East Cornwall League
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The East Cornwall League (formerly the East Cornwall Premier League) is a football competition based in Cornwall
and west Devon
, England
, in the United Kingdom
. This league sits at level 12 of the English football league system
. Due to a sponsorship arrangement, the league is currently known as the Cornish Guardian East Cornwall League.
Up to 20 clubs competed in a single division until the 2005-06 season, but for the 2006-07 season the league was split into two divisions for the first time, with the top fourteen clubs from 2005-06 forming the Premier Division and the remaining clubs and some newcomers forming a new Division One. Three teams from the East Cornwall League (Camelford, Dobwalls and Foxhole Stars) were accepted as founder members of the new South West Peninsula League
in Division One West in 2007. Premier Division champions St Dennis were also promoted at the end of the 2010-11 season.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and west Devon
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, England
England
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, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. This league sits at level 12 of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
. Due to a sponsorship arrangement, the league is currently known as the Cornish Guardian East Cornwall League.
Up to 20 clubs competed in a single division until the 2005-06 season, but for the 2006-07 season the league was split into two divisions for the first time, with the top fourteen clubs from 2005-06 forming the Premier Division and the remaining clubs and some newcomers forming a new Division One. Three teams from the East Cornwall League (Camelford, Dobwalls and Foxhole Stars) were accepted as founder members of the new South West Peninsula League
South West Peninsula League
The South West Peninsula League is a league of football clubs in England, which was formed in 2007 from the merger of the Devon County League and the South Western League...
in Division One West in 2007. Premier Division champions St Dennis were also promoted at the end of the 2010-11 season.
Premier Division
- Bere Alston United
- Bodmin TownBodmin Town F.C.Bodmin Town Football Club is an English football club based in Bodmin, Cornwall.Founded in 1889, the club played at a number of venues before moving to Priory Park in 1948. Having originally played in a white kit, the club adopted its current colours of black and amber in 1925...
Reserves - Bude Town
- Elburton Villa Reserves
- Lanreath
- LauncestonLaunceston F.C.Launceston F.C. are a football club based in Launceston, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.They joined the South Western League in 1958, left in 1961, rejoined for another four-season spell in 1966, and again in 1978 - this time they retained membership until 2007 when they joined the newly...
Reserves - Morwenstow
- Plymouth ParkwayPlymouth Parkway F.C.Plymouth Parkway Football Club is a football club based in Plymouth, Devon, England. The club was a founding member of the Devon County League in 1992. Founded as Ex-Air Flyers F.C., the club changed its name to E.A.F.Plymouth in 1992 then Plymouth Parkway F.C. in 1993. As of the 2011-12 season,...
Reserves - Probus
- St. Dominick
- St. Stephen
- Saltash UnitedSaltash United F.C.Saltash United Football Club is a football club based in Saltash, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title two times in their history...
Reserves - Sticker
- TavistockTavistock F.C.Tavistock Association Football Club is a football club based in Tavistock, Devon, England.-History:They joined the South Western League for its second season in 1952. Apart from an eight-season sojourn spent back in local football, they had remained members of the South Western League until 2007...
Reserves - Torpoint AthleticTorpoint Athletic F.C.Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division...
Reserves - Wadebridge TownWadebridge Town F.C.Wadebridge Town F.C. is a football club based in Wadebridge, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom-History:They were established in 1894 and joined the South Western League for its second season in 1952 and remained in membership until 2007 when they joined the South West Peninsula League Division One...
Reserves
Division One
- Biscovey
- Callington Town Reserves
- Camelford Reserves
- Edgcumbe
- Holsworthy Reserves
- Kilkhampton
- Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - Millbrook
- Nanpean Rovers
- Plymstock United Reserves
- Polperro
- Roche
- St. Blazey Reserves
- St. Stephens Borough
- St. Teath
Recent champions
- 1990-91 - St Blazey Reserves
- 1991-92 - St. Dennis
- 1992-93 - Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - 1993-94 - Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - 1994-95 - Nanpean Rovers
- 1995-96 - Saltash UnitedSaltash United F.C.Saltash United Football Club is a football club based in Saltash, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title two times in their history...
Reserves - 1996-97 - Nanpean Rovers
- 1997-98 - Callington Town
- 1998-99 - Callington Town
- 1999-00 - St Dennis
- 2000-01 - Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - 2001-02 - Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - 2002-03 - Foxhole Stars
- 2003-04 - Liskeard AthleticLiskeard Athletic F.C.Liskeard Athletic Football Club is an English association football club based in Liskeard, Cornwall. Founded in 1946, they joined the South Western League in 1966, which they won twice. The club elected to join the Western League in 1979, and won promotion from the First Division a year later...
Reserves - 2004-05 - Foxhole Stars
- 2005-06 - Saltash UnitedSaltash United F.C.Saltash United Football Club is a football club based in Saltash, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. They were founding members of the South Western League in 1951 and won the title two times in their history...
Reserves - 2006-07 - Foxhole Stars (Premier), Tamarside (Division One)
- 2007-08 - Torpoint AthleticTorpoint Athletic F.C.Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division...
Reserves (Premier), St Stephen (Division One) - 2008-09 - Torpoint AthleticTorpoint Athletic F.C.Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division...
Reserves (Premier), Plymouth ParkwayPlymouth Parkway F.C.Plymouth Parkway Football Club is a football club based in Plymouth, Devon, England. The club was a founding member of the Devon County League in 1992. Founded as Ex-Air Flyers F.C., the club changed its name to E.A.F.Plymouth in 1992 then Plymouth Parkway F.C. in 1993. As of the 2011-12 season,...
Reserves (Division One) - 2009-10 - Torpoint AthleticTorpoint Athletic F.C.Torpoint Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Torpoint, Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom.-History:They joined the South Western League in 1962, and retained that membership until 2007, when they joined the new South West Peninsula League Premier Division...
Reserves (Premier), St. Dennis (Division One) - 2010-11 - St. Dennis (Premier), St. Dominick (Division One)