2019–20 South West Peninsula League

The 2019–20 South West Peninsula League season was the 13th 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 19 May 2019.[1]

Starting this season, the league consisted of two Step 6 divisions of twenty clubs each. These two divisions were made up of the 2018–19 Step 6 (Premier Division) clubs, plus others promoted from Step 7 and below. There is no longer a Step 7 division within this league.

This season, the top two clubs in each division were to be promoted to Step 5. The bottom two clubs in each division were liable to relegation.[2]

League suspension and season abandonment

On 13 March 2020, on advice from the Football Association, the league announced that all South West Peninsula League matches would be suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, initially for a period of ten days.[3] On 16 March, the FA decided to postpone all matches across all FA Competitions until 3 April, and a league statement confirmed the postponement of all matches for the foreseeable future.[4]

On 26 March 2020, the league season was formally abandoned, with all results being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to or from the two divisions.[5] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[6]

Premier Division East
South West Peninsula League
Championsnone
Promotednone
Relegatednone

The new Premier Division East featured 20 teams:

League table at the time of abandonment
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brixham 27 18 4 5 67 33 +34 58
2 Ilfracombe Town 25 17 6 2 77 29 +48 57
3 Torpoint Athletic 25 16 3 6 75 34 +41 51
4 Ivybridge Town 26 15 5 6 51 42 +9 50
5 Cullompton Rangers 25 13 8 4 76 37 +39 47
6 Newton Abbot Spurs 26 15 2 9 61 38 +23 47
7 Millbrook 23 13 4 6 55 28 +27 43
8 Bovey Tracey 20 13 3 4 87 26 +61 42
9 Torridgeside 26 11 4 11 60 55 +5 37
10 Dartmouth 24 9 10 5 47 43 +4 37
11 Elburton Villa 27 9 7 11 45 51 −6 34
12 Honiton Town 22 8 4 10 36 46 −10 28
13 Elmore 23 6 7 10 43 43 0 25
14 Crediton United 22 7 3 12 32 33 −1 24
15 Axminster Town 24 6 6 12 40 62 −22 24
16 Stoke Gabriel 30 7 3 20 46 98 −52 24
17 Plymouth Marjon 29 6 4 19 38 93 −55 22
18 Holsworthy 26 5 6 15 40 70 −30 21
19 Torrington 25 3 5 17 31 97 −66 14
20 Sidmouth Town 23 3 4 16 33 82 −49 13
Updated to match(es) played on 21:55, 13 March 2020 (UTC). Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Premier Division West
South West Peninsula League
Championsnone
Promotednone
Relegatednone

The new Premier Division West featured 20 teams:

League table at the time of abandonment
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Helston Athletic 26 25 0 1 100 22 +78 75
2 St Austell 28 21 4 3 85 23 +62 67
3 Saltash United 22 19 2 1 107 18 +89 59
4 Mousehole 25 17 6 2 92 22 +70 57
5 Bodmin Town 27 18 3 6 77 44 +33 57
6 Newquay 28 15 3 10 72 47 +25 48
7 Falmouth Town 23 14 3 6 73 36 +37 45
8 Porthleven 23 9 5 9 43 46 −3 32
9 Liskeard Athletic 25 10 1 14 44 66 −22 31
10 Camelford 23 9 3 11 54 50 +4 30
11 St Blazey 26 8 5 13 48 51 −3 29
12 Wendron United 24 9 2 13 44 60 −16 29
13 Dobwalls 22 8 4 10 50 60 −10 28
14 Wadebridge Town 25 6 6 13 51 72 −21 24
15 Launceston 23 7 2 14 42 57 −15 23
16 Penzance 25 5 5 15 27 68 −41 20
17 Callington Town 27 6 2 19 37 90 −53 20
18 St Dennis 25 5 3 17 33 91 −58 18
19 Sticker 28 5 1 22 38 113 −75 16
20 Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) 27 4 2 21 27 108 −81 14
Updated to match(es) played on 22:51, 11 March 2020 (UTC). Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". Non League Paper. 19 May 2019.
  2. "EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring". The Non-League Football paper. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Covid-19 – League statement". South West Peninsula League. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. "Covid-19 March 17th Update". South West Peninsula League. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. "New Floodlights Ready for Action". Stoke Gabriel F.C. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  8. "Wendron United boss proud despite defeat in first game under floodlights". The Packet. 18 September 2019.
  9. "New floodlights at Trungle Parc ensure Mousehole AFC meet eligibility for Step 6 football". Cornwall FA. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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