The 2018–19 South West Peninsula League season was the twelfth 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 Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League is on the same level as the National League System as the Western League Division One (Step 6).
The constitution was announced on 25 May 2018.[1] At the end of this season, significant restructuring of the league was to take place. With this in mind, it was decided not to transfer clubs between Division One East and Division One West just for one season, solely in order to balance the numbers in each division for this season.
For 2019–20, the league will consist of two Step 6 divisions of twenty clubs each. These two divisions will be made up of the 2018–19 Step 6 (Premier Division) clubs, plus others promoted from Step 7 and below. There will be two new Step 7 leagues below the South West Peninsula League in 2019–20, the Devon League and the St Piran League.
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The Premier Division featured 20 teams, the same as the previous season, after Plymouth Parkway were promoted to the Western League Premier Division, and Stoke Gabriel were demoted to Division One East.
Two new clubs joined the league:
Reserve sides are not eligible for promotion to Step 5.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tavistock (P) | 36 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 41 | +79 | 91 | Promoted to Western League Premier Division |
| 2 | Exmouth Town (P) | 36 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 28 | +63 | 89 | |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle Reserves | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 123 | 45 | +78 | 78 | Left the league at the end of the season |
| 4 | Saltash United | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 76 | Transfer to SWPL Premier West |
| 5 | St Austell | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 102 | 62 | +40 | 76 | |
| 6 | Falmouth Town | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 80 | 54 | +26 | 59 | |
| 7 | Torpoint Athletic | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 57 | Transfer to SWPL Premier East |
| 8 | Cullompton Rangers | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 57 | |
| 9 | Bodmin Town | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 57 | Transfer to SWPL Premier West |
| 10 | Millbrook | 36 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 56 | Transfer to SWPL Premier East |
| 11 | Helston Athletic | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 52 | +6 | 50 | Transfer to SWPL Premier West |
| 12 | Ivybridge Town | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 55 | 72 | −17 | 43 | Transfer to SWPL Premier East |
| 13 | Newquay | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 42 | Transfer to SWPL Premier West |
| 14 | Godolphin Atlantic | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 36 | |
| 15 | Elburton Villa | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 33 | Transfer to SWPL Premier East |
| 16 | Launceston | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 52 | 111 | −59 | 25 | Transfer to SWPL Premier West |
| 17 | Callington Town | 36 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 35 | 86 | −51 | 24 | |
| 18 | Camelford | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 54 | 101 | −47 | 18 | |
| 19 | Sticker | 36 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 135 | −109 | 8 | |
| 20 | Witheridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew from the league at the start of the season |
Division One East featured 19 clubs, increased from 18 the previous season, after Totnes & Dartington and Galmpton & Roselands resigned from the league, and three new clubs joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoke Gabriel (C, P) | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 104 | 29 | +75 | 86 | Promotion to SWPL Premier East |
| 2 | Bovey Tracey (P) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 120 | 50 | +70 | 78 | |
| 3 | Brixham (P) | 34 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 88 | 41 | +47 | 77 | |
| 4 | Torridgeside (P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 97 | 43 | +54 | 71[a] | |
| 5 | Elmore (P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 105 | 46 | +59 | 69 | |
| 6 | Axminster Town (P) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 83 | 58 | +25 | 62 | |
| 7 | St Martins | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 48 | +28 | 55 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 8 | Ilfracombe Town (P) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 68 | +11 | 55 | Promotion to SWPL Premier East |
| 9 | Sidmouth Town (P) | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 68 | +8 | 48 | |
| 10 | Crediton United (P) | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Teignmouth | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | +14 | 45 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 12 | Newton Abbot Spurs (P) | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 42 | Promotion to SWPL Premier East |
| 13 | University of Exeter | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 39 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 14 | Honiton Town (P) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 62 | 80 | −18 | 31 | Promotion to SWPL Premier East |
| 15 | Alphington | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 56 | 93 | −37 | 29 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 16 | Waldon Athletic | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 103 | −44 | 29 | |
| 17 | Budleigh Salterton | 34 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 34 | 149 | −115 | 5 | |
| 18 | Liverton United | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 195 | −164 | 3[a] | |
| 19 | Appledore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Resigned from the league |
Division One West featured 15 clubs, reduced from 18 the previous season, after Millbrook and Elburton Villa were promoted to the Premier Division, Illogan RBL were relegated, and Penryn Athletic left the league. One new club joined:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liskeard Athletic (C, P) | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 24 | +70 | 73 | Promotion to SWPL Premier West |
| 2 | Mousehole (P) | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 106 | 21 | +85 | 67[a] | |
| 3 | Porthleven (P) | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 54 | |
| 4 | Wadebridge Town (P) | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 57 | +11 | 51 | |
| 5 | St Dennis (P) | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 59 | +19 | 48 | |
| 6 | Wendron United (P) | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 43 | |
| 7 | Plymstock United | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 58 | +18 | 43 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 8 | Holsworthy (P) | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 43[a] | Promotion to SWPL Premier East |
| 9 | Plymouth Marjon (P) | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 36 | |
| 10 | Dobwalls (P) | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 34 | Promotion to SWPL Premier West |
| 11 | St Blazey (P) | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 62 | −10 | 34 | |
| 12 | Penzance (P) | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | Bude Town | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 22 | Transfer to St Piran League |
| 14 | Bere Alston United | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 47 | 89 | −42 | 20 | Transfer to Devon League |
| 15 | Ludgvan | 28 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 196 | −185 | −6[a] | Transfer to St Piran League |
Two other clubs from outside the league applied for Step 6 status for 2019–20. They are Dartmouth of the South Devon League, and Torrington of the North Devon League. Both were accepted for promotion to the Premier East.
