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The league is
a Limited
Company (Number
06255952) and is run
by a 12 man board of
directors who meet
regularly to govern the
league. Half the board are
Officers and the other half are
elected club representatives. In
addition we are affiliated to the
Football Association in London and
are both a National League System
member and a Supply League for the
purpose of referee development and
promotion.
The South West
Peninsula
Football League
was formed
following an
amalgamation of the
South Western Football
League and the Devon
County Football League in June
2007, having been in the planning
stages for several years prior to that.
The initial constitution saw 51 clubs of
which 20 came from the Devon County
League, 18 from the South Western League,
three clubs each from the Cornwall
Combination League, Devon & Exeter
League, East Cornwall Premier League &
South Devon League and one club from the
Western League.
In the summer of 2008 the league took in an
additional five clubs to allow a Premier
Division of 20 clubs and two Division 1s of 18
clubs each.
These clubs were placed in one of three
divisions: Premier Division – Clubs from
throughout Devon & Cornwall and placed at
Step 6 of the National League System,
Division 1 East – Clubs all from Devon and
placed at Step 7 of the National League
System and Division 1 West – Clubs of which
the majority come from Cornwall and the
others from West Devon and again placed at
Step 7 of the National League System.
Many clubs enter the FA Cup and FA Vase,
with the league having some success
especially in the Vase where Bodmin Town
have reached the last 32 and Torpoint
Athletic the last 16 in recent years.
The League’s main sponsor is Carlsberg and
the cup sponsors Westward Investments.
SWPLeague Premier Division table 2012-2013
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At the end of each season one club can be
promoted from the Premier Division to the
Western League Premier (Step 5), the bottom
two clubs can be relegated to Division 1 East
& West and one club from each of Division 1
East & West can be promoted to the Premier
Division. The bottom side in each of the
Division 1s can be relegated to one of six
feeder leagues beneath the league, each of
whose member clubs can apply for
promotion to the league.
Bodmin Town
Plymouth Parkway
Elburton Villa
St Austell
Launceston
Saltash United
Witheridge
St Blazey
Camelford
Tavistock
Liverton United
Newquay
Ivybridge Town
Torpoint Athletic
Bovey Tracey
Falmouth Town
Cullompton Rgs
Liskeard Athletic
Penzance
The League also runs a knock-out Cup
Competition that involves all member clubs
with the first snd second rounds played on a
regional basis before the last 16 clubs
compete over the whole two county area.
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D
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
28
24
24
23
19
17
17
16
16
17
15
15
14
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11
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8
5
0
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6
5
5
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6
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7
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GD PTS
2 127 28 +99
6 89 45 +44
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