The 2007–08 South West Peninsula League season was the first 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
The South Western Football League was an English association football league composed of clubs from Cornwall and west and north Devon. It consisted of a single division at the eleventh overall tier of the English football league system, the seven ...
, 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
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as the Western League Division One.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 teams which had played in other leagues the previous season.
Nine were from the South Western League: Bodmin Town, Falmouth Town, Launceston, Liskeard Athletic, Plymouth Parkway, St Blazey, Saltash Town, Tavistock and Torpoint Athletic.
Eight were from the Devon County League: Buckland Athletic, Cullompton Rangers, Dartmouth, Elburton Villa, Holsworthy, Ivybridge Town, Newton Abbot Spurs and Witheridge.
One club, Clyst Rovers, had played in the Western League Division One during
2006–07, and had transferred directly from that league.
*There was no relegation from the league this season.
League table
Division One East
The Division One East featured 17 teams which had played in other leagues the previous season.
Eleven were from the Devon County League: Alphington, Appledore, Budleigh Salterton, Crediton United, Newton Abbot, Ottery St Mary, Plymstock United, Stoke Gabriel, Teignmouth, Totnes & Dartington and University of Exeter.
Three were from the Devon and Exeter League: Axminster Town, Exmouth Town and
Okehampton Argyle.
Two were from the South Devon League: Buckfastleigh Rangers and Liverton United.
One other team: Galmpton United.
League table
Division One West
The Division One West featured 16 teams which had played in other leagues the previous season.
Nine were from the South Western League: Callington Town, Goonhavern Athletic, Millbrook, Newquay, Penryn Athletic, Penzance, Porthleven, St Austell and Wadebridge Town.
Three were from the Cornwall Combination: Hayle, Mousehole and Wendron CC United.
Three were from the East Cornwall League: Camelford, Dobwalls and Foxhole Stars.
One was from the Devon County League: Vospers Oak Villa.
League table
References
External links
South West Peninsula League
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