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 covers Cornwall, Devon, western Somerset and western Dors ...

, a

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competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the

Western Football League The Western Football League is a association football, 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 Jewson, so it ...

. 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

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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 () 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 north of Bodmin and is governed by Camelford Town Council. The ward pop ...

, 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. *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 was an English football competition based in the western half of Cornwall, formed in 1959. The last league sponsors were drinks retailers LWC. The league once had a single division of 20 clubs, being larger than ...

and St Dennis were promoted from the

East Cornwall League The East Cornwall Premier League (ECPL) was an English football competition based in Cornwall and west Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol ...

References

External links

South West Peninsula League
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