan clinch title". West Briton. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Foxhole Stars pull out of Carlsberg SWPL". West Briton. 22 July 2014.
  9. ↑ West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93
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