Duchy League

Duchy League
Country England
Founded 1965 (1965)
Divisions 6
Number of teams 73
Level on pyramid 14–19
Feeder to East Cornwall League
Division One
Website http://www.duchyleague.co.uk/

The Duchy League is a football competition based in the eastern half of Cornwall, United Kingdom, but also includes a few sides from over the border in Devon. The League was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Liskeard & District League and the St. Austell & District League. It has a total of six divisions headed by the Duchy League Premier Division, which sits at level 14 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the East Cornwall League Division One. In 2014–15, Padstow United won the Premier Division, and earned promotion to the East Cornwall League Division One.

Cup competitions

The 2015–16 season will see The Duchy League run three cup competitions: the KMD Developments Cup; Bodmin Sports Trophies Duchy League Cup and the TJ International Reserve Team Cup. The KMD Developments Cup sees the top 32 teams from the previous seasons league positions take part in a knockout cup competition, with the semi-finals and final played on neutral grounds. The Bodmin Sports Trophies Duchy League Cup sees the rest of teams compete in a similar knockout competition whilst the TJ International Reserve Team Cup is a competition for clubs who have a second team in the Duchy Leagues. In 2014–15, St. Stephen, of the Premier Division, won the KMD Developments Cup; Veryan won the Bodmin Sports Trophies Duchy League Cup (as well as winning Division Three) and the Reserve Cup was won by Grampound Reserves.

Member clubs 2015–16

Premier Division

Division One

Division Two

Division Three

Division Four

Division Five

Recent Divisional Champions

Season Premier One Two Three Four Five
2003–04 Biscovey St. Austell Reserves Nanpean Rovers Reserves Dobwalls Reserves Edgcumbe Looe Town
2004–05 Polperro Lanreath Lamerton Edgcumbe St. Mawgan Reserves Holywell Bay/Cubert Athletic
2005–06 St. Columb Major Lamerton Edgcumbe Lanivet Holywell Bay/Cubert Athletic Week St. Mary
2006–07 Bere Alston United St. Stephen's Borough Looe Town Holywell Bay/Cubert Athletic Lostwithiel Stratton United
2007–08 St. Stephen's Borough Looe Town St. Cleer Reserves Bodmin Saints Gorran St. Austell Reserves
2008–09 Edgcumbe St. Cleer Bodmin Saints Looe Reserves St. Austell Reserves Perranporth Reserves
2009–10 St. Teath Reserves Altarnun St. Newlyn East AFC St. Austell Reserves Gerrans Charlestown Saints
2010–11 Torpoint Athletic 'A' Calstock AFC St. Austell Reserves Sticker Reserves North Petherwin LC Phoenix
2011–12 Fowey United AFC St. Austell Reserves Biscovey North Petherwin LC Phoenix St. Cleer Reserves
2012–13 AFC St. Austell Reserves Pensilva Padstow United St. Minver North Hill Veryan
2013–14 Pensilva St. Dominick Reserves Foxhole Stars Reserves Callington Town 'A' Veryan St. Merryn
2014–15 Padstow United Foxhole Stars Callington Town 'A' Veryan Mevagissey Reserves Kilkhampton

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