2016–17 South West Peninsula League

The 2016–17 South West Peninsula League season was the tenth 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.

The constitution was announced on 21 May 2016.[1]

Premier Division

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South West Peninsula League

The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Stoke Gabriel were relegated to Division One East, and Elburton Villa were relegated to Division One West.

Two new clubs joined the league:

Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.

  • Only Exmouth Town and Plymouth Parkway applied for promotion to Step 5.

With the news that Tiverton Town Reserves were resigning from the league for financial reasons at the end of the season,[2] only one club would be relegated from the Premier Division. Also, as only three clubs satisfied the requirements for promotion from the feeder leagues, only two clubs were relegated from Division One level.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Tavistock (C) 38 30 5 3 138 39 +99 95
2 Saltash United 38 28 6 4 113 26 +87 90
3 Bodmin Town 38 27 8 3 117 40 +77 89
4 St Austell 38 26 4 8 124 60 +64 82
5 Exmouth Town 38 25 4 9 97 43 +54 79
6 Plymouth Argyle Reserves 38 22 8 8 112 40 +72 74
7 Plymouth Parkway 38 19 11 8 94 48 +46 70[a]
8 Tiverton Town Reserves 38 17 12 9 97 54 +43 63 Resigned at the end of the season
9 Cullompton Rangers 38 18 5 15 75 71 +4 61[a]
10 Falmouth Town 38 16 5 17 84 74 +10 53
11 Launceston 38 14 8 16 56 73 −17 50
12 Torpoint Athletic 38 13 8 17 60 64 −4 47
13 Godolphin Atlantic 38 13 3 22 54 92 −38 42
14 Camelford 38 12 6 20 63 103 −40 42
15 Callington Town 38 10 4 24 44 98 −54 34
16 Helston Athletic 38 11 6 21 54 82 −28 31[a]
17 Ivybridge Town 38 8 5 25 59 122 −63 29
18 Witheridge 38 6 3 29 38 121 −83 21
19 Newquay 38 4 5 29 36 162 −126 17[b]
20 St Blazey (R) 38 1 4 33 42 145 −103 7 Relegated to Division One West
Updated to match(es) played on 21:02, 29 April 2017 (UTC). Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Helston Athletic failed to raise a team for their rearranged match at Cullompton Rangers on 15 April and were deducted three points, with Cullompton awarded three points.[3] Helston also failed to raise a team for the trip to Plymouth Parkway on 22 April, and were deducted another three points, with Plymouth being awarded three points. The table shows both fixtures as 0–0 draws.
  2. ^ Newquay were reprieved from relegation.

Division One East

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Division One East featured 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Tiverton Town Reserves were promoted to the Premier Division, Okehampton Argyle were relegated, and two new clubs joined:

  • Crediton United, Newton Abbot Spurs and Stoke Gabriel applied for promotion to the Premier Division. Newton Abbot Spurs failed the ground grading.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Stoke Gabriel (C, P) 34 22 6 6 107 41 +66 72 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Teignmouth 34 22 5 7 80 50 +30 71
3 Appledore 34 21 5 8 91 54 +37 68
4 Newton Abbot Spurs 34 19 9 6 80 43 +37 66
5 Brixham 34 20 4 10 77 51 +26 64
6 Axminster Town 34 17 9 8 62 45 +17 60
7 Torridgeside 34 18 3 13 93 66 +27 57
8 Crediton United 34 17 6 11 86 64 +22 57
9 University of Exeter 35 17 5 13 80 53 +27 56
10 St Martins 34 13 4 17 54 59 −5 43
11 Sidmouth Town 34 12 7 15 57 70 −13 43
12 Alphington 34 12 5 17 54 60 −6 41
13 Bovey Tracey 34 11 2 21 69 87 −18 35
14 Galmpton United 34 9 6 19 56 77 −21 33
15 Liverton United 34 10 3 21 42 102 −60 33
16 Totnes & Dartington 34 7 5 22 41 90 −49 26
17 Budleigh Salterton 34 7 4 23 42 112 −70 25
18 Exwick Villa (R) 34 5 7 22 37 84 −47 22 Relegated to Level 12
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One West

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Division One West featured 18 clubs, increased from 17 the previous season, after Plymouth Argyle Reserves were promoted to the Premier Division, and two new clubs joined:

  • Elburton Villa, Porthleven, St Dennis and Sticker applied for promotion to the Premier Division. Elburton Villa and Porthleven failed the ground grading.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Sticker (C, P) 34 29 4 1 126 26 +100 91 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Elburton Villa 34 22 7 5 101 45 +56 73
3 Plymstock United 34 17 6 11 73 58 +15 59[a]
4 Millbrook 34 16 7 11 67 52 +15 55
5 Penryn Athletic 34 14 10 10 77 53 +24 52
6 Mousehole 34 15 7 12 74 65 +9 52
7 St Dennis 34 14 7 13 77 72 +5 49
8 Liskeard Athletic 34 13 8 13 65 67 −2 47
9 Illogan RBL 34 13 6 15 72 69 +3 45
10 Plymouth Marjon 34 13 6 15 50 68 −18 45
11 Dobwalls 34 13 6 15 70 92 −22 45
12 Porthleven 34 11 8 15 56 63 −7 43[b]
13 Wendron United 34 13 4 17 65 91 −26 43
14 Wadebridge Town 34 12 6 16 72 85 −13 42
15 Holsworthy 34 11 5 18 66 76 −10 38
16 Bude Town 34 9 10 15 63 88 −25 33[a]
17 Penzance 34 7 8 19 57 105 −48 29
18 Vospers Oak Villa (R) 34 5 3 26 42 98 −56 14[b] Relegated to Level 12
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Bude Town failed to fulfil their fixture away at Plymstock United on 17 December 2016. The table shows a 0–0 draw, but Plymstock were awarded three points instead of one, and Bude were deducted three points.
  2. ^ a b Vospers Oak Villa failed to fulfil their fixture away at Porthleven on 2 May 2017. The table shows a 0–0 draw, but Porthleven were awarded three points instead of one, and Oak Villa were deducted three points.

Promotion from feeder leagues for 2017–18

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Several clubs have applied for promotion to the SWPL for the 2017–18 season. Their success will depend on finishing in the top three in their respective leagues and other factors including ground facilities. Only one club per league can be accepted. If two or more clubs satisfy all requirements and are considered of equal merit, the league board will decide on which club(s) to accept.

The following clubs have applied for promotion to Division One East and West for next season, and have either passed or failed the ground grading process:

References

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  1. ^ "Subject: Applications for Promotion to, and within the SWP League". South West Peninsula League. 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Club statement re: Tiverton Reserves". Tiverton Town F.C. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Helston SWPL team are deducted three points - here's why". Falmouth Packet. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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