The 2011–12 South West Peninsula League season was the fifth in the history of the
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a football competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in Cornwall, Devon and West D ...
, a
football
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competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the
Western Football League
The Western Football League is a football league in South West England, covering Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, western Dorset, parts of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. The league's current main sponsor is Toolstation, so it is also known as ...
. The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the
Devon County League
The Devon County Football League was a football competition based in England. It consisted of 20 clubs and sat at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System.
History
The league was formed in 1992 in order to form an intermediate level bet ...
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
The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a h ...
as the Western League Division One.
Bodmin Town won the league for the third time, but did not apply for promotion.
Buckland Athletic did apply, and were accepted into the Premier Division of the Western League.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after
Wadebridge Town were relegated to Division One West. One new club joined the league:
*
Camelford
Camelford ( kw, Reskammel) is a town and civil parish in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated in the River Camel valley northwest of Bodmin Moor. The town is approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Bodmin and is governed by ...
, champions of Division One West.
League table
Division One East
*Division One East consisted of seventeen clubs, increased from sixteen the previous season.
*
Okehampton Argyle were transferred back from Division One West, and Sidmouth Town joined from the
Devon and Exeter League
The Devon and Exeter Football League is a football competition based in England. It was established around 1900. The top division of this league, the Premier, sits at level 12 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Devon Footb ...
.
*Bickleigh resigned from the league shortly before the season started.
*Galmpton Gents changed their name back to Galmpton United.
Division One West
*Division One West consisted of seventeen clubs, increased from sixteen the previous season.
*Camelford were promoted to the Premier Division, and Okehampton Argyle were transferred back to Division One East. Wadebridge Town were relegated from the Premier Division, Helston Athletic were promoted from the
Cornwall Combination
The Cornwall Combination League is a football competition based in the western half of Cornwall, England, formed in 1959. The current league sponsors are drinks retailers LWC.
The league has a single division of 20 clubs, being larger than any ...
and St Dennis were promoted from the
East Cornwall League
The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) is a football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon, England, in the United Kingdom. The league sits at level 12 of the English football league system and consists of 18 clubs. Due to a sponsorship ...
.
References
External links
South West Peninsula League
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South West Peninsula League
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