The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) is a

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competition based in

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and west

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, England, in the United Kingdom. The league sits at level 12 of the

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and consists of 18 clubs. Due to a sponsorship arrangement, the league is currently known as the RRL East Cornwall Premier League. Up to 20 clubs competed in a single division until the 2005–06 season, after which the league was split into two divisions for the first time, with the top 14 clubs from 2005–06 forming the Premier Division and the remaining clubs and a number of Plymouth-based sides transferring from the Plymouth and West Devon League to form a new Division One. Three teams from the East Cornwall League (Camelford,

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and Foxhole Stars) were promoted as founder members of the new

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Division One West in 2007. Premier Division champions St. Dennis were promoted at the end of the 2010–11 season, runners-up

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were promoted at the end of the 2011–12 season and Millbrook were promoted at the end of the 2013–14 season after finishing third. For the 2019–20 season, the league reverted to one division after the creation of the St Piran League.

Member clubs for 2022–23 season

*Foxhole Stars * Liskeard Athletic Reserves *Looe Town *Nanpean Rovers *

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Academy *North Petherwin *Roche *

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Reserves *St Columb * St Dennis Reserves *St Minver *St Newlyn East *St Stephen *St Teath * Torpoint Athletic 3rds * Wadebridge Town Reserves

Recent champions

*1990–91 –

Reserves *1991–92 – St Dennis *1992–93 – Liskeard Athletic Reserves *1993–94 – Liskeard Athletic Reserves *1994–95 – Nanpean Rovers *1995–96 – Saltash United Reserves *1996–97 – Nanpean Rovers *1997–98 – Callington Town *1998–99 – Callington Town *1999–2000 – St Dennis *2000–01 – Liskeard Athletic Reserves *2001–02 – Liskeard Athletic Reserves *2002–03 – Foxhole Stars *2003–04 – Liskeard Athletic Reserves *2004–05 – Foxhole Stars *2005–06 – Saltash United Reserves *2006–07 – Foxhole Stars (Premier), Tamarside (Division One) *2007–08 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), St Stephen (Division One) *2008–09 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), Plymouth Parkway Reserves (Division One) *2009–10 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), St. Dennis (Division One) *2010–11 – St. Dennis (Premier), St. Dominick (Division One) *2011–12 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), Liskeard Athletic Reserves (Division One) *2012–13 – Plymouth Parkway Reserves (Premier), Polperro (Division One) *2013–14 – Plymouth Parkway Reserves (Premier), Edgcumbe (Division One) *2014–15 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), St Stephens Borough (Division One) *2015–16 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier),

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Reserves (Division One) *2016–17 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), Plymouth Parkway Reserves (Division One) *2017–18 – Torpoint Athletic Reserves (Premier), Wadebridge Town Reserves (Division One) *2018–19 –

Reserves (Premier), St Stephen (Division One) *2019–20 – ''season abandoned'' *2020–21 – ''season abandoned'' *2021–22 - Torpoint Athletic 3rds (Premier)

References

External links

{{Portal, Cornwall
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