The 2021–22 South West Peninsula League season was the 15th 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 was 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 two divisions of the South West Peninsula League are on the same level of the

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as the Western League Division One (Step 6). The constitution was announced on 18 May 2021. After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the

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, a number of promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.

Premier Division East

Premier Division East features 20 teams, the same number as the previous season, after Ilfracombe Town and Millbrook were promoted to the Western League Premier Division. Two clubs joined from the

Devon Football League The Devon Football League is a association football, football competition based in England. It consists of 18 clubs in a single division after four years being split into two divisions, North & East and South & West. The league sits at step 7 of ...

South & West Division: * Okehampton Argyle *

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On 2 June 2021, Stoke Gabriel merged with Torbay Police, creating Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police.

League table

Results table

Stadia and locations

Premier Division West

Premier Division West features 18 teams, reduced from 20 the previous season after Helston Athletic,

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and Saltash United were promoted to the Western League Premier Division. One new club joined from the St Piran Football League West Division: * Penryn Athletic

League table

Results table

Stadia and locations

References

External links

South West Peninsula League
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