Interesting Team Names

One thing I have enjoyed as I have travelled around the leagues (on the internet) is seeing interesting or unusual team names. I have been researching the South West Peninsula League before my visit to Elmore this afternoon and I came across a lovely couple of names that I must publish before they are no longer in the same league/division.

SWPL Division One West has a Mousehole at the top and a Foxhole at the bottom. How about that?

Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Division 1 West Table

P W D L F A Diff Pts MOUSEHOLE 26 22 0 4 65 31 34 66 CALLINGTON TOWN 25 20 1 4 66 37 29 61 HELSTON ATHLETIC 27 18 1 8 92 47 45 55 STICKER 29 17 4 8 84 45 39 55 PENRYN ATHLETIC 28 14 6 8 64 42 22 48 DOBWALLS 29 15 2 12 61 51 10 47 WADEBRIDGE TOWN 27 14 4 9 70 45 25 46 TRURO CITY 27 15 1 11 68 53 15 46 ST DENNIS 28 12 3 13 65 60 5 39 VOSPERS OAK VILLA 26 10 6 10 48 54 -6 36 PORTHLEVEN 29 8 7 14 53 67 -14 31 BUDE TOWN 28 6 5 17 42 73 -31 23 PERRANPORTH 29 6 4 19 44 68 -24 22 HOLSWORTHY 27 7 0 20 37 94 -57 21 PENZANCE 27 5 5 17 36 77 -41 20 FOXHOLE STARS 28 6 1 21 25 76 -51 19

SWPL Division One East is almost the Premiership with Stoke, Villa and Spurs all represented.

Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Division 1 East Table

P W D L F A Diff Pts STOKE GABRIEL 28 21 5 2 96 20 76 68 GALMPTON UNITED 30 19 5 6 78 50 28 62 TEIGNMOUTH 28 18 7 3 77 33 44 61 EXWICK VILLA 28 16 6 6 75 45 30 54 TOTNES & DARTINGTON 30 13 6 11 71 65 6 45 CREDITON UNITED 30 12 6 12 60 59 1 42 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 29 11 5 13 62 58 4 38 ALPHINGTON 29 10 7 12 58 69 -11 37 EXETER UNIVERSITY 28 10 5 13 49 52 -3 35 APPLEDORE 26 10 4 12 50 44 6 34 NEWTON ABBOT SPURS 28 9 5 14 48 52 -4 32 OKEHAMPTON ARGYLE 28 7 7 14 45 67 -22 28 SIDMOUTH TOWN 27 7 6 14 38 53 -15 27 AXMINSTER TOWN 28 7 6 15 45 63 -18 27 PLYMSTOCK UNITED 26 5 6 15 33 78 -45 21 LIVERTON UNITED 27 6 2 19 39 116 -77 20

My lads, the Elmore Eagles, are in the Premier division alongside such famous names as Bovey Tracey.

Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Premier Division Table

P W D L F A Diff Pts PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 35 27 2 6 113 33 80 83 EXMOUTH TOWN 36 25 7 4 82 27 55 82 IVYBRIDGE TOWN 36 24 5 7 94 52 42 77 SALTASH UNITED 33 23 4 6 92 30 62 73 BODMIN TOWN 35 21 7 7 68 36 32 70 GODOLPHIN ATLANTIC 35 21 6 8 68 45 23 69 WITHERIDGE 35 21 4 10 79 45 34 67 LAUNCESTON 36 20 5 11 85 59 26 65 ST AUSTELL 35 19 6 10 88 49 39 63 TORPOINT ATHLETIC 35 17 6 12 67 50 17 57 ELBURTON VILLA 38 14 6 18 64 92 -28 48 ST.BLAZEY 36 13 4 19 69 70 -1 43 NEWQUAY 34 13 4 17 73 82 -9 43 CAMELFORD 36 13 4 19 53 76 -23 43 BOVEY TRACEY 37 12 7 18 58 92 -34 43 FALMOUTH TOWN 36 8 4 24 44 78 -34 28 ELMORE 36 6 8 22 58 102 -44 26 CULLOMPTON RANGERS 36 4 5 27 39 108 -69 17 TAVISTOCK 35 2 5 28 33 94 -61 11 LISKEARD ATHLETIC 37 1 5 31 29 136 -107 8

So Elmore have not had a good season. That was clear from the results that I have mentioned.

Still, it is their (notice I did not say "our") first season in a new league and that is always a challenge.

Roll on 2014-15 as I hope to be in a better personal position financially and I would like to take a more active role somewhere in the footballing community. I do have to be aware, though, that those who do the most for the game are usually the ones that receive the greatest criticism.