The South West Peninsula League (SWPL) is a

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competition in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the

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and the South Western League. The league is restricted to clubs based in

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and

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. The league consists of two Premier Divisions (East and West), which are ranked at Step 6 in the

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. Until 2019–20, there was a single Premier Division at Step 6, and two divisions at Step 7 (Division One West and Division One East). Subject to applying, receiving the required ground grading and finishing high enough in the league table, one club from each Premier Division can be promoted to the Western League Premier Division each season. As of 2022, six clubs have been promoted from the league – Buckland Athletic after finishing as runners-up in 2012, Plymouth Parkway after finishing as champions in 2018,

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and Exmouth Town who were first and second in 2019, and

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and Torpoint Athletic who finished as division champions in 2022. The bottom two clubs from each Premier Division can be relegated each season to the nearest feeder league. The feeder league for Premier Division West is the St Piran Football League. The feeder for Premier Division East is the Devon League. The league's principal sponsor is Carlsberg. The League Cup competition is sponsored by Walter C Parson Funeral Directors and is called The Walter C Parson Cup.

Champions

Walter C Parson Cup Winners (formerly Throgmorton Cup)

*2007–08 – Bodmin Town *2008–09 – Bodmin Town *2009–10 – Buckland Athletic *2010–11 – Plymouth Parkway *2011–12 – Bodmin Town – beating Buckland Athletic 6–5 on penalties (0–0 aet) *2012–13 – Bodmin Town *2013–14 – Plymouth Parkway *2014–15 – Godolphin Atlantic *2015–16 – Bodmin Town *2016–17 –

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*2017–18 –

*2018–19 – Saltash United *2019–20 – No winner; season abandoned *2020–21 – Not played *2021–22 – Torpoint Athletic

Member clubs

The constitutions of the two divisions for 2022–23 are:

References

External links

Official SWPL website
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