Duchy League
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 four divisions headed by the Duchy League Premier Division, which sits at level 13 of the English football league system. It is a feeder to the East Cornwall League. In 2014–15, Padstow United won the Premier Division, and earned promotion to the East Cornwall League.
| Founded | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Number of teams | 49 |
| Level on pyramid | 13–16 |
| Feeder to | East Cornwall League |
| Website | http://duchyleague.com/ |
Cup competitions
The 2015–16 season saw 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 features 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 features 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 2019–20
Premier Division
- AFC Bodmin
- Altarnun
- Boscastle
- Gunnislake
- Holywell and Cubert
- Lostwithiel
- St Breward
- St Merryn
- St Newlyn East
- Saltash United 3rds
- Stoke Climsland
- Tintagel
- Tregrehan Mills
Division One
- Dobwalls Reserves
- FC Tavyside (Lamerton)
- Foxhole Stars Reserves
- Gorran
- Lanivet Inn
- Lifton
- Liskeard Athletic 3rds
- Mevagissey
- Pelynt
- Pensilva
- Polperro Reserves
- St Minver Reserves
Division Two
- Bude Town Reserves
- Boscastle Reserves
- Calstock
- Lifton Reserves
- Lostwithiel Reserves
- Nanpean Rovers
- North Hill
- St Cleer Reserves
- St Eval Spitfires
- St Stephen Reserves
- Southgate Seniors
- Week St Mary
Division Three
- Biscovey
- Bude Town 3rds
- Delabole
- Grampound
- Gunnislake Reserves
- North Petherwin Reserves
- Queens Rangers
- Roche Reserves
- St Ann's Chapel
- St Columb Major
- St Dominick Reserves
- St Mawgan Reserves
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 | St Austell Reserves | Gerrans | Charlestown Saints |
| 2010–11 | Torpoint Athletic 3rds | Calstock | St Austell Reserves | Sticker Reserves | North Petherwin | LC Phoenix |
| 2011–12 | Fowey United | St Austell Reserves | Biscovey | North Petherwin | LC Phoenix | St Cleer Reserves |
| 2012–13 | St Austell Reserves | Pensilva | Padstow United | St Minver | North Hill | Veryan |
| 2013–14 | Pensilva | St Dominick Reserves | Foxhole Stars Reserves | Callington Town 3rds | Veryan | St Merryn |
| 2014–15 | Padstow United | Foxhole Stars | Callington Town 3rds | Veryan | Mevagissey Reserves | Kilkhampton |
| 2015–16 | Looe Town | Callington Town 3rds | Veryan | Tregrehan Mills | Pensilva | Foxhole Stars Reserves |
| 2016–17 | St Minver | St Dennis Reserves | Godolphin Atlantic Reserves | St Minver Reserves | Dobwalls Reserves | Lamerton Community |
| 2017–18 | St Stephen | St Newlyn East | Stoke Climsland | Lamerton Community | Polperro Reserves | – |