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
[edit]Champions | Torpoint Athletic |
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Promoted | Torpoint Athletic |
Relegated | Ottery St Mary Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Champions | Falmouth Town |
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Promoted | Falmouth Town |
Relegated | St Dennis |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Penzance had three points deducted for failing to fulfil their fixture at Camelford on 15 April 2022. Camelford were awarded the three points.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]- ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2021–22". The Football Association. 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Stoke Gabriel woes arrested with Police merger". The Non-League Paper. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Porthleven AFC resign from South West Peninsula League". Falmouth Packet. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.