The 2013–14 South West Peninsula League season was the seventh 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.

Premier Division

The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Dartmouth resigned, Liverton United took voluntary demotion to Division One East, and

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were relegated to Division One West. Three new clubs joined the league: * Elmore, transferred from the Western League Division One. * Exmouth Town, promoted as champions of Division One East. * Godolphin Atlantic, promoted as champions of Division One West. Exmouth Town were the only club to apply for promotion to Step 5, but they failed ground grading.

League table

Division One East

Division One East featured 16 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Exmouth Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and one new club joined: * Liverton United, taking voluntary demotion from the Premier Division. *Exeter Civil Service changed their name to Exwick Villa. Only Galmpton United and Stoke Gabriel applied for promotion to the Premier Division, pending ground inspections. Galmpton failed, and Stoke Gabriel passed.

Division One West

Division One West featured 16 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Godolphin Atlantic were promoted to the Premier Division and

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resigned before the season started, taking their reserves' place in the

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. Two new clubs joined: * Bude Town, promoted as champions of the

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. *

, relegated from the Premier Division. Despite a record start to the campaign, Mousehole would not accept promotion to the Premier Division this season, even if they won the championship. Only Callington Town, Helston Athletic, Truro City Reserves and Wadebridge Town applied for promotion to the Premier Division, pending ground inspections. All four clubs passed.

References

External links

South West Peninsula League
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