The 2021–22 South West Peninsula League season will be the 15th 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 ...
, a
football 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 was 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 be ...
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 18 May 2021.
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
, a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
Premier Division East
Premier Division East features 20 teams, the same number as the previous season, after
Ilfracombe Town and
Millbrook were promoted to the
Western League Premier Division.
Two clubs joined from the
Devon Football League South & West Division:
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Okehampton Argyle
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Ottery St Mary
Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, F ...
On 2 June 2021, Stoke Gabriel merged with Torbay Police, creating
Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police.
League table
Results table
Stadia and locations
Premier Division West
Premier Division West features 18 teams, reduced from 20 the previous season after
Helston Athletic,
Mousehole
Mousehole (; kw, Porthenys) is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is approximately south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies ...
and
Saltash United were promoted to the
Western League Premier Division.
One new club joined from the
St Piran Football League West Division:
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Penryn Athletic
League table
Results table
Stadia and locations
References
External links
South West Peninsula League
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