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South West Peninsula League
2022–23
Season information
Winners Premier East:
Brixham
Premier West:
St Blazey
Promoted Premier East:
Brixham
Premier West:
St Blazey
Relegated Premier East:
Holsworthy
Elmore
Plymouth Marjon
Premier West:
St Dennis
Season statistics
 ← 2021–22
2023–24 → 

The 2022–23 South West Peninsula League season was the 16th 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 was 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 two divisions of the South West Peninsula League are on the same level of the National League System as the Western League Division One (Step 6).

The constitution was announced on 12 May 2022.

With a view to a merger between the South West Peninsula League and the Western League in 2023–24, four clubs were to be automatically promoted from each division to Step 5, depending on ground grading. The fifth-placed clubs may also have been promoted, on a PPG (points per game) basis. However, the FA scrapped the merger in February 2023 after a breakdown in negotiations, and promotion was reverted to one club per division.

Premier Division East[]

Main article: 2022–23 South West Peninsula League Premier Division East
Premier Division East
2022–23
Season information
Winners Brixham
Promoted Brixham
Relegated Holsworthy
Elmore
Season statistics
 ← 2021–22
2023–24 → 

Premier Division East featured 19 teams, reduced from 20 the previous season, after Torpoint Athletic were promoted to the Western League Premier Division; Stoke Gabriel & Torbay Police were relegated and Ottery St Mary resigned from the league.

Holsworthy were initially transferred to Premier Division West, but were transferred back after the reprieve of St Dennis.

Two clubs joined the division:

  • Bridport, relegated from the Western League Premier Division.
  • Teignmouth, promoted from the Devon Football League South & West Division.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Brixham (C, P) 36 30 4 2 112 23 +89 94 Promotion to the Western League
2 Okehampton Argyle 36 26 5 5 79 28 +51 83
3 Crediton United 36 23 9 4 84 42 +42 78
4 Ivybridge Town 36 21 8 7 70 37 +33 71
5 Bovey Tracey 36 22 2 12 81 51 +30 68
6 Axminster Town 36 18 8 10 64 53 +11 62
7 Newton Abbot Spurs 36 17 9 10 87 51 +36 60
8 Teignmouth 36 17 7 12 62 53 +9 58
9 Sidmouth Town 36 17 5 14 84 68 +16 56
10 Cullompton Rangers 36 15 3 18 62 74 −12 48
11 Bridport 36 11 8 17 51 65 −14 41
12 Torridgeside 36 11 7 18 65 89 −24 40
13 Honiton Town 36 10 9 17 46 67 −21 39
14 Dartmouth 36 12 1 23 45 84 −39 37
15 Torrington 36 9 6 21 54 87 −33 33
16 Elburton Villa 36 7 10 19 45 68 −23 31
17 Holsworthy (R) 36 8 3 25 30 72 −42 27 Possible relegation to a feeder league
18 Elmore (R) 36 5 7 24 51 111 −60 22
19 Plymouth Marjon (R) 36 6 3 27 42 91 −49 21
Updated to match(es) played on 00:24, 5 May 2023 (UTC). Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Premier Division West[]

Main article: 2022–23 South West Peninsula League Premier Division West
Premier Division West
2022–23
Season information
Winners St Blazey
Promoted St Blazey
Relegated St Dennis
Season statistics
 ← 2021–22
2023–24 → 

Premier Division West featured 18 teams, the same as the previous season after Falmouth Town were promoted to the Western League Premier Division, and Porthleven resigned from the league.

St Dennis were initially relegated from the league, but were reprieved due to a resignation elsewhere in the pyramid.

Two clubs joined the division:

  • Bude Town, promoted from the St Piran Football League East Division.
  • Mullion, promoted from the St Piran Football League West Division.

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Blazey (C, P) 30 25 1 4 88 24 +64 76 Promotion to the Western League
2 Wendron United 30 23 4 3 99 35 +64 73
3 Liskeard Athletic 30 22 4 4 99 28 +71 70
4 Wadebridge Town 30 21 4 5 88 32 +56 67
5 Bude Town 30 17 4 9 70 48 +22 55
6 Newquay 30 16 5 9 57 42 +15 53
7 Dobwalls 30 13 5 12 51 57 −6 44
8 St Austell 30 12 5 13 41 60 −19 41
9 Camelford 30 11 2 17 47 59 −12 35
10 Callington Town 30 9 4 17 58 67 −9 31
11 Mullion 30 8 5 17 53 76 −23 29
12 Bodmin Town 30 7 7 16 43 79 −36 28
13 Penzance 30 7 5 18 40 70 −30 26
14 Launceston 30 6 6 18 37 77 −40 24
15 Sticker 30 4 7 19 39 91 −52 19
16 St Dennis (R) 30 4 2 24 32 97 −65 14 Possible relegation to a feeder league
17 Godolphin Atlantic (Newquay) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Resigned from the league
18 Penryn Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17:30, 29 April 2023 (UTC). Source: SWPL.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
  • Penryn Athletic resigned from the league on 21 June 2022 without playing a match. They were placed bottom of the league for relegation purposes.
  • Godolphin Athlantic (Newquay) announced on 3 January 2023 that the club had folded and resigned from the league. Their record of PL19 W4 D0 L15 GF24 GA63 Pts12 was expunged the following day.

External links[]

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