The2021–22 South West Peninsula League season was the 15th in the history of theSouth West Peninsula League, afootball competition in England that feeds the Premier Division of theWestern Football League. The league was formed in 2007 from the merger of theDevon County League and theSouth 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 theNational 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic,[2][3] a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
| Champions | Torpoint Athletic |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Torpoint Athletic |
| Relegated | Ottery St Mary Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police |
2022–23 → | |
Premier Division East features 20 teams, the same number as the previous season, afterIlfracombe Town andMillbrook were promoted to theWestern League Premier Division.
Two clubs joined from theDevon Football League South & West Division:
On 2 June 2021, Stoke Gabriel merged with Torbay Police, creatingStoke Gabriel & Torbay Police.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torpoint Athletic(C, P) | 38 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 150 | 32 | +118 | 100 | Promoted to theWestern 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 theDevon League |
| Home \ Away | AXM | BOV | BRX | CRE | CUL | DAR | ELB | ELM | HOL | HON | IVY | NAS | OKE | OTT | PLY | SID | STK | TRP | TRS | TRT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axminster Town | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 15–0 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Bovey Tracey | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–7 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 6–0 |
| Brixham | 2–2 | 5–0 | — | 6–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 |
| Crediton United | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | — | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 9–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Cullompton Rangers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Dartmouth | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | H/W | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Elburton Villa | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 13–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Elmore | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Holsworthy | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Honiton Town | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 |
| Ivybridge Town | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Newton Abbot Spurs | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 2–7 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
| Okehampton Argyle | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | H/W | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Ottery St Mary | 0–7 | 6–0 | 0–9 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–8 | 1–2 | 0–9 | 2–1 | 1–8 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–13 | 0–1 | 0–9 |
| Plymouth Marjon | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | H/W | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 5–4 |
| Sidmouth Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 0–5 | 6–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 3–6 |
| Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police | 0–6 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–7 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 3–2 | — | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Torpoint Athletic | 4–4 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 12–0 | — | 4–0 | 5–2 |
| Torridgeside | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 3–7 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 |
| Torrington | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Champions | Falmouth Town |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Falmouth Town |
| Relegated | St Dennis |
2022–23 → | |
Premier Division West features 18 teams, reduced from 20 the previous season afterHelston Athletic,Mousehole andSaltash United were promoted to theWestern League Premier Division.
One new club joined from theSt Piran Football League West Division:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falmouth Town(C, P) | 32 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 30 | +94 | 91 | Promoted to theWestern 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 |
| Home \ Away | BOD | CAL | CAM | DOB | FAL | GAN | LAU | LIS | NQY | PNR | PNZ | POR | STA | STB | STD | STI | WAD | WEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodmin Town | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | ||
| Callington Town | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | ||
| Camelford | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | H/W | 1–2 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | ||
| Dobwalls | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | ||
| Falmouth Town | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | ||
| Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 8–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | ||
| Launceston | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | ||
| Liskeard Athletic | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| Newquay | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 6–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | ||
| Penryn Athletic | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 8–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | ||
| Penzance | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | ||
| Porthleven | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Austell | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | ||
| St Blazey | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
| St Dennis | 3–3 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | ||
| Sticker | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–7 | 2–3 | 1–8 | 4–0 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | ||
| Wadebridge Town | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | ||
| Wendron United | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 3–0 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC St Austell | St Austell | Poltair Park | 6,000 |
| 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 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 |