2015–16 South West Peninsula League

The 2015–16 South West Peninsula League season was the ninth in the history of the South West Peninsula League, a football competition in England, that feeds the Premier Division of the Western Football League. The league had been formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League 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 National League System as the Western League Division One.

The constitution was announced on 15 May 2015. With regard to relegation from Division One East and Division One West, if only one club were eligible for promotion from these two divisions, then no club would be relegated, but if two clubs were eligible, then one club would be relegated and a playoff match would determine the relegated club.[1] In the event, Okehampton Argyle accepted relegation without participating in a playoff.

Premier Division
South West Peninsula League
ChampionsBodmin Town
RelegatedStoke Gabriel
Elburton Villa

The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Bovey Tracey were relegated to Division One East, and Elmore resigned mid-season. Two new clubs joined the league:

  • Helston Athletic, promoted from Division One West.
  • Tavistock, promoted from Division One East.
  • No club applied for promotion to Step 5.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Bodmin Town (C) 38 27 8 3 130 43 +87 89
2 St Austell 38 26 4 8 104 54 +50 82
3 Tavistock 38 24 5 9 104 42 +62 77
4 Plymouth Parkway 38 22 9 7 95 43 +52 75
5 Godolphin Atlantic 38 18 7 13 71 61 +10 61
6 Saltash United 38 18 5 15 66 59 +7 59
7 Witheridge 38 17 8 13 68 77 −9 59
8 Torpoint Athletic 38 16 7 15 60 61 −1 55
9 Ivybridge Town 38 16 6 16 74 68 +6 54
10 Helston Athletic 38 14 10 14 64 68 −4 52
11 Falmouth Town 38 14 8 16 57 64 −7 50
12 Exmouth Town 38 15 4 19 67 83 −16 49
13 Cullompton Rangers 38 12 10 16 64 71 −7 46
14 Launceston 38 9 17 12 51 58 −7 44
15 Camelford 38 10 11 17 51 80 −29 41
16 Callington Town 38 9 12 17 55 77 −22 39
17 St Blazey 38 11 5 22 58 99 −41 38
18 Newquay 38 11 4 23 52 98 −46 37
19 Stoke Gabriel (R) 38 9 7 22 58 68 −10 34 Relegation to Division One East
20 Elburton Villa (R) 38 6 5 27 40 115 −75 23 Relegation to Division One West
Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Division One East

Division One East featured 18 clubs, the same as the previous season, after Tavistock were promoted to the Premier Division, Plymstock United were transferred to Division One West and two new clubs joined:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tiverton Town Reserves (C, P) 34 28 5 1 101 26 +75 89 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Teignmouth 33 19 9 5 74 34 +40 69[lower-alpha 1]
3 University of Exeter 34 21 6 7 75 46 +29 69
4 St Martins 34 19 9 6 74 42 +32 66
5 Galmpton United 32 16 5 11 66 59 +7 53[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 1]
6 Alphington 34 16 4 14 65 57 +8 52
7 Newton Abbot Spurs 34 15 5 14 69 62 +7 50
8 Axminster Town 34 14 7 13 72 61 +11 49
9 Brixham 34 15 3 16 80 66 +14 48
10 Appledore 32 13 7 12 69 57 +12 46[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 2]
11 Budleigh Salterton 34 12 9 13 60 55 +5 45
12 Sidmouth Town 34 14 3 17 69 73 −4 45
13 Exwick Villa 34 13 5 16 51 77 −26 44
14 Crediton United 34 11 5 18 56 74 −18 38
15 Liverton United 34 9 7 18 55 79 −24 34
16 Bovey Tracey 34 9 4 21 60 88 −28 31
17 Totnes & Dartington 34 9 3 22 52 105 −53 30
18 Okehampton Argyle (R) 33 0 4 29 42 129 −87 1[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Level 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Teignmouth v Galmpton United (1 May 2016) – Galmpton could not raise a team, so Teignmouth were awarded three points and Galmpton were deducted three points.
  2. Galmpton United v Appledore (10 April 2016) – Appledore could not raise a team, so Galmpton were awarded three points and Appledore were deducted three points.
  3. Appledore v Okehampton Argyle (10 March 2016) – Okehampton could not raise a team and forfeited the match. Appledore were awarded three points and Okehampton were deducted three points.

Division One West

Division One West featured 17 clubs, increased from 16 the previous season, after Helston Athletic were promoted to the Premier Division, Perranporth resigned from the league and three new clubs joined:

  • Plymouth Argyle Reserves, applying from outside the pyramid system.
  • Plymstock United, transferred from Division One East.
  • Wendron United, promoted from the Cornwall Combination.
  • Liskeard Athletic, Plymouth Argyle Reserves, St Dennis and Sticker applied for promotion to the Premier Division. St Dennis failed the ground grading requirements, and the other clubs passed.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Mousehole (C) 32 30 1 1 131 17 +114 91
2 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (P) 32 26 3 3 98 25 +73 81 Promotion to the Premier Division
3 Sticker 32 24 2 6 92 38 +54 74
4 Penryn Athletic 32 19 4 9 97 36 +61 61
5 Plymstock United 32 17 6 9 59 48 +11 57
6 St Dennis 32 18 1 13 92 84 +8 55
7 Liskeard Athletic 32 16 5 11 91 63 +28 53
8 Bude Town 32 16 5 11 84 60 +24 53
9 Wendron United 32 11 8 13 56 75 −19 41
10 Penzance 32 12 5 15 58 82 −24 41
11 Holsworthy 32 12 3 17 56 64 −8 39
12 Illogan RBL 32 8 5 19 56 98 −42 29
13 Millbrook 32 6 5 21 49 99 −50 23
14 Wadebridge Town 32 4 10 18 40 94 −54 22
15 Dobwalls 32 6 2 24 35 83 −48 20
16 Porthleven 32 5 5 22 35 92 −57 20
17 Vospers Oak Villa 32 4 6 22 47 118 −71 18
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Promotion from feeder leagues for 2016–17

Clubs must achieve the necessary ground grading, and finish in the top three of their league. Only one club per league will be accepted. If two or more clubs satisfy all requirements and are considered of equal merit, the league board will decide on which club(s) to accept.

The following clubs have applied for promotion to Division One East and West for next season:

References
  1. "Subject: Applications for Promotion to, and within the SWP League". Phil Hiscox (Company Secretary, SWPL). 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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