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 Relegation
1 St Austell (C) 36 29 4 3 103 31 +72 93[lower-alpha 1]
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 4[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Division One East/West
20 Elmore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 2] Club withdrew, record expunged
Updated to match(es) played on 17:35, 4 May 2015 (UTC). Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 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]
  2. 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.

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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[lower-alpha 1]
7 Alphington 34 15 6 13 66 70 −4 51
8 Okehampton Argyle 34 14 6 14 71 79 −8 50[lower-alpha 1]
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 Transferred to Division One West
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 match(es) played on 4 May 2015. Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. 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:

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
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 29 18 6 5 71 33 +38 63[lower-alpha 1]
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 31 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 match(es) played on 4 May 2015. Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:

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. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. "St Austell's promotion bid halted as Poltair Park fails ground grading". Cornish Guardian. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. "St Austell game off as Bovey Tracey can't raise a team". Cornish Guardian. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. "Elmore withdraw from SWPL Premier Division". Exeter Express & Echo. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  6. West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93
  7. "Illogan clinch title". West Briton. 15 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. "Foxhole Stars pull out of Carlsberg SWPL". West Briton. 22 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  9. West Briton, 5 March 2014, p.93
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