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
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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:
- Callington Town, promoted as champions of Division One West.[1]
- Stoke Gabriel, promoted as champions of Division One East.[2]
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
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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:
- Brixham, promoted as runners-up in the South Devon League.
- St Martins, promoted as champions of the Devon and Exeter League.
- Tavistock, relegated from the Premier Division.
Two clubs, Tavistock and Teignmouth, applied for promotion to the Premier Division.[4] Tavistock passed the ground grading, but Teignmouth failed. A top-five finish is also required.
Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Tavistock (C) (P) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 31 | +49 | 77 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Appledore | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 77 | |
3 | Teignmouth | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 102 | 48 | +54 | 69 | |
4 | University of Exeter | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 102 | 45 | +57 | 68 | |
5 | St Martins | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 41 | +38 | 67 | |
6 | Galmpton United | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 53 | +30 | 58 | ‡ |
7 | Alphington | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 70 | –4 | 51 | |
8 | Okehampton Argyle | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 71 | 79 | –8 | 50 | ‡ |
9 | Brixham | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 41 | |
10 | Sidmouth Town | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 71 | 94 | –23 | 41 | |
11 | Crediton United | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 58 | 79 | –21 | 38 | |
12 | Totnes & Dartington | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 74 | 89 | –15 | 35 | |
13 | Budleigh Salterton | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 84 | –28 | 35 | |
14 | Plymstock United | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 59 | 94 | –35 | 35 | |
15 | Liverton United | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 61 | 96 | –35 | 34 | |
16 | Exwick Villa | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 50 | 76 | –26 | 33 | |
17 | Newton Abbot Spurs | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 59 | 87 | –28 | 30 | |
18 | Axminster Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 105 | –43 | 29 |
- Updated to 17:38, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Galmpton United could not raise a team for the trip to Okehampton Argyle on 17 April, and had three points deducted. Okehampton were awarded all three points, although the table shows a 0–0 draw.
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:
- Illogan RBL, promoted as champions of the Cornwall Combination.[5]
- Liskeard Athletic, relegated from the Premier Division.
- Millbrook, promoted as third-placed club in the East Cornwall League.
On 7 July 2014, Truro City Reserves resigned from the league with immediate effect, and Foxhole Stars resigned on 22 July,[6] leaving 16 clubs in the division.
Four clubs – Helston Athletic, Liskeard Athletic, St Dennis and Sticker – applied for promotion to the Premier Division.[7] Helston and Liskeard passed the ground grading, but St Dennis and Sticker failed. A top-five finish is also required.
Pos | Club | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GDiff | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Helston Athletic (C) (P) | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 104 | 39 | +65 | 68 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
2 | Vospers Oak Villa | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 43 | +30 | 65 | |
3 | Penryn Athletic | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 33 | +38 | 63 | |
4 | St Dennis | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 63 | |
5 | Sticker | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 58 | |
6 | Liskeard Athletic | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 51 | |
7 | Mousehole | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 47 | |
8 | Bude Town | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 47 | |
9 | Illogan RBL | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 44 | |
10 | Wadebridge Town | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 41 | |
11 | Porthleven | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 67 | 73 | –6 | 35 | |
12 | Dobwalls | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 71 | –15 | 34 | |
13 | Holsworthy | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 71 | –16 | 28 | |
14 | Penzance | 30 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 47 | 82 | –35 | 22 | |
15 | Millbrook | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 40 | 133 | –93 | 14 | |
16 | Perranporth | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 107 | –77 | 6 | Resigned at the end of the season |
- Updated to 17:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
References
- ^ "West crown exceeds Beer's expectations". Cornish Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Stoke Gabriel take aim at title after guaranteeing promotion". Torquay Herald Express. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "St Austell's promotion bid halted as Poltair Park fails ground grading". Cornish Guardian. 14 April 2015.
- ^ West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93
- ^ "Illogan clinch title". West Briton. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Foxhole Stars pull out of Carlsberg SWPL". West Briton. 22 July 2014.
- ^ West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93